Born in the U.S.A. is the seventh studio album by American rock singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. It was released on June 4, 1984, by Columbia Records. It was written by Springsteen and recorded with his E Street Band and producers Chuck Plotkin and Jon Landau at The Power Station and The Hit Factory in New York City. When Born in the U.S.A. was first released, it was met with positive reviews and massive commercial success. It produced seven top-10 hit singles and was promoted with a worldwide concert tour by Springsteen. Born in the U.S.A. became his most commercially successful album and one of the highest-selling records ever, having sold 30 million copies by 2012. It has also been cited by critics as one of the greatest albums of all time.

Cocteau Twins是支来自苏格兰的三人乐团。迷朦的音乐气氛下优美夹着伤感，又流露出强烈的死亡浪漫。天才吉它混音大师Robin营造出阴冷颓唐的旋律，再加上女主唱独一无二的声线使他们成为另类音乐界最美的声音。 早期的Cocteau Twins成员是由吉他手Robin Guthrie，女主唱Elizabeth Frazer及贝司手Will组成。82年在4AD旗下发表了首张专辑Garlans(花环），显然那时乐队的风格和大家印象中的仙乐迥然不同。Rob迷幻缥缈的吉他Will沉实的贝司在机械鼓机的衬托下充满着狂野的后朋气息。专辑推出后受到了地下音乐界教父之称的John Peel的赏识，同时在英国独立音乐界引起了不小的轰旋律动，被称为是难得个性化的作品。 真正奠定Cocteau Twins日后风格的是1983年的专辑Head Over Heels(从头到脚），这时的Will已经离队，乐队找来了新的贝司手Simon Raymonde。专辑中那迷离缥缈，迷乱沉重的伤感氛围和低调复古的音乐路线形成了Cocteau Twins日后真正的取向。Head over Heels成功的打入了英国独立大碟榜的首位。同年EP作品Sunburst And Snowblind也成为细碟榜的冠军作品。无论演奏技术和录音技巧上乐队越来越趋于成熟。 提起Cocteau Twins不能不提到着名的<Treasure>（珍宝）这张84年发行的惊世骇俗之作。中世纪的音乐强烈的巴洛克风味，多声部旋律，音乐鲜明的对比，优美又不缺乏震撼力。但ROB表示自己不喜欢这张专辑，可能缘于Treasure商业方面取得的成功，被多家杂志评为年度最佳，LIZ即被评选为最佳女歌手。Treasure被乐评界称之为“The Voice Of God"(天神之声）。封面图片也透露着清冷怪异的气息，与整张专辑的风格相得益彰。不可否认Treasure做的是如此完美，超脱，是我的至爱。