Bruce Springsteen

TheBig3 · 03-30-2010, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by swim

I can't listen to the full band stuff it's pretty cheesy. I liked the stripped stuff though.

so E Street = no thanks for swim?

swim · 03-30-2010, 09:43 PM

Yea. I'm not saying that they're poorly written songs. I just don't like how they're presented. You could say it has more to do with production than anything. It kind of sounds like that pre-recorded stuff on a keyboard. I can't think of anything too much more wonderful than a man and his guitar.

Charlemagne · 04-05-2010, 08:00 AM

I like him some, right now I am really into just the song "Atlantic City" and that came to be because I have two really good covers of that song, and I wanted the original. I like his stripped stuff, kind of like Devils and Dust.

Also Paul Baribeau and Ginger Alford have a good Bruce Springsteen covers album, called Darkness On The Edge of Town, which is worth checking out.

TheBig3 · 12-01-2010, 07:53 PM

This isn't his song but I love what he does with it, and Warren gets a huge cred bump from these lyrics.

Goblin Tears · 12-02-2010, 12:52 PM

Bruce is amazing, love most of his albums...Born To Run, Born In U.S.A. and Nebraska are my favs, but some of his later releases like Magic are amazing too.

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 12-03-2010, 12:44 PM

Can't stand Springsteen. Hate his overusage of cheap sounding synth and loathe his vocal styling. His music is way too white middle aged middle class for my liking.

TheBig3 · 12-03-2010, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Skaligojurah

Can't stand Springsteen. Hate his overusage of cheap sounding synth and loathe his vocal styling. His music is way too white middle aged middle class for my liking.

You hate the middle class?

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 12-03-2010, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

You hate the middle class?

Yes, from personal experience, I generally dislike middle class middle aged people.

Even then, I generally coin the phrase as a figure of speech, not that I feel everyone in the group fits the mold. Just the attitude as I see it. Bruce Springsteen is an act that garners of their sort of overly mellow middle of the road attitude. Not saying it's bad, just not for me.

**Janszoon** · 12-03-2010, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Skaligojurah

Yes, from personal experience, I generally dislike middle class middle aged people.

Springsteen was 24 when he released his first album. Just sayin'.

TheBig3 · 12-03-2010, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Skaligojurah

Yes, from personal experience, I generally dislike middle class middle aged people.

Even then, I generally coin the phrase as a figure of speech, not that I feel everyone in the group fits the mold. Just the attitude as I see it. Bruce Springsteen is an act that garners of their sort of overly mellow middle of the road attitude. Not saying it's bad, just not for me.

How often do people use "middle of the road" as a positive thing?

I think you're just missing the point with Springsteen because he's rarely mellow.

What have you heard?

03-30-2010, 09:43 PM	#42 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	Yea. I'm not saying that they're poorly written songs. I just don't like how they're presented. You could say it has more to do with production than anything. It kind of sounds like that pre-recorded stuff on a keyboard. I can't think of anything too much more wonderful than a man and his guitar. __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

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Charlemagne Say something vague Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,551	I like him some, right now I am really into just the song "Atlantic City" and that came to be because I have two really good covers of that song, and I wanted the original. I like his stripped stuff, kind of like Devils and Dust. Also Paul Baribeau and Ginger Alford have a good Bruce Springsteen covers album, called Darkness On The Edge of Town, which is worth checking out. __________________ Charlemagne had eyes like a lover, but last winter there was weather and his eyes they iced right over. My Last.fm

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TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,172	This isn't his song but I love what he does with it, and Warren gets a huge cred bump from these lyrics. __________________ I've moved to a new address

12-02-2010, 12:52 PM	#45 (permalink)
Goblin Tears Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ireland Posts: 337	Bruce is amazing, love most of his albums...Born To Run, Born In U.S.A. and Nebraska are my favs, but some of his later releases like Magic are amazing too.

12-03-2010, 12:44 PM	#46 (permalink)
Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra \/ GOD Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nowhere... Posts: 2,179	Can't stand Springsteen. Hate his overusage of cheap sounding synth and loathe his vocal styling. His music is way too white middle aged middle class for my liking.