Bruce Springsteen

TheBig3 · 08-19-2012, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by trollheart

i kind of lost touch a little with albums after "the rising". Didn't really like d&d (must give it another try) and never listened to "magic" or "working on a dream", but everything up to then:pure class.

My all-time favourites would have to be (not in order)
born to run
darkness
nebraska
wrecking ball (yeah, i think it's that good)
live 75-85 (i know, i know: A box set, but every note is gold)
human touch/lucky town (love them both in equal measure)
tunnel of love

i have to mention born in the usa, as it was the first springsteen album i ever bought, but really it's quite commercial and kind of his "eliminator", when you look at it: Everyone was listening to it, just because it was cool. Like the the's "infected": After the cool factor died everyone but the true fans drifted away. Men from the boys, ya know?

d&d?

cozypowellsdrumkit · 08-19-2012, 08:52 PM

It is also a shame Clarence is gone and I believe Roy Bittan is too. He passed first.

Trollheart · 08-20-2012, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3

d&d?

Er, "Devils and dust". Not, as you might have thought, "Dungeons and dragons"...

Trollheart · 08-20-2012, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by cozypowellsdrumkit

It is also a shame Clarence is gone and I believe Roy Bittan is too. He passed first.

And Danny. Few of the E Streeters left.

Time gets us all in the end...

Trollheart · 08-20-2012, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by cozypowellsdrumkit

Live 1975-1985 my first set was cassettes, and I wore them out. I got the deal on CD. It is still magical.

Oh I had (and still have) it on vinyl. Big cardboard box, open it and inside are the albums each in individual dust sleeves. Biggest box set I ever got, and one of the few I ever played all the way through. Total magic.

Franco Pepe Kalle · 08-20-2012, 02:15 PM

I have always found myself liking Bruce Springsteen. He is someone who has always managed to be real whether you like or not. He is a true man. That is why I respect him big time.

sopsych · 08-22-2012, 10:12 PM

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I have to mention Born in the USA, as it was the first Springsteen album I ever bought, but really it's quite commercial and kind of his "Eliminator", when you look at it: everyone was listening to it, just because it was cool. Like The The's "Infected": after the cool factor died everyone but the true fans drifted away. Men from the boys, ya know?

Good analogy, but I wasn't old enough then to be listening to Bruce. I got into it later, and it is by far my favorite Springstreen album. However, I like "Tunnel of Love" (the song) and probably "Atlantic City" better than anything on Born in the USA. When one goes commercial, often some depth is sacrificed for breadth. I'm not a big fan of any Springsteen song after 1992 or so.

adidasss · 08-13-2021, 06:23 AM

So I heard Born in the U.S.A. from start to finish for the first time the other day and dayum, that album is tight.

I was always reluctant to listen to it because the title and album cover made me think it's some nationalistic bullshit but apparently Springsteen isn't about that at all.

And anyway, I'm a whore for catchy tunes and that album is chalk full of them.

rubber soul · 08-13-2021, 07:36 AM

Actually, Springsteen is somewhat socially liberal and generally writes songs in that vein. Born in the USA, in fact, is about the horror that was experienced by a soldier in Vietnam. The Boss was later none too happy when Reagan used it as a political campaign theme song without even listening to the lyrics.

Plankton · 08-13-2021, 08:40 AM

I'm just a whore, but there's a few tunes by Bruce and the boys I've learned to appreciate. I went through the entire Boss phase as a hater when BITUSA came out in the 80's since that was a requirement for being a Metalhead. After shedding those mental bonds of oppression the message he was conveying became a bit clearer and I came to appreciate the talent involved. His radio saturated stuff is a bit annoying but these few are on a couple of my playlists:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWLMaZ7H3B0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmwJQ62Cs_o

This one hits me hard, since I had a musician friend pass away at the beginning of the year. The lyrics mirror exactly what I've felt and the accompaniment is solid with the ebb and flow of the tune:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJkaZ8hQM60

Rosalita's another one I won't turn off when it comes over the airwaves.

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Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	I'm just a whore, but there's a few tunes by Bruce and the boys I've learned to appreciate. I went through the entire Boss phase as a hater when BITUSA came out in the 80's since that was a requirement for being a Metalhead. After shedding those mental bonds of oppression the message he was conveying became a bit clearer and I came to appreciate the talent involved. His radio saturated stuff is a bit annoying but these few are on a couple of my playlists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWLMaZ7H3B0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmwJQ62Cs_o This one hits me hard, since I had a musician friend pass away at the beginning of the year. The lyrics mirror exactly what I've felt and the accompaniment is solid with the ebb and flow of the tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJkaZ8hQM60 Rosalita's another one I won't turn off when it comes over the airwaves. __________________ See location...