Bruce Springsteen

[pdxmech13]

Are there any fans that have missed this album

[shinomaster]

Born in the USA was the last time I cared about the Boss.

[pdxmech13]

this is waaaaay before, 75 after huge contractual problems


and if you don't like the boss the sound is still second to none

[pdxbikeboy]

just go buy it, you won't regret it. I got it the week it came out and have been listening to it constantly. The album sounds incredible, especially for a live album from '75. The songs are crisp and demand your attention. Even if you aren't the biggest fan of Bruce&E.St.Band, you will be blown away by how potent the album is. THIS ALBUM MAKES A LOT MUSIC OUT THERE TODAY SOUND CHEAP BY COMPARISON. AMAZING!
PdxBikeBoy

[Louis]

The screen door slams...

Bruce really takes me back to my college days. A bunch of my buddies were from New Jersey (what exit?) and they were all huge Springsteen fans.

Fraternity basements, cranking Thunder Road or Born to Run while playing beer pong or quarters. Good times.

[RIHans]

He is on my I_Pod for those days I ride alone! The E Street Band kills me.

[RIHans]

Another Jersey guy? Something in the water?

[m_moses]

Are there any fans that have missed this album

I haven't even heard about this one. So it was only recently released?

Can't wait to hear it.

[PBWrench]

"For your chesire smile, I'll stand on file, it's all I've ever wanted . . ."

Killer album!

[justinf]

I'll have to check it out. Springsteen is really the man. My favorite show of 05 was his solo tour, it was unbelieveable. That guy totally rocked stadiums by himself.

[Brendan Quirk]

While it's perhaps not the ideal music to listen to while riding, I find Springsteen's "Nebraska" to be just mind-blowing. Just beautiful in every way. And an interesting companion piece in my mind to "Berlin" by Lou Reed. Springsteen takes more of a blue collar perspective & Reed takes the rich kid angle. But they're saying a lot of the same things with austere-though-gorgeous music. Props to both of them.

[atmo]

monmouth county rules atmo.
jersey shore.

[justinf]

I find Springsteen's "Nebraska" to be just mind-blowing.

+1
one of my all-time favorites

[chrisroph]

I'll have to check it out. Springsteen is really the man. My favorite show of 05 was his solo tour, it was unbelieveable. That guy totally rocked stadiums by himself.

The boss has a power, kind of like neil young. Both of them can hypnotize thousands of people with just their guitar, voice and songs.

[Climb01742]

i think musicians like bruce and neil young deserve extra props for trying to write meaningful songs. music with a message can suck big time and be pretentious as hell, but when done from the right place, it, well, rocks. "point blank" by bruce and "rocking in the free world" by neil are two of my fav examples.

[julia]

a favorite line from Nebraska: "sign said Canadian border five miles from here". . .how many songwriters could get away with that. . .

[PBWrench]

"My machine it's a dud, all stuck in the mud, somewhere in the swamps of Jersey."

[Fixed]

bro anyone remember when anyway down here ,,when he first came out he had a kind of motorcycle following . he it seems to me moved to a more mainstream fan base over the years or his fans just got jobs and got older .imho

[chrisroph]

youngstown from live in ny city, wow!

[davids]

He's not my favorite, but I like an awful lot of what he's created, and I have tremendous respect for him as an artist.

I saw him live only once, at a very large arena in Ann Arbor, probably 1980 or '81. I don't generally like large rock shows - They tend to either be bombastic or get dwarfed by the hall. But this one... Oh. My. God. It was like he was playing on a stage at the end of a bar, 15 feet away. I've never seen anyone create such a personal, intimate, powerful performance for 15,000 people.

I pulled out "Born to Run" a few months ago, after not listening to it for years. It was great to hear it again after being away from it for so long. What a song! Phil Spector meets Bob Dylan, and they steal a GTO.

And "Nebraska" is great, too, atmo.

