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Has Bruce Springsteen ever written a good song?

untrue [Edit] [Delete] 98 replies 16:41 November 21st, 2011

I've yet to hear it

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No

He has written several fantastic songs though

charliepanayi | 21 Nov '11, 16:42 | X | ^ This | Reply

revgreen, drcoffeebean, Luis_Carruthers, Cementimental, ClamingToBeOnTele, chasingabee, huggyjelly, MarkP, incandenza_, Antelope, poptimusgrime, and dcnuman this'd this
- I hate it when people go 'He's...The Boss, isn't he' when they're asked why they like Bruce Springsteen
  
  untrue @charliepanayi | 21 Nov '11, 16:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - it is the correct answer, though
    
    guntrip @untrue | 21 Nov '11, 16:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    prunes, Raanraals, CiderEagle, drcoffeebean, no_flashlight, JaguarPirate, fullerov, Willsjamie, Cementimental, TheFatBloke, justanothersheeldz, hanshotfirst, LordLuciusBanter, PickledOeuf, huggyjelly, MarkP, Teeej, JohnnyZaza, joeymahone, incandenza_, gonad, Jordan_229_2, Ekels, rainmaker, Antelope, heartbreaktuna, ThisTemporaryLife, poptimusgrime, meths, Launchpad, p_a_u_l, tphrthms, and shakerwors this'd this
    - http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/4309882#r6413389
      
      untrue @guntrip | 21 Nov '11, 17:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      Teeej and OvertakenByTractors this'd this
      - look, everyone!!
        
        He has used a putdown of himself in a sarcastic way!! What a witty man!!1!!
        
        _TheBeautifulOnes_ @untrue | 8 Feb '13, 09:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
YES

JFC Troll Lord!

Mick_Squalor | 21 Nov '11, 16:49 | X | ^ This | Reply

TheComedian this'd this
O_O

pretty_vacant | 21 Nov '11, 16:55 | X | ^ This | Reply

JaguarPirate, justanothersheeldz, joeymahone, and poptimusgrime this'd this
It's all saxophoney triumphant tuneless words

untrue | 21 Nov '11, 16:58 | X | ^ This | Reply
- No, it really, really isn't
  
  Dumbass.
  
  Raanraals @untrue | 21 Nov '11, 17:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  DaddyorChips, Bitters_And_Absolut, AudioAntihero, sixteen_blue, huggyjelly, joeymahone, _TheBeautifulOnes_, rainmaker, GilbertGread, and poptimusgrime this'd this
- ^has only ever heard one Springsteen song.
  
  theguywithnousername @untrue | 21 Nov '11, 17:17 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Which must have been Duran Duran - Rio
    
    MajorCriiimes @theguywithnousername | 9 Feb '13, 16:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
Great trolling

untrue

CiderEagle | 21 Nov '11, 17:07 | X | ^ This | Reply
Every song on Nebraska, cheers.

DaddyorChips | 21 Nov '11, 17:09 | X | ^ This | Reply

HumanDog, incandenza_, and sunstroke_house this'd this
- But surely Nebraska is
  
  all saxophoney triumphant tuneless words?
  
  ;)
  
  Raanraals @DaddyorChips | 21 Nov '11, 17:23 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  DaddyorChips this'd this
  - yeah, god, the sax on Highway Patrolman is so shrill and the lyrics of the title track are far too triumphant.
    
    DaddyorChips @Raanraals | 21 Nov '11, 17:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    achamings, huggyjelly, and _TheBeautifulOnes_ this'd this
>

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a269/ehwhat/0__0.jpg

ehwhat | 21 Nov '11, 17:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
Drowned in Springsteen

untrue | 21 Nov '11, 17:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
The entirety of "The dark side of Town" is pretty sensational.

Still not a massive fan though.

Insynctus | 21 Nov '11, 17:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
- *the Moon
  
  Raanraals @Insynctus | 21 Nov '11, 17:37 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - *the Force
    
    podge @Raanraals | 21 Nov '11, 17:42 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - *your Mum
      
      CiderEagle @podge | 21 Nov '11, 17:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
yes, quite a few.

