Originally posted by chaz:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Springsteen hasn't put out anything worthy of a second listening since Nebraska.
Agreed. [/b]
Respectfully disagree. Tunnel of Love is pretty damn good. And every other album has at least a few songs that are worth it.
As a long time Bruce fan, I do see a few of Brians points about the fan base. There are a lot of 40-55 yr olds who will blindly follow Bruce just as they will the Police, the Stones, The re-invnted Pumpkins, etc.; Brian you'll likely do the same in 15-20 years too.
I do recall much nonchalance when Bruce has extolled the virtues of the foodbanks, or boos when he rails about the failings of Bush, by those Brian refers to as SUV driving private school sending parents. They are definitely there. But then again, most folks still dont understand what Born in the USA was really about anyway.
At $75 a pop plus fees, it aint as blue collar as Bruce likes to think. Although, all seats are the same price, so its better than most big acts who have the scale pricing. And at 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hour shows its (IMO) well worth it. And maybe in your opinion Brian its fake, but it has certainly never felt fake to me. He works for his money and I've never felt cheated after leaving a Bruce show; I can't say that with too many live acts I've seen out there; and I work at the club.
Radio Nowhere? Not impressed; could have been on Human Touch or Lucky Town. I was hopeful that following Devils and Dust and the Seeger Sessions, Bruce was going to "age gracefully".
I'm hopeful for the rest of the album and will no doubt be at the phone booth in November.
To quote from Wikipedia: "He finds grandeur in the struggles of daily life." Its as simple as that.
But the dudes going to be 57 later this month, at what point does he (even to us BIG fans) become the caricuture of himself that Brian is accusing him of being now??
