Panhead Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Darkness On The Edge Of Town is the one for me. When I got my first car, I had it on all the time and fell deeply in love with it. I used to deliberately go the long way home or loop around the block, just so I could keep listening to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Frankie Crisp Posted November 21, 2020 Author Awards Moderator Share Posted November 21, 2020 6 minutes ago, Panhead said: Darkness On The Edge Of Town is the one for me. When I got my first car There. You've summed it up right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panhead Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 😄 He does the best driving music. It was early January when I passed my test. I'm a printer for a living and coming out of the factory at half 4, just as the sun had set, it was the perfect soundtrack. Then the Born To Run album was the one for the first Summer that I was driving. You've never really driven a car, until you've shouted along to "IT'S A TOWN FULL OF LOSERS, I'M PULLING OUT OF HERE TO WIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNN!!!" , as you make the ten minute trip to Morrison's.  I absolutely adore the solo piano version of The Promise from 18 Tracks.  "All my life, I fought that fight, The fight that you can't win.                      Every day it just gets harder to live the dream you're believing in." Incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abe_Knuckleball_Schwartz Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Massive fan of the Boss. Seen him live 3 times, twice with the E Street Band and once with the Seeger Sessions band. I have enjoyed reading the thread and seeing everyone's views on best album etc. For me personally my favourite album is Born In The USA, I do think Magic is very underrated album and I really enjoyed Western Stars. I got Letter To You as a Birthday present last week and I never judge albums on the first listens but I think this one will take multiple listens to fully appreciate, which isn't necessary a bad thing. I will say though that the last 4 songs I really enjoyed. Echo the previous comments regarding Ghost Of Tom Joad featuring Tom Morello from High Hopes, it is a really good version. Speaking of a good version of a song and featuring Tom Morello...  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hKtCfZJEtYA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Frankie Crisp Posted November 22, 2020 Author Awards Moderator Share Posted November 22, 2020 He wrote this for Presley, who intentionally died having a shite because he realised he wasn’t the sexiest human being on the planet:  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted November 23, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted November 23, 2020 the only album im overly familiar with in Born in the U.S.A. it was an album played on loop in the car when i was a kid so everytime i hear it it unlocks some kind of childhood nostalgia thing, still listen the album regular. I know its the commercial smash and not really representative of most of his other material but i love it. I bought the Classic Album Series about 6-7 years ago from ASDA on a whim but have yet to really go in on it. That back catalogue is daunting to dig into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gmoney Posted November 23, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted November 23, 2020 I love a good story song and Atlantic City is one of the very best. So vivid and desperate. Another Springsteen track that stands out is Brilliant Disguise.  Paranoia and restlessness in a loveless marriage. It's from the slickly produced 80s era, but I think it makes it all the more devastating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 34 minutes ago, gmoney said: Paranoia and restlessness in a loveless marriage. It's from the slickly produced 80s era, but I think it makes it all the more devastating. Even more so that it’s his own marriage! I’m a simple Nebraska boy, I love how most Springsteen stuff offers hope regardless of the situation but you get none of that from Nebraska. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted November 23, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted November 23, 2020 Nebraska has always been the one for me. My Dad was, and is, a huge Springsteen fan, so I grew up around his music, but always used to find a lot of the E Street Band stuff a bit too bombastic and over-produced, so being able to hear him stripped back to bare bones on Nebraska was when I realised that there was something there beyond Dad Rock. These days, I'd arguably lean a little more towards Darkness On The Edge of Town, though. It somehow manages to capture the same spirit as Nebraska, even with the bigger production. The title track and Badlands are both masterpieces, and Racing In The Street might be Bruce's all-time best work. To get all that on one album is phenomenal. Otherwise, as I got over my unfounded E Street prejudice, I've become a huge fan of Jungleland and Thunder Road, and for a deeper cut, I adore Shut Out The Light from Tracks, which I think might be his most underrated song. The River is another favourite that carries a lot of personal significance to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Coconut Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Bruce Springsteen covering The Clash makes me do a little sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaitoRyo Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Won't have a bad word said against The Boss. A perennial favourite, even the lesser albums like Human Touch or High Hopes have at least a couple of good tracks on them. As far as a favourite record, it depends. I've been really digging Tunnel of Love (underrated) of late but, all-time has to be either Nebraska or Born to Run. They're miles apart in terms of production and style but they're both just excellent. Really, you cannot go wrong with any era of Springsteen. Dylan-inspired New Jersey street poet? Great. Bombastic stadium rocker? Excellent. Introspective and stripped-back singer-songwriter? Love it. He's also someone that's still good value. Wrecking Ball, Western Stars and Letter to You have all been enjoyable. I've never seen a better live show than him and the E Street Band, either. Saw them a few times between 2009 and 2013, once at the Stadium of Light and twice at Hampden Park and it was mesmerising each time. Obviously they're all accomplished musicians, but how they managed to play 30+ songs, many of them sign requests, for over three hours was impressive to witness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted November 25, 2020 Awards Moderator Share Posted November 25, 2020 I was at that Stadium of Light show too! Great night. Closest we've ever been to the front of the crowd, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaitoRyo Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, HarmonicGenerator said: I was at that Stadium of Light show too! Great night. Closest we've ever been to the front of the crowd, too. Likewise! Was probably about fifteen rows back and was there with some high school mates so we had a lovely pissed-up night in S*nderland. We went absolutely mental for the one-two of Glory Days and Dancing in the Dark during the encore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lenin Posted November 25, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted November 25, 2020 Bootleg copy of Born to Run, bought in the underpass at Narvskaya (St Petersburg) got me through some tough times over there. Radio Nowhere is a karaoke favourite of mine too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, Suplex Sinner said: Radio Nowhere is a karaoke favourite of mine too. I bought my Fender Telecaster from Frankies mate. First thing I played (without realising) when trying it out was Radio Nowhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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