State Trooper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmT-jlL8ZiY

shy_retirer | 21 Nov '11, 17:42 | X | ^ This | Reply

DaddyorChips, funkycow, and incandenza_ this'd this
Only

4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
57 Channels (And Nothin' On)
A Good Man Is Hard To Find (Pittsburgh)
A Night With The Jersey Devil
Across The Border
Adam Raised A Cain
Ain't Got You
All I'm Thinkin' About
All Or Nothin' At All
All That Heaven Will Allow
All The Way Home
American Land
American Skin (41 Shots)
Atlantic City
Back In Your Arms
Backstreets
Badlands
Balboa Park
Be True
Because The Night
Better Days
Bishop Danced
Black Cowboys
Blinded By The Light
Blood Brothers
Bobby Jean
Book Of Dreams
Born In The U.S.A.
Born To Run
Brilliant Disguise
Bring On The Night
Brothers Under The Bridge
Brothers Under The Bridges ('83)
Cadillac Ranch
Candy's Room
Car Wash
Cautious Man
Chimes Of Freedom
Code Of Silence
Countin' On A Miracle
County Fair
Cover Me
Cross My Heart
Crush On You
Cynthia
Dancing In The Dark
Darkness On the Edge Of Town
Darlington County
Dead Man Walkin'
Devil's Arcade
Devils & Dust
Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street?
Dollhouse
Don't Look Back
Downbound Train
Drive All Night
Dry Lightning
Empty Sky
Factory
Fade Away
Fire
For You
Frankie
From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)
Further On (Up The Road)
Galveston Bay
Gave It A Name
Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Give The Girl A Kiss
Gloria's Eyes
Glory Days
Goin' Cali
Good Eye
Growin' Up
GypsyBiker
Happy
Hearts Of Stone
Held Up Without A Gun
Highway 29
Highway Patrolman
Human Touch
Hungry Heart
I Wanna Be With You
I Wanna Marry You
I Wish I Were Blind
I'll Work For Your Love
I'm A Rocker
I'm Goin' Down
I'm On Fire
Iceman
If I Should Fall Behind
Incident On 57th Street
Independence Day
Into The Fire
It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City
Jackson Cage
Janey Don't You Lose Heart
Jersey Girl
Jesus Was An Only Son
Johnny 99
Johnny Bye-Bye
Jungleland
Kingdom of Days
Kitty's Back
Land Of Hope And Dreams
Last To Die
Leah
Leap Of Faith
Leavin' Train
Let's Be Friends (Skin To Skin)
Life Itself
Lift Me Up
Light Of Day
Linda Let Me Be The One
Lion's Den
Livin' In The Future
Living On The Edge Of The World
Living Proof
Local Hero
Lonesome Day
Long Time Comin'
Long Walk Home
Loose Change
Loose Ends
Lost In The Flood
Lucky Man
Lucky Town
Magic
Man At The Top
Man's Job
Mansion On The Hill
Maria's Bed
Mary Lou
Mary Queen Of Arkansas
Mary's Place
Matamoros Banks
Meeting Across The River
Missing
Murder Incorporated
My Beautiful Reward
My Best Was Never Good Enough
My City Of Ruins
My Father's House
My Hometown
My Love Will Not Let You Down
My Lover Man
My Lucky Day
Nebraska
New York City Serenade
Night
None But The Brave
No Surrender
Nothing Man
One Step Up
Open All Night
Out In The Street
Outlaw Pete
Over The Rise
Paradise
Paradise By The "C"
Part Man, Part Monkey
Pink Cadillac
Point Blank
Pony Boy
Prove It All Night
Queen of the Supermarket
Racing In The Street
Radio Nowhere
Raise Your Hand
Ramrod
Real Man
Real World
Reason To Believe
Red Headed Woman
Rendezvous
Reno
Restless Nights
Ricky Wants A Man Of Her Own
Rockaway The Days
Roll Of The Dice
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
Roulette
Sad Eyes
Santa Ana
Seaside Bar Song
Secret Garden
Seeds
Seven Angels
She's The One
Sherry Darling
Shut Out The Light
Silver Palomino
Sinaloa Cowboys
So Young And In Love
Something In The Night
Soul Driver
Souls Of The Departed
Spare Parts
Spirit In The Night
Stand On It
State Trooper
Stolen Car
Straight Time
Streets Of Fire
Streets Of Philadelphia
Surprise, Surprise
Take 'Em As They Come
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Terry's Song
The Angel
The Big Muddy
The Big Payback
The E Street Shuffle
The Fever
The Fuse
The Ghost Of Tom Joad
The Hitter
The Honeymooners
The Last Carnival
The Line
The Long Goodbye
The New Timer
The Price You Pay
The Promise
The Promised Land
The Rising
The River
The Ties That Bind
The Wish
The Wrestler
This Hard Land
This Land is Your Land
This Life
Thunder Road
Thundercrack
Tomorrow Never Knows
Tougher Than The Rest
Trapped
Trouble In Paradise
Trouble River
Tunnel Of Love
TV Movie
Two Faces
Two For The Road
Two Hearts
Used Cars
Valentine's Day
Viva Las Vegas
Wages Of Sin
Waitin' On A Sunny Day
Walk Like A Man
War
What Love Can Do
When The Lights Go Out
When You Need Me
When You're Alone
Where The Bands Are
Wild Billy's Circus Story
With Every Wish
Working on a Dream
Working On The Highway
Worlds Apart
Wreck On The Highway
You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)
You'll Be Comin' Down
You're Missing
Youngstown
Your Own Worst Enemy
Zero And Blind Terry

