Comments on: Springsteen's Tuesday show

By: terje

terje — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:39:35 +0000

throw down imposter. tell us how good that american idol guy looks on his new album cover. debate the merits of lady gaga over nina simone. remind us how nickelback changed music forever.

By: alan t.'s imposter

alan t.'s imposter — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:26:38 +0000

Neil Young? Holy crap, that old guy sucks! I didn't know he was still alive, making albums no less?

I guess those must be REALLY GOOD since nobody's buying them, at least by McMahon standards.

By: alan t.

alan t. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:56:59 +0000

All these plaudits for three hours of real singing and playing, and yet the guy and his band faked it for 12 fraudulent halftime minutes. Springsteen is like the mysterious 18-minute gap in the Nixon Tapes.

By: terje

terje — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:49:52 +0000

today is neil young's birthday. neil has made more good albums since springsteen's last one (nebraska) than the boss has in his entire catalog.

By: Nadine DeSimone

Nadine DeSimone — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:44:53 +0000

Another amazing night at a Springsteen show….I have seen to so many I have lost count!! He is an amazing performer….the most memorable part of the evening is when he and Clarence were the last to leave the stage…they put their arm around each other looked back at the crowd to take it all in…..who knows how much longer we will have these great musicians in our lives…I have been seeing him since I was 16…it was a surreal moment to realize that one day these greats will be gone….so I will see them again and again to enjoy all they have to offer!!!

By: Pat McManamon

Pat McManamon — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:08:00 +0000

ProfPaul … I can't argue with a thing you say. The guy's energy is incredible. Rosalita was outstanding. I just pick at a few songs. Personal preference is all, I guess. But you're right. Rarely will you find the consistent energy for three hours from a guy. Compare what we paid to see that show to what you pay to see professional sports teams.

By: Tbomb

Tbomb — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:58:35 +0000

I vote for the pre" Born To Run "stuff…Kity's Back,Spirit In The Night, New York City Serenade….

By: alan t.

alan t. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:17:25 +0000

ProfPaul, you sound like Bill Walton describing a Grateful Dead concert. Hyperbole abounds.

By: ProfPaul

ProfPaul — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:13:35 +0000

I was at the show and thought it just might be the best Springsteen set I've ever experienced. Nonstop energy, the band left everything it had on stage, and I thought "Higher & Higher" was perfectly placed and transcendent. "Can we take this show any higher?" I didn't think so, but Jackie Wilson, "Dancing," & "Rosalita"… it had to end sometime and that was about as great an exit as I could want.
I'd attend the same darn show tonight if I had the chance… and tomorrow again. Pick at the set as you will, but find me another performer and band currently operating that can compare with this one.

By: alan t.

alan t. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:57:26 +0000

Oversight. My bad. Should have written 1980, not 1978. "The River" is a very good album, albeit it should have been trimmed. Enough songs for 1 1/3 of an album, certainly not a double-album. And that horrible, horrible lyric he crooned in the song "The River" itself, "Then I got Mary pregnant …" Oy. Just awful. And I think certain songs from the simultaneous 1992 album releases of "Luckytown" and "Human Touch" could have and should have been combined to make one good album.

But other than that, the guy should have retired and concentrated on making Mary pregnant. It's been more sad and painful than Bob McAdoo during his seven years playing in Europe after his NBA career was washed up. Other than padding the retirement fund, what's been the point?