Bruce is AWESOME and I think we all owe him a big thanks for putting out so many new releases over the last few years. All these other bands make you wait so long for a new album- for example, I love U2 but 4 and a half years?!

Now I just hope Bruce works on putting out more official vintage live releases like with the London show a few years ago!

Well, with him selling his soul to tat company with tat star in the name maybe tat fuel he’s talking about wus the color of green.
Bruce! what do you think fuel those few fat farmers back in 1776 tat wrote the American dream?
The only groundwork you laid is selling middle class America out to put tat red cent in your back pocket……thanks for showing the world your true colors.

I am looking forward to this. I liked Magic a lot! Radio nowhere, 4 chords and still so fresh. That must be the boss

I hear there is going to be a real marketing coup with this album….for every CD you buy you get 5 envelopes of Kool-Aid!!!!! With the deluxe package you get an Obama campaign tape!!!!

This is going to be SOOOOO Special!!!!

Why is Bruce selling a Greatest Hits album so soon after he had another Greatest Hits album.
Also why is he selling it exclusively at Wal Mart where they underpay their employees and are anti-union and provide no health insurance. These are all things Bruce is supposedly against. I love Springsteen but selling exclusively at Wal Mart seems like a Money Grab to me and against everything he supposedly stands for.

Bruce Springsteen and Axl Rose are GODS and both will rule the music world in 2009.

Bruce says that his new album was written because he hates President Bush so much… Bruce is a sh*t-Bag of the highest magnitude… here’s a guy worth over $700 million, if he were as convicted to his Liberal Principals as he says he is, he’d donate $600 million of that to the U.S. Treasury to help out…. this guy is garbage, TRUE GARBAGE… instead of running his stupid mouth off, why doesn’t he entertain the troops in a USO forum…. nooooooooo, because he’s a freak’n chicken, that’s why….. i’d use other words, but they wouldn’t get printed here….

Springsteen I love your new music. It’s so creative and fresh.

I have made a list of words to use in your new songs.

Workin’ Comin’ Doin’ Bein’ Seein’ Peein’ Poopin’ Livin’ Lovin’ Towin’ Rowin’ Blowin’ Showin’ Goin’ Knowin’ Phonin’ Hopin’ Tokin’ Smokin’ Frowin’ Pollin’

Springsteen and Rolling Stone spoon each other. Springsteen doesn’t care about his fans. He does care about the money he’ll make at Wal-Mart and the money he makes off people Hopin’ he’ll release an album with integrity and gut like Born, Darkness, and The River.

What happened is that Springsteen had to be #1 so he whored himself out starting with Born in the USA and everything he has done since then has been made to please the Bon Jovi fan in all of us. He’s so out of touch with the Born and Darkness Springsteen but he still has Rolling Stone writing about him like his music is great. I can’t blame him for believin’ his own greatness. The Rising and Magic got 5 stars. So by that logic these are as good as Born to Run and Darkness. Rollingstone is like the no child left behind program. Keep dropping those standards!

Springsteen is the latest in Wal-Mart sell outs. And Oddjob, I would rather thank Springsteen for NOT releasing an album so I can still cherish his early work without being embarrassed or disappointed in his crap he does now.

New Springsteen Song:

Workin’ at Wal-Mart

I’m a workin’ at Wal-Mart
Sellin’ my hits
Rippin’ off many fans
Cause I got wits

I’m countin’ all your money!
I’m countin’ all your money!
Yes I’m a countin’ all your money!
In my mansion tonight!

I wrote Born to Run
I wrote Darkness
Now I write Workin’ on a Dream.
And roll around in money!

Yes I paid my dues.
I’m a legend and I know it.
I wear $1,000 flannels and bleach my teeth
I’m rich and I show it.

Cause I’m a countin’ all your money!
I’m countin’ all your money!
Yes I’m a countin’ all dirty Wal-Mart money!
In my mansion tonight!

My mother works at Wal-Mart and has health insurance, so I’m not sure what that “Dick” is talking about. Seems to me it’s the perfect audience since he’s playing the Super Bowl. Marketing 101, dude.

well, “George” maybe tat “Dick Brown” knows what the nice people of Germany and South Korea know and tats…support your country …first!

