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57basstra
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Username: 57basstra

Post Number: 958
Registered: 4-2005
Posted on Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 6:34 pm:   Edit Post

Whether you like him, dislike him or no opinion at least he is still out there playing.

I thought Springteen's show at the Super Bowl halftime was pretty good. 25 year anniversary today for this album...another thing that makes me feel kinda old.
jacko
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Username: jacko

Post Number: 2268
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Friday, June 05, 2009 - 5:11 am:   Edit Post

I'll be seeing him in Glasgow mid July. I can't wait.

Graeme
benson_murrensun
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Username: benson_murrensun

Post Number: 128
Registered: 5-2007
Posted on Friday, June 05, 2009 - 1:01 pm:   Edit Post

Yeah, that's enough to make you feel "super-annuated."

Like many people, I like Bruce; unlike many people, I think the two albums he did prior to Born In The USA are his best.
crobbins
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Username: crobbins

Post Number: 370
Registered: 6-2004
Posted on Friday, June 05, 2009 - 4:37 pm:   Edit Post

Was't that guy in the Buffalo Springsteen?? :-)
terryc
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Username: terryc

Post Number: 896
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - 12:39 pm:   Edit Post

A solid rock'n'roller..nothing wrong with that at all
57basstra
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Username: 57basstra

Post Number: 999
Registered: 4-2005
Posted on Friday, June 12, 2009 - 9:47 am:   Edit Post

In our neck of the woods there is a little annual musicale called Bonnaroo going on this weekend. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be playing Saturday night. I have not attended a Bonnaroo; but perhaps some year I will.
briant
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Username: briant

Post Number: 333
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Friday, June 12, 2009 - 1:01 pm:   Edit Post

I "get" that some people like Bruce Springsteen. I also "get" that some people absolutely love him. Everyone is entitled to their opinion.

That said: Bruce Springsteen brings nothing to the table and has produced nothing worth listening to (or remembering) in his entire career. He's just a bar room singer/guitar owner that managed to ride the "working class hero" image all the way to the bank.

Yeah he's still out there doing it. I wish he'd stop.
57basstra
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Username: 57basstra

Post Number: 1000
Registered: 4-2005
Posted on Friday, June 12, 2009 - 1:29 pm:   Edit Post

"Born to Run" is not worth remembering?

Sorry I touched a nerve.

(1000th post!)
cozmik_cowboy
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Username: cozmik_cowboy

Post Number: 494
Registered: 10-2006
Posted on Friday, June 12, 2009 - 1:55 pm:   Edit Post

A college friend who'd gone to high school with Springsteen (& dated his sister) hipped me to Bruce just before Born To Run came out. I was 18 years old, and he was speaking directly to me. There is stuff I was into then that I still listen to - NRPS, Commander Cody, Pure Prairie League, Phil Ochs, Grateful Dead, etc. Bruce, not so much. I haven't been 18 for a long time now. I did see Clarence Clemens sit in with the Dead on a New Year's broadcast some years later, and was amazed to discover that he can play the saxophone.

Peter
jacko
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Username: jacko

Post Number: 2275
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 2:16 pm:   Edit Post

Brian.
"Yeah he's still out there doing it. I wish he'd stop."

One wonders why? You seem to be nursing alot of hatred towards someone who is out there doing what most of wish we could. Jealousy perhaps? Ok, I 'Get' that you don't like his music but I don't believe you can justify saying he has "produced nothing worth listening to in his entire career". OK, you don't like his style, tell us what you do like so we can share our opinions on your taste.

Graeme.
jet_powers
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Username: jet_powers

Post Number: 451
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 2:26 pm:   Edit Post

I, personally, don't care for the majority of Bruce's music but I can't deny the songwriting talent there.... If I don't like what I see on my TV (or hear on my radio) I just change the channel!
dannobasso
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Username: dannobasso

Post Number: 1042
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 5:56 pm:   Edit Post

A lifelong Jersey boy who played a number of his tunes and does not care for him. I will not deny his success but I'm not a fan. Oh Sandy, the waitress down at the diner lost her desire for me. Walked past him as I was loading in for a gig at the Rainbow room and he was leaving from taping Letterman. I was not inclined to say hello at all. But I will be spending eternity in his hometown of Freehold NJ in my family plot. Perhaps DiMeola will jam with the Isley Bros and Kool and the gang instead of Bruce as I wait for the White Throne Judgement.
pauldo
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Username: pauldo

Post Number: 161
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 8:34 pm:   Edit Post

My 2 cents -
Like his music or not - you got to love the energy he puts in to it. He obviously has a passion for performing.

I always enjoy watching/listening to someone who is performing from the heart.
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 8178
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Sunday, June 14, 2009 - 6:47 pm:   Edit Post

I'm glad he did this song; I think it helped make a difference in our world. And for that reason I am thankful that he had not "stopped" doing what he does. When the song first came out, I didn't really notice it; but after I saw the movie, the song for me took on all the emotional content of the film. Now, when I see the name Bruce Springsteen, this song and that movie come to mind. If for no other reason that this contribution to our world, I am thankful that Bruce Springsteen never "stopped".
jacko
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Username: jacko

Post Number: 2309
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Sunday, June 28, 2009 - 4:40 pm:   Edit Post

i was watching Bruce and the E street band on tonight's coverage of the Glastonbury festival and Bruce had the audience eating out of his hand - Now remember, most of this audience are in their mid 20's and have come to see the likes of Lily Allen, the ting tings and Blur. Says sommething about his performing charisma. Still can't wait for Mid July.

Graeme

p.s. Tom jones wasn't half bad either (and neither was ole shakey).
benson_murrensun
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Username: benson_murrensun

Post Number: 135
Registered: 5-2007
Posted on Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 10:43 am:   Edit Post

I have seen Bruce numerous times in concert and he has never played less than 3 hours, often more than that. He has the band take a break (intermission?) and he keeps playing solo. Then the band returns and he keeps on kickin'. Like his music or not, he really gives it up!

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