I'm goin' down, down, down...
I'm as big a Springsteen fan as you can be without actually being nuts about him. (Although my wife would say that the jury is still out on the crazy subject.)
The man puts out a record, I'm going to buy it. He goes on tour, I'm going to see it at least once.
I'm not going to proselytize here. You either think Springsteen is a great singer/songwriter and a great performer or you don't.
But the news that Springsteen is releasing a third album of his latest project is a little disheartening. How many times is the guy going to the well. First came the album "We Shall Overcome'' and then "The American Land'' version of the same album with a couple of additional songs. Now, in two months time, a live album from the same tour will be released. True, it is live and will have massively reworked tunes from his catalog on it -- songs I have seen performed live and own copies of, thanks to a bootleg given to me as a gift.
But, I'll buy it. And the question is, does that make me one of those of whom one is born every minute, or someone who appreciates the nuances of studio quality live performances?
The man puts out a record, I'm going to buy it. He goes on tour, I'm going to see it at least once.
I'm not going to proselytize here. You either think Springsteen is a great singer/songwriter and a great performer or you don't.
But the news that Springsteen is releasing a third album of his latest project is a little disheartening. How many times is the guy going to the well. First came the album "We Shall Overcome'' and then "The American Land'' version of the same album with a couple of additional songs. Now, in two months time, a live album from the same tour will be released. True, it is live and will have massively reworked tunes from his catalog on it -- songs I have seen performed live and own copies of, thanks to a bootleg given to me as a gift.
But, I'll buy it. And the question is, does that make me one of those of whom one is born every minute, or someone who appreciates the nuances of studio quality live performances?
posted by Michael Riley at 1:22 PM
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Springsteen created three of the greatest rock albums of all time for which he should be canonized. Greetings...Born to Run...Darkness...the rest is rehashed, regurgitated, jocko my chinstrap crap for the varsity football team crowd and their retarded girlfriends. Fortunately for him, he was the only rock act in a sea of mid 70's musical mediocroty. It's funny but nobody has ever noticed that he is completely incapable of playing a guitar.
he is now a full-fledged member of the money-grubbing establishment..unless these albums produce 100% profits for charities, I, for one, will not be that sucker...
Bruce does contribute exorbitant amounts to charity.
I honestly think he's just having a good time with it. He really enjoys himself with this band. I enjoy him with this band, but...I wish he'd stop enjoying himself so much.
"Bruce does contribute exorbitant amounts to charity." -- Anonymous @ 12:24 PM on 6 April 2007
Indeed he does. According to the latest IRS forms available for public inspection, in 2005 alone, Bruce Springsteen donated $1,000,000 to The Thrill Hill Foundation, the 501(c)(3)organization that Springsteen set up several years ago in order to facilitate the charitable contributions that Bruce makes to society. (For the record, Thrill Hill does receive funding from sources other than Bruce and Patti Springsteen, but the lion's share of that organization's funding has come directly from Bruce and his wife.)
For those that are interested in looking at the IRS Form 990 disclosure form that I referenced above, please see the following URL link:
Thrill Hill Foundation's 2005 Form 990 Tax Return (as submitted to the IRS)
Happy Easter, everyone.
still, not enough!
I'm waiting to turn on the TV and see him performing with th Doo Wop bands on channel 13.
worse yet, hawking his memorabilia/cds on QVC...alongside Joan Rivers and company...
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