The Boss
* Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska (6.5 mb) | Mansion On The Hill (6.5 mb) | Reason To Believe (6.5 mb)
From Nebraska : Sony Music
Those of you who know me, know that I’m not a huge fan of the popular musics. And this dislike happens to go double for people who call themselves “The Boss”. I’ve never understood really understood his popularity. Sure, some of his songs are catchy and what not, but for the most part, I feel like they’re not that particularly memorable. Nebraska, his 1982 album of demos, on the other hand, is near genius. And, interestingly enough, is very different from his other music.
Back in the day, I’d heard that this album was totally worth hearing, but managed to resist until one of my old roommates lent me his copy. I was pretty impressed, but wasn’t totally convinced. Just recently though, I’ve been listening to it more and more, and I’ve really enjoyed what I’ve heard. This album is full of the dark and bleak of life and is a true folk classic.
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Anynebraskahome.Info » Journal Record, The (Oklahoma City) - Tulsa-based Transfund expands to Nebraska said,
May 21, 2007 @ 3:18 am
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Dave said,
June 8, 2007 @ 5:21 am
I’m not sure that Springsteen gave himself the moniker “The Boss” - my guess is it came from fans and/or adoring critics… Actually, it wouldn’t seem to match Springsteen’s personality - from what I know about him, either on-stage or off-stage. It seems like a James Brown-type thing, that wouldn’t match Bruce.
cb said,
June 9, 2007 @ 6:15 pm
Yeah, I’m pretty sure you’re right, but when my friends started getting into him, I had to be a contrarian and not like him. So I probably concocted this story in my head that he called himself “the boss”, so that it gave me a reason to not like him!!! Sometimes I can be so petty….
-cb