Young Americans into Bruce Springsteen "Human Touch"
Decent song, but yeah, Bruce really missed the E Street Band. Just finished his bio, which stated Springsteen just needed a little (read a decade) time away.
Funny I was having that same thought. I saw him in Sacto on that tour, which was lacking to say the least. It was obvious that he really needed the E Streeters behind him to provide that solid platform for him to reach the heights he's known for. I was very happy when they came back into the fold in the late 90s; I just wonder what took him so long.
Just curious, which bio were you reading? I've been thinking about picking up the one by Peter Carlin.
ETA: And I see you already answered that question. Must remember: read to the end of the thread.
Yep, I get that an artist might want to record a song or two or possibly even an album without the usual group of cohorts. But you’d think in Bruce’s case he’d recognize pretty quickly how important his bandmates were. My understanding is that he didn’t communicate the desire for independence in the best way possible, which led to a lot of “WTF” feelings.
I still have the book if you would like to borrow it.
Thanks for the offer! I'm heading back to Oregon tomorrow and have a sizable stack of reading awaiting me once I get there, but if I'm back down here in a few months I might hit you up.
Btw, if there are any other Todd Rundgren fans around these confines, I just finished a bio of him called "A Wizard, A True Star" that I enjoyed quite a bit. It has the slightly unique angle of looking at him through his album productions, for other artists as well as himself. So there are lengthy passages on albums he's produced by the New York Dolls, Grand Funk, Meat Loaf, Patty Smith, Cheap Trick, and several others, in addition to his solo work and that with Utopia. It definitely appeals more to his fans than the casual reader, and I liked it quite a bit.
