Springsteen VIII - 2014, tour, album, etc. - Page 6

bono_212 · 01-15-2014, 11:38 PM

Can we take a moment to appreciate the fact that there is a song on this album that sounds like the sequel to "I'm on Fire"?

"Down in the Hole"

martha · 01-15-2014, 11:59 PM

Looks like I need to get to Target sooner than I thought, then.

LemonMelon · 01-16-2014, 12:06 AM

I really, really enjoy the unabashed power pop cheese of Just Like Fire Would.

bono_212 · 01-16-2014, 12:18 AM

Yep, those two are my favorites on this album that I didn't already know. Also really love the cover closer.

**Headache in a Suitcase** · 01-16-2014, 07:35 AM

Down In The Hole is an absolutely heartbreaking song.

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U2girl · 01-17-2014, 03:47 PM

Officially confirmed downloads

Backstreets.com: Springsteen News

phanan · 01-23-2014, 10:48 PM

Bonus DVD is great. Both his mother and sister join him at the end of Dancing In The Dark.

Only thing better would have been the whole show.

martha · 01-26-2014, 12:14 PM

I listened to this once through on the way to Glendale last night and I dug the hell out of it. Really loved it. I'll need a few more listens, but I really like the songs.

iron yuppie · 01-26-2014, 07:24 PM

Finally gave this a listen. There are some great tracks on here, especially Down in the Hole, and I appreciate the "fuck off, I'm having fun" vibe of Frankie Fell in Love. I was really digging Tom Joad as well until Morrello spews possibly the most self-indulgent and needless guitar solo I've ever heard all over it. So overall a mixed bag, I suppose.

martha · 01-26-2014, 07:43 PM

He's just not all that.

U2girl · 01-27-2014, 01:45 PM

Good record, indeed the second half is superior, the stretch of songs HOIG/Tom Joad/The Wall (a Dylan impression vocally on that one?) in particular works well. The album drops a little with Down in the hole/Heaven's wall after the punch of first four songs but picks up with Frankie/Sword song.

Highlights : the three songs with the best Morello solos, ie the title track, American skin and Tom Joad. Frankie is the one I keep replaying the most.

iron yuppie · 01-27-2014, 06:58 PM

I'm going back through a lot of Bruce's catalogue, and now listening to Tunnel of Love, I'm surprised that Brilliant Disguise has been the de facto "best of" song when Tougher than the Rest is such a stellar track.

**Headache in a Suitcase** · 01-27-2014, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iron yuppie

Finally gave this a listen. There are some great tracks on here, especially Down in the Hole, and I appreciate the "fuck off, I'm having fun" vibe of Frankie Fell in Love. I was really digging Tom Joad as well until Morrello spews possibly the most self-indulgent and needless guitar solo I've ever heard all over it. So overall a mixed bag, I suppose.

Well the origins of this version of Tom Joad came from a one off live situation where Morelo was supposed to be showing off, so as this studio version is more or less an exact copy of the live versions, thus then... yea.

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LemonMelon · 01-27-2014, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iron yuppie

I'm going back through a lot of Bruce's catalogue, and now listening to Tunnel of Love, I'm surprised that Brilliant Disguise has been the de facto "best of" song when Tougher than the Rest is such a stellar track.

Ain't Got You/Tougher Than the Rest is one of my favorite starts to any Springsteen album. It's such a great introduction to Bruce's mindset at the time and you can hear the machismo being slowly peeled away over the course of the album, until Valentine's Day, which is one of his most vulnerable tracks.

iron yuppie · 01-27-2014, 08:16 PM

Personally I find One Step Up to be about as wrenching a song as Bruce has ever made. Maybe The River and a handful of others trump it in that regard.

bono_212 · 01-27-2014, 08:36 PM

I have so many favorites from that album, it's hard to choose. One Step Up is it, some days.

cobl04 · 01-27-2014, 10:14 PM

Really considering going again in Feb, I enjoyed it that much the first and second times.

lazarus · 01-27-2014, 10:24 PM

Best on Tunnel Of Love for me is the closer Valentine's Day. A beautiful, moving track. But as Ashley said there's so many good ones on that album.

Unpopular opinion, but this blows Born In The U.S.A. out of the water, even with only a minimal E-Street Band presence.

bono_212 · 01-27-2014, 10:27 PM

It's my 3rd favorite album of his, which is saying a lot. But my favorite album is still BitUSA.

LemonMelon · 01-27-2014, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lazarus

Unpopular opinion, but this blows Born In The U.S.A. out of the water, even with only a minimal E-Street Band presence.

Agreed. The emotional arc apparent throughout the album is powerful and makes it worth listening to in full every time, despite the presence of a few weaker tracks.

