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A moment worth pondering.
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07-29-2020 11:08 AM
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I have always liked and respected Springsteen. Not fanboy level though. For as great as he is about being introspective I find it a little ironic that he isn't as good about editing out his work that seems far inferior to his better stuff. Everyone has a ratio of good-to-bad. Just my opinion and not worth much at that.
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I've never been a fan of Springsteen's, though enough of my friends (plus my older brother) have been that I have heard many of his records many times.
But I find this "desperate man" idea interesting. Also the idea that the best songs have some spark, some bit, some something that makes "1 and 1 make 3." Randy Newman is great at that. Dylan too. Robbie Roberston comes to mind. Joni Mitchell. Johnny Mercer too.
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I can’t agree with you more. Sometimes what he refers to as a spark seems more like a misfire to me though.
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Originally Posted by lammie200
My favorite song of his is the one he wrote for Dave Edmunds:
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I thought Nebraska was a great album. My favourite Springsteen by a mile. His auto-biography was a good read, too, irrespective of whether you're fan of his music. Really shows the commitment that he (and I guess anyone who make is) had to succeed. Assuming he wrote it, he has a fine way with words as well as music.
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I have it but I haven't read it yet. It is about time I do I suppose. I did see the video special on the Broadway show. I enjoyed it. The thing that I appreciated the most was him saying how he was actually pretty far removed from the characters in his work. He wasn't really "a saint in the city." He was just a disillusioned kid in NJ with an imagination.
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Early stuff is pretty damn great...
Since say, "The River?" Zzzzzz.
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Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
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I'm not a fan of his, but I think he's right about this. I'd go further and say that that third element is passion -- you've got to not only deliver the song with passion; when you write it, you must put passion into its bones.
I guess his passions and mine are just a little different, is all. He's obviously really good at connecting with his audience, so they're hearing something I'm not, I guess.
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Originally Posted by Thumpalumpacus
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