Pioneer | 21 Nov '11, 17:52 | X | ^ This | Reply

drcoffeebean, johneggfish, ClamingToBeOnTele, huggyjelly, incandenza_, poptimusgrime, and mil_c this'd this
- To be fair
  
  Pony Boy is rubbish.
  
  Bitters_And_Absolut @Pioneer | 21 Nov '11, 17:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Have to take issue here
  
  On a sprawling DVD of complete awsomeness, "57 Channels and Nothing On" is a real turd in the custard. That song's rubs.
  
  ehwhat @Pioneer | 23 Nov '11, 09:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  spiritofjazz this'd this
Yeah ... but ...

Apart from :

4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
57 Channels (And Nothin' On)
A Good Man Is Hard To Find (Pittsburgh)
A Night With The Jersey Devil
Across The Border
Adam Raised A Cain
Ain't Got You
All I'm Thinkin' About
All Or Nothin' At All
All That Heaven Will Allow
All The Way Home
American Land
American Skin (41 Shots)
Atlantic City
Back In Your Arms
Backstreets
Badlands
Balboa Park
Be True
Because The Night
Better Days
Bishop Danced
Black Cowboys
Blinded By The Light
Blood Brothers
Bobby Jean
Book Of Dreams
Born In The U.S.A.
Born To Run
Brilliant Disguise
Bring On The Night
Brothers Under The Bridge
Brothers Under The Bridges ('83)
Cadillac Ranch
Candy's Room
Car Wash
Cautious Man
Chimes Of Freedom
Code Of Silence
Countin' On A Miracle
County Fair
Cover Me
Cross My Heart
Crush On You
Cynthia
Dancing In The Dark
Darkness On the Edge Of Town
Darlington County
Dead Man Walkin'
Devil's Arcade
Devils & Dust
Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street?
Dollhouse
Don't Look Back
Downbound Train
Drive All Night
Dry Lightning
Empty Sky
Factory
Fade Away
Fire
For You
Frankie
From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)
Further On (Up The Road)
Galveston Bay
Gave It A Name
Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Give The Girl A Kiss
Gloria's Eyes
Glory Days
Goin' Cali
Good Eye
Growin' Up
GypsyBiker
Happy
Hearts Of Stone
Held Up Without A Gun
Highway 29
Highway Patrolman
Human Touch
Hungry Heart
I Wanna Be With You
I Wanna Marry You
I Wish I Were Blind
I'll Work For Your Love
I'm A Rocker
I'm Goin' Down
I'm On Fire
Iceman
If I Should Fall Behind
Incident On 57th Street
Independence Day
Into The Fire
It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City
Jackson Cage
Janey Don't You Lose Heart
Jersey Girl
Jesus Was An Only Son
Johnny 99
Johnny Bye-Bye
Jungleland
Kingdom of Days
Kitty's Back
Land Of Hope And Dreams
Last To Die
Leah
Leap Of Faith
Leavin' Train
Let's Be Friends (Skin To Skin)
Life Itself
Lift Me Up
Light Of Day
Linda Let Me Be The One
Lion's Den
Livin' In The Future
Living On The Edge Of The World
Living Proof
Local Hero
Lonesome Day
Long Time Comin'
Long Walk Home
Loose Change
Loose Ends
Lost In The Flood
Lucky Man
Lucky Town
Magic
Man At The Top
Man's Job
Mansion On The Hill
Maria's Bed
Mary Lou
Mary Queen Of Arkansas
Mary's Place
Matamoros Banks
Meeting Across The River
Missing
Murder Incorporated
My Beautiful Reward
My Best Was Never Good Enough
My City Of Ruins
My Father's House
My Hometown
My Love Will Not Let You Down
My Lover Man
My Lucky Day
Nebraska
New York City Serenade
Night
