tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910221557632849202.post6408092649066783625..comments2023-12-25T01:16:54.487+00:00Comments on A fool on a hill: Born To Run, by Bruce SpringsteenSue Purkisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910221557632849202.post-86490582561792481542017-05-06T12:01:05.396+01:002017-05-06T12:01:05.396+01:00Yes, I'd go along with that - I think it was a...Yes, I'd go along with that - I think it was a recording of a live session - just a bit of fun.Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910221557632849202.post-80238764943899853432017-05-06T11:24:35.710+01:002017-05-06T11:24:35.710+01:00I'm not well up on Pete Seeger, other, obvious...I'm not well up on Pete Seeger, other, obviously, than his songs that made it over to the UK. 'Where Have All The Flowers Gone', 'If I Had a Hammer', Kisses Sweeter Than Wine'... So I had a listen to some of the Sessions album, on tour. ( Haven't had a chance to listen to the Devils and Dust recording ).<br /><br />The Sessions are certainly jolly. However, for me, they come across as a big cheery, knees up kind of a hootenany. Not sure that the songs travel well. Seeger wrote none of them. Here's one he did...., it's about Vietnam, CBS refused to air it. <br /><br />https://youtu.be/uXnJVkEX8O4<br />Andrew Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14063661979113168003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910221557632849202.post-9943587805901864702017-05-01T10:35:41.153+01:002017-05-01T10:35:41.153+01:00As you say - different tastes! A musician friend s...As you say - different tastes! A musician friend said something similar not long ago. All I can say is that I've enjoyed his music - very much - for about 35 years; not every song, of course, but a great many of them. Have you listened to the album he produced as a response to 9/11? I think it's called Devils and Dust. It's thoughtful and moving - it gets into the effect of what happened on the lives of individuals and families. And then there was a very jolly little album which was a tribute to Pete Seeger - quite different from anything else he's done. But each to his/her own!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910221557632849202.post-18939556168302052102017-04-30T22:12:45.547+01:002017-04-30T22:12:45.547+01:00The first time, long ago, I heard 'Born in the...The first time, long ago, I heard 'Born in the USA' , I consigned Bruce Springsteen to the box marked rubbish, anthemic, American stadium rock. Just awful. I hardly bothered to listen to the lyrics, poetic or otherwise. Slightly concerned that I had turned into some version of the record shop staff in Nick Hornby's 'HIgh Fidelity', I've just wiki'd up a little on Springsteen, and found that lots of people formed a similar view, for the same reason. <br /><br />I read a couple of years that he wrote 'Because the NIght', decided against recording it because it was "... just another love song.." Patti Smith was nearby, worked on the song some more, and it became one of her best known songs. <br /><br />But he's sold squillions of records. Much loved.<br />It can't all be rubbish.<br />Can it ?<br /><br />I think what I'm trying to say is I that I appreciate why a writer would enjoy his words. It's just that musically I find the songs uninteresting. <br /><br />Different tastes.Andrew Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14063661979113168003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910221557632849202.post-55075513267102733202017-04-29T09:21:59.106+01:002017-04-29T09:21:59.106+01:00It comes across in the book how much he loves tour...It comes across in the book how much he loves touring and performing live - he really feeds off the audience; they give him energy.Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1910221557632849202.post-63133295631026762872017-04-29T07:27:20.251+01:002017-04-29T07:27:20.251+01:00He sounds like he's passionate about his work....He sounds like he's passionate about his work. My brother attended one of his concerts here, at the Showgrounds years ago. It went for four hours! No support acts. Four hours. Wow! Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.com