What's with all the Springsteen hate?

[b26354]

I think a lot of the dislike is based around the idea that many, myself included, consider him to be the archetypal MOR, stadium dad rock act.

[Wooderson]

A completely acceptabale consideration glastofun but also completely incorrect...thought the exact same thing myself for many a year.How wrong i was.

[GlastoRulz]

For some people it does almost seem like a religious infatuation, Doves fans perhaps will say "each to their own mate, can understand why not everyone would like them but give them a go live if you change your mind" Whereas many boss fans seem completely unable to digest the information that I have no wish to be anywhere near the pyramid when he comes on and argue vehemently in favour of seeing him even though I don't like his music.

[HenrysCat]

Out of all the people I know who are Springsteen fans, they all generally have a shit taste in music.

Some of my mates are going for half an hour "just so I can say I've seen him" is their logic?

why do you want to be able to tell people you've seen somebody if you normally think he's shit?

internet music shop.... Springsteen, people who have bought this album have also bought-

Neil Young...............tells you something

the smiths

Tom Waits

Fleetwood Mac

lily allen

lady gaga

duffy

Glasvegas

U2..................think i'll stop there as its getting worse.

Edited May 21, 2009 by HenrysCat

[Tugger2k]

Agreed. I thought the man was washed up until I saw him play. I was wrong.

[Jens Wildman]

If he didn't exist my life would be no different..

[stuartbert two hats]

Just tried this with bruce and stuff others have bought includes..........

Green Day

Doves

GlasVegas

Pearl Jam

Johnny Cash...................

[grumpyhack]

I think a lot of the dislike is based around the idea that many, myself included, consider him to be the archetypal MOR, stadium dad rock act.

[Jens Wildman]

..that's just silly

[Toilet Duck]

Yes he does stadium rock and better than most. But that's only one side of him. If you listen to stuff like the Seeger Sessions you'll realise that he's a great small room acoustic player too.

[Jens Wildman]

..don't even need to listen to the more recent seeger sessions...just listen to Nebraska. Absolute masterpiece.

Edited May 21, 2009 by Jens Wildman

[MCmc]

hes no mccartney

anyone who calls themself the boss, is:

1. Lame

2. likes fishsticks in their mouth

[Originalshez]

He didn't call himself the Boss. The rest of the band did as he used to collect the gig money. He didn't like the term, but eventually got round to accepting it.

[MCmc]

What a pushover,

i doubt ill be visiting his set this year but i wish him all the best, and im sure he will be collecting alot of money this year

[daveinafield]

my theories on Bruce are similar to U2 and The Clash - they were just very good at what they did and became massive because of it. Which puts a lot of 'trendy' music fans off, i dont give a flying fu** whats trendy or not. U2 were a new wave band whose influences among many others were joy division and siouxse and the banshees. To many they are a stadium rock band but to me they are bunch of guys that met a school and put a band together - Paul the lead singer then wrote a lot of songs about the death of his mother. Bruce came out of the folk tradition and if he had not got massive would probably playing the acoustic tent. He put together a band of the most talented musicians he could find which made Rock and Roll sound like an orchestra - if that is bombastic who cares? The Clash where the best band from the punk generation because they varied their sound to all manners of styles including soul, jazz, reggae, dub, gospel and disco and wrote songs about all subjects under the sun - Strummer once said if you dont like Springsteen you dont like music and i would put the following under the same banner - Guthrie - Dylan - Bowie - Young - Reed - Hendrix - Marley - Elbow - Doves - Bragg

[MCmc]

+ doherty

[tinpottery]

It'll be waaaaaaay past his bedtime by the time he gets on stage.

[daveinafield]

yeh maybe but then again everyones canon is different, i once served mr doherty in a paddington off-license in about 2005 - he really is quite tall and bought stella. I prefer carl barat but would happily watch either, preferably together - was dissapointed in babyshambles live, thought DPT where better but not as good at the libertines rather like strummer/jones or lennon/mccartney

[Jens Wildman]

What a pushover,

Edited May 22, 2009 by Jens Wildman

[daveinafield]

i love the story that he had the tape of nebraska in his back pocket for months

[MCmc]

yeh maybe but then again everyones canon is different, i once served mr doherty in a paddington off-license in about 2005 - he really is quite tall and bought stella. I prefer carl barat but would happily watch either, preferably together - was dissapointed in babyshambles live, thought DPT where better but not as good at the libertines rather like strummer/jones or lennon/mccartney

[Jens Wildman]

i love the story that he had the tape of nebraska in his back pocket for months

[ukslim]

Strummer once said if you dont like Springsteen you dont like music and i would put the following under the same banner - Guthrie - Dylan - Bowie - Young - Reed - Hendrix - Marley - Elbow - Doves - Bragg

[The Nal]

• Guthrie - Like

• Dylan - Don't like

• Young - Don't like

• Marley - Meh

[ukslim]

So you like Woody but not Bob or Neil? Hows that?