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Post by sacrilegend on May 26, 2007 18:22:55 GMT -5
Hey, guys, I need to apologize. I've been listening to this again and again, over and over, because I hate disliking something for no reason, and in all that listening it's grown on me... Sorry, Dan, I'm on their side now. It's not that bad at all (I can't get into Born in the U.S.A., though, still awful. I like everything else).
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Post by captainofbeef on May 26, 2007 23:35:45 GMT -5
Born in the U.S.A is a good record but its not his best. It is when he is at his poppiest (in Dan's terms) and its not that easy to get into if you reject radio music, But anyway, I'm glad its growing on you.
Anyway, Bruce seems especially influenced by Badlands the movie. In fact, he has one song named after it (on Darkness on the Edge of Town) and a song based on the story (Nebraska from the album of the same title). Just an interesting little tidbit I thought I would share.
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Post by sacrilegend on May 27, 2007 7:19:11 GMT -5
Yeah, it was one of the first I listened to.
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Post by captainofbeef on Sept 1, 2007 9:15:53 GMT -5
Bruce's new single, Radio Nowhere, is available for free download on Itunes. Its a pretty good track, but I hope the album is better.
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Post by captainofbeef on Oct 1, 2007 10:06:58 GMT -5
One more day till Magic!!!!!
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Post by PTAhole on Oct 1, 2007 21:46:39 GMT -5
I heard it's great. I'm excited.
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Post by captainofbeef on Oct 1, 2007 22:11:50 GMT -5
Yea, I have resisted the temptation of downloading it on Oink...
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Post by captainofbeef on Oct 2, 2007 20:19:11 GMT -5
The new record is awesome, though not as good as The Rising. Top tracks are Long Walk Home, Devil's Arcade, Radio Nowhere, and the haunting Terry's Song. Easily best record of the year in my opinion.
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Post by PTAhole on Oct 3, 2007 2:55:25 GMT -5
I think I'll try to grab it today after school. I have to go and get some stuff anyway.
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Post by malicious32dll on Oct 3, 2007 17:15:10 GMT -5
The new record is awesome, though not as good as The Rising. Top tracks are Long Walk Home, Devil's Arcade, Radio Nowhere, and the haunting Terry's Song. Easily best record of the year in my opinion.  |
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Post by captainofbeef on Oct 7, 2007 18:32:35 GMT -5
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Post by PTAhole on Oct 8, 2007 2:53:28 GMT -5
That was amazing.
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Post by captainofbeef on Oct 16, 2007 7:47:55 GMT -5
Arcade Fire guested Sunday night in Ottawa, playing State Trooper and Keep the Car Running with Bruce. Just keeps pumping me up more and more for November 4th.
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Post by ie on Feb 20, 2008 22:02:20 GMT -5
Maybe all of yesterday's posts were erased so I could get a second chance at redeeming my thoughts on Born to Run, potentially going from a 4.0 to a 5.5/5? Maybe "see the light"? Nah! I thought some of the songs were great. Really, truly great. And I thought some of the songs were crap. I'll do a run through: 1. Thunder Road - Good. Gettin' the PIANO LED out on this one.
2. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out - Good. Has a nice rhythm to it and with a minimal amount of Springsteen's strained singing, he brings in some vocal diversity.
3. Night - Alright. Good use of sax, but it's kind of forgettable.
4. Backstreets - Alright. Good use of piano, but the straaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaained singing is getting a little oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooold.
5. Born to Run - Great. Well, the album's not called Night for a reason. Also interesting that Springsteen's singing goes from soft to louder to straaaiined and back again just long enough to where if it were any longer, it wouldn't work. Thanks for looking out for us, man.
6. She's the One - Alright. The really light piano that almost sounds like electronic music in the background can only carry the song so far.
7. Meeting Across the River - Alright. The sax and piano combination are stepping outside the Springsteen sound, but it's almost tedious listening.
