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Bruce Springsteen — The Promised Land
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On_The_Beach
(The Blue Planet)
Posted: Apr 18, 2013 - 18:10
 
Great album but not my favourite track.
Would love to hear Candy's Room or Adam Raised a Cain.

d-don
(Oregon)
Posted: Jan 14, 2013 - 14:15
 
 toterola wrote:
6.5 average? WTF? {#Sad}
 
No doubt! Blasphemers.

shellbella
(so california)
Posted: Jan 14, 2013 - 14:12
 
{#Clap} {#Clap} {#Clap}

shplody
(Eastern Townships, Canada)
Posted: Nov 12, 2012 - 20:13
 
1 play every 30 days is plenty.

toterola
(Further)
Posted: Nov 12, 2012 - 20:11
 
6.5 average? WTF? {#Sad}

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Oct 12, 2012 - 11:39
 
 Sasha2001 wrote:

No, everyone in Jersey worships this guy, everyone on Long Island worships Billie Joel, and everyone in New York worships a good parking space.
 
Parking spaces were not often important to me while I lived in NY, mainly because - like many New Yorkers - I didn't have a car.  Good tune.

Shesdifferent
(Just visiting this planet)
Posted: Aug 10, 2012 - 10:36
 
First Queen now this...blech!

shellbella
(so california)
Posted: Aug 10, 2012 - 10:33
 
Good call!! {#Daisy}

WayUpNorth
Posted: Jun 08, 2012 - 06:53
 
Wow, haven't thought of that song in a zillion years ... I used to drive my best friend crazy playing it over and over.  She HATED Springsteen, but she loved that song "I Wear My Sunglasses At Night" so I figured she deserved to be tormented ...

   rickhoran wrote:
imho, candy's room is the keeper from this album. still is one of my all time favorite songs.



Byronape
("post-capitalist wreckageville")
Posted: Mar 05, 2012 - 02:35
 
 Sasha2001 wrote:
No,everyone in Jersey worships this guy, everyone on Long Island worships Billie Joel, and everyone in New York worships a good parking space.
 
I didn't know that there were any good parking spaces in NY.

Sasha2001
(I can see Zabars from my window)
Posted: Jan 01, 2012 - 15:46
 
 rickhoran wrote:

No i cannot doubt that. I just think this is the weakest song on the record. the first 5 springsteen albums are great in my mind. so for any other mortal back then i would think its a great song. the album did not leave my turntable for about 6 months.
 



It's what makes him so great. I think each Springsteen fan has a different list of favorite songs and albums, and each one of those for intensely personal reasons.

Sasha2001
(I can see Zabars from my window)
Posted: Jan 01, 2012 - 15:43
 
 scraig wrote:

I thought everybody in NY worshiped this guy.
 



No,everyone in Jersey worships this guy, everyone on Long Island worships Billie Joel, and everyone in New York worships a good parking space.

KurtfromLaQuinta
(Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.)
Posted: Jan 01, 2012 - 15:41
 
I really like this song.

MiracleDrug
(Earth)
Posted: Sep 28, 2011 - 13:47
 
there are a lot of musicians...
but only one Boss...

ERERER
Posted: Sep 28, 2011 - 13:46
 
ek. can't stand any of his stuff. too many instruments playing the same drone simultaneously. so boring and hard to listen to.

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: May 25, 2011 - 16:35
 
 amb599 wrote:
Nothing makes me turn off RP more frequently than BS.
 
So - if RP played Lady Gaga, you'd be okay?  And a secondary question:  What makes you come back? Just wondering.


scraig
(Santa Barbara, CA)
Posted: Mar 23, 2011 - 13:47
 
 amb599 wrote:
Nothing makes me turn off RP more frequently than BS.
 
I thought everybody in NY worshiped this guy.

amb599
(New York, NY)
Posted: Dec 19, 2010 - 11:48
 
Nothing makes me turn off RP more frequently than BS.

rockinmeg
(Washington, DC)
Posted: Sep 15, 2010 - 07:28
 
What a pleasant surprise!

rickhoran
(Eastern PA)
Posted: Aug 14, 2010 - 06:57
 
 Sasha2001 wrote:
"Gonna be a twister to blow everything down
That ain't got the faith to stand its ground
Blow away the dreams that tear you apart
Blow away the dreams that break your heart
Blow away the lies that leave you nothing but lost and brokenhearted"

It's the lyrics that make this song so great. Can you doubt the heartfelt sincerity behind each an every line of this song?