People in America need to realize jus what got America in this shape…”cheap” yes so-call cheap items from a foreign land.

quote*Wal-Mart firmly believes in local procurement. We recognize that by purchasing quality products, we can generate more job opportunities, support local manufacturing and boost economic development. Over 95% of the merchandise in our stores in China is sourced locally. We have established partnerships with nearly 20,000 suppliers in China. *end quote!

Now! if there be 182 country’s making items for the world to buy and they have only 5% of the pie in China…duh! This company makes the nice people of China support their currency(yuan) by keeping it in their country working for the people there…. but with the “yuan” going up in value and the US dollar going down…all the foreign items that the American consumer buys thinking it is cheap has went up in price.

People…its all about the currency and to keep a currency strong you got to keep it floating around the country you live in so it can work for you. For the past 12 years all them US dollars are being shipped overseas to a foreign bank and with the American worker not making anything for the foreigner to buy the “we the people” have to turn to the “second” largest employer in America(Uncle Sam) to sell “we the people” debt in order to get all them dollars back!

50 years ago a foreigner would had given their left nut for a US dollar or a Hershey’s chocolate bar and today the same foreigner has got Uncle Sam and the American consumer by both all the while Hershey is moving the chocolate factory to Mexico. Wake up! America and think “MADE IN AMERICA.”

If this latest album was fueled “by Bush”, can we expect him to shut up for 4 years now that the great Obama is in office?

i agree, to a point.. i like and respect bruce springsteen. good musician who plays with passion at every show, but i REALLY cant stand the liberal slant on everything too. this comming from a guy who lists pearl jam as his all time favorite band, so you know i HAVE to have tolerance for musicians spewing at the mouth about their liberal ideals.. lol whats going to happen to music when obama saves the world??!! i guess some how, he’ll have to save music too… lol

give the guy a break, hes just makin music

Paul, as a die hard springsteen, ill agree you got a point that his last few records arent as good as RS says they are. But… whore? Really? Maybe a little too absorbed in his own mythological status. I’ll still go with the notion “Girls in their Summer Clothes” reveals a new genius in him.

And personally I don’t really see a big difference bewteen Darkness and Born in the USA. In fact I find Darkness to be a slightly overrated record by the die-hards, he doesn’t really shake up the genre by moving out of its cliches there.

Whatever, to each his own springsteen. Can’t say I’m all that psyched about his new record based on what I’ve heard.

If only he made originals that sounded like the Seeger Sessions, now I can imagine hailing with some critical acclaim.

agreed with oddjob btw- that Live Hammersmith Odeon ‘75 maybe my favorite springsteen record (if i have to give up BTR)

The Boss rules… ’nuff said! Kneel down!

Sergio, i knew you in florida, as far as music, all your taste is in your mouth… Brucie Bites…. get back under that Camaro…..

Bush= worst president ever

The Boss= One of the best musicians ever.

Good points Matty D.

I’m really looking forward to the new year… 2009 will definitely be a great year for the folks in the old USA. Obama at the White House, The Boss in our iPods/Cd Players (and hopefully in concert). The American Dream is REAL!

Walmart

Why is Springsteen cutting CD deals with Walmart? Walmart abuses their employees and is partly responsible for sending good American jobs off to China. I thought he was “pro the American worker”.Crock of *&($%@
SELLOUT $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Concerne d Canadian

Springsteen Rules come on now dont disrespect this man… i remember him playen at little bars in Asbury Park nj.. and too make it as far as he did just proves it can be done… dont hate on him he gives back and thats something not all of them do…….Springsteen Rocks.. thats all i can say…

just listen to the lyrics in devils arcade or long walk home and tell me he doesn’t still write the best lyrics

Anyone notice that video up above? Jon Bon just made Springsteen his bitch!!!

if anyone needs proof as to just how much of a limp-dick Brucie is, watch Roy Orbisons BLACK & WHITE concert on TV… Brucie has the ‘deer in the headlights’ look the entire time… he’s got ZERO talent… he was the ‘little boy, playing with the Pros’,,, nothing more than your average garage band… he just got lucky, thats all…..

hey Tim if you don’t like Pearl Jam YOU DON’T HAVE TO LISTEN TO THEM. God forbid they criticize the president in a country that is made from free speech-guess you didn’t know that. Go listen to Ted Nugent or whoever fits your slanted view of things….just save us your whining.

obviously people who are putting down the boss, haven’t seen one of is shows. At 50 he needs the microphone bolted to the stage so that he can hang upside down from it. Also if you listen to songs like jungleland and incident on 57th his superior songwriting abilities will be immediately apparent. He is still relevant to today given his album sales and the great deal of help his support for obama gave.

he ought to write how good he is at separating the people from their hard earned money. he’s perfect for walmart…with all the crap they sell real cheap..that’s where his music belongs.