[MarleyMon]

Are there any fans that have missed this album

Can I get it on vinyl?
Saw them in Sept. '76 and was blown away, 3rd row in front of Clarence. The best show was in '78, when, after 3+ hours and 3 encores, the band returned after 20 minutes and did a half hour with the lights on for about 300 people who would NOT leave - Double Shot of my Baby's Love, frat rock/Animal House stuff - what fun. They even had a real, honest to goodness food fight, tossing cake around stage.
I've seen Bruce several times since - we're both older and not as excitable, I'm afraid (though we both keep on trying!)

[R2D2]

Don't forget Southside Johnny & The Asbury Dukes. :cool:

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . seems to have a gift for cutting right to the core of the American psyche with his lyrics in a way that I greatly respect, even though I've never seen him live. That being said, I've been turned off by some of his recent stuff . . . "Born In The USA" is one of the most melodically uncreative songs I've ever heard--one riff repeated over and over and OVER till I'm left screaming, "Stop IT!" . . . "The rising" was the same way--one musical phrase repeated till you're sick of it. There was none of that on "Born To Run" . . .

BBD

[Climb01742]

Don't forget Southside Johnny & The Asbury Dukes. :cool:

i saw southside johnny in central park in the summer of '77 or '78. back then, southside and bruce were about equally popular, at least in nyc/jersey. trivia: who played in both bands (its the "jukes" BTW ;) ) and e-street? this dude put out a pretty decent album himself, "sun city".

[atmo]

Phil Spector meets Bob Dylan<cut>


thanks, john hammond atmo...

[manet]

While it's perhaps not the ideal music to listen to while riding, I find Springsteen's "Nebraska" to be just mind-blowing. Just beautiful in every way. And an interesting companion piece in my mind to "Berlin" by Lou Reed. Springsteen takes more of a blue collar perspective & Reed takes the rich kid angle. But they're saying a lot of the same things with austere-though-gorgeous music. Props to both of them.

this is freaking me out man_

heard "berlin" a couple of months ago at st anne's warehouse
schnabel did the set and his daughter the movie scenes.
lou played.

"nebraska" for those days you wanna drinkanddrive with a loaded firearm across your lap.

[Climb01742]

for those days you wanna drinkanddrive with a loaded firearm across your lap.

isn't that every day?

[atmo]

isn't that every day?
only if you're channeling cheney atmo.

[davids]

i saw southside johnny in central park in the summer of '77 or '78. back then, southside and bruce were about equally popular, at least in nyc/jersey. trivia: who played in both bands (its the "jukes" BTW ;) ) and e-street? this dude put out a pretty decent album himself, "sun city".
...and appeared in The Sopranos. Which isn't as musical as you might assume...

http://www.hbo.com/sopranos/img/cast/actor/steven_vanzandt.jpg

[julia]

this is freaking me out man_

heard "berlin" a couple of months ago at st anne's warehouse
schnabel did the set and his daughter the movie scenes.
lou played.

"nebraska" for those days you wanna drinkanddrive with a loaded firearm across your lap.

you got to see/hear berlin??? you dog!

[R2D2]

i saw southside johnny in central park in the summer of '77 or '78. back then, southside and bruce were about equally popular, at least in nyc/jersey. trivia: who played in both bands (its the "jukes" BTW ;) ) and e-street? this dude put out a pretty decent album himself, "sun city".

Jukes is right.
I type too fast some times...........

[MartyE]

First time I saw Springsteen was at Rutgers college where he
walked on stage and did a few songs with Billy Joel, that would have been
Dec 73.
I saw him with E street band at the bottom Line (?) in N.Y. last show of the same tour as the live album (Hammersmith). His show (pre stadium) were
pure magic and energy.
He sure captured the feel of growing up in Middlesex county N.J.

marty

[Russell]

Are there any fans that have missed this album

Came in the Born to Run 30th anniversary box set as a DVD. I saw that tour in Norfolk, still one of the best shows I've been to.

[Serpico]

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julian schnabel?

this is freaking me out man_

heard "berlin" a couple of months ago at st anne's warehouse
schnabel did the set and his daughter the movie scenes.
lou played.

