The first 20 minutes of the album—just two songs—is nonstop funk, with “Freak of the Weak” and the 15-minute “(Not Just) Knee Deep,” which became one of their most famous riffs after ...

The title track uses the popular carnival attraction to stand in for the euphoric, exhilarating, and terrifying feelings associated with the onset of a new love affair. “Born in the USA” was a more ...