TRAMPS & SCENES – Bruce Springsteen & ‘BORN TO RUN’ (1975) [email protected] November 7, 2022 Albums by other great artists needed years of critical gestation, but within 18 months of release ‘Born to Run’ was acclaimed as ‘the greatest ever made.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bob Dylan, Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
FAST & FLOWING: THE RIVER – Bruce Springsteen [email protected] September 28, 2020 One critic dismissed ‘The River’ as ‘more songs about spark plugs’ the remark remaining in my grudge bank for 40 years. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Darkness on the Edge of Town, The River
IT WAS A JAMBOREE – Twenty great albums of 1973 [email protected] September 4, 2020 Twenty Great Albums of 1973: The Dark Side of the Moon: Bold tangents, rich textures, inch-perfect cohesion; RANTS & REFLECTIONS Alan Hull, Bob Marley, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, David Bowie, Elton John, Gladys Kinght & the Pips, Gram Parsons, Jackson Browne, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, Mike Oldfield, Mott The Hoople, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Pink Floyd, Ringo Starr, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, The Stooges, The Who
HIGH FIVE – Twenty Great Albums from 1975…….. [email protected] November 18, 2019 Twenty great albums from 1975: ‘Born to Run’ sounds like what may have happened had Phil Spector produced ‘Blonde on Blonde.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Al Green, Alan Hull, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan and The Band, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, David Bowie, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, James Taylor, John Fogerty, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Patti Smith, Paul Simon, Roxy Music, The Band, The Kinks, The Who
BRUCE CONNECTION – Springsteen On Broadway (review) [email protected] January 17, 2019 Not since the five album collection ‘Live`1975/85’ has Springsteen produced such an affirming document of his work. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Patti Scialfa, Springsteen on Broadway