Bet Madmilker is a union guy!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!!!!!

Hmmm. Selling at WalMart. Maybe it’s a plot to get the nut-jobs that think he’s a commie devil to buy his albums and actually listen to them – words and all. Who knows maybe some folks might actually learn to tolerate and consider positions different from their own. Who knows maybe people could enter into a dialogue about ideas rather than a shouting match – loudest doesn’t make rightest.

Is this the same Bruce that choose to turn down my big bucks offer to perform a concert for me and only agreed to perform if he wasn’t paid? He did the show based on the merits and purpose I presented.

Just like many of you, I am surprised with the WalMart move. But after reading many of the responses, I think I know what Bruce’s purpose is.

Most of Bruce’s fans are like me. We are on the same side of the fence as he is. He will always be my “working class hero”. But that other politically confused fan base are blind to the real power of music. They only want a minstrel to entertain them. They pay scalpers to get the best seats and dance the night away and never hear the words.

Bruce is following Obama’s lead. WalMart may be the enemy camp. Change can happen even to corporate America. Red and Blue is over. No one with any intelligence is allowing the word liberal to represent a bad thing. Bruce is only extending an olive branch.

Springsteen is a great guy and musician but his time is really about over . . . It’s the “Killers’ time” — “A NEW DAY & AGE”.
I wish RS would realize that and start featuring some artists who aren’t yet 50+ OR Britany Spears (whose songs are written for her and taught to her — artist???).

I mean seriously, Springsteen is a great artist and when a new great artist comes along one shouldn’t have to wait for them to be dead or broken up by lack of coverage to appreciate them — it is admirable at what RS did for Bruce (he has a lot of 5 stars…), and then look at what they’ve done for The Killers (nominated for 65 prestigious awards including 7 grammys to date BUT STILL NO COVER OR REAL FEAT. ARTICLE).

RS you are a kind of cheap tacky sellout — what’s the merit in peddling tacky sex symbols like Britany Spears as art when there are internationally famed songwriters growing up Springsteen style writing about the American dream. Where are you scintillating cover stories when all you cover are 50+ Madonna’s and Springsteen’s but not their contemporaries.

Cynicism is alive & well in America I see. So, would you all feel better if he got a deal with Newbury Comics. Since when have rock stars wanted poverty for themselves. You can have cash & still be concerned about others with less. I know he’s always supported food banks with a substantial portion of his concert proceeds. But, hey keep finding fault with him for trying to sell albums. Why do I feel like the mp3 crowd who download everything for free have hijacked this discussion board.

what gives here with rs and all of you out there? why are you all going gaga for this next springsteen release? it is literally ‘’same old same old”…he never takes a chance, he never grows, he never evolves. he is again literally, doing it by the numbers. take a close look…a REAL close look (and listen), and compare anything he has done in the last 15 to 20 years and you can easily find the same…exactly the same…on any of his albums previous to that time period. I am not saying that some of his stuff today is not ”pleasant” (my goodness…what a word to use for an artist, ”pleasant”…it means the artist is no longer relevent). The same can be said for Bon Jovi…same old same old…by the numbers. All they are doing now is raking in the dollars, and you idiots out there who are going gaga over their stuff and buying are simply keeping the likes of springsteen and bob jovi in the luxury they have become accustomed to. it is sad.

I am a huge Bruce fan, however, I must admit that I am disappointed that he is doing this with the new album. At least pick a different store if your going this route. I will just get from itunes instead of owning the actual album.

oh….and the wal-mart thing with springsteen releasing another ‘version’ of yet another greatest hits confirms my previous comment that its all about the money.
These ‘greatest hits’, or best ofs, or essential collections, or personal favourites / etc…call them what you will…are just a cash grab for the artist / label. In particular for the likes of springsteen whose sales have measurably declined ongoing over the years. Hey…check it out…see if I am not right!
At least Dylan makes no bones about grabbing the cash these days (womens underwear, radio, a scorcese extravanganza, bootlegs with same songs but different versions to show the ‘creative’ process (what does this really mean?. It means it is ‘throwaway crap’ Dylan did not want released. Add this to another of Dylans cash grab decisions to tour with a ‘mangled’ voice and actually charging the audience for the privilage of torturing them, and the ‘old boys’ have sold out.
Mind you, unlike the rest of them, Dylan actually has’nt stopped evolving, with some of his new stuff as good if not better than his older stuff. Its a pity the same cannot be said for springsteen, bon-jovi, stones, clapton, eagles, et al.