None But The Brave
No Surrender
Nothing Man
One Step Up
Open All Night
Out In The Street
Outlaw Pete
Over The Rise
Paradise
Paradise By The "C"
Part Man, Part Monkey
Pink Cadillac
Point Blank
Pony Boy
Prove It All Night
Queen of the Supermarket
Racing In The Street
Radio Nowhere
Raise Your Hand
Ramrod
Real Man
Real World
Reason To Believe
Red Headed Woman
Rendezvous
Reno
Restless Nights
Ricky Wants A Man Of Her Own
Rockaway The Days
Roll Of The Dice
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
Roulette
Sad Eyes
Santa Ana
Seaside Bar Song
Secret Garden
Seeds
Seven Angels
She's The One
Sherry Darling
Shut Out The Light
Silver Palomino
Sinaloa Cowboys
So Young And In Love
Something In The Night
Soul Driver
Souls Of The Departed
Spare Parts
Spirit In The Night
Stand On It
State Trooper
Stolen Car
Straight Time
Streets Of Fire
Streets Of Philadelphia
Surprise, Surprise
Take 'Em As They Come
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Terry's Song
The Angel
The Big Muddy
The Big Payback
The E Street Shuffle
The Fever
The Fuse
The Ghost Of Tom Joad
The Hitter
The Honeymooners
The Last Carnival
The Line
The Long Goodbye
The New Timer
The Price You Pay
The Promise
The Promised Land
The Rising
The River
The Ties That Bind
The Wish
The Wrestler
This Hard Land
This Land is Your Land
This Life
Thunder Road
Thundercrack
Tomorrow Never Knows
Tougher Than The Rest
Trapped
Trouble In Paradise
Trouble River
Tunnel Of Love
TV Movie
Two Faces
Two For The Road
Two Hearts
Used Cars
Valentine's Day
Viva Las Vegas
Wages Of Sin
Waitin' On A Sunny Day
Walk Like A Man
War
What Love Can Do
When The Lights Go Out
When You Need Me
When You're Alone
Where The Bands Are
Wild Billy's Circus Story
With Every Wish
Working on a Dream
Working On The Highway
Worlds Apart
Wreck On The Highway
You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)
You'll Be Comin' Down
You're Missing
Youngstown
Your Own Worst Enemy
Zero And Blind Terry

What has Bruce Springsteen ever done for us?

CiderEagle | 21 Nov '11, 17:59 | X | ^ This | Reply

geordiedave1981 and GilbertGread this'd this
- Um
  
  Played three hour sets as standard, and done completely different set lists with half hour request sections every night?
  
  Bitters_And_Absolut @CiderEagle | 21 Nov '11, 18:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - The above...
    
    ...humour fail
    
    spoiledff7 @Bitters_And_Absolut | 23 Nov '11, 10:54 | X | ^ This | Reply
HAHAHAHAHA great trolling

Rosalita alone is better than anything you'll ever do with your life

LordLuciusBanter | 21 Nov '11, 18:17 | X | ^ This | Reply

AudioAntihero, justanothersheeldz, PickledOeuf, -gen-, _TheBeautifulOnes_, skellywager, Antelope, poptimusgrime, and cocodaLOL this'd this
ha

ha
ha
ha
ha

drcoffeebean | 21 Nov '11, 18:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
- this has to be one of the most ridiculous things anyone has ever said
  
  drcoffeebean @drcoffeebean | 21 Nov '11, 18:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
This is exactly why I never use forums until I have something devious to gain from it.

The world is insane. Springsteen used to be the best on the planet...maybe he still is.