01-15-2014, 11:38 PM	#101
bono_212 Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 83,919 Local Time: 09:58 AM	Can we take a moment to appreciate the fact that there is a song on this album that sounds like the sequel to "I'm on Fire"? "Down in the Hole" __________________ __________________

01-15-2014, 11:59 PM	#102
martha Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Orange County and all over the goddamn place Posts: 42,562 Local Time: 09:58 AM	Looks like I need to get to Target sooner than I thought, then. __________________

01-16-2014, 12:18 AM	#104
bono_212 Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 83,919 Local Time: 09:58 AM	Yep, those two are my favorites on this album that I didn't already know. Also really love the cover closer. __________________

01-27-2014, 08:36 PM	#116
bono_212 Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 83,919 Local Time: 09:58 AM	I have so many favorites from that album, it's hard to choose. One Step Up is it, some days. __________________

01-27-2014, 10:27 PM	#119
bono_212 Blue Crack Distributor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 83,919 Local Time: 09:58 AM	It's my 3rd favorite album of his, which is saying a lot. But my favorite album is still BitUSA. __________________

01-16-2014, 12:06 AM	#103
LemonMelon More 5G Than Man Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hollywoo Posts: 68,800 Local Time: 09:58 AM	I really, really enjoy the unabashed power pop cheese of Just Like Fire Would.

01-16-2014, 07:35 AM	#105
Headache in a Suitcase Forum Administrator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: With the other morally corrupt bootlicking rubes. Posts: 75,109 Local Time: 11:58 AM	Down In The Hole is an absolutely heartbreaking song. Sent from my android cause iphones are for old people

01-17-2014, 03:47 PM	#106
U2girl Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: slovenija Posts: 21,105 Local Time: 06:58 PM	Officially confirmed downloads Backstreets.com: Springsteen News

01-23-2014, 10:48 PM	#107
phanan Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: in the darkness on the edge of town Posts: 26,346 Local Time: 11:58 AM	Bonus DVD is great. Both his mother and sister join him at the end of Dancing In The Dark. Only thing better would have been the whole show.

01-26-2014, 12:14 PM	#108
martha Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Orange County and all over the goddamn place Posts: 42,562 Local Time: 09:58 AM	I listened to this once through on the way to Glendale last night and I dug the hell out of it. Really loved it. I'll need a few more listens, but I really like the songs.

01-26-2014, 07:24 PM	#109
iron yuppie ONE love, blood, life Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 10,948 Local Time: 10:58 AM	Finally gave this a listen. There are some great tracks on here, especially Down in the Hole, and I appreciate the "fuck off, I'm having fun" vibe of Frankie Fell in Love. I was really digging Tom Joad as well until Morrello spews possibly the most self-indulgent and needless guitar solo I've ever heard all over it. So overall a mixed bag, I suppose.

01-26-2014, 07:43 PM	#110
martha Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Orange County and all over the goddamn place Posts: 42,562 Local Time: 09:58 AM	He's just not all that.

01-27-2014, 01:45 PM	#111
U2girl Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: slovenija Posts: 21,105 Local Time: 06:58 PM	Good record, indeed the second half is superior, the stretch of songs HOIG/Tom Joad/The Wall (a Dylan impression vocally on that one?) in particular works well. The album drops a little with Down in the hole/Heaven's wall after the punch of first four songs but picks up with Frankie/Sword song. Highlights : the three songs with the best Morello solos, ie the title track, American skin and Tom Joad. Frankie is the one I keep replaying the most.

01-27-2014, 06:58 PM	#112
iron yuppie ONE love, blood, life Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 10,948 Local Time: 10:58 AM	I'm going back through a lot of Bruce's catalogue, and now listening to Tunnel of Love, I'm surprised that Brilliant Disguise has been the de facto "best of" song when Tougher than the Rest is such a stellar track.

01-27-2014, 08:16 PM	#115
iron yuppie ONE love, blood, life Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 10,948 Local Time: 10:58 AM	Personally I find One Step Up to be about as wrenching a song as Bruce has ever made. Maybe The River and a handful of others trump it in that regard.

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01-27-2014, 10:14 PM	#117
cobl04 45:33 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: East Point to Shaolin Posts: 59,227 Local Time: 03:58 AM	Really considering going again in Feb, I enjoyed it that much the first and second times.

01-27-2014, 10:24 PM	#118
lazarus Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 42,267 Local Time: 08:58 AM	Best on Tunnel Of Love for me is the closer Valentine's Day. A beautiful, moving track. But as Ashley said there's so many good ones on that album. Unpopular opinion, but this blows Born In The U.S.A. out of the water, even with only a minimal E-Street Band presence.