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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2016 5:30:53 GMT -5
Haha, that's awesome. Get him on the case! He invited him to his wedding in October. No shot he comes!  but that sounds like something the boss would do. wouldn't that be something if he shows up?  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2016 5:44:44 GMT -5
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Post by Lennon2217 on Jan 25, 2016 6:06:48 GMT -5
He invited him to his wedding in October. No shot he comes! but that sounds like something the boss would do. wouldn't that be something if he shows up? I doubt a guy like that would show. He knows that if he appears at a fans wedding it'll completely shift focus from the bride and grooms special day to "holy shit Bruce Springsteen is here!!!!! Go nuts!!!!!!!!". |
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Post by Ross on Feb 11, 2016 12:42:05 GMT -5
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Post by Sternumman on Feb 16, 2016 8:57:14 GMT -5
Show tonight in Ft Lauderdale and in not going.  |
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Post by Sternumman on May 1, 2016 8:03:03 GMT -5
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Post by matt on May 2, 2016 4:19:34 GMT -5
Haha, amazing! P.S. Arguably The Boss's greatest ever song that one. |
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Post by Sternumman on May 2, 2016 5:30:01 GMT -5
Haha, amazing! P.S. Arguably The Boss's greatest ever song that one. Yeah it's a great one. I didn't appreciate it for a long time. I'd skip it to get to Promised Land. Now I love it. I know it's blasphemy but I think I like the Promise version better. |
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2016 6:23:47 GMT -5
now, has anyone ever seen bruce and stevie together in the same place at the same time?  |
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Post by matt on May 2, 2016 14:00:26 GMT -5
Haha, amazing! P.S. Arguably The Boss's greatest ever song that one. Yeah it's a great one. I didn't appreciate it for a long time. I'd skip it to get to Promised Land. Now I love it. I know it's blasphemy but I think I like the Promise version better. I would probably say the live version from the collection spanning '1975/85' is my favourite. The writer Michael Hann wrote a great article on the song a few years back. www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2013/mar/07/old-music-bruce-springsteen-racing-street |
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Post by mkoasis on May 2, 2016 19:21:17 GMT -5
I woke up with Thunder Road's opening verse in my head today so that means I'll be listening to Born to Run next.
I'm happy to have such deeply satisfying music to keep me company.
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Post by mimmihopps on May 3, 2016 2:03:06 GMT -5
I'm not a Springsteen fan, but I love The River and I love this cover by The National too.
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Post by matt on May 3, 2016 8:13:31 GMT -5
I'm not a Springsteen fan, but I love The River and I love this cover by The National too. What a great cover - fascinating to hear that. Matt Berninger's dulcet tones are perfect for that somber track. The original version is very sparse and eerie (like the the entire album, Nebraska is just demos recorded in Springsteens bedroom) and a full band version there gives an idea of what the E Street Band version may be like (hidden in the vaults - Springsteen went against management wishes for a mainstream full recording and released the demos instead). |
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Post by Sternumman on May 3, 2016 8:25:03 GMT -5
I'm not a Springsteen fan, but I love The River and I love this cover by The National too. The song the River or the album? Just curious what don't you like about him and what albums have you heard? I've seen you mention several artists that are clearly influenced by him .ie the National. |
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Post by mimmihopps on May 3, 2016 11:38:30 GMT -5
I'm not a Springsteen fan, but I love The River and I love this cover by The National too. The song the River or the album? Just curious what don't you like about him and what albums have you heard? I've seen you mention several artists that are clearly influenced by him .ie the National. I love the song "The River" and "Born To Run". I don't dislike Springsteen, I just don't know much of his music. |
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Post by matt on May 3, 2016 17:46:04 GMT -5
The song the River or the album? Just curious what don't you like about him and what albums have you heard? I've seen you mention several artists that are clearly influenced by him .ie the National. I love the song "The River" and "Born To Run". I don't dislike Springsteen, I just don't know much of his music. I think you'd like the album Nebraska - similar in vein to songs like The River. It's haunting, desolate and bleak but each song tells a story, and his great lyrics always seem to tap into the psyche of the doubts and fears of his characters, but there's always a lingering sense of hope though. I love Bruce - he's probably the only artist I don't have any criticisms towards - despite being a genius songwriter and performer, he's always retained a sense of modesty and dignity and never being aloof or arrogant. Although some may find his songs a bit bleak, he always has empathy towards the characters in his songs. He seems to balance populist appeal with genuinely great music - never veering into triteness or pretension. His gigs are some of the greatest communal experiences you'll ever find - he has so much respect for his fans, and even in his mid 60s puts on over a three hour show time and time again with different set lists every night and accepts requests from the fans. |
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Post by mimmihopps on May 4, 2016 1:42:17 GMT -5
