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monday music : the boss still rocks

if you are my age, you grew up with bruce springsteen's huge album of born in the usa, but before that he was kicking it with timeless music that still resonates today. today's share is 'born to run' from a concert in barcelona spain and you can bet that most of the folks in the crowd were not around to see bruce sing the same song in 1975. in other randomness connected with bruce, i remember probably being the only person who owned a clarence clemons album hero which my dad bought me cause i

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Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA

BORN IN THE USA was the album on which he flexed his muscles (literally) and changed all that. With song titles and choruses that seemed to reflect all that was good and strong in America, belying songs that were about everything that was going wrong, BORN IN THE USA was one of those cultural events that resonated with just about everybody–from both Republican and Democratic politicians, to Vietnam veterans (the title-track was a brutal account of a vet’s homecoming), to social critics who

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NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN - Discografia

HTML clipboard . Drummer/songwriter/producer/vocalist Narada Michael Walden's career spans over three decades and is threaded with gold, platinum, and multi-platinum awards. He's produced and/or (co) written number one hits by Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey ("Vision of Love"), Aretha Franklin ("Freeway of Love"), and Lisa Fischer ("How Can I Ease the Pain"). His proficient drumming skills have made him a first-call session musician playing on countless recording sessions.Walden has played

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Basement Songs: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, “If I Should Fall Behind”

Five years ago I began a mission running marathons and half marathons to raise money and awareness for cystic fibrosis. I felt helpless. I felt that I wasn’t doing enough for my son, Jacob, in trying to find a cure for CF, and I believed that if I punished my body enough, people would take pity on me and make donations. I soon found that that it didn’t matter so much how many miles I ran, or how many months I woke up at 6 AM to go running — people would make donations out of the goodness of the

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THUNDER ROAD

THUNDER ROAD October 30, 2008 – 4:49 pm For Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band, recording Born To Run might have been tough but playing the songs live, it becomes a celebratory party. Click on the panels for a better view or to download artwork. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND University of Iowa 1975 [Piggham, 2CD] Live at Hancher Auditorium, University of Iowa, Iowa City, September 26, 1975. Very good soundboard. About a month earlier, on August 25, 1975, Bruce Springst

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Judith Light, Move Over

Judith Light, Move Over posted by Jordan I conducted a survey -- margin of error: 100 percent minus three over roughly seven billion -- and everyone agrees: The first song on the second side of Bruce Springsteen's first album, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., is one of only two missteps on an otherwise revelatory debut. A saccharine, meandering ballad, "The Angel" might have caused a few first-time Bruce listeners to question whether the profundity of the album's first side was merely a flu

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Rocktober! Day 5

October 5, 2008 — mrcanacorn Be Chrool to Your Scuel Okay, So Billy Joel on piano and Clarence Clemons on saxophone doesn’t really sound too metal and/or horror…but throw in a little Bobcat Goldthwait and Tom Savini and I think we have our bases covered in this Twisted Sister/Alice Cooper collabo! MTV banned this video? Really? Because of its anti-school message? Lame.

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The A's: Selftitled (1979) + A Woman's Got The Power (1981) + Four Dances [ep] (1982)

This is a re-post by request of the bloggers.We have waiting for the re-releases of the albums but..... (see comments)."This new wave band from Philadelphia, US, recorded two albums for Arista Records in 1979 and 1981 and one e.p. for their own label in 1982. The group consisted of singer Richard Bush, his songwriting partner Rocco Notte (keyboards), Rick DiFonzo (guitar), Terry Bortman (bass) and Mike Snyder (drums). The A's built a reputation on the east coast club scene with a strong power po

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TOP 10 NON-GUITAR SOLOS IN ROCK HISTORY

Look, this list could have gone many ways depending on your age and how you were raised.  I am sure there are a lot of songs I left off the list, but this is a list of not only the best Non-Guitar solos of all time, but some of the best songs of all time, period.  The main criteria was finding solos that fit the song and made the song better.  A solo that captures the essence of the song and would feel empty if removed. 10. The Zombies - “She’s Not There” Electric Piano | performed by Rod

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How I Almost Beat A Street Performer With His Own Saxophone

As has been explained many times, I sometimes work in suburban Monkeytown and sometimes in the heart of Monkeytown itself. Yesterday was a downtown Monkeytown day. I ditched my car in the usual overpriced parking garage which, coincidentally, is narrow enough and deep enough to qualify as one of Dante's circles of hell. As I exited the garage, I walked past the metro station and playing in front of it was Bad Street Saxophonist Guy. Now, I know I've mentioned him before but, to briefly recap,

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Joe Cocker - Unchain My Heart - Repost

Joe Cocker - Unchain My Heart - Repost * * * 1 votos Unchain My Heart was the release Joe Cocker had been rebuilding for. The title cut returned him to the Top 40, and the song “A Woman Loves a Man” followed it there along with it being included in the Bull Durham film soundtrack. A solid effort from a veteran. (James Chrispell, AMG) Absolutely enjoyable. Credits: * Joe Cocker - Vocals, Main Performer * Jeff Levine - Piano, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond) * T.M. Stevens - Bass * Uptown

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These Are Totally the Answers to the '80s Movie Quiz!

