Awards Moderator Frankie Crisp Posted December 15, 2020 Author Awards Moderator Share Posted December 15, 2020 On 12/14/2020 at 7:03 PM, Abe_Knuckleball_Schwartz said: I would be interested to hear your choices. Agree, it is a bit difficult to choose, do you go with the singles or more famous tracks of more obscure cuts? Been listening to Magic a lot again just lately, some really wonderful songs on that. I went all around the houses but tried to give him a good mix from as many albums, with a range of upbeat, folk, ballads and operatic pieces. As soon as I sent it I thought of others I could/should have included but all-in-all, I think it covers enough to give him a taster: Devils & Dust The Promise (18 Tracks version) Candy’s Room Incident on 57th Street Atlantic City If I Was The Priest Western Stars Bobby Jean Jungleland Sherry Darling For You Better Days Thunder Road Brilliant Disguise Youngstown Adam Raised a Cain We Take Care of Our Own Nebraska Lost in the Flood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lawrence Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Cant think of Springsteen without Clarence. When he played in Coventry a few years back a friend of my brothers stalked him up to The Coombe Abbey Hotel and managed to “bump” into him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Frankie Crisp Posted December 30, 2020 Author Awards Moderator Share Posted December 30, 2020 Fucking hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted January 8, 2021 Awards Moderator Share Posted January 8, 2021 I know it's a Buzzfeed quiz but it's a Buzzfeed quiz where you pick whether the lyrics are Springsteen or Taylor Swift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Frankie Crisp Posted February 6, 2021 Author Awards Moderator Share Posted February 6, 2021 I won’t clog the Song of the Day thread. I know it’s been mentioned in this thread already and I’ve had conversations about it with forum members off here, but FUCKING HELL. Written in 1973 but produced recently, this is something that may one day enter his top ten of all time. And his top ten of all time is the stuff of legend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted February 6, 2021 Awards Moderator Share Posted February 6, 2021 It’s when it hits the second verse that it becomes transcendent for me - and when you get to the line about the Holy Ghost... I could see this cracking my top 10 too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RancidPunx Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 I’d listen to Bruce very casually , I’d just know the hits. I loved his 2019 album Western Star and the track “One minute you‘re here” from his latest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetofthedeed Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 This lad has ripped together recordings to make live versions of every bruce album. I'm sure they exist somewhere in downloadable form, but it's easy enough to rip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Arch Stanton Posted February 6, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted February 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Frankie Crisp said: I won’t clog the Song of the Day thread. I know it’s been mentioned in this thread already and I’ve had conversations about it with forum members off here, but FUCKING HELL. Written in 1973 but produced recently, this is something that may one day enter his top ten of all time. And his top ten of all time is the stuff of legend. This song absolutely blew me away when I heard it for the first time upon the album's release last year, but I had no idea it was written so long ago. Was it well known amongst Springsteen's fanbase or not? I just can't believe it was slept on for so long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Blog Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 4 hours ago, Frankie Crisp said: This is just incredible isn't it, I only really got in Springsteen a year or so ago but christ he is just something else. He is my go to for running songs, motivation songs, feeling happy songs, feeling sad songs. I am still making my way through his catalogue and it is just so exciting, I appreciate I seem as giddy as a kid at christmas such is the reverence I hold him in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpiritOfTheForest Posted February 7, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted February 7, 2021 Rome's new album has a song that is quite clearly a nod to Springsteen. It's an absolute cracker, like the vast majority of his stuff is, and I'm always trying to get people to listen to this guy so I'll share here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Healys Chutney Spoon Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 The magic of Bruce is that his songs all connect with everyone in one way or another, especially in America. Whatever your place in life, Bruce has a song that fits you. Hyde Park 2009 with his midafternoon appearance with Gaslight Anthem and then over 3hrs of unbelievable music is an experience I doubt I'll ever top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaitoRyo Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Guess we're all going to have to go and buy a Jeep now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Frankie Crisp Posted March 4, 2021 Author Awards Moderator Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) On 2/6/2021 at 6:45 PM, Arch Stanton said: This song absolutely blew me away when I heard it for the first time upon the album's release last year, but I had no idea it was written so long ago. Was it well known amongst Springsteen's fanbase or not? I just can't believe it was slept on for so long. Here’s the original demo. I got it wrong by a year but apparently it was the song to make the producers sit up and take note when he was pitching the first album. Madness it didn’t make it on to Greetings... That’s got the raw feel of Greetings... with the packed words-per-lyric, but some part of me is glad we got it recently with the grand production it needed and deserved. Edited March 4, 2021 by Frankie Crisp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divorced Dad Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Posted this in the podcast thread but it might be more appropriate here: Anyone else listened to the new Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama podcast on Spotify yet? The two of them discuss race and their experiences of racism. I've really enjoyed the two episodes so far and they've really made me think. Bruce put it brilliantly during episode two (and I'm massively paraphrasing here) when he says something along the lines of "white people are never made aware of their race". It really resonated with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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