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Springsteen Tunes Up For Aronofsky... And Apatow?

Wow by cornponious	Sep 1st, 2008 05:13:45 PM
I say.
Secret Garden? by secretcylon	Sep 1st, 2008 05:16:48 PM

Truly double good!!! by spooky2k	Sep 1st, 2008 05:19:13 PM
I can't wait for Aronofsky's The Wrestler. He's one of the most interesting film makers working in the industry. I usually sit through credits out of respect for every single person that made it, but here they've given me something apparently great to listen to whilst I do that.
Ric Flair as Robocop by RexGattling	Sep 1st, 2008 05:43:34 PM

Aronofsky, very talented director. by worldofwarcraft	Sep 1st, 2008 05:46:11 PM
Mrs. Aronofsky, great grade school teacher. But Jared Leto as a Coney Island Jew? The biggest of some questionable casting moves. Hope this works out well.
Springsteen Puts On T-Shirt, Pretends He's Still Working Class by LaserPants	Sep 1st, 2008 05:46:59 PM
I keed, I keed. Springsteen is cool. I like how he rolls. Not necessarily a big fan of his music but I appreciate it, and like that he's outspokenly progressive.
I"ll believe it when I see it w/ an Oscar nod to Mickey. by GQtaste	Sep 1st, 2008 05:49:17 PM
Not that I don't' think the dude is the real deal, ala, Dean, Depp, Clift, but he's mangled his face so much that I simply can't fathom that kind of acclaim. I"m sure it's a fine film but Oscar material? We'll have to wait and see. We heard the same about his magnum opus, "The Fountain" and looked how it turned out. But having Marrisa T. playing a stripper, after her turn in Before the Devil...blew me away. Matter of fact, here is a pic of she playing said stipper in Wrestler: http://tinyurl.com/6ldkp9
What, are they gonna say it sucks? by thebearovingian	Sep 1st, 2008 05:51:14 PM
It probably makes them gag and vomit. Springsteen sucks. His heyday has come and gone. Was Lil' Wayne not available? Kanye? Miley? BOOOOOOO
The Boss by ZooTrain	Sep 1st, 2008 05:57:18 PM
At almost 60 years old, Bruce still puts on a hell of a show. His exuberance puts men half his age to shame. With the exception of a few missteps in the early 90's, Springsteen's 35 year career is damn near flawless.
The Boss by Anakin722	Sep 1st, 2008 05:58:57 PM
Bruce is right up there near the top along with Dylan and Elvis in terms of important and talented American rock artists. And anyone who says he's past his prime obviously hasn't seen any of the final leg of his tour that just finished. Simply amazing shows.
I can't wait to see The Wrestler by BigDogg	Sep 1st, 2008 06:00:41 PM
If for no other reason than to see how they use the footage they shot at Ring of Honor shows earlier this year and what actual wrestlers actually have a role. The only one I've heard is NecroButcher (which is fitting considering his current gimmick in CZW as "Hollywood" Dylan Summers)
"Springsteen's heyday has come and gone..." by ZooTrain	Sep 1st, 2008 06:00:50 PM
And yet his last album hit number 1 on the Billboard charts and he's selling out stadium tours all across the country. While "Magic" wasn't the strongest album in his oeuvre, "The Seeger Sessions" was one of the most rollicking and fun albums of 2006.
ColWTH by Anakin722	Sep 1st, 2008 06:08:07 PM
I think you'll find that pretty much any music critic worth his salt would strongly disagree with that "overrated" comment. And Bruce actually "made it big" in the 1970s with Born to run, when he appeared simultaneously on the covers of Time and Newsweek.
ColWTH by ZooTrain	Sep 1st, 2008 06:21:31 PM
Springsteen in the 80's. 1980: "The River." If this were the only album he released in the 80's, his legend status would be justified. 1982: "Nebraska." Completely negates your "rocker" argument. A quiet, haunting, introspective record about small-town America. If you've never heard it, you're doing yourself a great disservice. 1984: "Born in the USA." The album was just too big to be looked at objectively. And it isn't even one of his better albums. 1987: "Tunnel of Love." This album hardly set the world on fire. As Anakin722 already said, Springsteen was already firmly established in the 1970's. Dylan, Springsteen, and Tom Waits. The three greatest living American songwriters.
I was eleven when Born came out and it was the biggest by GQtaste	Sep 1st, 2008 06:33:26 PM
thing on mtv at that time. The Boss is a living legend and a hero for the working men and women of this country. Like when Reagan's advisors wanted to use the title track to Born in the USA the dumbass's didn't grasp that the song was in fact about his peers going over to Vietnam and coming back w/ nothing, a lot of them anyway. Disillustioned men fighting an unjust war. Just like todays except presently women get the privilege to participate in the current war.
Springsteen is a survivor by DennisMM	Sep 1st, 2008 07:04:19 PM
