Sat April 04, 2020 4:55 pm
LoathedVermin72 wrote:The Rising is absurdly bloated. Virtually no albums should ever be over 70 minutes. That's fucking insane.
Sat April 04, 2020 4:59 pm
Monkey_Driven wrote:evenslow wrote:liebzz wrote:evenslow wrote:Thurman Murman wrote:Monkey_Driven wrote:Magic is the high water mark of his late career output.
I'm completely with you on this. The Rising and Western Stars are both good for sure...but IMO neither compares to Magic which I think is far and away his best post-Tunnel of Love work.
agreed
I would say that Magic, The Rising, and Western Stars are all close. The Seeger Sessions, if you count them, are probably tops...but I would say post -Born in the USA since I prefer all of those albums to Tunnel of Love.
my retracked Rising might take the cake. that album was always way too long.
What is your retracking?
Sat April 04, 2020 5:00 pm
evenslow wrote:Monkey_Driven wrote:evenslow wrote:liebzz wrote:evenslow wrote:Thurman Murman wrote:Monkey_Driven wrote:Magic is the high water mark of his late career output.
I'm completely with you on this. The Rising and Western Stars are both good for sure...but IMO neither compares to Magic which I think is far and away his best post-Tunnel of Love work.
agreed
I would say that Magic, The Rising, and Western Stars are all close. The Seeger Sessions, if you count them, are probably tops...but I would say post -Born in the USA since I prefer all of those albums to Tunnel of Love.
my retracked Rising might take the cake. that album was always way too long.
What is your retracking?
Lonesome Day
Into the Fire
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
Nothing Man
Empty Sky
Mary's Place
You're Missing
The Rising
My City of Ruins
That's still a 43-minute record that I think says what it needs to say, has summits and valleys while keeping high quality throughout.
Ixnay:
Countin' on a Miracle - overblown - production hurts it
World's Apart - overstuffed and odd
Let's Be Friends (Skin to Skin) - doesn't fit the theme - too minor
Further On (Up the Road) - boring
The Fuse - monotonous
Paradise - beautiful things going on here I just don't like his delivery at all
Sat April 04, 2020 5:00 pm
LoathedVermin72 wrote:evenslow wrote:Monkey_Driven wrote:evenslow wrote:liebzz wrote:evenslow wrote:Thurman Murman wrote:Monkey_Driven wrote:Magic is the high water mark of his late career output.
I'm completely with you on this. The Rising and Western Stars are both good for sure...but IMO neither compares to Magic which I think is far and away his best post-Tunnel of Love work.
agreed
I would say that Magic, The Rising, and Western Stars are all close. The Seeger Sessions, if you count them, are probably tops...but I would say post -Born in the USA since I prefer all of those albums to Tunnel of Love.
my retracked Rising might take the cake. that album was always way too long.
What is your retracking?
Lonesome Day
Into the Fire
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
Nothing Man
Empty Sky
Mary's Place
You're Missing
The Rising
My City of Ruins
That's still a 43-minute record that I think says what it needs to say, has summits and valleys while keeping high quality throughout.
Ixnay:
Countin' on a Miracle - overblown - production hurts it
World's Apart - overstuffed and odd
Let's Be Friends (Skin to Skin) - doesn't fit the theme - too minor
Further On (Up the Road) - boring
The Fuse - monotonous
Paradise - beautiful things going on here I just don't like his delivery at all
I absolutely hate this retracking. So, so wrong. You cut the two of the best songs!!! And left on Into the Fire, maybe his worst song ever.
Ugh. Terrible. Terrible!
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:Further On is a contender for my #1 favorite Springsteen song.
Sat April 04, 2020 5:15 pm
Sat April 04, 2020 5:15 pm
evenslow wrote:you can't start the album off with paradise. it's not allowed.
i'd rather listen to high hopes on repeat than that tracklist.
Sat April 04, 2020 5:16 pm
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evenslow wrote:i rest my case.
Sat April 04, 2020 5:38 pm
LoathedVermin72 wrote:also High Hopes rules
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