That this is so, of course, has its reason, no reasons - because production: Steve Van Zandt; Songwriting 8 of 11 songs: Steve Van Zandt; Second Lead Vocal: Bruce Springsteen; Musicians: the half E-Street Band; Horn Arrangements: Steve Van Zandt - even ballads then sound like stadium roar. Since little Johnny can pack a punch as he wants, that's just under this overpowering sound, under and under - sounds just like a middling Springsteen, of which a couple of songs that he under his own name never would probably want to publish, from years his work has been digs that I definitely left out ....!