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In the middle of listening to it now but im just popping in real quick to say that "If I Was the Priest" is goddamn delicious and worth the price of admission.
Rolling Stone is nearly always way off base for me with Springsteen albums. For reference, Working on a Dream was a five star instant classic from them (and the review made it sound like a latter day Born to Run), but Western Stars got 4 stars.
They basically panned all his work until he became a rock legacy and then heaped undue praise. Sometimes I think they get a lot of albums on the money, but it’s also often hard to tell if they are just playing the expectations game, like they are worried they will get it wrong (Led Zeppelin also comes to mind). It’s kind of like how Pitchfork alters their reviews based on whether the album will be perceived as indie enough to keep their readers.
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Stump is right that the middle run is a slog. The opening 4 tracks and last 4 tracks are alright. The album needs a Gypsy Biker, No Surrender or Last to Die. Something a little dangerous.
Stump is right that the middle run is a slog. The opening 4 tracks and last 4 tracks are alright. The album needs a Gypsy Biker, No Surrender or Last to Die. Something a little dangerous.
I totally agree with you, but really is it fair to compare any of his other late career releases to Magic? It's becoming more and more clear with time that Magic is a bit of a late career miracle and IMO easily up there with his top 5 releases. I know there's alot of love for Western Stars out there...i love it as well, but i don't think it touches his top 5.
Stump is right that the middle run is a slog. The opening 4 tracks and last 4 tracks are alright. The album needs a Gypsy Biker, No Surrender or Last to Die. Something a little dangerous.
I totally agree with you, but really is it fair to compare any of his other late career releases to Magic? It's becoming more and more clear with time that Magic is a bit of a late career miracle and IMO easily up there with his top 5 releases. I know there's alot of love for Western Stars out there...i love it as well, but i don't think it touches his top 5.
Stump is right that the middle run is a slog. The opening 4 tracks and last 4 tracks are alright. The album needs a Gypsy Biker, No Surrender or Last to Die. Something a little dangerous.
I totally agree with you, but really is it fair to compare any of his other late career releases to Magic? It's becoming more and more clear with time that Magic is a bit of a late career miracle and IMO easily up there with his top 5 releases. I know there's alot of love for Western Stars out there...i love it as well, but i don't think it touches his top 5.
It rests comfortably in the 6 to 10 range for me.
I can live with that.
My one/two is pretty much always Born To Run/Darkness, but i feel fairly comfortable dropping Magic in with Born in the USA and Nebraska to round out my top 5. Western Stars probably closer to 10.
In the middle of listening to it now but im just popping in real quick to say that "If I Was the Priest" is goddamn delicious and worth the price of admission.
1) Darkness On The Edge of Town 2) Born to Run 3) Born In the USA 4) Magic 5) Nebraska 6) Tunnel of Love 7) The Wild, The Innocent & The E-Street Shuffle 8) The River 9) The Rising 10) Western Stars 11)Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ 12) Devils & Dust 13) The Ghost of Tom Joad 14) Wrecking Ball 15) We Shall Overcome 16) Lucky Town 17) Human Touch 18) Working On A Dream 19) High Hopes
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