I like that one.Dr. Medulla wrote:According to Billboard, the number one song in the US that week was Cheap Trick's "The Flame" (Jesus …), so I'm nominating that as the reason the Wall came down. Prove me wrong, children, prove me wrong.matedog wrote:Well it certainly wasn't Reagan, so the only other option is Bruce.Dr. Medulla wrote:File Under: How To Write Like Greil MarcusHow a Bruce Springsteen concert helped bring down the Berlin WallSure, there were "other factors," but it was mainly Springsteen.According to the author of a book on the concert, it may have even, along with other factors, led directly to the fall of the Berlin Wall 16 months later.
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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:I like that one.Dr. Medulla wrote:According to Billboard, the number one song in the US that week was Cheap Trick's "The Flame" (Jesus …), so I'm nominating that as the reason the Wall came down. Prove me wrong, children, prove me wrong.matedog wrote:Well it certainly wasn't Reagan, so the only other option is Bruce.Dr. Medulla wrote:File Under: How To Write Like Greil MarcusHow a Bruce Springsteen concert helped bring down the Berlin WallSure, there were "other factors," but it was mainly Springsteen.According to the author of a book on the concert, it may have even, along with other factors, led directly to the fall of the Berlin Wall 16 months later.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/how-a-bruc ... -1.2825639
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Re: The Dizzle and Jimmy Jizzle's Thread o'Bruce
Why are you so terrible?matedog wrote:I like that one.Dr. Medulla wrote:According to Billboard, the number one song in the US that week was Cheap Trick's "The Flame" (Jesus …), so I'm nominating that as the reason the Wall came down. Prove me wrong, children, prove me wrong.matedog wrote:Well it certainly wasn't Reagan, so the only other option is Bruce.Dr. Medulla wrote:File Under: How To Write Like Greil MarcusHow a Bruce Springsteen concert helped bring down the Berlin WallSure, there were "other factors," but it was mainly Springsteen.According to the author of a book on the concert, it may have even, along with other factors, led directly to the fall of the Berlin Wall 16 months later.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/how-a-bruc ... -1.2825639
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Like I need a reminder that a liberal arts major is less-than worthless in the real world.Dr. Medulla wrote:http://avaxhm.com/ebooks/music/1409404978.html
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the proof we need that the concept of a written language needs to die for the good of us all.Dr. Medulla wrote:http://avaxhm.com/ebooks/music/1409404978.html
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Re: The Dizzle and Jimmy Jizzle's Thread o'Bruce
Darkness At the Edge of Town and The Promise are really good, so I started visiting Bruce's catalogue. Nothing really interested me (The River has it's moments) except Nebraska.
The only problem I have is it's a demo tape. Anybody know if full band recordings of the songs exist?
The only problem I have is it's a demo tape. Anybody know if full band recordings of the songs exist?
Re: The Dizzle and Jimmy Jizzle's Thread o'Bruce
I highly recommend disc 2 of the Tracks compilation. It is mostly River outtakes that I (and most fans) think are a lot stronger than what made the actual album.daredevil wrote:Darkness At the Edge of Town and The Promise are really good, so I started visiting Bruce's catalogue. Nothing really interested me (The River has it's moments) except Nebraska.
The only problem I have is it's a demo tape. Anybody know if full band recordings of the songs exist?
The electric Nebraska stuff has never leaked. The closest I could come to is some of the live versions at the time:
Atlantic City in particular sounds great:
More recently, he did a really great full band version of Reason to Believe
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.
Re: The Dizzle and Jimmy Jizzle's Thread o'Bruce
That live version of Atlantic City is great.matedog wrote:I highly recommend disc 2 of the Tracks compilation. It is mostly River outtakes that I (and most fans) think are a lot stronger than what made the actual album.daredevil wrote:Darkness At the Edge of Town and The Promise are really good, so I started visiting Bruce's catalogue. Nothing really interested me (The River has it's moments) except Nebraska.
The only problem I have is it's a demo tape. Anybody know if full band recordings of the songs exist?