Who cares about the WalMart deal? Bruce is the last American Rock’n'Roll hero, in my opinion up there with Elvis! 2009, the year of The Boss and Mr. Obama. (and don’t forget Bono… even if he’s Irish), together for a better USA!

Fuck all of you. Bruce is the most relevant artist there is today. No one can sum up the state of our country in a song better than him. And I am a manager for Wal-Mart. It’s actually been pretty good to me. It’s not as horrible as all of you liberal fucks make it out to be. So shut up about things you have no idea about.

bruce called to say he appreciates you guys defending his lifestyle of the rich and famous, and also his decling record sales, and his even more declining creativity, and his…well…you get the point.
oh…he called from his luxury home on a luxury island on a luxury vacation enjoying a luxury lifestyle (paid for…all of it…by you). Meanwhile you bozos are freezing your tails off back home in the good old USA at minimum wage and minimum benefits working for employers like wal-mart, stupidly spending your spare time and energy defending his luxurious lifestyle. Hero…relevent…working class…my $$$!.
oh brother…you sum up exactly what i was writing about.
game, set, and match to me…eh?
do yourselves a favour please…please…GET A LIFE! Stop living vicariously through others like springsteen that write the talk without ever having lived it. I mean…take a close look at his life…a CLOSE look.

For those of you who say he is doing the same thing over and over again, take a good listen to his first three albums and his last three albums. He can no longer write songs such as Rosalita or Born to Run, he is not that person anymore. He is not a young single rocker as he once was; he is now a family man with different responsibilities so by no means is his music the same.

His inspirations although have remained consistent; the American people, social injustices we face, family, friends and other astronomical events such as 9/11 hence The Rising. These will continue to be the same; it is these issues that make his music so magical. His lyrics are intelligent and meaningful. No one other than Dylan has the ability to write as well as he is capable of doing so I certainly hope he continues to do as he has done since the 70’s.

For those of you who want him to step aside and let bands such as the Killers carry the torch. Although I do like the Killers and think they have a lot to offer they have a lot of homework to do if they want to be on the same level as Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band.

“Bill” the only union I’m in is the one tat the few fat farmers wrote about back in 1776…and not once did they write the word “cheap.”

You young people have no idea what America wus like 50 to 60 years back….all you think about is sticking something in your ear, mouth, eye, nose or @ss.

Spend a little time on Michael Hodges “Grandfather Economic Report” series and learn how tat elite few tat Thomas D. Schauf wrote about back in 1992 has screwed the American taxpayer…non union and union.

Cheap crap from a foreign land didn’t make America great….tat piece of paper back in 1776 did.

Remember….George Washington set the bar after eight years for all to follow….
Washington had been reelected unanimously in 1792. His decision not to seek a third term established a tradition that is now embedded in the 22d Amendment of the Constitution. In his Farewell Address of Sept. 17, 1796, he drew on the results of his varied experience, offering a guide for both present and future. He urged his compatriots to cherish the Union, support the public credit, be alert to the “insidious wiles of foreign influence,” respect the Constitution and the nation’s laws, abide by the results of elections, and eschew political parties of a sectional cast. Asserting that the United States and Europe had different interests, he declared that it “is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world,” trusting to temporary alliances for emergencies. He also warned against indulging in either habitual favoritism or habitual hostility toward particular nations, lest such attitudes should provoke or involve the country in needless wars.

It’s sad tat the American people are full of greed, hate and “my sh!! don’t stink” to see tat.

Springsteen has written the songs of my lifetime – his music is a huge part of so many memories. He represents all we dreamed of and were scared of growing up in the 70’s – Every year I hope he comes around in concert because it’s like a class reunion! He represents the relevance of the past and the sorry state of the present and the hope that we all have for the future. Long live BRUCE!! and THANKS for being the one constant that continues to bring all of us together through the years!

