Album Rating: 4.5
rolling stone gave this a 5/5. just sayin'.
Rolling Stone is a tad over enthusiastic. David Fricke. i mean he's a fine journalist. certainly can't question his skill or review. its an accurate review (although he calls it the most "openly nostalgic record Springsteen has ever made." i don't find that) but some Rolling Stone reviewers have gone about giving "classic" ratings to brand new albums. i think a "classic" album in rock n roll needs some time to hold up. if it grows, remains incredible, stands the test of time (however long that is) and is somewhat timeless itself, then it can be considered a classic imo. but other then that why even bother being that lofty with a rating?
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Album Rating: 4.5
i remember they used to print the meaning of the ratings in the mag. don't know if they still do. but it was 1 star poor, 2 average, 3 good, 4 excellent, and 5 classic. don't know if that is what they're still doing, though.This Message Edited On 10.03.07
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Album Rating: 4.5
hmm, well that is interesting. well by those standards, yeah. within the Bruce catalog and among his work in general, this places among his classics. i'm not sure where it places, but it does. for me its all new, but familiar still. not nostalgic as some have suggested. although i'm sure that is subjective. bruce has called it "current." i tend to agree. This Message Edited On 10.03.07
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Album Rating: 3.5
I've heard about 4 songs from this and they were very good. To all da playa h8as, dun cross Da Boss innit.
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Album Rating: 4.5
So I got this the other day. The Boss did not let me down. This is a really quality album. I'm not sure if their are any really standout anthems up to the level of like Thunder Road, but a great album nonetheless.
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i'll probably listen to this but it would've been nice if the title was a little less mundane
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Album Rating: 4.5
So I got this the other day. The Boss did not let me down. This is a really quality album. I'm not sure if their are any really standout anthems up to the level of like Thunder Road, but a great album nonetheless.
yeah i don't think stand out anthems are whats going on with this album. i'm just glad no BITUSA style anthems are included. i think Gypsy Biker is like a little anthem, of sorts. a center peice to the album, although not its strongest cut. and i've read it takes off in concert. Devils Arcade, as well. Livin' In The Future is pretty big R&B. i like it.
the new stuff is working into the new tour very well next to his older stuff on the setlist. setlist for the tours official opening night a couple days ago:
Radio Nowhere
The Ties That Bind
Lonesome Day
Gypsy Biker
Magic
Reason to Believe ("ZZ Top" version)
Night
She's the One
Livin' in the Future
The Promised Land
Town Called Heartbreak (Patti Scialfa song, sung as duet)
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Darlington County
Devil's Arcade
The Rising
Last to Die
Long Walk Home
Badlands
*ENCORE*
Girls in Their Summer Clothes
Thundercrack
Born to Run
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
American Land
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Album Rating: 4.5
No Thunder Road? Lame.
I couldn't get tickets to see him, the closest gig was a couple hours away.
Fail.
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Album Rating: 4.5
It would be nice if he replaced Thundercrack with Thunder Road. I don't know Thundercrack, but its one of his many unreleased things he started to put out with the Tracks album. or an obscure b side. i've heard it, i'm sure. but i don't recall it. they said many at the opening night gig seemed oblivious to it. strange place tro put it in the encore.
i will be going to see him. i have seen him before. greatly looking forward to it
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Rolling Stone is a tad over enthusiastic.
Yeah, RS has sort of a trend goin' on. If you've made great music thirty years ago, any album that you release will be instant classics. Nebraska and Born to Run are classics. This is a fine record, but not a classic.
Rolling Stone's 5 are a little different than our 5's really I think.
I dunno, i've seen people give 5's to some shitty albums.
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Album Rating: 4.5
i have but twelve 5's in all my ratings. a few could be arguable. some changes might be in order, but i really don't think i would under careful consideration.This Message Edited On 10.05.07
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i have like 30 5's, but they're pretty reputable bands. i mean like someone giving a Used or a Hammerfall album a 5.
And, yeah, i guess staff reviews are more reputable, cause you're all better than us.
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you're just so much smarter than the rest of us losers.
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a little joke? just a little one?
no but im done.
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Album Rating: 4.5
john usually doesn't ask before he's an ass so consider yourself special :D
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lol.
oh, and great review. i dont think ive mentioned that yet.
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Album Rating: 5.0
Nice job man, great review for a classic record.
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Am I the only one who got an Eddie Vedder vibe from his voice?
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yeah considering eddie vedder has been around longer than bruce springsteen.
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I love "Girls in their Summer Clothes"
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