OT Poll: The "Boss"
by daveh873 on Feb 7, 2009 1:06 PM EST
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PrintOk, so after the response to my response about Springsteen, I had to put this up (even though I think polls on being "overrated" are kinda pointless because, by definition, if someone is overrated most people will think they aren't). Am I waaay off base here? Have I been missing something while this guy has been crammed down my throat for the last 26 years? Is he, in fact, the second coming of whatever diety you believe in?
And remember; I still love the O's and have feelings. Please don't kill me.
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I voted overrated
I won’t listen to him, but I don’t begrudge other people liking him. He’s really not worth my ire in the way Nirvana are.
I've heard nothing
on “Working on a Dream” that’s worth more than the 30-second preview on iTunes, but you gotta give the guy chops … His first four albums are the best four-album run of any artist. “Thunder Road” will end up in the fricking Smithsonian, it’s so awesome. And “The Rising” (song and album) are amazing.
If the Boss is not God x 7, who is?
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by mystery tramp on Feb 7, 2009 4:02 PM EST up reply actions
A7X
City of Evil ain’t a bad CD, actually.
Duck Around - a progressive blog about the Eastern Shore of Maryland. And getting off my lawn.
Not so much overrated as way, way over-exposed.
He’s been steadily cranking out good/great jukebox tunes for a long time, but I don’t think anyone is confusing him with a musical genius. It is hard not to think of him as overrated after the massive amount of airplay Born to Run got. I like that he’s always seemed like a true, sincere fan of the people who influenced him though.
+2, spot on.
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
Also, I voted "rated" 'cause I now think polls questioning "Overrated?" are overrated. Still, I'm sort of glad SC didn't kill Dave.
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
I’m a pretty huge Springsteen fan. I remember you said his lyrics weren’t very good but I very much disagree. The lyrics off of Nebraska have been my favorites of all time. Highway Patrolman inspired Sean Penn’s The Indian Runner. So many chilling or poignant lyrics off of that album.
Highway Patrolman
“Well if it was any other man, I’d put him straight away
But when it’s your brother sometimes you look the other way.”
Nebraska
“They wanted to know why I did what I did
Well sir I guess there’s just a meanness in this world.”
State Trooper
“License, registration, I ain’t got none but I got a clear conscience
‘Bout the things that I done
Mister state trooper, please don’t stop me”
And I feel like posting the lyrics from Stolen Car off of The River but I won’t. Racing in the Streets is another classic. Nobody captures the sense of frustrations and hopes of small town America than Springsteen.
Combined with his sense of pathos and drama, these are just awesome songs. Born in the USA is actually one of my least favorite pre 1990 albums. I think I just remember hearing so many of the singles entirely too many times as a kid. Tunnel of Love is one of my sneaky favorite Springsteen albums.
"fuck the Yankees and fuck the Red Sox and all their players and fans and former players and fans and their loved ones and pets as well!" sickuvitall
Tunnel of Love is a great tune
That’s the one tune I’ll cop to loving from Springsteen. Great lyrics, great pop song, just enough melancholy in the singing to get the point across.
“Then the lights go out and its just the three of us
You me and all that stuff we’re so scared of
Gotta ride down baby into this tunnel of love”
Duck Around - a progressive blog about the Eastern Shore of Maryland. And getting off my lawn.
My wife put this on a mix tape for me way back in the early years
it was my first exposure to the song. i get chills every time i here it. “you and me and all that stuff we’re so scared of” is a poetic and apt description for what teenage love puts you through
That is one of my favorite Springsteen lines ever
Duck Around - a progressive blog about the Eastern Shore of Maryland. And getting off my lawn.
Tunnel of Love
I remember first hearing Tunnel of Love when I was 13 or 14. I kind of liked it. I was just starting to get into Bruce so I gravitated to his earlier stuff. But Tunnel of Love was his latest album so I wanted to listen to it. As a 14 year old, I remember thinking, “Geez, marriage and girlfriends seem really complicated,” after listening to album. What does Bruce mean by this two faces stuff? What’s up with Bill Horton? But with age, I’ve come to appreciate Tunnel of Love much more. Maybe one day I’ll take the plunge. In the meantime, several lines from Brilliant Disguise reverbate with me.