Springsteen has written the songs of my lifetime – his music is a huge part of so many memories. He represents all we dreamed of and were scared of growing up in the 70’s – Every year I hope he comes around in concert because it’s like a class reunion! He represents the relevance of the past and the sorry state of the present and the hope that we all have for the future. Long live BRUCE!! and THANKS for being the one constant that continues to bring all of us together through the years!

“estreet fan” do you studder too?

Born to Run, Darkness, and The River (and a few tracks off his first two records) are it for Springsteen. He’s nothing more than a circus act now. When one goes to see Springsteen what are the best moments? When he plays something from the above records. The biggest problem with Springsteen is that he still thinks his music is good. It’s not and never will be again. His ego will never allow it. I’m all for change and aging musicians putting out records. Springsteen’s happen to suck. How many records in a row does he have to put out now with the exact same formula. I guess he’s making up for lost time after he fired the E-Street band after Born in the USA.

Here the top 6 categories of people that think his new music is GREAT!! and that BRUCE RULES!!!

1. The trailor park livin’, 1982 Camero with T-Tops and primer drivin’, muscle shirt wearin’, fat hairy beer gut sportin’, GED gettin’ guy and his gal(s).

2.) The ultra left wing Obama can change the world because I can read his “CHANGE” campaign posters supporters. I hate to break your hearts but Obama’s cabinet is filled with the same Washington insiders that have been around for years. Oh yes, and both MCCain AND Obama voted for the bailout. Change we can believe in! People are so desperate to no get screwed anymore they’ll believe anyone with a change poster.

3.) The die hard fan that thinks Born in the USA is Springsteen’s first record.

4.) The Springsteen blogger’s that get their history lessons from Wikepedia and insightfully inject the comments into their posts.

5.) The aging hipsters that will defend all the artists of Springsteen’s generation (i.e. Bono) like they owe it to the artist.

6.) The profanity usin’ supporter. He’ll swear his way into your head with his masterful use of language letting you know just how great Bruce is and how you’re so jealous you’re not him.

“How many records in a row does he have to put out now with the exact same formula?”

The Rising could not be more different from Devils & Dust, which in turn was nothing like The Seeger Sessions, which again was nothing like Magic

“Paul”….you type smart! Hope you don’t shop at tat store with the star in the name….

Paul:
I have been an avid music fan for most of my 43 years. I listen to and enjoy all styles of music, from Sinatra and Armstrong to AC-DC and ZZTop; from Hank Williams and Dwight Yoakum to James Brown and Outkast. But no one’s music has touched my sole, made me constantly reaffirm my own basic humanity more than that of Bruce Springsteen. From the heart breaking romantisism of THE WILD & THE INNOCENT… and BORN TO RUN to the stark horrors hidden in NEBRASKA and THE RIVER, Mr. Springsteen has spoken directly to my soul. He also gets my ass shaking too; in Springsteen’s music I hear the full breadth of Golden Age Rock n’ Roll: Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Who, Elvis, The Rolling Stones… rockabilly, soul, folk, country, pop, hard rock… its all there.
There is plenty to dismiss of Springsteen if you only look to the image created in the 80s (which was not even one he created but was hoisted upon him, not unlike the Voice Of A Generation tag Dylan’s been trying to shake off for the past forty years). But if you only scratch the surface and are not ready to really listen, I am left just feeling only sad for you.

Paul, your ignorant of Bruce Springsteen’s music. I’m not saying your stupid, but your are ignorant. I say that because of the same formula comment.

However, if you’ve heard everything he’s done – you are stupid.

Here’s the thing, Bruce is the single most consistent performer in the history of rock music. His one lone album that most consider weak – Human Touch – contained perhaps the best single of his career with the title track.

His music has varied from the jam band type mentality of The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle to the broad, operatic detail of Born to Run to the pop influenced Born in the USA to the country and folk of Nebraska and the Seeger Sessions to the straight ahead rock of Darkness on the Edge of Town.

His song writing is brilliant and cinematic. He is a great rhythm guitarist who is able to rip a great solo now and again, with a powerful voice and the greatest live performer ever (sorry James Brown).

And through it all, he’s performed with dignity and grace. Speaking out for those who need a voice and going against the majority when it was necessary.

Too bad some of you don’t get it.

Peace.

Felt so nice I had to say it twice.
Sorry.

Wow, Paul, unresolved anger issues?????? If you don’t like it, don’t listen. Life goes on.

