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Title: 6 November 2007--it's 1984
Post by: urth on November 06, 2007, 10:01:58 AM
Good start to a potentially not-so-good year. Oblivious, Aztec Camera. Saw them open for Elvis Costello in '83, and was completely knocked out.

Wow, speak of the devil...
Title: Re: 6 November 2007--it's 1984
Post by: RGMike on November 06, 2007, 10:03:52 AM
Quote from: "urth"
Good start to a potentially not-so-good year. Oblivious, Aztec Camera.


and we're vinyl-spotting.  "like a funny film that's kinda cute"

and we're 'trina-spotting too: Elvis with (all together now) "daryl hall on backing vox".
Title: 6 November 2007--it's 1984
Post by: RGMike on November 06, 2007, 10:08:50 AM
"even the longest night won't last forever..." Dave feeling politically hopeful?  APP in mid-'80s radio-friendly mode.
Title: 6 November 2007--it's 1984
Post by: urth on November 06, 2007, 10:11:36 AM
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"even the longest night won't last forever..." Dave feeling politically hopeful?  APP in mid-'80s radio-friendly mode.


A good thought for election day perhaps? With any luck we'll be voting the GOP out of the White House a year from today.
Title: 6 November 2007--it's 1984
Post by: RGMike on November 06, 2007, 10:11:51 AM
BOS "2 Tribes", goin' to war.  Point is all that Dave can score.
Title: 6 November 2007--it's 1984
Post by: RGMike on November 06, 2007, 10:13:52 AM
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"even the longest night won't last forever..." Dave feeling politically hopeful?  APP in mid-'80s radio-friendly mode.


A good thought for election day perhaps? With any luck we'll be voting the GOP out of the White House a year from today.


"Cowboy #1 -- a born-again poor man's son"

"Cowboy #2 -- son of the man who said 'deep doo-doo'"

wow -- the looooooooooooooooooooooong version!
Title: 6 November 2007--it's 1984
Post by: urth on November 06, 2007, 10:14:45 AM
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BOS "2 Tribes", goin' to war.  Point is all that Dave can score.


And an extended mix at that. Vinyl, ya think?
Title: 6 November 2007--it's 1984
Post by: RGMike on November 06, 2007, 10:16:45 AM
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BOS "2 Tribes", goin' to war.  Point is all that Dave can score.


And an extended mix at that. Vinyl, ya think?


Could well be.  I still have a vinyl 12-inch of this that I got in London that year.
Title: 6 November 2007--it's 1984
Post by: RGMike on November 06, 2007, 10:21:55 AM
BOS2 Larry Flynt!  "I am running as a Republican because I'm White, Rich, and Pornographic..."
Title: 6 November 2007--it's 1984
Post by: RGMike on November 06, 2007, 10:25:08 AM
Dig if you will this 'Trina...

I coulda done w/out "WDC" today. Wish dave'd play "Darling Nikki" or "Baby I'm a Star" some morning.
Title: 6 November 2007--it's 1984
Post by: RGMike on November 06, 2007, 10:30:57 AM
BOS3 the news clip about Brooooce.  But I also didn't need "DITD"
Title: 6 November 2007--it's 1984
Post by: urth on November 06, 2007, 10:31:29 AM
The Springsteen phenomenon. He was freakin' huge that year. I sure went "wtf" when I first heard Dancin' in the Dark though.
Title: 6 November 2007--it's 1984
Post by: Davefish on November 06, 2007, 10:33:17 AM
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The Springsteen phenomenon. He was freakin' huge that year. I sure went "wtf" when I first heard Dancin' in the Dark though.

Born in the USA is when I lost interest in Bruce.  It all sounds really repetitive.  There certainly was good stuff in there, but nearly as interesting as earlier work.
Title: 6 November 2007--it's 1984
Post by: urth on November 06, 2007, 10:37:11 AM
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The Springsteen phenomenon. He was freakin' huge that year. I sure went "wtf" when I first heard Dancin' in the Dark though.

Born in the USA is when I lost interest in Bruce.  It all sounds really repetitive.  There certainly was good stuff in there, but nearly as interesting as earlier work.


Yep, I think a lot of folks who had been onboard with him from Born To Run or before had that reaction. Yes, there are good songs on BITUSA (Bobby Jean, anyone?) but they weren't the singles.
Title: 6 November 2007--it's 1984
Post by: RGMike on November 06, 2007, 10:40:06 AM
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The Springsteen phenomenon. He was freakin' huge that year. I sure went "wtf" when I first heard Dancin' in the Dark though.

Born in the USA is when I lost interest in Bruce.  It all sounds really repetitive.  There certainly was good stuff in there, but nearly as interesting as earlier work.