So when you look at me
you better look hard and look twice
Is that me baby
or just a brilliant disguise
In conclusion, if you don’t appreciate the greatness of Bruce Springsteen, you are at the very least un-American, possibly even a terrorist.
"fuck the Yankees and fuck the Red Sox and all their players and fans and former players and fans and their loved ones and pets as well!" sickuvitall
maybe not a full-fledged terrorist...
but probably a freedom-hater. maybe even a frenchman.
"When people ask me what my motivation is, I have a simple answer: Money."
--Jerry Reed, on acting
In looking back over my post,
I realize I share too much sometimes. I blame being forced to see He’s Just Not That Into You last night for my sentimental post. And yes people, please avoid this movie like the plague.
"fuck the Yankees and fuck the Red Sox and all their players and fans and former players and fans and their loved ones and pets as well!" sickuvitall
Great
songwriter. I’m not so much on the total package though. I always think Johnny Cash when I think Highway Patrolman and Steve Earle when I think State Trooper. But I love both songs.
Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark
Patty Griffin does some amazing Springsteen covers. I have a live version of her doing “Racing in the Streets” which is just amazing. Pete Yorn is also known for doing Springsteen covers. His “Dancing in the Dark” attempt is terrible, but his “Incident on 57th Street” is masterful.
"fuck the Yankees and fuck the Red Sox and all their players and fans and former players and fans and their loved ones and pets as well!" sickuvitall
Pete Yorn
Actually, he does New York Serenade, not Incident on the 57th Street.
“So walk tall or baby don’t walk at all.” I’m done quoting Bruce. He’s awesome. Just accept it.
"fuck the Yankees and fuck the Red Sox and all their players and fans and former players and fans and their loved ones and pets as well!" sickuvitall
FISH LAAAAAADYYYYY
"I was trying to rob him. And he took my gun from me. And the gun was full of blanks. And he shot a blank into my eye. And now I cannot see from this eye ever again, the doctors say."
"Well to be honest it sounds like it's all your fault."
Racing in the Street
Good call.
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
Don't get me wrong
I’ll never say anyone is wrong for liking any band. People listen to music for alot of different reasons. Some people want something catchy in the backround and never really “listen” to music. Some people want music for fun, or for ambiance, or something they can relate to. Some people listen because they are into the technicallity and intricacies of the music and the deft talent some of it takes. Diffrent strokes for different folks.
Bruce is fine for alot of people for alot of reasons. When I say he’s overrated i’m refering to how alot of people place him among the best musical acts out there, maybe of all time. Alot of people put him up against artists like Billy Joel, but purely as a musician, Joel blows him out of the water. My issue with Springsteen fans is that they are almost like a religious cult (at least here in NJ) and they just cram him down your throat, always waxing poetic about how he’s such an amazing artist and musician and lyricist and whatever. Truth is, there are a ton of artists better then him on almost all those fronts. Doesnt mean they have to appeal more to you because of that. Again, we like who we like for alot of reasons. My point is, lets give credit where its due for what its due. As a performer and an entertainer, he obviously does an amazing job, judging by how many fans he has. As a musician though, its a totally different story.
"I’m sure glad he didn’t try to bunt." - DD on Melmo's game winning double, 6/17
I think you're suffering from
sheer overexposure because of where you’re from. Trust me, if I never hear danother Kix song in 1988 (“Did you know they’re from Hagerstown?” Why, YES I DID! 98 ROCK reminds me EVERY FUCKING HOUR!) I would have lived a happier life.
