Springsteen
 

Im getting into the boss recently. Whats everyones opinions?

"the rising" is a fucking amazing song

boring

Don't like him...

never been much of a fan but I did kind of like "the rising"

The first two albums (Greetings/Wild, Innnocent) are real ensemble pieces with an excellent full band on fire going all-out and a young, rambling Bruce. Nebraska and The Ghost of Tom Joad are noteworthy stripped-down albums delving into dark storytelling and stark poetry. Tunnel of Love is a brilliant (as pop albums go) stripped-down effort too, and is an impressive & bold study of relationships. The Rising is barely edged-out by Lucky Town & doesn't crack my top ten.

Darkness on the Edge of Town
Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.
The Wild, the Innocent, and the E. Street Shuffle
Nebraska
Born to Run
The River
The Ghost of Tom Joad
Born in the U.S.A.
Tunnel of Love
Lucky Town

I adore Nebraska for its stripped-downness and its excellent story-telling.

I like The Rising quite a bit. Espcially 'Lonesome Day' and 'My City of Ruins'. The album really suffers when Bruce descends into 80's nostalgia on 'Mary's Place'.

Unfortunatley, IMO, Bruce can't shake his own curse of his superstardom. Because he makes great music. There is no denying he has made great contributions to the Rock cannon.

Well, that told you, didn't it...

I cannot hang with Springsteen in any way, shape or form. I hate his voice, I hate his style. I have tried listening to the supposedly "good" albums like Nebraska and some of the early ones, and I simply cannot do it.
Being a Bruce fan seems to have been de-stigmatized in recent years, and I am seeing more and more people with otherwise great taste expressing love for this music publicly. Get back in the closet!

tunes like dancing in the dark put me off ever making the effort, if someone ever plays me his records i'll give them a fair listen though

I have a pointed and mostly unfounded hatred for him. I have not listened to his entire repertoire, and doubt I will, but what I've heard, I abhor with every fiber of my being. There is no real reason, nor do I need one.

Springsteen's been badly misrepresented by his 1980s big hits, but if you dig a little bit deeper there's a brilliant folk artist just under the surface.

Really? Let me take that under consideration.

apparently he's a big fan of suicide, which makes me think maybe he's not all bad

I gave quite a few of his records more than a fair listen but that voice simply puts me off+ the music bores me.He's good but not my taste.My,he sings like someone with hemorroids.

One of the most 'alive' live experiences i have ever seen. can't argue with that tingling sensation when it hits you. x

I have to say some of the 80s hits are atrocious. But i saw this Joe Strummer quote "If you dont like Bruce Springsteen you dont like Rock and Roll" which i think is a good sum up.

i love joe strummer , i love rock and roll but i will never EVER love bruce springsteen...not that theres anything wrong with that...

I love the "Nebraska" album. The Boss was one of those artists that 80's indie fans were told not to like. Cheesy 80's hits aside, Bruce has come up with more killer than filler.

Springsteen was Strummer's favourite singer, and despite this he went on to make some great music.


Why bother, when there's loads of really good music around?

i remember i saw some footage of springsteen live in the seventies and dude was jumping and playing all these scrap noise solos and going nuts for the most part, i thought that was cool.

but most of his music is boring and dumb. for the last 15 years he's tried to be dylan, that sucks.

FUCK Bruce Springsteen.

Love his stuff. Albums like The River and Darkness get mucho play on my stereo. Although I can see why people might not like him - the earnestness, etc. He's definitely not gonna suit everyone. That said I do get a little bored when people seem to just hate him for the sake of it. I tend to side with Joe Strummer's line - and I can't STAND Joe Strummer.