WAY TO GO PAUL!!!

Your writing may not be art or even sophisticated, but I like it; you speak with a straight tongue!
As for the rest of the BS groupies who are badmouthing you…dont worry…like BS himself they are full of BS (or…they would ‘like’ to be full of BS…mmm…mmm…).
NOTE: The Seeger sessions release was NOT a BS album, it was a side project, albeit, a poor attempt by BS to ‘brand’ himself with the legitimacy of depression era working class blood, sweat, and tears. Huh…the only BS&T that BS has any experience of or claim to is the BS&T of someone who is no longer in touch with reality except that reality he receives from the same idiots who are trying to nail you Paul in this forum.
Have you noticed that his BS initials also accurately describe his music, current status, fans like those on this forum, and his declining record sales…BS!
Actually, I am just rabbiting on now, plainly with only the goal of further trying to annoy the BS brigade on this site. I mean it is absolute BS the BS that is posted on this BS site.

Bruce is great! Simply great! He represents working class America, the best of America. His musical persona is a unique mix of Elvis, Dylan and a wanna-be rocker like all of us regular jackoffs. Hats off, Bruce!!! Keep on rockin’!!!!!!!! p.s. Anyone who feels the need to (and then actually proceeds to) elaborate on, and enumerate the aspects of Bruce (and his fans) that are lame needs to get a life (or apply for a job as a music critic). Just my $.02. Peace out, my nerds!

Jeff

I’m not ignorant of Springsteen’s music. I’ll give your fragile heart a little lesson.

Add a few more weak albums to Human Touch: Tunnel of Love, Lucky Town, The Ghost of Tom Joad, Devil’s and Dust, and the Seeger sessions. The Seeger sessions are nothing more than a rich man hiring the cream of the crop musicians and performing songs he wished he’d written. I’ve heard many bar bands play killer versions of cover songs and most are dirt poor.

When Springsteen released Nebraska he freaked because he knew if he continued down the path of artistic merit he’d fade away. And as we have learned from the river, Springsteen does not want to fade away. Nebraska also does not feature a pretty picture of Bruce by himself on the album cover. So for his next record he shot his ass and became the boss! YES! He must of felt dirty after that record because the E-Streeters were fired and then we got all the brilliant records listed above. Some recordings feature E-Streeters on various tracks when Bruce felt like it but mostly we get albums full of painful ramblings and forgettable songs. I don’t hear any Springsteen apologists defending any of his work between Born in the USA and The Rising on here. No one is saying I’m so moved by “Pony Boy” off of Human Touch. It just speaks to my soul.

Springsteen might want to consider putting the E-Street Band on one of his covers and leaving himself off. He owes his success to the E-Street lineup that was put in place during Born to Run but yet the most we get is a picture of Clarence Clemons on that one record. Without the E-Street band his tours suck, his albums (as mentioned above) suck, and most importantly Rolling Stone either trashes or ignores him.

I’ve heard My Lucky Day and Workin’ on a Dream and I’ve heard all of Human Touch. They are both terrible. I’m sure in Springsteen’s head “Outlaw Pete” is this generation’s “Born to Run” According to RollingStone’s rating system (Human Touch got 4 stars) we can expect another 4-5 star record when this one comes out. So eventually Springsteen will completely de-evolve into simply farting in a microphone and RS will give it 5 stars… Actually that would be the most creative thing he’d release in years…

Here is a new ‘Paul’ song:

Waah, Waah, Waah!!

Waah, Waah, Waah!!

Somebody please come change my diaper! Waah, Waah, Waah!

The Boss has money and I have none! Waah, Waah, Waah!

One of Bruce’s farts is more valuable than every breath I’ve ever taken!

One Bruce is worth about a million of me.

Somebody please notice me. Somebody please notice me. Please! I need my diaper changed! The Boss has money and I have none!

Waah! Waah! Waah! Waah! Waah! Waah!

(repeat and fade)

Springsteen’s life is worth more than all of ours who discuss his music, especially mine. He came and died for my sins.

I’d take a broke Springsteen over the rich Wal-Mart sell out Springsteen. At least he wrote convincing blue collar songs then and sung them like he believed it.

