>>>>>Is anyone besides me REALLY GETTING ANNOYED with the new CrackBerry commerical that uses the Beatles music?
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>>>>I haven't seen that one, but I got really annoyed at the one where they used U2 music. I think U2 is the most overrated band in the world.
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>>>Even "Joshua Tree"? Their more recent efforts to stay current with electronica and so forth haven't done anything for me but I still love the older stuff.
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>>I agree with you. Older stuff very good. New stuff just so-so.
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>(high five)
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>"Joshua Tree" is on my desert island list.
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>There are few artists who don't have a few misfires on their resumes. Even Bruce, peace be upon him ;-)
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>BTW, as an aside to those who may be sitting on the fence re satellite radio, there is an all-Springsteen channel on XM and Sirius, now merged. It consists of everything from the fan favorites -- "Jungleland" and "Badlands" seem particularly popular -- to concert recordings to rare covers. Also some very good interviews. A couple of Fridays ago I heard Miami Steve, a.k.a. Silvio, dissing and praising some bands with the wisdom of a scholar.
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>The Boss makes you feel good. That's the gist of it right there.

He's very good.