That said, there’s worse you could have had shoved down your throat. I married a Duran Duran fan. So there. Girls On Film…
And Springsteen is all about songwriting and delivering songs. I think Green Day’s Billie Joe is a hell of a songwriter, but Kurt Cobain was a better guitarist, and that ain’t saying much. Hell, I can play 90% of Green Day’s stuff, and I suck. But dude can write killer tunes that can sum up a wide range of emotions in 3-6 minutes. So can Springsteen. There’s a lot to be said for that.
Duck Around - a progressive blog about the Eastern Shore of Maryland. And getting off my lawn.
so is Kix for that matter.
and I say that as someone who has spent most of their life around Hagerstown.
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
I don't know which one to feel more sympathy for
Having to listen to Kix or live near Hagerstown…
:)
Duck Around - a progressive blog about the Eastern Shore of Maryland. And getting off my lawn.
Kix, probably.
Hagerstown isn’t so bad…
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
Remeber, I'm from Salisbury
And since LaPlata got taken out by that tornado, Hagerstown is one of the few places in MD I can still make fun of.
Duck Around - a progressive blog about the Eastern Shore of Maryland. And getting off my lawn.
What about Cumberland?
Or do you consider everything west of Hancock to be West Virginia, too?
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
Pretty much.
Cumberland? Does ANYONE in MD claim Cumberland?
And for the record, pretty much everything west of FREDERICK is considered West Virginia by the Shore.
Duck Around - a progressive blog about the Eastern Shore of Maryland. And getting off my lawn.
Everything across the bridge is a forn country
by mystery tramp on Feb 10, 2009 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
Since I'm listening to Bruce now
Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London 1975, now that’s how Tenth Avenue Freeze Out is suppose to be done, not the Super Bowl.
"fuck the Yankees and fuck the Red Sox and all their players and fans and former players and fans and their loved ones and pets as well!" sickuvitall
I voted "rated"
I love Bruce. He’s not God. Let me tell you something else, dude, even though I’ve declared us mortal enemies.
The River. Suuuuuucks.
"I was trying to rob him. And he took my gun from me. And the gun was full of blanks. And he shot a blank into my eye. And now I cannot see from this eye ever again, the doctors say."
"Well to be honest it sounds like it's all your fault."
Oh thank heaven
I thought when you said enemies, you mean immortal… phew! Besides, i’m sure we have other stuff in common you’d like about me. What’s your favorite baseball team?
"I’m sure glad he didn’t try to bunt." - DD on Melmo's game winning double, 6/17
if I follow you into the nether
don’t be surprised.
"I was trying to rob him. And he took my gun from me. And the gun was full of blanks. And he shot a blank into my eye. And now I cannot see from this eye ever again, the doctors say."
"Well to be honest it sounds like it's all your fault."
by Scott Christ on Feb 9, 2009 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
Yes!
The River is exactly what I had in mind when I mentioned “the weaker stuff” in the other thread.
by Joltin Joe Orsulak on Feb 9, 2009 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
But everybody has a hungry heart!
"fuck the Yankees and fuck the Red Sox and all their players and fans and former players and fans and their loved ones and pets as well!" sickuvitall
Wait a minute!
It just shouldn’t have been a double album. Tell me this wouldn’t have been an awesome record:
The Ties That Bind
Sherry Darling
Jackson Cage
Out In The Street
You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)
Cadillac Ranch
I’m A Rocker
Think that’s a little light? Pick one (1) depressing song as filler:
Independence Day
Price You Pay
I Wanna Marry You
The River
Sorry, Point Blank is not available.
by mystery tramp on Feb 10, 2009 8:54 PM EST up reply actions
it's a crap album as is
It’s a weak Bruce album if you cut it down. It just wasn’t his best. “The River” and “Hungry Heart” are both good stereotypical Bruce, though.
"I was trying to rob him. And he took my gun from me. And the gun was full of blanks. And he shot a blank into my eye. And now I cannot see from this eye ever again, the doctors say."
"Well to be honest it sounds like it's all your fault."
by Scott Christ on Feb 11, 2009 6:57 AM EST up reply actions
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