OK, fine, ‘Born In The U.S.A.’ is a perfect album but I think ‘Born To Run’ is overrated, ‘The River’ sounds like it was recorded at the bottom of one, and ‘The Wild, The Innocent, and The E-Street Shuffle’ is just embarrassing. At their worst they remind me of a coked out middle manager over-dancing to Journey in white jeans.<\/p>\n
Most bands are BANDS. You can’t separate one of the members from the rest. This is why the E-Streeters are ultimately session players and not members of a band. I don’t care how many photos they put on the cover of Bruce leaning on Clarence or Little Stevie or Max. It is Bruce and whoever he brings along for the ride.<\/p>\n
Which is why ‘Nebraska’ is perfect. Much of Springsteen’s music in the ’70’s suffered under the weight of ambition. I SHALL NOW CAPTURE THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA IN 4 MINUTES OR LESS, AND BY SPIRIT I MEAN THE DIRTY UNDERBELLY AND THE SOARING HOPE, THE PASSION AND THE DESPAIR, THE EVERYTHING AND NOTHING, THE OVER AND THE UNDER, WHAT THE HELL WAS I SAYING?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Oh, Bren.\u00a0 We are gonna go ’round and ’round, me bucko.<\/p>\n
After I get this new idea for a series off the ground, I mean…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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