 
No i cannot doubt that. I just think this is the weakest song on the record. the first 5 springsteen albums are great in my mind. so for any other mortal back then i would think its a great song. the album did not leave my turntable for about 6 months.

frecko
(Gothenburg, Sweden, Europe)
Posted: Aug 14, 2010 - 06:57
 
Great song from B S best album! Really like this song a lot.{#Dancingbanana_2}

johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Jun 11, 2010 - 12:42
 
I was 20 when this album came out. Nothing speaks to a 20 year old like this masterpiece.
In my opinion, this is the greatest album ever made.



calypsus_1
Posted: Jun 04, 2010 - 17:29
 

springsteen via payne by ~kenmeyerjr
©2005-2010 ~kenmeyerjr



Sasha2001
(83rd St. between Broadway and Hell)
Posted: May 10, 2010 - 18:46
 
 rickhoran wrote:


agreed. this is the worst song on the album. imho, candy's room is the keeper from this album. still is one of my all time favorite songs.
  "Gonna be a twister to blow everything down
That ain't got the faith to stand its ground
Blow away the dreams that tear you apart
Blow away the dreams that break your heart
Blow away the lies that leave you nothing but lost and brokenhearted"

It's the lyrics that make this song so great. Can you doubt the heartfelt sincerity behind each an every line of this song?





bobcat1963
(the netherlands)
Posted: Apr 09, 2010 - 01:19
 
so good for the ears!

Bosami
(Deep in the heart of nowhere)
Posted: Mar 08, 2010 - 10:36
 
It's awesome and that's that.

cjh7d
Posted: Feb 04, 2010 - 22:47
 
 joshfm wrote:
I wonder why it doesn't include "...and the E Street Band" on the cover?
 

As I recall, his only option for signing to Columbia in 1973 was to do it as a solo artist (the hot trend of the time, vice bands), so all of his studio albums have been released under just his name.  His live albums have been releaseed under the Springsteen/ESB heading . . .

cjh7d
Posted: Feb 04, 2010 - 22:38
 
Classic— one of his best. As with virtually every Springsteen song (and every U2 song, and every Dylan song), any live version beats the studio version.  With ESB best, but even the acoustic versions he did on his solo tours were haunting . . .


billybob123
(Southern California)
Posted: Jan 04, 2010 - 11:44
 
My interest in the Springstain fell to almost nothing after Born To Run and still hasn't rebounded. 

As for Seger, to me he's a one-hit wonder with that song about Hollywood nights or lights or something.  I'll take disco anyday over that old time rock n roll.

peter_james_bond
(The Burg)
Posted: Jan 04, 2010 - 11:39
 
Springsteen....you looking at me?


rcurrier
(San Juan Capistrano, CA)
Posted: Jan 04, 2010 - 11:38
 
 stickers11 wrote:
Why does Springsteen's music always sound like it is being delivered by a lead pipe to the head? It's loud, sloppy, and annoying...
Like a bar band who never learned to play in a more refined manner...
 
You're starting to understand, grasshopper.

schitfitz
(Heart of the Pines)
Posted: Jan 04, 2010 - 11:37
 
God help  me, I've just never been a Springsteen fan. Bob Seger sure but not Bruce.

Imkirok
(The Arctic Hinter Land)
Posted: Jan 04, 2010 - 11:37
 
 felix9 wrote:
Racing In The Streets is an amazing Song on this Album. And the rest is great, too.
 
Candy's Room is one of my favorites as well.


nate917
(2,815 miles from home)
Posted: Aug 31, 2009 - 16:05
 
 kaybee wrote:
Actually this is an excellent album and the lyrics to this and many of the other songs on it are as incisive today as when they were written.

For myself, I prefer Springsteen's earlier work up to and including The River.  I guess he's just as good now, but for me he doesn't seem to have the edge or hunger he had back in the day.

 
His newest album gets back to the edge and hunger that you recall from the Wild and the Innocent and Born to Run.  Check it out.


felix9
Posted: Jul 31, 2009 - 03:19
 
Racing In The Streets is an amazing Song on this Album. And the rest is great, too.

kaybee
(Lost in the Wilds of Toronto)
Posted: May 28, 2009 - 17:06
 
Actually this is an excellent album and the lyrics to this and many of the other songs on it are as incisive today as when they were written.

For myself, I prefer Springsteen's earlier work up to and including The River.  I guess he's just as good now, but for me he doesn't seem to have the edge or hunger he had back in the day.


iTuner
Posted: May 28, 2009 - 13:43
 
Nothing like a Bruce Springsteen song to ruin a good set.

KurtfromLaQuinta
(Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.)
Posted: Mar 26, 2009 - 08:52
 
Again...
The music scene at the time this came out was not the best.

