Oh buddy, welcome to Springsteen!! I appreciate your assessment, honestly, and I think it's totally fair. I'm more a music guy than lyrics too (although obviously I love his lyrics), but the music on what I consider his top albums - Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town - really pulls me in. I'm fascinated at what you took away as your favs as a newcomer. Rosalita is absolutely a classic, and that "If I Should Fall Behind" live performance is lovely. I actually performed that with my band at a friend's wedding. Great stuff. Thanks for sharing your journey!!
I quite liked Darkness on the Edge of Town, but there wasn’t something that immediately made me want to click “+” to save on Spotify. I’m not sure entirely what that says, though it could’ve just been the moment I was listening to it. I may have to try those couple again. I was pretty into the drive from one end to the other, and then I was burnt out. I think his lyrics are, just, all over the place. Some are amazing, and some are… not. I was also amused that he released a motown cover album.
The Motown album has some fine songs IMO but... yeah. Also, man, I'm happy people are enjoying it but "Streets of Minneapolis" is not what I would call especially well-written. But! Such are the times, you konw?
Being able to just listen to someone's discography might be the best thing about music streaming (lots of not-so-good things to be sure).
I have not listened to much Bruce yet—I'll check out your playlist. I *have* listened to a lot of Dylan up to the mid-70s, and I think his music is varied enough that you'll find some albums you like. I'm a big fan of "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" and "Blood On The Tracks".
The discography exploration, and general rabbit holes of music discovery are my favorite aspects of streaming.
My selections for Springsteen are relatively limited because I didn’t latch onto as much as I thought I would. I tore through the first few albums, and then it slowed down a lot.
The prior discography dive was Deathcab for Cutie; which was interesting because I knew their very first album, and a few hits. Listening through them and Bruce did strike home that the public may be good at calling shots. Their most popular albums were at or near the peak of what I liked, though I’m also often drawn to first albums. But I also like Bruce’s darker songs and minimal productions, that maybe don’t resonate with the public.
Oh buddy, welcome to Springsteen!! I appreciate your assessment, honestly, and I think it's totally fair. I'm more a music guy than lyrics too (although obviously I love his lyrics), but the music on what I consider his top albums - Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town - really pulls me in. I'm fascinated at what you took away as your favs as a newcomer. Rosalita is absolutely a classic, and that "If I Should Fall Behind" live performance is lovely. I actually performed that with my band at a friend's wedding. Great stuff. Thanks for sharing your journey!!
Really want to play Fate of the Fellowship, btw.
I quite liked Darkness on the Edge of Town, but there wasn’t something that immediately made me want to click “+” to save on Spotify. I’m not sure entirely what that says, though it could’ve just been the moment I was listening to it. I may have to try those couple again. I was pretty into the drive from one end to the other, and then I was burnt out. I think his lyrics are, just, all over the place. Some are amazing, and some are… not. I was also amused that he released a motown cover album.
Fate of the Fellowship is great.
The Motown album has some fine songs IMO but... yeah. Also, man, I'm happy people are enjoying it but "Streets of Minneapolis" is not what I would call especially well-written. But! Such are the times, you konw?
Being able to just listen to someone's discography might be the best thing about music streaming (lots of not-so-good things to be sure).
I have not listened to much Bruce yet—I'll check out your playlist. I *have* listened to a lot of Dylan up to the mid-70s, and I think his music is varied enough that you'll find some albums you like. I'm a big fan of "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" and "Blood On The Tracks".
The discography exploration, and general rabbit holes of music discovery are my favorite aspects of streaming.
My selections for Springsteen are relatively limited because I didn’t latch onto as much as I thought I would. I tore through the first few albums, and then it slowed down a lot.
The prior discography dive was Deathcab for Cutie; which was interesting because I knew their very first album, and a few hits. Listening through them and Bruce did strike home that the public may be good at calling shots. Their most popular albums were at or near the peak of what I liked, though I’m also often drawn to first albums. But I also like Bruce’s darker songs and minimal productions, that maybe don’t resonate with the public.