So, I thought the turnout for the music quiz was bad. Only 10 brave souls bothered to take the movie quiz. I guess some people (*cough*Falwless*cough*) just couldn't spare any precious porn-surfing time. Proving that she's not a neo-maxi zoom dweebie is Kat, who takes top honors with her score of 15 out of 21 points! For that, Kat, I tip my hat...and I give you this major award. Coming in at 2nd place with 13 points is Ria, and all tied up at 3rd place with 12 points each are Malcolm and Jon.

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Having a field day

Classic rock and blues man Jeff Pitchell - a Connecticut musician who has played with Clarence Clemons, Buddy Guy, and Bo Diddley - headlines today's New England Blues Festival , now in its third year. Before Pitchell takes the stage in Middleboro, you can hear a number of mostly Bay State-based acts, including the Rouge Blues Band from Hyannis, Wolf ...

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Listen Up: Dave Matthews Band's farewell to a fallen brother

The Dave Matthews Band performs in Melbourne, Australia. wikipedia photo By Ben Wener Orange County Register (MCT) Even if it had been a merely half-hearted performance —which it wasn't, not even close, though who'd have blamed 'em if it were? — Tuesday's inspired show at Staples Center would still linger long in Dave Matthews Band lore. For this, sadly, was the night the group played a nearly three-hour elegy for its fallen brother, LeRoi Moore. You could tell something was dif

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He Walks a Thin Line

I’m not going to review the show. Plenty of other people have done that. And anyway, Springsteen is his own measuring stick. By any reasonable standard, all the shows are good shows. There’s probably no one else in rock and roll – and certainly no one else in his generation – who pours it all out night after night, playing at absurd lengths, drawing on a catalog that seems infinite at this point. Not only is he liable to play anything he has ever written (the Kansas City show opened with “Ricky

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More Springsteen Rumors

Hot on the heals of the false rumor that Bruce Springsteen dedicated "Born in the U.S.A." to Michael Phelps, comes a story that Springsteen delayed the start of his St. Louis concert because St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa was running late to the concert because of a rain-delayed baseball game. Turns out that rumor wasn't true either...the concert was delayed because saxophonist Clarence Clemons needed to see a doctor. Drive-By Truckers -- Late for Church From the Gangstabilly album.

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Exhaustion and Bruce

You know the Mel Brooks quote about the difference between comedy and tragedy. At its simplest: Tragedy is me hurting my finger. Comedy is you falling in a manhole — what do I care? I think you can use the same technique to describe the difference between interesting and boring. Interesting is my fantasy football team. Boring is YOUR fantasy football team. Interesting is my best golf round ever. Boring is YOUR best golf round ever. Interesting is my minor celebrity sighting. Boring is YOUR

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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Live at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Aug. 24, 2008

I don’t think there’s a bigger fan of rock & roll music than Bruce Springsteen. It probably helps that he’s one of rock music’s biggest stars, but seeing him last night at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis he looked as genuinely excited to be there as everyone else in the stadium. The show started an hour late, and as I sat in my $70 seat sipping on my $8 Bud Light I had plenty of time to speculate on what song he’d open with. “Tenth Avenue Freeze-out” perhaps, or “The Promised Land,” or eve

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Show Review + Setlist + Photos: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at the Scottrade Center, Saturday, August 23

The ticketed start time for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s St. Louis show was 7:30 p.m., although I was told the band had been going on closer to 8 p.m. On Saturday night at the Scottrade Center, both of those target times passed with nary a legend appearing onstage. The packed arena grew more and more restless as the minutes kept ticking away. 8:15. 8:30. Finally, a bit after 8:45 p.m., a murmur went through the crowd: St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa and several other peop

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Biden will be a good surrogate for Obama

The case for Joe Biden as Barack Obama's running mate is simple: he's got a lot of experience at the federal level, particularly in foreign policy. That will reassure voters who may be concerned about Obama's resume and blunt a major line of attack from John McCain (whose ads have been questioning whether Obama is "ready to lead"). But plenty of people in Washington have served in Congress for 20 or 30 years. What makes Biden better than most of them as a running mate? Media scripts about th

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