Bruce's London Calling

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Oh you guys are no fun.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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matedog wrote:Oh you guys are no fun.
His strain-shouts all the decency out of Dancing in the Dark at that gig, too.
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Silent Majority wrote:
matedog wrote:Oh you guys are no fun.
His strain-shouts all the decency out of Dancing in the Dark at that gig, too.
I love his rock versions of DITD. The barcelona version is top notch for how happy he looks performing it:
[youtube][/youtube]

And being a hardcore fan, I guarantee I hate more about him than you guys do.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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matedog wrote:Oh you guys are no fun.
Ever get the feelin' you've been cheated?
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JennyB wrote:
matedog wrote:Oh you guys are no fun.
Ever get the feelin' you've been cheated?
Yes. I came to a Clash message board expecting good times and laughs only.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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matedog wrote:
Silent Majority wrote:
matedog wrote:Oh you guys are no fun.
His strain-shouts all the decency out of Dancing in the Dark at that gig, too.
I love his rock versions of DITD. The barcelona version is top notch for how happy he looks performing it:
And being a hardcore fan, I guarantee I hate more about him than you guys do.
jeezus is that song shit
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Flex wrote:I'm willing to reserve judgment until we actually get the released mix
As am I. I can handle Bruce's ham-fisted delivery as long as it has some rock to it.
I'm so punk, I don't even take my leather jacket off when it catches fire. Which it does frequently, because of how fucking punk I am.
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Can't be much worse than the Dylan rendition.
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Olaf wrote:Can't be much worse than the Dylan rendition.
True. But I still find it pretty cool that he covered it...kinda.
I'm so punk, I don't even take my leather jacket off when it catches fire. Which it does frequently, because of how fucking punk I am.
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I hope this thing sells like hot cake, if only because Mick will be able to rake in some royalties.
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Knowing the fondness Joe had for bruce, I bet he'd be very, very proud of it....
Said that, not the best cover Bruce played last year....
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Sounds pretty OK to me. :cool:
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It ain't a beauty, but hey, it's alright.
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TeddyB Not Logged In wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGVUaCQmKbE

Aw, jeez. I know Mick's gonna be all proud (as Joe would be) that Bruce has made it a "single" but this is just awful. Makes the Grammy version seem good in comparison. Slow, style-less, vocals even more pinched than his usual latter-day squeezing out a dump. Just, wow.
I like the boos at the beginning. Oh, and maybe they could slow it down some more ...
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Mash wrote:
TeddyB Not Logged In wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGVUaCQmKbE

Aw, jeez. I know Mick's gonna be all proud (as Joe would be) that Bruce has made it a "single" but this is just awful. Makes the Grammy version seem good in comparison. Slow, style-less, vocals even more pinched than his usual latter-day squeezing out a dump. Just, wow.
I like the boos at the beginning. Oh, and maybe they could slow it down some more ...
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