I'm a huge Springsteen fan, so I may be biased, but I really like TJ, granted it is slower and most songs on the album tend to sound more like spoken word than songs, but I think that's what he was going for. The stories in each song were what hooked me. Dry Lightning and Straight Time are my favorite songs off that album. Especially Straight Time.
: There is a Springsteen vibe in the air, yes there is. �And I will chime in with a bit of glee, as I like the guy's stuff, generally.
: But that "Ghost" album . . . am I the only one who found it to be wholly repetitive, both musically and thematically? �I mean, Springsteen has never been one to wander far from the A Adim Aaug A structure, but this record sounds to me like it was written and recorded under towels.
: I think that this is my off-kilter way of appreciating DB's albums. �I can listen to them all the way through without feeling like I heard the same song over and over. �Of course, there is "new Bruce" that I have not heard. �Surely someone will set me straight.
: Herring405
: PS: �I do like these lines from Bruce:
: "Life is a box of chocolates
: you never know what you're gonna get
: Stupid is as stupid does
: and all the rest of that shit."
Re: The Post of Tom Joad
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I'm a huge Springsteen fan, so I may be biased, but I really like TJ, granted it is slower and most songs on the album tend to sound more like spoken word than songs, but I think that's what he was going for. The stories in each song were what hooked me. Dry Lightning and Straight Time are my favorite songs off that album. Especially Straight Time.
: There is a Springsteen vibe in the air, yes there is. �And I will chime in with a bit of glee, as I like the guy's stuff, generally.
: But that "Ghost" album . . . am I the only one who found it to be wholly repetitive, both musically and thematically? �I mean, Springsteen has never been one to wander far from the A Adim Aaug A structure, but this record sounds to me like it was written and recorded under towels.
: I think that this is my off-kilter way of appreciating DB's albums. �I can listen to them all the way through without feeling like I heard the same song over and over. �Of course, there is "new Bruce" that I have not heard. �Surely someone will set me straight.
: Herring405
: PS: �I do like these lines from Bruce:
: "Life is a box of chocolates
: you never know what you're gonna get
: Stupid is as stupid does
: and all the rest of that shit."
: There is a Springsteen vibe in the air, yes there is. �And I will chime in with a bit of glee, as I like the guy's stuff, generally.
: But that "Ghost" album . . . am I the only one who found it to be wholly repetitive, both musically and thematically? �I mean, Springsteen has never been one to wander far from the A Adim Aaug A structure, but this record sounds to me like it was written and recorded under towels.
: I think that this is my off-kilter way of appreciating DB's albums. �I can listen to them all the way through without feeling like I heard the same song over and over. �Of course, there is "new Bruce" that I have not heard. �Surely someone will set me straight.
: Herring405
: PS: �I do like these lines from Bruce:
: "Life is a box of chocolates
: you never know what you're gonna get
: Stupid is as stupid does
: and all the rest of that shit."
–--
Paddle solo, sleep tandem.
Paddle solo, sleep tandem.