That's easy to say when he's got lots of money and a certain amount of power, I know, but he's lived through periods of poor sales and limp public interest that have killed other performers. Anyone remember Van Halen? Springsteen adjusted, because he knew the music was what interested him most, and dealt with not being instantly recognized and mobbed when he went out for groveries. He sought that, in fact - moved to California, grew a beard, started dressing differently, worked at home rather than in prominent studios, stopped touring as much - all so he could be himself and not "The Boss." Eventually he figured out he didn't have to hide in order to have his privacy, so he shaved the beard, put the t-shirt on, moved back to Jersey, reformed the E Streeters and walked around in public again. He continues to record and, if the music isn't his best, it's fresh. He's working with different producers. His work shares the energy of the old stuff with new sounds that he only achieved by walking away from the old, comfortable haunts and people he worked with behind the scenes. To me, that takes balls. Max Weinberg is a fantastic, muscular drummer and one hell of a dresser. But without Springsteen he'd be the guy behind the kit in some band. The band might be huge, but he'd just be the drummer. Not Mighty Max.
Man, I'm going to have a lot of restrained here... by GravitysRainbow	Sep 1st, 2008 07:35:55 PM
from flipping out on you Springsteen haters! While I'd hate to reply to some that writes "most overrated EVAH", I have to say that your whole thing about Bruce making it in the 80s... you know he was actually doing pretty damn well in the late 70s? A little ol' record called Born to Run? Ever hear of it? As someone said, the man at 60 puts on a 3 hour, 30 song show that has more energy than any of your shit bands. You know another thing? Try checking out a Behind the Music special on this guy or another show about him, and you're not going to see a period where he hit rock bottom, went into a drug craze or anything. He's been a class act, through and through.
Mansell's soundtrack is performed by Slash by Flipao	Sep 1st, 2008 08:34:11 PM
Which is awesome.
It's a shame there are Springsteen haters by Ghostwood	Sep 1st, 2008 08:35:27 PM
you guys keep listening to your "I kissed a girl" bullshit. I'll take '70s Boss/'80s Boss/'90s Boss/'Odds Boss any day, any minute, any second over the one-hit/Pepsi schilling goofs you guys listen to. Period.
Bruce Springsteen is overrated. And a hypocrite by Cotton McKnight	Sep 1st, 2008 08:49:57 PM
You heard me.
Boss Haters by Vic Twenty	Sep 1st, 2008 08:59:29 PM
fall into 2 categories; tweeners who don't get his music and those who can't seperate his politics from his music. Springsteen does not need either one of you. The man is an American icon. Period.
Bruce's politics by Anakin722	Sep 1st, 2008 09:09:33 PM
It always amazes me when these supposed Bruce fans get their panties in an uproar over his politics. I can't believe that anyone could have listened to his music for any length of time and not had a good idea about the nature of his political affiliations. And if you claim he's being a hypocrite for being rich and writing songs about middle/working class problems, you don't always make great art by just looking in the mirror and describing what you see.
clueless talkbackers by SpanksterOfLove	Sep 1st, 2008 09:29:24 PM
goddamn you boss-haters are idiots. Not that idiots aren't entitled to their opinions. But shouldn't you clueless cocks be twatting about on this site instead: www.tigerbeatmag.com
Um... by thebearovingian	Sep 1st, 2008 09:33:57 PM
Consider that I MAY have been joking in my earlier post. That's partially what thebearovingian is known for, besides supreme wisdom, hearty common sense and pure sex appeal.
You talkin' 'bout SHAFT? by DennisMM	Sep 1st, 2008 09:57:44 PM
'cos that don't sound like no mortal I ever met, bearovingian. ;)
Rogan started standup at 13 by darquelyte	Sep 1st, 2008 10:06:17 PM
So, he should be halfway decent doing stand up. Sandler did more "performance comedy" than stand up, so he probably needed some tips and training for this... especially since he really hasn't done much live performing for some time now. I hope his buddy Chris Rock helped him out.
I love Springsteen by s0nicdeathmonkey	Sep 1st, 2008 11:03:11 PM
and I also enjoy Katy Perry...so...Of course, if I had to pick one, it wouldn't even take a millionth of a second to choose.
Banzai... by Ghostwood	Sep 1st, 2008 11:33:27 PM
You say you "prefer" those musical geniuses, but I bet you go NUTS for Rick Astley and the Jonas Brothers. Don't hide it, dude -- I bet dollars to donuts that you "never want to give it up" for the astley-meister.
BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCE! by Chuck_Chuckwalla	Sep 1st, 2008 11:53:12 PM
It always makes me laugh when I meet some moron who only knows Bruce from the eighties with Born In The USA. I always tell these dorks to investigate further and they'll find that his discography is immense as it is deep. No one compares to his body of work.
Springsteen sucks. That is all. by Uncle Stan	Sep 2nd, 2008 12:03:27 AM

