Album Review: Bruce Springsteen covers soul classics on Only The Strong Survive 

Only the Strong Survive may not be an essential addition to the collection of some Springsteen fans, but The Boss is clearly having a ball going back to some of the favourite songs of his youth 

Bruce Springsteen has just released Only The Strong Survive. 

★★★★☆

“About my voice - first of all, I don't have much of one,” wrote Bruce Springsteen in his 2016 memoir, Born To Run. Many fans felt he was short-selling the soulful bulldozer quality of his vocals and Springsteen has evidently come around to their way of thinking. That impassioned delivery is the centrepiece of his 21st studio album – a tribute to the soul records he grew up on in the 1960s that doubles as a showcase for his heartwarming rasp.