Springsteen 2007

[yeahwho]

looks like (http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/16590187/bruce_springsteen_and_the_e_street/1) the E Street Bands rehearsal's (http://blog.nj.com/springsteen/)went well, now an album and tour will soon hit the streets. I'm half motivated to buy the CD, but will wait to hear reports here and elsewhere. He is avoiding Seattle (due to our rioting ;)) so it looks like the Live show is out. I went to the Rising tour in Tacoma WA. and thought the band was great, anybody going to this show?

[TurdBerglar]

i never understood what the appeal to springsteen is

[yeahwho]

i never understood what the appeal to springsteen is
You and most everybody i know. I can think of only a few other people who like him that I know. It's mainly the first 5 albums that made me interested, the whole attention to detail on music and imagery was over the top. His idea of rock and roll being a savior out of his fucked up childhood was working. The shows in the 1970's have been rated as the best of that era and perhaps of any era. From what I've heard on bootlegs those performances are amazing.

But after the River came out things sort of went into a spiral, the imagery became long in the tooth and the Albums spotty. The shows have held up when the E Streeters were with him. The Tacoma show I went to in 2004 was slow to start but once it got cooking things were fantastic. One of the better rock and roll shows I've been to.

I give the Rising an 7.5 out of 10....

[trailerprincess]

They have been playing a fair bit of the new album on the radio here and it sounds great so I have preordered it.

[abcdefz]

You and most everybody i know. I can think of only a few other people who like him that I know. It's mainly the first 5 albums that made me interested, the whole attention to detail on music and imagery was over the top. His idea of rock and roll being a savior out of his fucked up childhood was working. The shows in the 1970's have been rated as the best of that era and perhaps of any era. From what I've heard on bootlegs those performances are amazing.

But after the River came out things sort of went into a spiral, the imagery became long in the tooth and the Albums spotty. The shows have held up when the E Streeters were with him. The Tacoma show I went to in 2004 was slow to start but once it got cooking things were fantastic. One of the better rock and roll shows I've been to.

I give the Rising an 7.5 out of 10....



...I'd say Born in the USA was when things got rocky. Nebraska was fantastic.

I hate to say it, because I love Little Steven's stuff, but I think Miami Steve wasn't the best thing to happen to Bruce. It was Steve
who really started urging him to abandon the sort of Dylan/Van Morrison winding songwriting and just do straightforward songs,
shooting for the three-minute, perfect song sort of thing. And you can see it, from Darkness onward. I think he hit his high point
of that phase with The River -- things really still worked, for the most part -- but, man. I still think you could make the argument
that his best record is ...E Street Shuffle. If it had been just better produced...

But, yeah. Someone who only knew Springsteen from stuff on the radio... with a few exceptions, I wouldn't know what the hoopla
was about, either. If all you knew about Randy Newman was "You've Got a Friend in Me," or all you knew about Robert Altman was
Dr. T and the Women... yeah, you'd have no frame of reference.

[AceFace]

never been a Springsteen fan, but i'm a HUGE Little Steven fan. love his radio show, love his new record label, Wicked Cool, and i LOVE silvio.

i'd seriously think about going to a Springsteen show just to see one of my true idols, Little Steven.

[abcdefz]

You should hear his first solo album, Men without Women. Stone masterpiece. (y)

[AceFace]

oooh, you're right! i should! i'll look into that this weekend.

[yeahwho]

Yep Little Stevens Underground Garage is not only one of the best radio shows, it also is one of the best rock and roll sites (http://www.littlestevensundergroundgarage.com/splash.htm) on the internet.

[yeahwho]

...I'd say Born in the USA was when things got rocky. Nebraska was fantastic.

But, yeah. Someone who only knew Springsteen from stuff on the radio... with a few exceptions, I wouldn't know what the hoopla
was about, either. If all you knew about Randy Newman was "You've Got a Friend in Me," or all you knew about Robert Altman was
Dr. T and the Women... yeah, you'd have no frame of reference.

That is so true. Two of his releases, "Human Touch" and "Lucky Town" have nothing worth my time and of the stuff put out after the river only these songs rate highly by my standards;

Downbound Train
Two Faces
The Ghost Of Tom Joad (the song not the whole album)
and almost half of the Rising, which really is an OK album.

The Pete Seeger is what folks do on a small scale, around picnic tables and union halls. Not on major record labels and tours. It seemed disingenuous in a way. Sort of a "look at me I'm a common man...'cept I'm tryin' to make a million at it" sort of deal.

I'm hoping Magic can change things around for this guy. He definitely has potential to rock, briliantly.

[yeahwho]

Just heard the album "Magic" and watched the Today Show performances. (y) His band is legendary, one of the all time great road bands. The Big Man Clarence looks great.

Appears the band has snapped up ands snazzied their act ready to do an arena wrecking ball. Wish they would head up here to the NW so i can see 'em one more time.