ColWTH by shodan6672	Sep 2nd, 2008 01:01:43 AM
Wow. Did YOU make an ass of yourself.
If you don't like the BOSS by BrightEyes	Sep 2nd, 2008 01:18:01 AM
Than Fuck you
I got some Southside Johnny news for you by ian216a	Sep 2nd, 2008 03:28:03 AM
Just about to release a new album of Tom Waits covers. Wonder if it's as good as Scarlett's. Oh wait - I know who's would be better than Scarlett's....ANYBODY'S!!! And if you don't like The Boss, damn is you tired of life.
I played guitar in a band with... by DoctorWho?	Sep 2nd, 2008 11:22:36 AM
...one of his horn players from the original E Street band from the Early 70's. He had a lot of Bruce stories. He had to leave the band because he was newly married and his wife refused to let him go on tour. This was right before he came out with Born In The USA. After that wildly succussful album/tour Bruce rewarded his long time band members with a million dollars each! This guy always regretted listening to his bitch wife. I am NOT a Bruce fan but respect him for the icon that he is. His politics are a joke but I never let that influence my opinion on the srt. I just find him boring as all hell. Pure American music though... I just like a little more harmonic activity going on.
Bright Eyes... by Sir Psycho Sexy	Sep 2nd, 2008 12:12:54 PM
...I don't like "the boss" and I say, fuck you. punk ass bitch.
Don't fuck with the boss by g-ride9000	Sep 2nd, 2008 12:46:03 PM
he's got more emo, more gangster and more rock&roll in his pinky than you got in your whole thinggy.
The Boss! by my liege	Sep 2nd, 2008 01:48:13 PM
Fucking awesome. Go and listen to Thunder Road and the tell me how good it is.
BON IN THE USA by Broseph	Sep 2nd, 2008 05:28:40 PM

Bruce Springsteen is an old, old school gangst rapper... by loodabagel	Sep 2nd, 2008 06:41:07 PM
And Bronx's best apostle stands with his hand on his own hardware Everything stops, you hear five quick shots, the cops come up for air And now the whiz-bang gang from uptown, they're shootin' up the street And that cat from the Bronx starts lettin' loose, but he gets blown right off his feet And some kid comes blastin' 'round the corner, but a cop puts him right away He lays on the street holding his leg, screaming something in Spanish, still breathing when I walked away And somebody said, "Hey man, did you see that? His body hit the street with such a beautiful thud" I wonder what the dude was sayin', or was he just lost in the flood? Hey man, did you see that, those poor cats are sure messed up I wonder what they were gettin' into, or were they just lost in the flood? "Lost in the Flood" circa Greeting From Asbury Park.
Although I'm a Wild and Innocent man myself... by loodabagel	Sep 2nd, 2008 06:46:46 PM
That album can get pretty funky. Call it pre-funk. It's kind of like David Bowie's Diamon Dogs is pre disco.
Bruce Springsteen Magic tour 07/08 WAOO! by zeroblindterry	Sep 3rd, 2008 05:21:33 PM
First: People that say Bruce is bad,suck,can't sing,cant play.. there is only one thing to this, YOU don't now him, his music, or his WORK. Any way.... Want to say thank you so much BRUCE and The Band! It's been magic and amazing to see the shows and so exited to go online everyday...and see the sets and reviews i just love all of it. THANK YOU
People that say Bruce is bad,suck,can't sing,cant play.. there i by zeroblindterry	Sep 3rd, 2008 05:23:37 PM
People that say Bruce is bad,suck,can't sing,cant play.. there is only one thing to this, YOU don't now him, his music, or his WORK.

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