Bruce Springsteen – Nebraska – 1982 If Darkness of the Edge of down was dark, Nebraska is downright suicidal.Death is all over this record, a series of 4 track demos Bruce released years before Rivers Cuomo or anyone else would think to do the same. From the Chicken Man who Continue Reading
Uncategorized
The River – Bruce Springsteen in the Reflecting Pool
Bruce Springsteen – The River – 1980 Let’s just get this out of the way: Gary W. Tallent is the unsung hero of the E Street Band. From the opening “Ties that Bind” all the way through the rest of the record, the dude is center stage and on fire. Continue Reading
Darkness on the Edge of Town – Bruce Springsteen in the Reflecting Pool
Bruce Springsteen – Darkness on the Edge of Town – 1978 How do you market Bruce Springsteen? I guess part of the mission is “get that mug on the cover!”It doesn’t seem to matter that he looks like someone just caught him as he is getting over a cold and Continue Reading
Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen in the Reflecting Pool
Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run – 1975 Oh, seriously, what can I say that hasn’t been said before? This album is the culmination of vision, artistry, toil, craft and showmanship. It’s the pinnacle. It’s one of the greatest albums of all time and there’s little more I can say. Continue Reading
The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle – Bruce Springsteen in the Reflecting Pool
Bruce Springsteen – The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle – 1973 The puzzle isn’t complete on WIESS. It’s alllllmost there. It’ll take another album to fulfill the promise made by marketing execs and Jon Landau. But, this is a helluva sophomore record. From the very opening, the Continue Reading
Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ. – Bruce Springsteen in the Reflecting Pool
I didn’t know if I would ever get to the big dog. I’ve been a Bruce fan since 1982, started seeing him in concert the first of 5 times in 2003. Like Rolling Stone I’ve always found myself being more forgiving of The Boss then i probably should be, since Continue Reading
Adventures in Cord Cutting part 5 – 2 weeks in
Cutting the cord part 5. But it’s really just an update. Or supplemental. Or aside. It’s been a couple weeks since we got the tv in the media room and added the sectional. And last night was a milestone of sorts.As you may have read before, the addition of Tivo and Continue Reading
Adventures in Cord Cutting – Part 4 – Hello, Old Friend.
Adventures in Cord Cutting – Part 4 – Hello, Old Friend.Where was I? Oh, yeah. Too busy was I watching 3D movies and making artists like Gordon Willis and Gregg Toland look bad via high definition that I didn’t really pay attention to the over the air (OTA) status.And then I ordered Continue Reading
Adventures in Cord Cutting – Part 3 – Santa Tenants
Adventures in Cord Cutting – Part 3 – Santa TenantsSomething happened this year that hasn’t happened in a long, long time. And it coincided with a decision not to do something that we usually do and always want to:First, we didn’t have any major renovation bills or medical things this Continue Reading
Adventures in Cord Cutting – Part Deux – The Room Reshuffle
Adventures in Cord Cutting – Part Deux – The Room ReshuffleFor a while Beth and I were thinking about creating some sort of “playroom”. The kids each have a room of their own and Beth had her office, which she could retire to. I, on the other hand, just sort Continue Reading