AudioAntihero | 21 Nov '11, 18:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
I think I just heard Ronnie Ancona on QI say 'You've really erased the stakes now'

untrue | 21 Nov '11, 18:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
I can listen to a Springsteen song and think "Yep, that's an impressive song by a quality songwriter"

But the appreciation is 100% intellectual/critical. When it comes to the heart/soul factor, Springsteen leaves me completely cold.

blisters | 22 Nov '11, 23:09 | X | ^ This | Reply
- WHAT IS THIS THING YOU HUMANS CALL... SPRINGSTEEEN
  
  *sparks come out, tape reels unwind, Kirk makes out with green alien lady*
  
  Cementimental @blisters | 23 Nov '11, 01:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  niallKP, codpieceface, and rainmaker this'd this
I like the one about the hard working blue-collar American who is a little down on his luck

pip_ | 22 Nov '11, 23:18 | X | ^ This | Reply

calumlynn, Cementimental, CousinCalledKevin, DaddyorChips, huggyjelly, incandenza_, Antelope, OvertakenByTractors, GilbertGread, japes, and Dinohead86 this'd this
- proper giggled out loud at this
  
  calumlynn @pip_ | 23 Nov '11, 01:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
I have 15 Springsteen albums.

That's quite a lot.

fullerov | 22 Nov '11, 23:47 | X | ^ This | Reply
Everyone knows Born To Run is ace.

It's like all those Bon Jovi songs people claim they don't like.

partyheart | 23 Nov '11, 01:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I read an article all about that one song once...
  
  ...and got really excited that there must be a treasure trove of greatness I wasn't aware of. Then I actually listened to 'Born to Run' and I was sooooo disappointed. I think the article had convinced me 'The Boss' didn't actually sound like 'The Boss' does.
  
  I do like Nebraska though. He's certainly diverse.
  
  HumanDog @partyheart | 23 Nov '11, 18:17 | X | ^ This | Reply
Is there a worse group of people on earth...

...than the ones who claim to/try to hate Springsteen? I mean, seriously.

It's not all Tunnel of Love and saxophones you know... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-LIEr43_wk

GetOffMyLawn | 23 Nov '11, 07:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
- hey,
  
  Tunnel of Love is actually alright you know!
  
  moff @GetOffMyLawn | 23 Nov '11, 08:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - * really fucking amazing and one of the best 'divorce albums' ever
    
    spiritofjazz @moff | 23 Nov '11, 09:58 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Woah woah woah...
    
    ...I love Springsteen! Tunnel of Love IS actually alright! I love 80s Bruce as much as anyone (Tougher Than The Rest is in my top ten Boss songs).
    
    I was just saying that people think of 80s Stadium Bruce™ and saxophones and shit and assume they've heard it all. They're wrong.
    
    For the record I think Nebraska is very, very overrated. Heresy and all that but, I don't care...
    
    GetOffMyLawn @moff | 23 Nov '11, 17:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
yes, you are now dead to me

justanothersheeldz | 23 Nov '11, 09:44 | X | ^ This | Reply
Nah, I enjoy the hits

Can take or leave the rest though to be honest.

Royter-Hatfood | 23 Nov '11, 10:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
- You really think Dancing In The Dark
  
  is better than anything off Darkness On The Edge Of Town or Nebraska?
  
  Bitters_And_Absolut @Royter-Hatfood | 23 Nov '11, 10:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - i kinda do
    
    JaguarPirate @Bitters_And_Absolut | 23 Nov '11, 17:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Dancing in the Dark...
      
      ...is as good a pop song as ANYONE wrote in the 80s. Anyone.
      
      As a result, it is up there with Springsteen's best material if you ask me.
      
      GetOffMyLawn @JaguarPirate | 23 Nov '11, 17:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      spiritofjazz, JaguarPirate, GilbertGread, and orangejuice this'd this
I was in the tuneless/saxophone camp...

... until I was persuaded to give him a proper listen by some friends whose opinions I generally respected. Shelled out for The Essential Bruce Springsteen comp and quite enjoyed it, enough to move me out of the "tuneless saxophone" camp but not enough to make me actually want to buy any of his proper albums. And there did seem to be quite a lot of songs about waitresses from New Jersey.

However I've always kind of suspected that Springsteen might be one of those people where a 'Best Of' actually isn't the ideal introduction... Any thoughts, people?

CousinCalledKevin | 23 Nov '11, 10:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Darkness On The Edge Of Town
  
  brokenchairs @CousinCalledKevin | 23 Nov '11, 10:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I'll give it a go.
    
    God bless you, sweet Spotify.
    