Magic is a good album, not altogether sure of the pacing (only heard tonight for the first time on my laptop) I'm going ahead and buying it this week though, I never did buy the Rising....so this will be my 1st Springsteen album in chronological order since the River released Oct. 10, 1980, a 27 year gap in Albums.

[Documad]

I usually see him on each tour, because I have a friend who's a big fan. We tried to get tickets this time, but even though I went on Ticketmaster at the time of sale per usual, we only got really shitty seats and I won't tolerate that for the price he was asking. The brokers don't want much for pretty good seats, but to my relief, the friend doesn't want to go that bad. I have a feeling that I'll regret it, because it's the first tour with the E Street Band since The River. If I'm being honest though, I thought the Seeger tour (the last one) and the acoustic solo tour were better than the tour for The Rising.

I haven't been interested in a Springsteen album in ages. Devils and Dust was a pretty good album, but I just think that all his stuff sounds so similar to me and I guess I'm in a different place now. I almost never listen to straight up rock music now. :(

In the meantime, I messed up and forgot to get Neil Young tickets when they went on sale -- better/smaller venue and I love Neil soooo much more than Bruce. And brokers want a fortune for the few seats they've got for Neil. Fuck fuck fuck. It would have been a blast to see Neil with my brothers too, because they're massive Neil fans.

[yeahwho]

I almost never listen to straight up rock music now. :(

Why so sad? I think rock died with Kieth Moon (just my take). Every once in awhile a gem of a song shines through...but really whatever happened to my rock n roll? Springsteen did try and capture it at one point on record. Others have stumble upon it just by sheer energy.

In the meantime, I messed up and forgot to get Neil Young tickets when they went on sale -- better/smaller venue and I love Neil soooo much more than Bruce. And brokers want a fortune for the few seats they've got for Neil. Fuck fuck fuck. It would have been a blast to see Neil with my brothers too, because they're massive Neil fans.

Yep, I find Neil to be ultimately more satisfying than Bruce. But as far as Live it's equal but different. Two complete different reasons to go to either show. At this point I'm obsessed by the E Street Band and would want to see them more. It's Silvio, Max, Clarence, Roy, Danny, Nils and that fucking quiet Gary Tallent.

Nils played with Neil when he was 17 (piano on After the Gold Rush) and toured on the Tonights the Night tour.

Anyway I'm missing both of these tours and it is fuck fuck fuck. The only thing I have to look forward to is what the setlists were and how I missed out.

I'm losing it.

[abcdefz]

I'm listening to Born to Run at work right now.

DAMN but "Backstreets" is homoerotic as hell. I mean, I always knew it was, but every now and again it just sort of smacks me in the face.

I guess Bruce had a really longtime best friend named Terry, too. Huh.

[cosmo105]

my mom's pretty much obsessed with The Boss. i'm surprised he's not my dad. she texted me when she got tickets for this tour, it was so cute - "got tickets for bruuuuuuuce!" she said i didn't want to know how much they were.

she's a big neil fan too, but hasn't seen bruce live since the early 80s. i wish i could go with her and see her rocking out.

[Drederick Tatum]

Yep Little Stevens Underground Garage is not only one of the best radio shows, it also is one of the best rock and roll sites (http://www.littlestevensundergroundgarage.com/splash.htm) on the internet.

they have the D4 as intro music. nice.

[cookiepuss]

I would love to see Springsteen live.

I think he's a fantastic song writer and a good performer.
hell, "Born in the USA" is the only tune that make me feel an ounce of patriotism.


The Boss is boss.

[DroppinScience]

hell, "Born in the USA" is the only tune that make me feel an ounce of patriotism.


Though ironically, it's not supposed to be "patriotic."

[cookiepuss]

Though ironically, it's not supposed to be "patriotic."

oh I know. the lyrics are actually pretty depressing...still I guess that's what patriotism is about for me...lets not sugar coat what this country is like. heh.

[mickill]

Darkness and Nebraska are my personal favorites.

I never really got into The Rising like a lot of people did. It wasn't really the return to form it was made out to be. Devils And Dust was cool, but I've only listened to it once since buying it. I haven't listened to Magic all the way through yet, but it hasn't really blown me away or anything so far.

[yeahwho]

Here is the opening song for Philly show #2 10/06/07, which is going down as one of his and the band's best, youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q3ENat7EzA&mode=related&search=)

more vids (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4EJ1hSTpHI&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Egreasylake%2Eorg%2Fconcert %5Frecord%2Ephp%3FID%3D2324%26concert%5Fdate%3D200 7%2D10%2D06%26city%3DPhiladelphia)

[mickill]

Here is the opening song for Philly show #2 10/06/07, which is going down as one of his and the band's best, youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q3ENat7EzA&mode=related&search=)


That performance was filthy.(y)