8. Jungleland - Good. Okay, maybe not great, but it's a decent enough song. When I look at it like this, it matched what I thought of it the other day. It does feel uneven. I don't know, maybe after a while, I'll get intimately attached to Night, Backstreets, She's the One and Meeting Across the River, which Chris might consider one hell of an orgy, but at the moment, while I do like it more than Devils and Dust, it hasn't converted me to a fan. I just mildly appreciate his work. |
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Post by captainofbeef on Feb 21, 2008 8:49:41 GMT -5
It's definitely the pinnacle of Springsteen's career in my opinion. But its definitely not an easy work to get into. I'm glad that you at least appreciate Bruce's work.
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Post by ie on Feb 21, 2008 10:51:55 GMT -5
It's definitely the pinnacle of Springsteen's career in my opinion. But its definitely not an easy work to get into. I'm glad that you at least appreciate Bruce's work. Yeah, I can see that. There are some good solid songs on there, but I don't think Springsteen tried hard enough to make every song good and fun songs, and I don't think it's just a lack of appreciation. Some of those songs were just no fun to listen to, and isn't that kind of the point?  Tentatively, which album should I look into next? |
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Post by captainofbeef on Feb 21, 2008 13:11:42 GMT -5
^Probably Darkness on the Edge of Town or The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle. The E Street Shuffle is the album that is more light-hearted and fun, DOTEOT is darker, but the songs are better. So its your preference....
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Post by ie on Feb 22, 2008 0:14:36 GMT -5
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Post by captainofbeef on Feb 22, 2008 8:49:26 GMT -5
Lol, I figured that would be the one that you would choose. Its definitely among his best records.
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Post by captainofbeef on Mar 4, 2008 8:49:17 GMT -5
Springsteen in 4 days!!!
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Post by captainofbeef on Mar 8, 2008 15:39:41 GMT -5
Setlist:
The Ties That Bind
Radio Nowhere
Lonesome Day
Be True
Gypsy Biker
Magic
Reason to Believe
Night
Because the Night
She's the One
Livin' in the Future
The Promised Land
I'll Work for Your Love
Working on the Highway
Devil's Arcade
The Rising
Last to Die
Long Walk Home
Badlands
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Buffalo Gals
Girls in Their Summer Clothes
Thunder Road
Detroit Medley
Born to Run
Dancing in the Dark
American Land
Awesome, setlist. Bruce was really feeling this show and the Detroit Medley was audibled. Definitely the best Bruce show I've ever been to.
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Post by ie on Mar 9, 2008 3:09:57 GMT -5
Setlist: The Ties That Bind Radio Nowhere Lonesome Day Be True Gypsy Biker Magic Reason to Believe Night Because the Night She's the One Livin' in the Future The Promised Land I'll Work for Your Love Working on the Highway Devil's Arcade The Rising Last to Die Long Walk Home Badlands * * * Buffalo Gals Girls in Their Summer Clothes Thunder Road Detroit Medley Born to Run Dancing in the Dark American Land Awesome, setlist. Bruce was really feeling this show and the Detroit Medley was audibled. Definitely the best Bruce show I've ever been to. Odd that he played some of the weaker tracks from Born to Run, but perhaps odder still that I still haven't heard Darkness on the Edge of Town. These things take time, I guess. |
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Post by captainofbeef on Mar 9, 2008 9:33:10 GMT -5
^Well, for big Bruce fans (AKA ones who will spend 70 bucks to see him live), Born to Run has no weak tracks |
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Post by ie on Mar 11, 2008 2:42:58 GMT -5
^Well, for big Bruce fans (AKA ones who will spend 70 bucks to see him live), Born to Run has no weak tracks Perhaps, but he could have chose "stronger" tracks. You know, like I mentioned, the album's not called Night for a reason.  As I mentioned in PM over at RYM, Darkness on the Edge of Town didn't really do much for me. Oh well.  |
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Post by captainofbeef on Apr 8, 2008 12:02:29 GMT -5
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Post by ie on Apr 18, 2008 1:08:46 GMT -5
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Post by captainofbeef on Apr 18, 2008 7:27:03 GMT -5
Yea, that is a huge bummer. I'm just glad that he got to play one more show with the band before he passed.
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