Springsteen V ~ Super Bowl Party

[phanan]

Nope. My Best Was Never Good Enough from the Joad album was first.

Every cloud has a silver lining, every dog has his day
She said, "Now don't say nothin'
if you don't have something nice to say."
The tough, now they get going, when the going gets tough
But for you my best was never good enough

"Now don't try for a home run, baby
If you can get the job done with a hit"
Remember, "A quitter never wins and a winner never quits"
"The sun don't shine on a sleepin' dog's ass"
And all the rest of that stuff
But for you my best was never good enough

"If God gives you nothin' but lemons, then you make some lemonade"
"The early bird catches the fuckin' worm,
Rome wasn't built in a day"

"Now life's like a box of chocolates,
You never know what you're going to get"
"Stupid is as stupid does and all the rest of that shit"

Come'on pretty baby, call my bluff
'Cause for you my best was never good enough

 

[bono_212]

Nope. My Best Was Never Good Enough from the Joad album was first.

I pointed that out to someone the other night too, and it's funny because, in another song, doesn't he say "freaking"? Good lord, better to drop the f bomb twice.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

I need to give Tom Joad another spin sometime soon. I think I've probably only listened to it once all the way through. It's the Bruce album that I'm least familiar with, along with Human Touch and Lucky Town.

 

[corianderstem]

I like the idea/theme of Tom Joad, and I love the mood of it, but save for a small handful of tracks, I don't actually like it all that much.

 

[martha]

Long Time Comin' on Devils and Dust:

Well there's just a spark of campfire burning
Two kids in a sleeping bag beside
I Reach 'neath your shirt, lay my hands across your belly
And feel another one kickin' inside
I ain't gonna fuck it up this time

Long Time Comin': brucespringsteen.net: Bruce Springsteen

 

[phanan]

And we always have the nice "imagery" from Reno.

 

[phanan]

I like the idea/theme of Tom Joad, and I love the mood of it, but save for a small handful of tracks, I don't actually like it all that much.

Very true.

 

[bono_212]

And we always have the nice "imagery" from Reno.

:shudder:

 

[MMP]

Ah, "Queen of the Supermarket" lyrics are so beautiful


And I'm listening to "Outlaw Pete" for the 10th and I'm still getting goose bumps when he sings "I'm outlaw Pete... I'm outlaw Pete...can you hear me?"

 

[shari schultz]

Life Itself-->Kingdom of Days-->Last Carnival ~ I really like the flow of those three together.
Outlaw Pete into Lucky Day isn't bad either.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

if you want to be technical, he also added a big fucked into Lost In The Flood on the Live In New York City album... which i think works much nicer than "messed"

dem cats were real fucked up.

 

[bono_man2002]

Bruce Is coming to guitar hero!

 

[bono_212]

Bruce Is coming to guitar hero!

Yeah, I was pretty damn excited about that, til I had to leave Guitar Hero at home

 

[angelordevil]

I love this: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/neil_m..._springsteen_working_on_a_dream_the_new_album

...I'm the one "who's either 12 or an idiot."

 

[No spoken words]

I love this: Whoops! Browser Settings Incompatible

...I'm the one "who's either 12 or an idiot."

That's awesome.

 

[angelordevil]

That's awesome.

I was being slightly provocative when I made the comment, but I believe it to be true.

Neil made a great point that trumped the age thing entirely--it should never be a barrier to greatness of any kind. Bruce & Peter Seeger yesterday, for example.

 

[No spoken words]

I was being slightly provocative when I made the comment, but I believe it to be true.

Neil made a great point that trumped the age thing entirely--it should never be a barrier to greatness of any kind. Bruce & Peter Seeger yesterday, for example.

I don't like when people use age to explain things away...I mean, it is a factor in that as you grow older, presumably your life changes, you might start a family, drop old habits, grow new concerns, and that will impact your songwriting, etc......but, it should not be used as an excuse, or so I think.

 

[angelordevil]

I don't like when people use age to explain things away...I mean, it is a factor in that as you grow older, presumably your life changes, you might start a family, drop old habits, grow new concerns, and that will impact your songwriting, etc......but, it should not be used as an excuse, or so I think.

I agree completely. I think I got going by the previous comment: "...Another aging self righteous Obama butt sniffer."

Numerical age aside, I do find it compelling how artists like Springsteen, who have such career longevity, keep pushing out relevant, inspiring stuff. Factor in Neil Young and Bob Dylan (albeit, slightly more 'experienced' examples), and you have the trappings of a pretty interesting research paper...or at least interesting to me.

 

[achtung_girl]

* 02.06.2009 - Ratina, Tampere, Finland
* 04.06.2009 - Stockholm Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden
* 05.06.2009 - Stockholm Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden
* 09.06.2009 - Bergenhus Festning - Koengen, Bergen, Norway
* 10.06.2009 - Bergenhus Festning - Koengen, Bergen, Norway
* 02.07.2009 - Olympiastadion, München, Germany
* 03.07.2009 - Commerzbank Arena - Frankfurt, Germany
* 05.07.2009 - Ernst Happel Stadion - Wien, Austria
* 08.07.2009 - MCH Outdoor Arena, Herning, Denmark

italy and uk dates are not confirmed yet...

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

where'd you find those dates?

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

Think it's too late to fly to FL (warm weather )and volunteer to be part of the crowd for the Super Bowl?

 

[achtung_girl]

where'd you find those dates?

Backstreets.com: Tour/Ticket Info

And I got a 'pre-presale' alert email for the Germany dates this morning. But I think the official presale starts on Monday, so I'll wait.

 

[phanan]

Damn, he's on the cover of Rolling Stone again.

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

Ok, the soul patch needs to either be dyed or go away altogether. :shallow:

 

[last unicorn]

Backstreets.com: Tour/Ticket Info

And I got a 'pre-presale' alert email for the Germany dates this morning. But I think the official presale starts on Monday, so I'll wait.

Hi Anna

Got it this morning as well!

Vienna is July 5, so I'll try to score tickets for that date. I've also thought about going to Munich but I think it will be too much. I have to save some money and energy for U2.

GREAT news, btw, that Bruce is coming back. He hasn't been in our country for quite some time.

 

[achtung_girl]

Hi Anna

Got it this morning as well!

Vienna is July 5, so I'll try to score tickets for that date. I've also thought about going to Munich but I think it will be too much. I have to save some money and energy for U2.

GREAT news, btw, that Bruce is coming back. He hasn't been in our country for quite some time.

Silvia!
Yeah that's awesome for you !
I'm thinking about going to both german dates, but I dunno how to get from Frankfurt to Munich , cause it's just a day between the gigs!
But I think I'll go to Munich cause I have some friends there...and Bruce (+ESB) will also be at the Pink Pop festival in Landgraaf on May 30. That's very close to where I live and that would be a great alternative.
You should really think about coming to Munich ...

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

He's the guest DJ on Sirius E Street channel right now-they are replaying it on later dates and the second edition is on other dates. The dates are on his web site.

 

[last unicorn]

You should really think about coming to Munich ...

Yeah maybe. I'm only a little worried that it will interfere with my U2 tour plans.

 

[corianderstem]

Guess I'm buying another issue of Rolling Stone.

 

[phanan]

You know, it gets a bit ridiculous when Rolling Stone keeps giving Springsteen albums five stars.