My Home town (about Freehold) I think is also on that album. It was.cool to live in Freehold when Bruce took off in the 70's.
His best album since BUSA, imo. "Lonsome Day", "Into the Fire", Empty Sky, "Worlds Apart", Mary's Place, "Further on up the road" all very good songs. It would be 4th or 5th overall on my list but hard to pick it over his earlier albums.
But it's a poll about "Bruce Springsteen" albums and you included Nebraska, which has no band.
Originally posted by Knight Shift:
But it's a poll about "Bruce Springsteen" albums and you included Nebraska, which has no band.. .. I'm not a fan of Neb either but I've heard some BS fans comment on its greatness so I included it. Can't say the same about TL. I agree ppl have diverse views when it comes to music but TL seemed like an obvious one to leave off the list given no ESB and its lack of "memorable" songs. I can't think of one song from that album that are staples on tour. By comparison, Darkness has at least three (badlands, prove it all night, promised land)
I concur. I recall dancing to Rosalita in the old AEP house on Union Street.. we all started jumping at the end and the floor began to bounce so hard the brothers in the basement flew up the stairs to get us to stop before it caved in. Great times, great album.
Originally posted by RUaMoose:
And "Waiting on a Sunny Day" has been a staple since the rising--there's a classic!Originally posted by Knight Shift:
But it's a poll about "Bruce Springsteen" albums and you included Nebraska, which has no band.. .. I'm not a fan of Neb either but I've heard some BS fans comment on its greatness so I included it. Can't say the same about TL. I agree ppl have diverse views when it comes to music but TL seemed like an obvious one to leave off the list given no ESB and its lack of "memorable" songs. I can't think of one song from that album that are staples on tour. By comparison, Darkness has at least three (badlands, prove it all night, promised land)
Tunnel of Love is very underrated, and in many people's opinions, it is his most personal, as it was written during his first. marriage ending. In my opinion, most rock music comes from a place of desperation, which is why Born to Run, Darkness, Tunnel of Love and The Rising are among his best.
You can't just dismiss an album as not particularly good just because YOU don't like it.
One Step Up is on my Top 10 list, maybe Top 5. Many times in my life the words to this song have crept into my head.Originally posted by RUaMoose:
One guy thinks Neb is his best. .. I'm not a fan of Neb either but I've heard some BS fans comment on its greatness so I included it. Can't say the same about TL. I agree ppl have diverse views when it comes to music but TL seemed like an obvious one to leave off the list given no ESB and its lack of "memorable" songs. I can't think of one song from that album that are staples on tour. By comparison, Darkness has at least three (badlands, prove it all night, promised land)
Originally posted by RUaMoose:
Nebraska has 2 of my favorite songs off of it (Mr State Trooper and Atlantic City), both were haunting on Bruce's solo acoustic tour live as well, plus Johnny 99 is AMAZING in concert with the ESB. (Reason to Believe gets Honorable Mention).Originally posted by Knight Shift:
But it's a poll about "Bruce Springsteen" albums and you included Nebraska, which has no band.. .. I'm not a fan of Neb either but I've heard some BS fans comment on its greatness so I included it.[/B] Can't say the same about TL. I agree ppl have diverse views when it comes to music but TL seemed like an obvious one to leave off the list given no ESB and its lack of "memorable" songs. I can't think of one song from that album that are staples on tour. By comparison, Darkness has at least three (badlands, prove it all night, promised land)
Always thought Bruce missed out on a huge "country" music audience...as you can take 1 song or two from so many albums and make up a Bruce Country record (A lot from the River)...as Bruce wrote about so many country music "themes" (cars, women, racing, hometowns, etc...)
Many you wouldn't need to change at all:
I think Bruce lost so much of his Jersey Shore connection to life when he moved out to LA in the late 80's/90's...as his life experiences and those of other NJ residents inspired so much of his music during the 70's...and he never seem to capture it again till after 9/11 with The Rising.