I love the song "The River" and "Born To Run". I don't dislike Springsteen, I just don't know much of his music. I think you'd like the album Nebraska - similar in vein to songs like The River. It's haunting, desolate and bleak but each song tells a story, and his great lyrics always seem to tap into the psyche of the doubts and fears of his characters, but there's always a lingering sense of hope though. I love Bruce - he's probably the only artist I don't have any criticisms towards - despite being a genius songwriter and performer, he's always retained a sense of modesty and dignity and never being aloof or arrogant. Although some may find his songs a bit bleak, he always has empathy towards the characters in his songs. He seems to balance populist appeal with genuinely great music - never veering into triteness or pretension. His gigs are some of the greatest communal experiences you'll ever find - he has so much respect for his fans, and even in his mid 60s puts on over a three hour show time and time again with different set lists every night and accepts requests from the fans. Thanks matt. I'll definitely check album Nebraska. I nearly forgot that he's also written "Because The Night" with the godlike Patti Smith. |
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Post by Sternumman on May 4, 2016 8:53:31 GMT -5
I think you'd like the album Nebraska - similar in vein to songs like The River. It's haunting, desolate and bleak but each song tells a story, and his great lyrics always seem to tap into the psyche of the doubts and fears of his characters, but there's always a lingering sense of hope though. I love Bruce - he's probably the only artist I don't have any criticisms towards - despite being a genius songwriter and performer, he's always retained a sense of modesty and dignity and never being aloof or arrogant. Although some may find his songs a bit bleak, he always has empathy towards the characters in his songs. He seems to balance populist appeal with genuinely great music - never veering into triteness or pretension. His gigs are some of the greatest communal experiences you'll ever find - he has so much respect for his fans, and even in his mid 60s puts on over a three hour show time and time again with different set lists every night and accepts requests from the fans. Thanks matt. I'll definitely check album Nebraska. I nearly forgot that he's also written "Because The Night" with the godlike Patti Smith. The River is one of my favorites too. I'm with Matt check out Nebraska. That's where Mansion on the Hill comes from. Just remember when you listen to it that the entire album he recorded by himself on a 4 track recorder in his bedroom. If you like the song Born to Run check out that album too. It's a very big album in the Phil Spector wall of sound vein. I think you might like the album Darkness on the Edge of Town. It's his best album IMO and was the album he wrote Because the Night for. Most of the songs are in that vein. He should never have given that song to her. It's just too good. He says he doesn't regret it but how can he not? |
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Post by mimmihopps on May 4, 2016 12:07:17 GMT -5
Thanks matt. I'll definitely check album Nebraska. I nearly forgot that he's also written "Because The Night" with the godlike Patti Smith. The River is one of my favorites too. I'm with Matt check out Nebraska. That's where Mansion on the Hill comes from. Just remember when you listen to it that the entire album he recorded by himself on a 4 track recorder in his bedroom. If you like the song Born to Run check out that album too. It's a very big album in the Phil Spector wall of sound vein. I think you might like the album Darkness on the Edge of Town. It's his best album IMO and was the album he wrote Because the Night for. Most of the songs are in that vein. He should never have given that song to her. It's just too good. He says he doesn't regret it but how can he not? Thank you very much for the recommendation, Sternumman. I feel like a door is open for me to getting to know Springsteen. Like I said yesterday, I don't dislike him, but for some reason "The Boss" - the image was a sort of obstacle for me not getting into him (which is silly, I know). I'm definitely going to check 2 albums you and matt recommended - Nebraska and Darkness on the Edge of Town. I'm a fan of Phil Spector's work. and I know what you're saying about "Because The Night", but I'm glad that he gave Patti the song. I'm a huge Patti Smith fan. I adore her. Everytime she plays that song live, she dedicates it to her late husband - Fred Sonic Smith from MC5. |
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Post by matt on May 4, 2016 14:02:00 GMT -5
The River is one of my favorites too. I'm with Matt check out Nebraska. That's where Mansion on the Hill comes from. Just remember when you listen to it that the entire album he recorded by himself on a 4 track recorder in his bedroom. If you like the song Born to Run check out that album too. It's a very big album in the Phil Spector wall of sound vein. I think you might like the album Darkness on the Edge of Town. It's his best album IMO and was the album he wrote Because the Night for. Most of the songs are in that vein. He should never have given that song to her. It's just too good. He says he doesn't regret it but how can he not? Thank you very much for the recommendation, Sternumman. I feel like a door is open for me to getting to know Springsteen. Like I said yesterday, I don't dislike him, but for some reason "The Boss" - the image was a sort of obstacle for me not getting into him (which is silly, I know). I'm definitely going to check 2 albums you and matt recommended - Nebraska and Darkness on the Edge of Town. I'm a fan of Phil Spector's work. and I know what you're saying about "Because The Night", but I'm glad that he gave Patti the song. I'm a huge Patti Smith fan. I adore her. Everytime she plays that song live, she dedicates it to her late husband - Fred Sonic Smith from MC5. I agree, I like the Patti Smith version better. There's the original unreleased version on The Promise (which are all rough cuts and extra tracks recorded during the Darkness on the Edge of Town) but it doesn't compare to the vigour and swagger that Smith gives. Though Springsteen does a great live version himself. |