"nebraska" for those days you wanna drinkanddrive with a loaded firearm across your lap.

ps the boss rules, remember when reagan tried to use born in the usa for his re-election campaign--the boss wouldn't allow it

[manet]

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[manet]

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julian schnabel?

...

is there another

[Ray]

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julian schnabel?



ps the boss rules, remember when reagan tried to use born in the usa for his re-election campaign--the boss wouldn't allow it
I saw Bruce in Phoenix the night after Reagan got elected in 1980. He was BUMMED, as were a lot of us. But AZ was a very red state and most of the crown boo-ed him pretty heavily when he expressed his displeasure. The only time I've seen him that wasn't incredible - the election just took the sap out of him I think.

Saw him several times in the '70s, when he he had all of that youthful vigor and a few times since when he's had all that maturity. It all works, but I miss the youthful vigor. In him and me - maturity's just a way to make do when you're old.

-Ray

[Serpico]

is there another

yeah, I understand. but I have a different perspective--I just know (of) him as a filmmaker (basquiat, before night falls). I didn't know he was still doing installations/other media. guess I was just surprised to hear his name in a context I'm not used to hearing it in.

[OldDog]

Bruce never played Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall because the casinos would buy up the tickets to shows and hand out to high rollers. He did play there for the first time 3 years ago. Terms were no tickets to be available to the casinos. Awesome show. I purchased 10 tickets on a tip, used 4 and scalped the rest to casino dudes walking the boardwalk waiving fistfulls of $100's looking for tickets. I got $1500 a ticket in one sale to a cat from the Trop with about 10 bodyguards in tow. Gotta love AC.

[DRZRM]

+1

I'm not much of a Springsteen guy, but I always find myself going back to this album. Really thoughtful songwriting.

I find Springsteen's "Nebraska" to be just mind-blowing. Just beautiful in every way.

[manet]

yeah, I understand. but I have a different perspective--I just know (of) him as a filmmaker (basquiat, before night falls). I didn't know he was still doing installations/other media. guess I was just surprised to hear his name in a context I'm not used to hearing it in.

i think he still paints to afford his film habit

[julia]

i think he still paints to afford his film habit

nice gig

[Climb01742]

i think he still paints to afford his film habit

his food bills too.

[manet]

his food bills too.

what's with big dudes and their cigar+bathrobe fetish

[julia]

what's with big dudes and their cigar+bathrobe fetish

been meaning to ask steve that

[atmo]

been meaning to ask steve that
will he be bringing them to san jose atmo?

[julia]

will he be bringing them to san jose atmo?

the paisley silk and the fidel specials I think. you guys are sharing a room right. . .

[mosca]

...maturity's just a way to make do when you're old.
A lyric in search of a song, imho.

[atmo]

the paisley silk and the fidel specials I think. you guys are sharing a room right. . .
just for 3 minutes atmo.

[julia]

just for 3 minutes atmo.


why that's barely long enough to get one them things lit up

[atmo]

why that's barely long enough to get one them things lit up
i'll be lit up already atmo.

[julia]

i'll be lit up already atmo.
am I in the wrong joke atmo

[rbtmcardle]

Bruce never played Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall because the casinos would buy up the tickets to shows and hand out to high rollers. He did play there for the first time 3 years ago. Terms were no tickets to be available to the casinos. Awesome show. I purchased 10 tickets on a tip, used 4 and scalped the rest to casino dudes walking the boardwalk waiving fistfulls of $100's looking for tickets. I got $1500 a ticket in one sale to a cat from the Trop with about 10 bodyguards in tow. Gotta love AC.

an extra copy of that show on CD, I'd be more than happy to send you a copy, I'll even pick up the shipping.
Great thing about bruce - never had a problem with bootleggin his music, just dont sell it, share it.
If you all like nebraska, try Ghost of Tom joad on for size....

My favs
Highway Patrolman - wow heavy stuff
Racing in the streets - teenage dreams of romance
Point Blank - harsh reality

[csm]

I've always been a peripheral bruce fan. then i got The Rising. I don't think that it stands up to his earlier stuff but there is something about that album.