The electric Nebraska stuff has never leaked. The closest I could come to is some of the live versions at the time:
Atlantic City in particular sounds great:
More recently, he did a really great full band version of Reason to Believe
Too bad the full band recordings of Nebraska has never been released. I'll check out the Tracks CD.
Re: The Dizzle and Jimmy Jizzle's Thread o'Bruce
It's 84/85, so the synths are a bit high. Disc 2 is the big one for River stuff, but there are a couple Darkness outtakes on Disc 1 - Don't Look Back, Hearts of Stone, Give the Girl a Kiss.daredevil wrote:That live version of Atlantic City is great.matedog wrote:I highly recommend disc 2 of the Tracks compilation. It is mostly River outtakes that I (and most fans) think are a lot stronger than what made the actual album.daredevil wrote:Darkness At the Edge of Town and The Promise are really good, so I started visiting Bruce's catalogue. Nothing really interested me (The River has it's moments) except Nebraska.
The only problem I have is it's a demo tape. Anybody know if full band recordings of the songs exist?
The electric Nebraska stuff has never leaked. The closest I could come to is some of the live versions at the time:
Atlantic City in particular sounds great:
More recently, he did a really great full band version of Reason to Believe
Too bad the full band recordings of Nebraska has never been released. I'll check out the Tracks CD.
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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Do you think Bruce will finally relent and allow this stuff a release?matedog wrote:It's 84/85, so the synths are a bit high. Disc 2 is the big one for River stuff, but there are a couple Darkness outtakes on Disc 1 - Don't Look Back, Hearts of Stone, Give the Girl a Kiss.daredevil wrote:That live version of Atlantic City is great.matedog wrote:I highly recommend disc 2 of the Tracks compilation. It is mostly River outtakes that I (and most fans) think are a lot stronger than what made the actual album.daredevil wrote:Darkness At the Edge of Town and The Promise are really good, so I started visiting Bruce's catalogue. Nothing really interested me (The River has it's moments) except Nebraska.
The only problem I have is it's a demo tape. Anybody know if full band recordings of the songs exist?
The electric Nebraska stuff has never leaked. The closest I could come to is some of the live versions at the time:
Atlantic City in particular sounds great:
More recently, he did a really great full band version of Reason to Believe
Too bad the full band recordings of Nebraska has never been released. I'll check out the Tracks CD.
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Which stuff? The Tracks compilation is an official release.Marky Dread wrote:Do you think Bruce will finally relent and allow this stuff a release?matedog wrote:It's 84/85, so the synths are a bit high. Disc 2 is the big one for River stuff, but there are a couple Darkness outtakes on Disc 1 - Don't Look Back, Hearts of Stone, Give the Girl a Kiss.daredevil wrote:That live version of Atlantic City is great.matedog wrote:I highly recommend disc 2 of the Tracks compilation. It is mostly River outtakes that I (and most fans) think are a lot stronger than what made the actual album.daredevil wrote:Darkness At the Edge of Town and The Promise are really good, so I started visiting Bruce's catalogue. Nothing really interested me (The River has it's moments) except Nebraska.
The only problem I have is it's a demo tape. Anybody know if full band recordings of the songs exist?
The electric Nebraska stuff has never leaked. The closest I could come to is some of the live versions at the time:
Atlantic City in particular sounds great:
More recently, he did a really great full band version of Reason to Believe
Too bad the full band recordings of Nebraska has never been released. I'll check out the Tracks CD.
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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Sorry should've been more specific. I am referring to the Electric Nebraska session.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
Nos Sumus Una Familia
Re: The Dizzle and Jimmy Jizzle's Thread o'Bruce
I wanted to clarify that I liked a lot of Bruce's songs on his albums that I listened to. Just not enough to go out and buy the album. The River is really good, but some of the songs just didn't click with me.
Same with BITUSA. I always liked DITD and Going Down, but never liked the title track.
Same with BITUSA. I always liked DITD and Going Down, but never liked the title track.