Kevin's Watch

I'm really not liking the new U2 stuff. The lyrics to Vertigo are terribly unimaginitive and Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own sounds like it was originally released a decade ago.

I agree, U2 has really fallen as far as I'm concerned. I don't care for Springsteen's new stuff either, but you can't take away songs like "Thunder Road" or "Atlantic City".

dennisrwood wrote:Bruce Springsteen

I just don't get the amount of love he receives.

Maybe if you shaved and buttoned up your shirt, you'd get a little more love.

Anyway, I hate Shania Twain, Gwen Stefani, Kelly Clarkson, and Faith Hill for not returning my calls.

dAN, what are you doing in a church forum?

The Streets = Bloody awful

dlbpharmd wrote:dAN, what are you doing in a church forum?

Warmark wrote:The Streets = Bloody awful

Certainly.

the Rolling Stones nowadays. they need to quit, same with the Who.

I don't hate the Stones, I just don't "get" their style, just as I don't "get" Bob Dylan, and likely never will. There are a few Stones songs that I think are really good, but overall I'm just indifferent towards them. Same with Bruce Springsteen. At least I comprehend Springsteen more than Dylan. But in terms of "working class poets," I prefer Mellencamp (or Big Country's Stuart Adamson) over either of them.

Nav wrote:Bit harsh to include Justin Timberlake though, there was some quite funky stuff on his album and he doesn't take himself too seriously.

Well, okay, I'll give Timberlake the benefit of a doubt. But if I were a screaming teen fangirl, I think I'd pick Ricky Martin as my favorite Solo Guy Who Used to Sing In a Boy-band.

You prefer Mellonhead (ok I'll give you Scarecrow-great CD) over Springsteen? You obviously haven't listenened the the right Springsteen try: Greetings from Asbury Park, The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle, Born to Run and The River. Dylan was good in his time-he had his finger on the pluse of young US unrest in the 60s but, (as Cat Stevens would say) you're still young that's your fault and Canadian Big Country rules, that, at least, is true.

My rule of thumb concerning the Boss; only listen to stuff prior to "Born In The USA". If you really want to talk hate, then I say the latest abomination by Green Day is worthy of my hate, strictly for the content. As musicians, they are pretty much unimportant; as political activists, I wish they had bought a clue before attempting to brainwash our youth.

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! My son just asked me to burn a copy of his friend's cd; guess what cd it is? If you said "american Idiot" you win!!

...Dont be an American Idiot!!
dont burn that cd thats illegal you know

Well, if burning a flag is legal.......

If he said "Dad, can you burn this cd?" you may yet have a viable "misunderstanding"



Though actually I quite like that album

the American Idiot album is great.

dANdeLION wrote:My rule of thumb concerning the Boss; only listen to stuff prior to "Born In The USA".

Interesting thing to say, as it was that album's song "Dancing In The Dark" that initially made me almost a fan of Springsteen. A catchy, hit single from a "serious" artist? (Mock feint) Oh, the horror! I liked the song. So sue me. But subsequently I was turned off by the whole idolization of Springsteen in the media as this great working class hero-type. Same thing happened to Mellencamp, though I wonder if maybe he pursued such an image more aggressively than Springsteen. At any rate, I think my musical tastes gravitate more to "artsy-fartsy" types--that is, fartsy types who still know how to play kick-ass rock n' roll while not being afraid to be "pretentious" and deliver social commentary in their music. Which is one reason why I admired the late Stuart Adamson of Big Country. I could go on, but I think I've hijacked this thread enough. I'll honor the no-fly zone, heh...

My rule of thumb concerning Mellencamp; only listen to John Cougar.

"Born To Run" really is my fav Boss tune, but the stuff prior to it is really great too.

American Idiot is fine musically, and lyrically too, I guess, but hardly groundbreaking. The Ramones and Sex Pistols had all this covered 25 years ago....mind you, I'm sure No Doubt was also covered 25 years ago, but I can never get enough of that. My main beef with Green Day is in the Bass magazine interviews; what they think of G. Bush has nothing to do with their sound, their style, their equipment; but apparently Mr. Dirnt doesn't agree. If he was using Kerry's old bass rig, that would be noteworthy; but alas, he isn't.

Dancing in the Dark? No wonder--you need to listen to The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle. One of my fav albums of all time recorded in 73 (and if you grew up in Jersey, like I did, and went to the shore alot it has even more meaning) with songs like The E Street Shuffle, 4th of July, Asbury Park, Sandy and Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) you really can't go wrong.

(who was the famous chicky who danced with Bruce in the D in the D video? was it Courtney Cox? )

It was indeed Courtney Cox.

I enjoy much of Springsteen's music - but listening to 'Devils and Dust', I'm now convinced that all along he's secretly wanted to be Bob Dylan.