I was with the herd on these albums, I'm afraid. Both struck me at the time as empty, worthlessly formalistic, and I totally checked out on Bruce after them, or beyond the "Philadelphia" single, or until The Rising, and never liked another Bruce album as much as any of the albums before Lucky Town and Human Touch, or not until The Wrecking Ball. For me his mythical epic peak remains 1970s. I'm stuck like that. But I think it's cool that he looks today like a good candidate for Mount Rushmore. it's a testament to his good character.
The first time I saw Bruce Springsteen live was when he was touring with this band for those albums. It was a great show. I’ve seen him a number of times since with E Street. I’m grateful for every single time I’ve gotten to see him perform.
I go back to those 2 albums at some point every year. A few years ago, especially stunned by the solo, I spent two days trying to find out who played it. I found the SNL video on Youtube and went into a Shane Fontayne rabbit hole. That solo was ecstatic.
I was with the herd on these albums, I'm afraid. Both struck me at the time as empty, worthlessly formalistic, and I totally checked out on Bruce after them, or beyond the "Philadelphia" single, or until The Rising, and never liked another Bruce album as much as any of the albums before Lucky Town and Human Touch, or not until The Wrecking Ball. For me his mythical epic peak remains 1970s. I'm stuck like that. But I think it's cool that he looks today like a good candidate for Mount Rushmore. it's a testament to his good character.
Bruce and Shane go at it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJaU_6swr60
The first time I saw Bruce Springsteen live was when he was touring with this band for those albums. It was a great show. I’ve seen him a number of times since with E Street. I’m grateful for every single time I’ve gotten to see him perform.
I still love “57 Channels and Nothing On.”
Just seeing this for the first time: dynamite.
I go back to those 2 albums at some point every year. A few years ago, especially stunned by the solo, I spent two days trying to find out who played it. I found the SNL video on Youtube and went into a Shane Fontayne rabbit hole. That solo was ecstatic.