    CousinCalledKevin @brokenchairs | 23 Nov '11, 11:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Best Of's are the worst introduction to Springsteen because
      
      they put all the big power ballads on them, which I love but it took me longer to love. So yeah, Darkness, Nebraska, The River. Side 2 of Born In The USA is fucking great though.
      
      Although Blood Brothers is only on The Best Of so you have to get it for that really. And Amerian Skin (41 Shots)is only on The Essential. FFS.
      
      Bitters_And_Absolut @CousinCalledKevin | 23 Nov '11, 11:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      CousinCalledKevin this'd this
Can we start ranking his albums yet?

Someone else go first...

spiritofjazz | 23 Nov '11, 11:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
- KIDA>.....
  
  ...bah I haven't even got the energy
  
  fiddygent @spiritofjazz | 23 Nov '11, 11:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
- 1)Nebraska
  2)Darknes On The Edge Of Town
  3)The River
  4)Born To Run
  
  wilykit @spiritofjazz | 23 Nov '11, 11:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Today:
    
    Darkness On The Edge Of Town
    Nebraska
    The River
    Born To Run
    The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle
    Born In The USA
    Devils And Dust
    The Rising
    Tunnel Of Love
    The Ghost Of Tom Joad
    Greetings From Asbury Park
    Magic
    Working On A Dream
    Human Touch
    Lucky Town
    
    Would have put the three disc live album about number 4.
    
    Bitters_And_Absolut @wilykit | 23 Nov '11, 11:58 | X | ^ This | Reply
Also even if you discount all of his recorded output

He wrote Because The Night

LordLuciusBanter | 23 Nov '11, 14:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
- i guess i have no soul
  
  and i am properly stupid and evil, but british people will listen to anything as long as it's american, won't they?
  
  blicky | 23 Nov '11, 15:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - not really
    
    in fact, i'd say that that works even better in the opposite direction; you guys will lap anything up by the uk
    
    justanothersheeldz @blicky | 23 Nov '11, 15:26 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Nebraska is faultless
  
  Sean Penn even made a movie out of one of the songs, not that that means anything. Great album, and great opening track.
  
  achamings | 23 Nov '11, 15:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  DaddyorChips this'd this
  - the film is really good actually
    
    prunes @achamings | 24 Nov '11, 00:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    DaddyorChips this'd this
- Listened to Darkness On The Edge of Town after this thread
  
  Sounds like Meatloaf. I'm out.
  
  untrue | 23 Nov '11, 17:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  HumanDog this'd this
  - ...of my mind
    
    charliepanayi @untrue | 23 Nov '11, 19:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    JaguarPirate this'd this
- The Bruce Springsteen Born to Run Glockenspiel Addendum
  
  http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/cory-arcangel-the-bruce-springsteen-born-to-run-glockenspiel-addendum
  
  "For those not in the know, Bruce's Born to Run record is littered with glockenspiel... The Born to Run record itself contains 3 songs that feature the glockenspiel, ... For this project, I decided to create an addendum to the original and compose, play, and record glockenspiel parts for the songs on Born to Run that do not already feature the instrument (Tenth Avenue Freeze Out, Backstreets, She's the One, Meeting Across the River and Jungleland). I have made a 12inch vinyl record (signed, edition of 300, hand silk screened covers by kayrock, etc, etc, etc). Basically you can play the vinyl at the same time as the original recording, and you got your self a seemless mix with even more glockenspiel then originally provided by Bruce and the band. If you listen to my 12inch, you just got glockenspiel and alot of silence (yes, it IS susposed to be silent most of the time,... I had to do it in Bruce's style, and this meant very sparse arrangements...)."
  
  http://www.coryarcangel.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Cory-Arcangel-Glock-Mix.mp3
  
  Cementimental | 23 Nov '11, 18:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  TJ-Dizzle this'd this
- The only thing worse than the op is DiS's apparent disbelief that there are people out there who don't care much for Springsteen.
  
  If we're talking about this sort of music give me Knopfler any day.
  
  TheoGB | 23 Nov '11, 22:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  H-Stein this'd this
  - It's not disbelief
    
    It's a belief that these people are mad.
    
    charliepanayi @TheoGB | 23 Nov '11, 23:26 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    JaguarPirate this'd this
- i've got three words for the author of this thread:
  
  Fuckoff Cunt
  
  JohnnyZaza | 23 Nov '11, 23:23 | X | ^ This | Reply
- .
  