Springsteen loves Obama like he’s going to be the savior of all our problems. Combine that with his Bon Jovi appearance and his Wal-Mart exclusive and as a mere worthless fan not worthy of sniffing one of Springsteen’s farts it’s disappointing. By the way I’ve sniffed several Springsteen farts… the releases from the late 80’s and 90’s. Springsteen has also shit on me by releasing a repackaged greatest hits for China-Mart.

Springsteen’s solo music is where his true literary artistic talent shines. To say The Ghost of Tom Joad and Devils and Dust are weak albums is one of the more unintelligent remarks I have ever read regarding music. Maybe you should learn a few things about the literary aspect of music before commenting on it Paul. The song Devils and Dust is one of the most powerful songs to come out in a long time, the whole album redefined the literature of rock and roll. And Tom Joad is just simply some of his best writing alongside Nebraska as well.

“Paul” listen to Audrey Williams singing “Little Bocephus” and have another glass of wine. Dang! you know how the cow eats the cabbage.

Now, I have to get in to respond to this ranting drivel..

Where do you come up with all of these lame and tired “critiques?”
Do you fancy youself one of these so called rock critics who has to make a name for himself? I am forced to come across this kind of moronic, worthless, ‘look at me’ iconoclasm here in Chicago, while the town’s other legitimate writer wraps the goof into a ball and throws his all things anti Springsteen ass in the garbage by the sheer force of his insight and critical taste.

Are you fat and suffer from Springsteen cool enviousness too?

Now, read carefully, because here is a someone “defending work between Born In The USA and Human Touch” for you– one song to start, “I Wish I Were Blind”. O.k.?? What, you are going to find fault too with this sublime, complex masterpiece?

And why do you care about the Nebraska cover anyway, since by inference from your lame thesis even this influential masterpiece is shit, in your mind. You know, because Bruce is such a “talentless” musician and has made crap without the E Street Band. This is the most inane criticism one could ever make. It’s Bruce who has made the E Street Band as good as they are…its been his vision and his control…
Oh, did I mention how cool “Souls of the Departed” is? No? how bout “Cross My Heart”? Or another first rank favorite of mine in the Springsteen canon, “My Beautiful Reward?” No? Try “Local Hero” where the rock star you claim as a “sellout” (whatever THAT smug, look at me- I’m Mr. Alternative-blowhard claim could possibly mean–you know, when you really take a CLOSE look at that undisciplined statement in the context of all reproduced music being marketed and distributed in a capitalist economy) actually pokes fun at his status in a poetic way you could only dream of while in your diapers.

Oh, one more–”If I should Fall Behind”–the singing, writing, overall SOUND (so much of what makes Springsteen’s music, of all kinds and periods, superior to those with TRULY little talent)–that stinks too, huh? Can’t listen to that next to “Thunder Road”? Ohhh, I got it–you DO only like an artist to “repeat” himself…heavin forbid characters in classics should EVOLVE to become the foci of NEW classics.

LOL, you are so ignorant (AND stupid) that you actually fail to recognize what even knucklehead Bruce-bashers see as a little gem–it came right after Born In the USA, remember?? Called Tunnel of Love?? I refer to the whole-stick-to-your-skin razor like album. What, too introspective for you? What, you want Camaro listenin’ music? Speaking of Camaro’s: I thought you liked the Darkness album–so much in fact that you use it as a measure to judge all kinds of artistry. So why do you bash and stereotype Camaro lovers? What is wrong with liking a classic Camaro, anyway? Which leads me to my last point, and I only post once–I don’t sit all day on my computer, with my pants around my ankle, and rip on an artist and American treasure who means so much to so many for so long.

Do you know how to have fun? Even if your premis was correct, which it is laughingly INcorrect, do you want rock and roll to be all about “originality” and “doing something new” You think every visual artist, every filmaker, every musician should just spit out something “new” or “original” and not work towards a body of work with themes and vision? You need to read more about art, little girl (a favorite Bruceism of mine), and stop pretending you are some kind of pathetic expert on the subject.

If you can’t appreciate a poet stepping back a bit and recording a down to earth ditty after the birth of his first child, if you can’t see the fire of albums like Devils and Dust and Magic, can’t understand the greatness of “Last To Die” and “Black Cowboys”, if you have blinders on relative to the artistry of “The New Timer”, and “Youngstown, and…hell..the beauty of the whole The Ghost of Tom Joad record, and if you have such little understanding, finally, of American cultural history to see the Jersey bard’s indeed RIGHTFUL PLACE within the “depression-era” folk/americana tradition YOU, not him identified and associated, then please, donate your three records to the poor and stop being a sell out yourself. If you can’t recognize Springsteen’s singing prowess and how he elevated those Seeger Session covers that any old bar band could do, as you say, then please, at least learn how to have fun with rock and roll music, album covers, and rock musicians–especially the ones who mean so much, to so many, for so long, and who make one proud to be an open hearted, American.

