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MacCruiskeen wrote:Springsteen: The blandness of his message is matched only by the cheesiness of his 'product'. This is music as work, sweaty and effortful, reeking of testosterone and after-shave. The arrival of "The Boss" marked the birth of Classic Rack and placed a ten-ton tombstone on the grave of the Sixties. It's no wonder Obama Inc. chose him to provide the live* soundtrack to their perfectly-staged simulation of change, their smoothly-engineered commodification of hope.barracuda wrote:He was born to sell out
When he made his first British appearance in 1975 I was a young teenager, and I can still remember the gazillion-dollar publicity campaign unleashed by Columbia Records at the time. There were screaming full-page ads in the NME and the MelodyMaker, asking (they thought rhetorically): "IS BRITAIN READY FOR BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN???"
OP ED wrote:(its funny y'all are so damn old that what bruce springsteen does is relevant to you)
OP ED wrote:y'all are so damn old
Cosmic Cowbell wrote:Um...I hope I didn't imply you a "Nazi Jazz Snob". Just snobbish - see your "music means something " comment. Real hipster insight...
You're the one (along with many others) that wants it to be something "more"...intellectually or otherwise.
while listening to Jazz....
professorpan wrote:But that won't stop halfwits who don't know what they're talking about from slandering him.
Reason #267 why I can barely even skim the bulk of threads on this board anymore, and why even typing this little screed seems like a waste of time.
There's a huge difference between liking Springsteen's music and respecting the man, and critically analyzing the Superbowl extravaganza that he participated in.
I was rocking out before you were even a sperm cell.OP ED wrote:just keep telling yourself that
MacCruiskeen wrote:Oh, thanks for reminding me, CC: I'm a Nazi Jazz Snob, just cos I spoke back to The Boss...
Well, Big Jerky may be wildly popular in the Heartland (or Homeland, or Vaterland, or whatever you call it over there these days), but frankly, heartburn and constipation have never been my idea of a good time, so I'll pass. Now please excuse me while I seek out a decent French restaurant.
- Meanwhile, here's some Anti-Nazi Anti-Jazz:
Einstürzende Neubauten: Yu-Güng (Futter mein Ego)
"Egal!"
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