>>>>>>>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.
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>>He's very good.
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>I could never understand what people saw in Bruce and his band. OK, so my sister thought he was hot and therefore the music must be good too, right?. They do nothing for me. I'd rather listen to the current U2 stuff than BS. I mean come on, there's a sax player in the band and everyone knows that a true Rock 'n Roll band doesn't have any wind instruments :)
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>I hope everyone see the smiley and don't start flaming me.

Flame! ;-)

Musical taste is of course individual.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8JcWD1rHVo

The guitar solo about three minutes in is by Nils Lofgren, who was a name in his own right before joining the E Street Band as a backing player. That tells you something right there.

Again, I have no problem with anyone not liking Bruce and the ESB as much as I do. He just lifts me up every single time.

Go on YouTube and search Bruce Springsteen. See you in about six hours ;-) (His average show is 3-4 hours, part of his legendary reputation as a live act).

UPDATE: The redhead at the end is Patti Scialfa, an accomplished singer on her own and now better known as Mrs. Bruce Sprinssteen.

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