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kosmo
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Smash em up July 20, 2005 at 07:15 PM UTC #
What else is any self respecting Britpop fan going to do when this happens…

From the Guardian via Torr's Blog

Nick Hornby: What have you been listening to the past couple of years?

Bruce Springsteen: I listen to all kinds of things, you know? Take your choice. [He reaches into a bag and pulls out a whole heap of home-made CDs.] I've made all this music for walking … A lot of this is a little acoustic-oriented but I hear everything. I hear all the Britpop stuff, the Stone Roses and Oasis, and I go on to Suede and Pulp. I'm generally interested in almost everything.

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ggw
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Re: Smash em up July 20, 2005 at 07:25 PM UTC #
I maintain that Springsteen's early records are fantastic.

Greetings from Asbury Park would be on my list of the 100 Best Albums Ever.
nkotb
Joined: August 15, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Smash em up July 20, 2005 at 07:34 PM UTC #
Agreed. It's a strange thing to have to defend the Springsteen's work. He's the Boss, for god's sake!

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
I maintain that Springsteen's early records are fantastic.

Greetings from Asbury Park would be on my list of the 100 Best Albums Ever.
Rhett Miller
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Re: Smash em up July 20, 2005 at 07:57 PM UTC #
Has there been any decent music out of Britain SINCE the Stone Roses? You gotta know when to hold em, know when to fold em, know when to walk away, know when to run.

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
What else is any self respecting Britpop fan going to do when this happens…

From the Guardian via Torr's Blog

Nick Hornby: What have you been listening to the past couple of years?

Bruce Springsteen: I listen to all kinds of things, you know? Take your choice. [He reaches into a bag and pulls out a whole heap of home-made CDs.] I've made all this music for walking … A lot of this is a little acoustic-oriented but I hear everything. I hear all the Britpop stuff, the Stone Roses and Oasis, and I go on to Suede and Pulp. I'm generally interested in almost everything.

linkage
nkotb
Joined: August 15, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 6500
Re: Smash em up July 20, 2005 at 07:59 PM UTC #
Touché…

But a few bad songs/record covers shouldn't outshine his best work, which was stellar.

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
<img src="http://www.classic45s.com/images/brucespringsteen8_ps.jpg" alt=" - " />
godsshoeshine
Joined: September 18, 2003 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Smash em up July 20, 2005 at 08:00 PM UTC #
isn't he's ted leo's hero? that should be enough
Rhett Miller
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Re: Smash em up July 20, 2005 at 08:07 PM UTC #
Why? Though he is enjoyable, Ted Leo's not exactly someone of musical importance. Unless you live in an indie rock vacuum.


Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
isn't he's ted leo's hero? that should be enough
Rhett Miller
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Re: Smash em up July 20, 2005 at 08:09 PM UTC #
Springsteen also once said his favorite current band was Old 97's. Thus, his taste must be impeccable.
ggw
Joined: December 16, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: Smash em up July 20, 2005 at 08:15 PM UTC #
Originally posted by nkotBaba:
Touché…

But a few bad songs/record covers shouldn't outshine his best work, which was stellar.

Preach it, brother.

Admittedly, much of Springsteen's eighties output is really, really bad (with the notable exception of Nebraska) and his nineties stuff is pretty mediocre (in my opinion). But those records from the seventies are outstanding. Brilliant lyrics.
godsshoeshine
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Re: Smash em up July 20, 2005 at 08:19 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
Why? Though he is enjoyable, Ted Leo's not exactly someone of musical importance. Unless you live in an indie rock vacuum.


Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
isn't he's ted leo's hero? that should be enough
i don't a reason to argue the boss's importance in the mainstream. sounds like the indie rock vacuum is where he is lacking cred
Rhett Miller
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Re: Smash em up July 20, 2005 at 08:48 PM UTC #
Right you are.

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
Why? Though he is enjoyable, Ted Leo's not exactly someone of musical importance. Unless you live in an indie rock vacuum.


Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
isn't he's ted leo's hero? that should be enough
i don't a reason to argue the boss's importance in the mainstream. sounds like the indie rock vacuum is where he is lacking cred
Tom Servo
Joined: January 31, 2005 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: Smash em up July 20, 2005 at 09:25 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
[QB] Why? Though he is enjoyable, Ted Leo's not exactly someone of musical importance. Unless you live in an indie rock vacuum.

Indie Rock Vacuum would be a good name for a band, or for this board.
HoyaSaxa03
Joined: March 22, 2004 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: Smash em up July 20, 2005 at 09:31 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Tom Servo:

Indie Rock Vacuum would be a good name for a band, or for this board.
hardly. i'd say there's a wide range of music appreciated on here, and there's more hatred here for the indie rock establishment like pitchfork than there is love.

liking good music is very different from an "indie rock vacuum"
ggw
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Re: Smash em up July 20, 2005 at 10:17 PM UTC #
The comparisons of John Darnielle to Springsteen are ubiquitous these days. And we can't overlook the Dismemberment Plan name-checking 'Nebraska' in 'Ellen and Ben.'
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