lazarus
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I'd say this snuffs any idea of an "Ask Shouter" thread. With that opinion, I can't take anything else seriously.
Unpopular music opinions take II
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I'd say this snuffs any idea of an "Ask Shouter" thread. With that opinion, I can't take anything else seriously.
corianderstem
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I will give him the ridiculousness of the idea of "guitars flashing like switchblades," but the song is still great.
bono_212
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I don't think it's that great.
lazarus
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Take her away!
LemonMelon
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Blerg.
bono_212
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Take her away!
Are you suggesting I'm either 1) A Member of the Rebel Alliance or B) a traitor?
Because I take offense at both.
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cobl04
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that's not such a bad opinion... i can understand someone disliking those huge, long, ethereal, everything-and-the-kitchen-sink type songs. really it's no different to someone disliking The End by The Doors (don't flame me, a LOT of people love that song, and it too is huge and long). i certainly don't agree though, Jungleland is a masterpiece.
my unpopular 'Steen opinion is to side with laz... Born in the USA is hugely overrated. i love Born to Run, but i can't listen to USA start to end. most of the songs make me cringe. only just saved by the title track, I'm on Fire and Dancing in the Dark.
my unpopular 'Steen opinion is to side with laz... Born in the USA is hugely overrated. i love Born to Run, but i can't listen to USA start to end. most of the songs make me cringe. only just saved by the title track, I'm on Fire and Dancing in the Dark.
bono_212
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In spite of the awfulness of the beginning of the second half of Born in the U.S.A., the other songs still make it my favorite 'Steen album.
And it's not that I dislike Jungleland, but it's just SO beloved, and that baffles me
And it's not that I dislike Jungleland, but it's just SO beloved, and that baffles me
lazarus
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Sorry, Your Highness-ness.
LemonMelon
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Husker Du's New Day Rising > Zen Arcade.
lazarus
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I can get behind that.
Zen Arcade is like their The Wall.
Zen Arcade is like their The Wall.
bono_212
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Now you're on notice.
lazarus
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1 minute. Not bad.
phanan
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Interesting. I think No Surrender is one of the better cuts from the album.
The acoustic version from the live box is superior though.
bono_212
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Apparently I have my own batsignal now.
No Surrender has suffered for me in the last few years thanks to that damn awful episode of Cold Case. The last time I listened to the album though, I caught myself humming along, so, I'm getting over it. The only song on the album I flat out don't like is "Bobby Jean"
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GirlsAloudFan
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No Surrender is one of my favorite Bruce songs. Got a lot of nice memories associated with that track.
lazarus
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Like the young girls you've assaulted?
GirlsAloudFan
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Nah, actually my dad is a huge Bruce fan, and my sneaking into his vinyl collection and borrowing Bruce records (among other records) was one of the big moments in my formative years. I found out not long after that No Surrender was one of his favorite songs.
PhilsFan
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Downbound Train is a great track.
bono_212
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Seriously. I love the structure of that song most of all. Or lack thereof.
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cobl04
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My Hometown is a cure for insomnia.
lazarus
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Lancemc said:
Fixed.
LemonMelon
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Which is why U2 covered it back in 1985. In A Little While wasn't around yet.
GirlsAloudFan
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I like the lyrical sentiment of My Hometown, and think it's a fitting closer but, yeah, it's not anything I'm ever dying to hear out of context.
Saracene
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I can listen to a few Bruce Springsteen songs and then I just get bored with him. Same with Pearl Jam.
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cobl04
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watch out for GAF... that he hasn't posted in a few hours suggests to me he's already on a flight over here to kill you with a glorified version of a pellet gun.
lazarus
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Got room for another double album better than The Wall?
Being There, from VWilcock (The Band). Perhaps the least pretentious two-fer I've heard. While the lyrics may not be very impressive, there's not a bum track on the whole thing, which is quite an achievement itself. A perfect tour of American music, with a few hints to the band's more dissonant experimentation to come.
Being There, from VWilcock (The Band). Perhaps the least pretentious two-fer I've heard. While the lyrics may not be very impressive, there's not a bum track on the whole thing, which is quite an achievement itself. A perfect tour of American music, with a few hints to the band's more dissonant experimentation to come.
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Laz, are you suggesting that you do not like The Wall, or simply that it is overrated? I don't think that I have ever heard your general opinion on Floyd.
lazarus
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I'm a big Floyd fan, but The Wall, for me, is more of an experience than an album I want to listen to often. And I'd argue that the film does more to wholly deliver Waters' vision than the music itself. I think the writing is outstanding, but outside of a handful of highlights, on a song-for-song basis it doesnt stack up well against other double albums and lacks the consistency of other Floyd efforts.
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