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Post by Sternumman on May 4, 2016 14:20:17 GMT -5
Thank you very much for the recommendation, Sternumman. I feel like a door is open for me to getting to know Springsteen. Like I said yesterday, I don't dislike him, but for some reason "The Boss" - the image was a sort of obstacle for me not getting into him (which is silly, I know). I'm definitely going to check 2 albums you and matt recommended - Nebraska and Darkness on the Edge of Town. I'm a fan of Phil Spector's work. and I know what you're saying about "Because The Night", but I'm glad that he gave Patti the song. I'm a huge Patti Smith fan. I adore her. Everytime she plays that song live, she dedicates it to her late husband - Fred Sonic Smith from MC5. I agree, I like the Patti Smith version better. There's the original unreleased version on The Promise (which are all rough cuts and extra tracks recorded during the Darkness on the Edge of Town) but it doesn't compare to the vigour and swagger that Smith gives. Though Springsteen does a great live version himself. I dont know when that version of Because the Night was recorded. That version has the Patti lyrics in it and not the extra verses. Ive never heard him perform that version live except with other artists. I believe it might have been rerecorded. |
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Post by matt on May 4, 2016 14:39:51 GMT -5
I agree, I like the Patti Smith version better. There's the original unreleased version on The Promise (which are all rough cuts and extra tracks recorded during the Darkness on the Edge of Town) but it doesn't compare to the vigour and swagger that Smith gives. Though Springsteen does a great live version himself. I dont know when that version of Because the Night was recorded. That version has the Patti lyrics in it and not the extra verses. Ive never heard him perform that version live except with other artists. I believe it might have been rerecorded. Good point, I'm wondering if he ever recorded it during the Darkness sessions (it was devised during those sessions at least) it was incomplete before Patti padded it out with her own lyrics (so it's a collaboration) so there was no reason to record before handing it over to Patti. |
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Post by Sternumman on May 4, 2016 15:05:09 GMT -5
The River is one of my favorites too. I'm with Matt check out Nebraska. That's where Mansion on the Hill comes from. Just remember when you listen to it that the entire album he recorded by himself on a 4 track recorder in his bedroom. If you like the song Born to Run check out that album too. It's a very big album in the Phil Spector wall of sound vein. I think you might like the album Darkness on the Edge of Town. It's his best album IMO and was the album he wrote Because the Night for. Most of the songs are in that vein. He should never have given that song to her. It's just too good. He says he doesn't regret it but how can he not? Thank you very much for the recommendation, Sternumman . I feel like a door is open for me to getting to know Springsteen. Like I said yesterday, I don't dislike him, but for some reason "The Boss" - the image was a sort of obstacle for me not getting into him (which is silly, I know). I'm definitely going to check 2 albums you and matt recommended - Nebraska and Darkness on the Edge of Town. I'm a fan of Phil Spector's work. and I know what you're saying about "Because The Night", but I'm glad that he gave Patti the song. I'm a huge Patti Smith fan. I adore her. Everytime she plays that song live, she dedicates it to her late husband - Fred Sonic Smith from MC5. Hope you like them. It's always good to discover new music. I understand the Boss image thing. Its almost a caricature. He wanted to be the biggest rock star in the world and he achieved it making the best selling pop/rock albums of the 80's. It just got a little silly w/ the American flags and dancing in music videos I prefer 72-82 Springsteen. He want from singer songwriter to jazz/rock/funk to wall of sound to rock n roll to pop/rock/rockabilly to folk in a ten year period. Heres a couple songs you should check out. All live versions. Springsteen is great on record IMO but live hes in another stratosphere. Thunder Road It's Hard To Be a Saint in the CIty Bowie covered this in the 70's on one of his albums Because The Night His voice is a little rough here but If you didnt know he could play guitar. Lost in the Flood My all time favorite live recording of his Jungleland If you like those live videos they all come from (except Because the Night) a live cd bruce springsteen and the e street band hammersmith odeon london '75 which are all songs from his first three albums |
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Post by Sternumman on May 4, 2016 16:01:17 GMT -5
I dont know when that version of Because the Night was recorded. That version has the Patti lyrics in it and not the extra verses. Ive never heard him perform that version live except with other artists. I believe it might have been rerecorded. Good point, I'm wondering if he ever recorded it during the Darkness sessions (it was devised during those sessions at least) it was incomplete before Patti padded it out with her own lyrics (so it's a collaboration) so there was no reason to record before handing it over to Patti. I was looking at the wikipedia page because I wasnt sure if he played it live before her release. Earliest live recording I have is July 78. Her sinhle came out in april of that year. It says the promise version was recorded during the Darkness sessions but I'm still not sure. I know he rerecorded a bunch of the songs for that release. Funniest part of the article is there is about 8 paragraphs on a version Garbage released a few years back. Ive always loved this version w/ him and Michael Stipe playing the Patti version Bonus Man on the Moon w/ REM |
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Post by Sternumman on May 5, 2016 5:17:51 GMT -5
Id adopt this kid
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