Does anyone like either of those artists? Anyone have any of their albums?
To me they seem similar. Both seem to be very talented guitar/singers. Both are getting to be old farts, who put out some great songs a few decades ago (and perhaps more recently). But both have also put out a whole load of top-40 radio crap that’s been played so many millions of times I’m reluctant to buy an album by either, certainly not that endless Born In the USA or Running on Empty crap or its ilk.
I’ve only owned one album by either artist: a Springsteen album about illegal immigrants living under bridges, making meth for a living (and dying from it), and other stuff empathic to the downtrodden. I like the album and have thought of buying something else by Bruce but don’t want any irritatingly overplayed pop. Same for Jackson Brown.
Any suggestions? Any albums by either of them worth buying?
Here are Springsteen’s early albums in chron. order, all of which are very good:
[b]Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.
The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle
[u]Born to Run
Darkness on the Edge of Town
The River[/u]
Nebraska[/b]
Among them, I’ve underlined my favorite three. Note that Nebraska is a solo acoustic album which is really great, but dark. Do not listen to this album if you are depressed and have any suicidal tendencies!!!
Here are the rest of his albums. I got the first couple, and liked them, but then quit buying his albums when Tunnel of Love came out – I really didn’t like the parts of it that got radio play. After that, I lost touch with his music.
I think Springstreen kind of petered out after The River (81), for me anyways. Lots of other good bands spawned off of Bruce such as Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. I can only take small doses of Springsteen nowadays. Thunderoad, 10th Ave Freeze Out… A slow song I liked I think is called Silent Garden, which was on the soundtrack to Jerry Mcguire. I had all the early Springsteen albums.
Jackson Browne - Running on Empty I remember hearing on the radio all the time in the late 70s. I was more of a lynyrd Skynrd/Meatloaf fan way back then. I saw Springsteen in Concert at the Munich Olympic stadium in 81.