Seriously? Wow, I think it's one of those Important-with-a-capital-"I" albums that comes along only rarely. It's certainly more overtly political than anything he'd done up to then. And the fact that middle america bought it in the millions because (most of 'em) misinterpreted the message (thinking it jingoistic and patriotic when in fact it's the opposite) is both funny and quite satisfying.  Tho' IMHO JCM's "Scarecrow" topped it the following year.
Title: 6 November 2007--it's 1984
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on November 06, 2007, 10:40:34 AM
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The Springsteen phenomenon. He was freakin' huge that year. I sure went "wtf" when I first heard Dancin' in the Dark though.

Born in the USA is when I lost interest in Bruce.  It all sounds really repetitive.  There certainly was good stuff in there, but nearly as interesting as earlier work.


Yep, I think a lot of folks who had been onboard with him from Born To Run or before had that reaction. Yes, there are good songs on BITUSA (Bobby Jean, anyone?) but they weren't the singles.


But it was also a good introduction for those of us who hadn't discovered Bruce to that point.  Bruce wasn't really on my radar growing up, but Born in th USA was unavoidable, and caused me to go back and listen to what I'd missed earlier.
Title: 6 November 2007--it's 1984
Post by: RGMike on November 06, 2007, 10:42:53 AM
A big "meh" to "Voices",  a Morey fave that musta been a lot bigger out here than it was in NY.
Title: 6 November 2007--it's 1984
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on November 06, 2007, 10:43:44 AM
VHM, the jangly guitar and U2.
Title: 6 November 2007--it's 1984
Post by: urth on November 06, 2007, 10:46:15 AM
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The Springsteen phenomenon. He was freakin' huge that year. I sure went "wtf" when I first heard Dancin' in the Dark though.

Born in the USA is when I lost interest in Bruce.  It all sounds really repetitive.  There certainly was good stuff in there, but nearly as interesting as earlier work.


Seriously? Wow, I think it's one of those Important-with-a-capital-"I" albums that comes along only rarely. It's certainly more overtly political than anything he'd done up to then. And the fact that middle america bought it in the millions because (most of 'em) misinterpreted the message (thinking it jingoistic and patriotic when in fact it's the opposite) is both funny and quite satisfying.  Tho' IMHO JCM's "Scarecrow" topped it the following year.


True, but his sound had been homogenized and updated to conform to what, to a certain extent, was getting played on the radio. It did get them played on the radio, and as Rod pointed out, provided a point of entry for those who hadn't heard Bruce much to that point, but at the expense of some older fans who thought him to be selling out.
Title: Re: 6 November 2007--it's 1984
Post by: ggould on November 06, 2007, 02:28:02 PM
Quote from: "urth"
Good start to a potentially not-so-good year. Oblivious, Aztec Camera. Saw them open for Elvis Costello in '83, and was completely knocked out.

Wow, speak of the devil...

I feel I saw them open for Elvis too, but can't remember the venue.
Title: Bruce
Post by: ggould on November 06, 2007, 02:30:59 PM
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The Springsteen phenomenon. He was freakin' huge that year. I sure went "wtf" when I first heard Dancin' in the Dark though.
Born in the USA is when I lost interest in Bruce.  It all sounds really repetitive.  There certainly was good stuff in there, but nearly as interesting as earlier work.
Seriously? Wow, I think it's one of those Important-with-a-capital-"I" albums that comes along only rarely. It's certainly more overtly political than anything he'd done up to then. And the fact that middle america bought it in the millions because (most of 'em) misinterpreted the message (thinking it jingoistic and patriotic when in fact it's the opposite) is both funny and quite satisfying.  Tho' IMHO JCM's "Scarecrow" topped it the following year.
True, but his sound had been homogenized and updated to conform to what, to a certain extent, was getting played on the radio. It did get them played on the radio, and as Rod pointed out, provided a point of entry for those who hadn't heard Bruce much to that point, but at the expense of some older fans who thought him to be selling out.

I'm not a Brucehead, but I really think some song from "The River" are among his best (Point Blank)
Title: Re: 6 November 2007--it's 1984
Post by: urth on November 06, 2007, 04:25:47 PM
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Good start to a potentially not-so-good year. Oblivious, Aztec Camera. Saw them open for Elvis Costello in '83, and was completely knocked out.

Wow, speak of the devil...

I feel I saw them open for Elvis too, but can't remember the venue.


I saw 'em at the Greek Theatre in Sept. of '83. Ring any bells?
Title: Re: 6 November 2007--it's 1984
Post by: ggould on November 06, 2007, 06:37:08 PM
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Good start to a potentially not-so-good year. Oblivious, Aztec Camera. Saw them open for Elvis Costello in '83, and was completely knocked out.

Wow, speak of the devil...
I feel I saw them open for Elvis too, but can't remember the venue.
I saw 'em at the Greek Theatre in Sept. of '83. Ring any bells?

I've seen Elvis so many times, it's hard to say.  I did see a really great Greek show once.