I'm thankful I was around to hear this on the limited radio stations that would play Bruce.

It was a treat.

rickhoran
(Eastern PA)
Posted: Mar 26, 2009 - 08:49
 
 jedley wrote:
I worship Bruce, so forgive me if I say that this song sucks and never would've made it onto any of his first 3 albums.
 

agreed. this is the worst song on the album. imho, candy's room is the keeper from this album. still is one of my all time favorite songs.



jedley
(milan, italy)
Posted: Mar 26, 2009 - 08:46
 
I worship Bruce, so forgive me if I say that this song sucks and never would've made it onto any of his first 3 albums.

Mandible
Posted: Mar 26, 2009 - 08:46
 
my sorbet to the crappy DMB we were subjected to earlier! Thanks!

joshfm
(Laramie)
Posted: Mar 26, 2009 - 08:45
 
I wonder why it doesn't include "...and the E Street Band" on the cover?

Darlington
(Columbia, South Carolina)
Posted: Mar 26, 2009 - 08:45
 
 toterola wrote:

Darned good comment. This is my personal favorite Springsteen album. I love all of his stuff, but I turned 17 the year this one came out, and I have always held it near-n-dear. Rock on! {#Music}
 

I've been a huge Springsteen fan since this came out (I was about the same age as you, born in 1960). Anyway, went to the Roses Store in Spartanburg and bought this album, The Rolling Stones "Some Girls," and Jimmy Buffet's "Son of a Son of a Sailor," all on the same day...what an incredible shopping day that was..too funny...

Anyway, this remains my favorite Springsteen album. The Darkness tour shows are still the best in my opinion (although I did not get to see any). Hopefully, the long rumored 30th Anniversary edition will come out with at least a DVD or live CD from this period (there is some incredible video on YouTube from Phoenix, which supposedly the show that's going to be used in the box).


toterola
(Further)
Posted: Dec 21, 2008 - 17:06
 
 snakechaser wrote:
Judging by the comment dates, this doesn't get played very often. I think that is as it should be. For those of us that love old Bruce, hearing it only once in a while makes it more sweet. And for those of you that don't...well, you know.

Anyhow, maybe it is overdramatic and schmaltzy but it's the signature sound of an era many of us don't want to forget. And I like hearing Bruce's voice,  no matter what the lyrics.
 
Darned good comment. This is my personal favorite Springsteen album. I love all of his stuff, but I turned 17 the year this one came out, and I have always held it near-n-dear. Rock on! {#Music}

snakechaser
(Boringtown, Bible Belt)
Posted: Dec 21, 2008 - 16:31
 
Judging by the comment dates, this doesn't get played very often. I think that is as it should be. For those of us that love old Bruce, hearing it only once in a while makes it more sweet. And for those of you that don't...well, you know.

Anyhow, maybe it is overdramatic and schmaltzy but it's the signature sound of an era many of us don't want to forget. And I like hearing Bruce's voice,  no matter what the lyrics.



lmic
(Sacramento, CA)
Posted: Dec 21, 2008 - 16:26
 
 Isobel wrote:
I will never "get" why this man is worshipped by so many otherwise rational music fans.
  'cause he's the greatest. Hope this helps.

GINRUSH
(Rochester, MI)
Posted: Aug 17, 2008 - 08:59
 
I was fortunate to grow up in Jersey during Springsteen's upswing to fame. His music certainly hits a chord with many ( but not all) of us that grew up in Northeast US. I'm sure other areas of the country/world can appreciate his music however... it's more of a vicarious appreciation.

It's more than just the music and lyrics, it was growing up & having the Boss' music as a backdrop to all the crazy, fun and tragic experiences we endured while "growing up". To hear these songs now brings me back to the "glory days". And for this, I truly feel blessed.

Then again, maybe I just like bad music which has been repeatedly forced upon me from an early age.... although I love RP and they play Springsteen ....so it must not be all that bad.

Skal! 

pb10538
Posted: Apr 13, 2008 - 06:00
 
Haven't heard this one in a while
I guess I haven't been listening to the radio much

Always liked this album, growing up

Thanks, Bill
CafeRacer
(Still Waiting To Wake Up, Indiana)
Posted: Mar 12, 2008 - 18:24
 
HazzeSwede wrote:
I have all LP´s by Bruce,still in mint C. as this song is,#10!!
The guys giving this #1,what are they listening to,The Monkeys??


Still in mint condition? Impossible to listen to all the way through?
loanking
Posted: Mar 12, 2008 - 18:17
 
I love John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band!!! What??? Spingsteen! So hard to tell them apart.

AWFUL!! Along with Madonna most over rated artist of modern times.