Oh, Paul, sorry that’s not you I speak of, or your kind. But you may want to add your kind to your stereotypical fantasies–make it the 7th category of wannabees who recognize the greatness of three albums or so from a twenty-something rocker at his youthful peak and then “sold out” after that point and made nothing but crap, because they read too many really bad music critics praise bands no one will ever hear again, and read too many really bad Esquire articles that have been so outdated and discredited it is hard to find them in the garbage bin.

Stop hyperventilating. Springsteen appreciates your passionate response and offers you more Springsteen flavored Kool-Aid to keep you calm.

I never inferred that Nebraska was a bad record. It is an excellent example of Springsteen doing something different and evolving. None of Springsteen’s post Born in the USA solo efforts as cohesive records stand up to Nebraska. You can call out your favorites from these records and there are good tracks here and there but as albums they are not on the same level as his earlier work. Speaking of people who read too many reviews, I know Rolling Stone wants all to believe that Tunnel of Love is a gem, talk about bad music critics and “outdated” reviews, Steve Pond drank the Bruce Kool-Aid before writing that one. I’m waiting for the Tunnel of Love tour where he plays this classic in its entirety. Also, I prefer Dion’s cover of “If I Shall Fall Behind” so there I do like artists who do covers and have fun with music.

Sure Bruce wrote the songs and it was his vision with the E-Street band. But it was the E-Street band that brought that vision to life. Springsteen owes a great deal of his success to their hard work and excellent musicianship. When Springsteen brought the E-Street band back… poof he gets the attention, the tours, the records get more press, and he gets sweet lucrative Wal-Mart deals. If he’s so concerned with evolving why bring them back and jam new E-Street “classics” down our throats? Was his period of evolution after Born in the USA? Maybe he’s done evolving now and it’s okay to bring the E-Street band back. If he’s so interested in artistic merit and evolution why not lay the E-Street Band to rest permanently and continue his evolution? Evolution means the process of change in a certain direction. Look it up. By this definition the times they aren’t a changin’

I do think an artist should strive to do something original and new with each new release. An artist’s body of work should be speared by creativity, innovation, and change. Artists do develop a signature style but that is different than rewriting the same songs over and over. Entertainers, however, such as Brittany Spears and Rod Stewart, can spit crap out to pacify the masses however, Springsteen, the poet, visionary, and beloved icon you speak of should strive for more. I guess Springsteen is nothing more than an entertainer with a Wal-Mart deal that we shouldn’t get so worked up about. I guess it’s just the “Jersey Bard” givin’ birth to some cash makin’ records.

I like your 7th category. I can’t put myself totally in that category though because I’d be loving Springsteen’s terrible records, at least Human Touch, an RS 4 star critically acclaimed record that indeed no one will ever hear again. You fit comfortably in category 6.

Last word freak.

I’ve read all this crap here on the Blog, and a few of you have got it right . . . .We are all so tired o Bruce, Elton & Billy, would they all just go away please! 3 Big egomaniacs, who just put out driving music, the crap we listen to in the car. STOP the intellectual bullshit here about Bruce. This man writes & sings about stuff & issues that have never really affected him. Bruce Springsteen lives a sheltered, pampered life, with maids & servants, you stupid morons n the blog here, who don’t get it, so stop analyzing his shit, like he should get the Noel Peace Prize or something, he may as well be the clerk at the local delicatessen, or selling hot dogs at Giants Stadium, if you have a problem with this, then just step right up here man, I’m waiting dude

Jesus KA-hristmas. The way some of you sound, you’d think that Springsteen ran over the family dog. Get a grip, you dopes.

i reeemembeur when that thur feller whippersnapper bossteen growed his furst moosetash. he wasn a sausy feller then an he ‘aint improved a whit since.
there…hmph…i said my peece.

LEAVE MY HUSBAND ALONE!!!

I think you are thinking like sukrat, but I think you should cover the other side of the topic in the post too…

looking foward to up coming tour