blueschica Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Springsteen is no more interesting than John Mellencamp. they're both :zzz: Not familiar with Mellencamp... What?? you have never heard John Cougar Mellencamp I prefer him to the boss by a long shot. Will check him out! Try "Scarecrow", it is one of his better works. I think you would enjoy it! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Springsteen is no more interesting than John Mellencamp. they're both :zzz: Not familiar with Mellencamp... Your lucky. BTW, I like "I'm On Fire". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AtNecByo1o 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Springsteen is no more interesting than John Mellencamp. they're both :zzz: Not familiar with Mellencamp...I prefer him to the boss by a long shot.Amen. His music doesn't bore me at all...it's a voice thing to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librarian Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Top 5: Spirit in the NightJunglelandBlinded by the Light sung by Manfred MannTenth Avenue Freeze OutBorn to Runand that is pretty much it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I must say....i'm enjoying him more then i have in the past. I love the 1st 4. the River's growing on me. I don't like his recent stuff. mostly cause the production is awful. I also really don't like when he tries to be deep and acoustic like on Nabraska, Tom Joad and Devils and Dust. it just falls flat every time for me. I like him.......not love him......but he's all right. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I must say....i'm enjoying him more then i have in the past. I love the 1st 4. the River's growing on me. I don't like his recent stuff. mostly cause the production is awful. I also really don't like when he tries to be deep and acoustic like on Nabraska, Tom Joad and Devils and Dust. it just falls flat every time for me. I like him.......not love him......but he's all right. Mick HA! I love his deeper cuts on The River, Nebraska and The Ghost Of Tom Joad! Joad is woefully underrated, in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I must say....i'm enjoying him more then i have in the past. I love the 1st 4. the River's growing on me. I don't like his recent stuff. mostly cause the production is awful. I also really don't like when he tries to be deep and acoustic like on Nabraska, Tom Joad and Devils and Dust. it just falls flat every time for me. I like him.......not love him......but he's all right. Mick HA! I love his deeper cuts on The River, Nebraska and The Ghost Of Tom Joad! Joad is woefully underrated, in my opinion. give me time Segue.......i'm coming along here. It's the least i can do since you found a Waits you like. lol i just drift when he goes acoustic. he's no Lindsey Buckingham, lol Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Ok, my difficult attempt at a top five list of Springsteen songs: 5. Radio Nowhere4. Blinded By The Light3. New York City Serenade2. Badlands1. Drive All Night Top five albums (also way too hard): 5. The River4. Greetings From Asbury Park3. Magic2. Darkness On The Edge Of Town1. The Wild, The Innocent And The E Street Shuffle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I must say....i'm enjoying him more then i have in the past. I love the 1st 4. the River's growing on me. I don't like his recent stuff. mostly cause the production is awful. I also really don't like when he tries to be deep and acoustic like on Nabraska, Tom Joad and Devils and Dust. it just falls flat every time for me. I like him.......not love him......but he's all right. Mick HA! I love his deeper cuts on The River, Nebraska and The Ghost Of Tom Joad! Joad is woefully underrated, in my opinion. give me time Segue.......i'm coming along here. It's the least i can do since you found a Waits you like. lol i just drift when he goes acoustic. he's no Lindsey Buckingham, lol Mick I will say, though, that I rarely pick out an acoustic Springsteen album. So, I get your point! I also really love Lucky Town. Deceptively simple pop rockers, but truly beautiful and touching lyrics! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Springsteen is no more interesting than John Mellencamp. they're both :zzz: Not familiar with Mellencamp... have bruce move to indiana...then you have mellencamp. From the UK, it isn't very obvious to me what a difference moving to Indiana could be haha... it's a states thing...people in the US could relate. Indiana is known for being very white bread and a bit rural (lots of farming).That's not really true for the state as a whole but does describe the part that Mellencamp is from (Seymour). If you've ever seen the movie Hoosiers, it's fairly descriptive of that area, even today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I'm familiar with everything through Magic so if i had to do a top 5 albums it would be. 5. Tunnel of Love )Really grew on me)4. Darkness3. Born to Run (Cliche i know.....but it was my first album, lol)2. Greetings1. The Wild......etc. lol Mick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 (edited) I'm familiar with everything through Magic so if i had to do a top 5 albums it would be. 5. Tunnel of Love )Really grew on me)4. Darkness3. Born to Run (Cliche i know.....but it was my first album, lol)2. Greetings1. The Wild......etc. lol Mick Born To Run gets a perfect score from me, but it doesn't satisfy me the way some of his other albums do! Greetings is really high for me as well. Edited May 21, 2015 by Segue Myles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Oh ya know.......the rising is good too. if a bit bloated but some good tunes in there. i had it on the other night. Mick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Oh ya know.......the rising is good too. if a bit bloated but some good tunes in there. i had it on the other night. Mick Occasionally, if I am in a mega hurry, i skip a few of the middle songs. But i truly love that whole album. One of the best ever released by anybody. I hate to admit this, but I nearly always agree with Rolling Stone when it comes to the Boss (until it comes to the last three albums...bleh) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I would do a one-two punch of "Darkness on the Edge of Town" & "Born to Run" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I would do a one-two punch of "Darkness on the Edge of Town" & "Born to Run" In all honesty, there is no better way to do it than this way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I would do a one-two punch of "Darkness on the Edge of Town" & "Born to Run" In all honesty, there is no better way to do it than this way!This is the best sound a Springsteen record is capable of making 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Springsteen is no more interesting than John Mellencamp. they're both :zzz: Not familiar with Mellencamp... have bruce move to indiana...then you have mellencamp. From the UK, it isn't very obvious to me what a difference moving to Indiana could be haha... it's a states thing...people in the US could relate. Indiana is known for being very white bread and a bit rural (lots of farming).That's not really true for the state as a whole but does describe the part that Mellencamp is from (Seymour). If you've ever seen the movie Hoosiers, it's fairly descriptive of that area, even today. Really? I would say that a large part of Indiana, outside of the northern area, is comprised of large farm fields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I would do a one-two punch of "Darkness on the Edge of Town" & "Born to Run" In all honesty, there is no better way to do it than this way!This is the best sound a Springsteen record is capable of makinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmoB5HTXaf8 I LOVE PARAMORE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I just don't get how he can be so hated...I really don't!Because he sings like he's taking a dump. At least on the old stuff. I enjoy he's "later" stuff, though. The non-blue-collar epics... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 "Born to Run" mentions suicide twice in the opening stanza. That's just dumb. In the day we sweat it out on the streets of a runaway American dream At night we ride through the mansions of glory in suicide machines Sprung from cages out on highway nine, Chrome wheeled, fuel injected,and steppin' out over the lineH-Oh, Baby this town rips the bones from your back It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap We gotta get out while we're young `Cause tramps like us, baby we were born to run 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 "Born to Run" mentions suicide twice in the opening stanza. That's just dumb. In the day we sweat it out on the streets of a runaway American dream At night we ride through the mansions of glory in suicide machines Sprung from cages out on highway nine, Chrome wheeled, fuel injected,and steppin' out over the lineH-Oh, Baby this town rips the bones from your back It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap We gotta get out while we're young `Cause tramps like us, baby we were born to run No it isn't. If you look at the context, it is obvious he is making reference to the predictable future (the one awaiting the characters on Darkness?), so life is to be lived now, while still young (even if the pleasures are a little on the dangerous side!). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Probably my favorite song by dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I envision Seggers dancing the night away to this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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