>>>>>>>>>>>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.
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>>>>Flame! ;-)
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>>>>Musical taste is of course individual.
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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.
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>>>>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.
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>>>>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).
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>>>Hey Mike,
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>>>I can't argue that "good music" is a personal thing, but, there is no way I'm going to willingly Google or YouTube BS and the ESB...NO WAY. I'll save the six hours for something better, like Shakira. Now there's some music I can relate to :) If I use my sister's logic, Shakira is one awesome musician/singer (right KG?)
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>>No problem at all. If we all thought alike it would be pretty boring, wouldn't it? ;-)
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>>UPDATE: for the others ---
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-8LUvW9qv4>>
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-8LUvW9qv4>>
>>And yet another update --
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-8LUvW9qv4>>
>>It doesn't jump off YouTube quite like it does off the record but you get the idea. It is pretty close to my philosophy of life.
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>>My favorite Bruce song, one I think helped us bounce back from 9//11 --
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNnB4dkVRJI>>
>>This maybe tells you more about him. A 9/11 widow saw it in the NY Tiomes series about victims of the tragedy. He was a fireman. Bruce read the article and called her up. She said he talkeed to her for over an hour and that call helped her through the terrible first week. That's the kind of guy I am talking about.
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>BS is to be admired for what he did but that doesn't change the way I view his music. Now this --
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DXCHa9BYfE>
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>on the other hand I what it's all about for me. And the icing on the cake --
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>Gilmour's solo gives me goose pimples. Check it out at 4:33 to 6:55. WOW
Sorry for being so pushy about it. Sometimes I have a hard time keeping my enthusiasms to myself ;-)