  _TheBeautifulOnes_ | 7 Feb '13, 19:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
- living on a prayer
  
  only kidding
  
  shrewbie | 7 Feb '13, 20:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
- *applauds thread*
  
  OvertakenByTractors | 7 Feb '13, 20:47 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I'm On Fire gives me the chills.
  
  He's fucking great.
  
  yuggy | 8 Feb '13, 00:57 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - im on fire gives you the chills?
    
    Thats irony of Morissette proportions.
    
    bj72 @yuggy | 8 Feb '13, 10:04 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Seeing as we're on an MBV tip this week
  
  I'll state here my wish for Bruce to do a 30-minute 'holocaust section' before the 3rd verse of Born To Run
  
  Hammer15 | 8 Feb '13, 01:23 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  SenorDingDong, joeymahone, DaddyorChips, and Antelope this'd this
- 75 replies to it
  
  fuck me
  
  TheKennedyCurse | 8 Feb '13, 01:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I want a wife with tits
  
  Who just smiles all the time
  
  in_limbo | 8 Feb '13, 04:26 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - In my centrefold world
    
    Filled with Springsteen and wine!
    
    in_limbo @in_limbo | 8 Feb '13, 04:26 | X | ^ This | Reply
- is saxophoney triumphant tuneless words a genre?
  
  are there any other artists like that?
  
  cat_race | 8 Feb '13, 09:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Your parents would have to have been brother and sister for you to think this opinion is valid.
  
  wilykit | 8 Feb '13, 09:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Really tried to like Springsteen
  
  Gave him a real good shot.
  
  But always come back to Warren Zevon instead, who's about 10 times better
  
  Gorkys_Forever | 8 Feb '13, 09:42 | X | ^ This | Reply
- hi
  
  I've never heard a bruce springsteen song that I've liked.
  
  admittedly I haven't tried very hard to find one, but there you go.
  
  japes | 8 Feb '13, 10:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  untrue, -dan-, blicky, and hungover this'd this
  - You do realise he wrote S Club's "Reach for the Stars" don't you?
    
    Care to rethink your position?
    
    saps @japes | 8 Feb '13, 16:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reach_(S_Club_7_song)
  
  bj72 | 8 Feb '13, 16:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
- don't understand how a blue collar worker perennially down on his luck
  
  couldn't find anything to like about Springsteen.
  
  incandenza_ | 8 Feb '13, 16:57 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I can see that Springsteen is a great songwriter & performer
  
  but he leaves me absolutely 100% stone freezing cold.
  
  blisters | 9 Feb '13, 06:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
- He's written plenty of good songs - probably
  
  But he's no God as he is frequently portrayed. Born To Run is still his best album. If that one didn't exist, he'd have a scattershot audience of stupid followers trying to get him into the R&R HOF, like Hold Steady or someone.
  
  theintl | 9 Feb '13, 08:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
- wasn't aware there were so many spingsteen fans on DiS
  
  thought you freaks would be poo pooing all over him
  
  Mehodor | 9 Feb '13, 13:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Proper bloke, proper masculinity, proper emotions, proper hard graft
    
    If he was English, the bedwetters would treat him even worse than they do to people like the Kayas, or Paul Weller.
    
    MajorCriiimes @Mehodor | 9 Feb '13, 16:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    untrue and Mehodor this'd this
    - that doesn't make any sense
      
      he could only exist as an American.
      
      incandenza_ @MajorCriiimes | 9 Feb '13, 17:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - I kind of agree
        
        I remember reading about when Brett Anderson called him a "dullard." Bit harsh.
        
        MajorCriiimes @incandenza_ | 10 Feb '13, 17:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I put people who don't like The Boss in the same bracket I do people who don't like Fleetwood Mac or Steely Dan
  
  the MASSIVE IDIOT bracket
  
  Puds | 9 Feb '13, 16:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  spiritofjazz this'd this
- Just reminded me to watch this again.
  
  http://youtu.be/Ul0XCTeJx_o
  
  <3 love love LOVE
  
  cocodaLOL | 9 Feb '13, 19:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Still one of the worst threads made on this website.
  
  fullerov | 10 Feb '13, 17:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Looks like a lot of sheets need changing around here
  
  Antelope | 10 Feb '13, 18:10 | X | ^ This | Reply

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