Bruce's London Calling

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eumaas wrote:
Wolter wrote:
eumaas wrote:
Billy Joel wrote:
eumaas wrote: If by spectacular you mean terrible.
I really like the version of Atlantic City on it. There's a few parts where his wife or somebody sings that suck, but as far as Bruce goes, it's pretty solid.
Bruce lost me after he went panning for gold.
Turns out it he was hornswaggled. It was fool's gold, consarn it.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
eumaas wrote:Anything is better than constipated grunting.

I like some studio Bruce, but his live music is horrible.
Conversation between me and a friend who loves Springsteen:
Shane: Listen to this. [puts in a BS cassette]
Me: What's wrong with his voice? Did he have an accident?
Shane: You're a jerk. [Hits "Stop"]
"Bruce is great and if you do not understand that you're a pretentious martian from Venus". Joe Strummer
"If you don't like Bruce Springsteen, you don't understand Rock'n'roll". Joe strummer
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lanini66 wrote:"Bruce is great and if you do not understand that you're a pretentious martian from Venus". Joe Strummer
"If you don't like Bruce Springsteen, you don't understand Rock'n'roll". Joe strummer
Joe liked some really dopey music sometimes.
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lanini66 wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:
eumaas wrote:Anything is better than constipated grunting.

I like some studio Bruce, but his live music is horrible.
Conversation between me and a friend who loves Springsteen:
Shane: Listen to this. [puts in a BS cassette]
Me: What's wrong with his voice? Did he have an accident?
Shane: You're a jerk. [Hits "Stop"]
"Bruce is great and if you do not understand that you're a pretentious martian from Venus". Joe Strummer
"If you don't like Bruce Springsteen, you don't understand Rock'n'roll". Joe strummer
Thank god I don't have to take that asshole's opinions as gospel truth.
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"If you don't like Bruce Springsteen, you don't understand Rock'n'roll". Joe strummer
I'm okay with Springsteen, but I can't think of a straight up rock 'n' roll song that he's written.
"Bruce is great and if you do not understand that you're a pretentious martian from Venus". Joe Strummer
What does that mean, exactly?
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Silent Majority wrote:
"Bruce is great and if you do not understand that you're a pretentious martian from Venus". Joe Strummer
What does that mean, exactly?
Bo Diddley.
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eumaas wrote:
Silent Majority wrote:
"Bruce is great and if you do not understand that you're a pretentious martian from Venus". Joe Strummer
What does that mean, exactly?
Bo Diddley.
Imagine spending the day hearing Strummer's internal monologue. As he goes to the shops and hoovers his house and does lots of petty stuff.
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Silent Majority wrote:
eumaas wrote:
Silent Majority wrote:
"Bruce is great and if you do not understand that you're a pretentious martian from Venus". Joe Strummer
What does that mean, exactly?
Bo Diddley.
Imagine spending the day hearing Strummer's internal monologue. As he goes to the shops and hoovers his house and does lots of petty stuff.
No way did Strummer ever hoover.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Heston wrote:
Silent Majority wrote:
eumaas wrote:
Silent Majority wrote:
"Bruce is great and if you do not understand that you're a pretentious martian from Venus". Joe Strummer
What does that mean, exactly?
Bo Diddley.
Imagine spending the day hearing Strummer's internal monologue. As he goes to the shops and hoovers his house and does lots of petty stuff.
No way did Strummer ever hoover.
I bet his Mrs nagged him to helping out here and there. But most of the time it'd probably have been her asking him to tidy up by the time she gets back and then he's passed out on the settee in front of the telly surrounded by beer cans and a giant spliff on the arm chair.
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Silent Majority wrote:
Heston wrote:
Silent Majority wrote:
eumaas wrote:
Silent Majority wrote: What does that mean, exactly?
Bo Diddley.
Imagine spending the day hearing Strummer's internal monologue. As he goes to the shops and hoovers his house and does lots of petty stuff.
No way did Strummer ever hoover.
I bet his Mrs nagged him to helping out here and there. But most of the time it'd probably have been her asking him to tidy up by the time she gets back and then he's passed out on the settee in front of the telly surrounded by beer cans and a giant spliff on the arm chair.
You mean my life?
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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lanini66 wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:
eumaas wrote:Anything is better than constipated grunting.

I like some studio Bruce, but his live music is horrible.
Conversation between me and a friend who loves Springsteen:
Shane: Listen to this. [puts in a BS cassette]
Me: What's wrong with his voice? Did he have an accident?
Shane: You're a jerk. [Hits "Stop"]
"Bruce is great and if you do not understand that you're a pretentious martian from Venus". Joe Strummer
"If you don't like Bruce Springsteen, you don't understand Rock'n'roll". Joe strummer
Why would he write the whole "letter" in permanent marker then sign his name with a pen? That there is phony-baloney.

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pete_21 wrote:
lanini66 wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:
eumaas wrote:Anything is better than constipated grunting.

I like some studio Bruce, but his live music is horrible.
Conversation between me and a friend who loves Springsteen:
Shane: Listen to this. [puts in a BS cassette]
Me: What's wrong with his voice? Did he have an accident?
Shane: You're a jerk. [Hits "Stop"]
"Bruce is great and if you do not understand that you're a pretentious martian from Venus". Joe Strummer
"If you don't like Bruce Springsteen, you don't understand Rock'n'roll". Joe strummer
Why would he write the whole "letter" in permanent marker then sign his name with a pen? That there is phony-baloney.
people are strange.....

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I have no doubt he wrote it. Joe liked a lot of mediocre crap.
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Wolter wrote:I have no doubt he wrote it. Joe liked a lot of mediocre crap.
I suspect Mick's tastes would intersect with mine more than Joe's.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
Wolter wrote:I have no doubt he wrote it. Joe liked a lot of mediocre crap.
I suspect Mick's tastes would intersect with mine more than Joe's.
I think mine would probably intersect most with John Moss.
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