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Originally Posted by Supersonic
Aloha !
1. He changes his sets in an interesting way every night.
2. He plays requests every night.
3. He gives 100% every night.
4. He writes his own songs and doesn't use Max Martin's and John Shanks'.
5. He never wrote 15 versions of Born In The USA because it was a big hit.
6. He never wrote songs like Complicated, Capt. Crash and She's A Mystery.
7. He doesn't moan about going on tour.
8. He has actually something to say when he writes a song.
9. He doesn't get upset when someone in his band makes a mistake.
10. He doesn't do the "I give 70% here because this crowd is not as good as that crowd thing.
And the list goes on and on...I'm not a fan of Bruce Springsteen at all but not understanding why he is liked among so many people is just silly.
Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan
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Thank you Seb - for someone who is not a fan you sure seem to get it.
Bruce is a musician - that what he does and that's all he does. All of his considerable energy only goes into one pot. When Bruce put's on a show he is 100% there - he truly does give his all. He's passionate. If you ever actually read the words to his songs you will find he has written stuff that speaks to a univeral condition like Growin Up (one of his more well known songs). Most anyone can relate no matter what age they are as we have all had had to grow up sooner or later. He doesn't just write stupid lyrics that rhyme such as "Insane, freak train, you don't wanna miss this." That simply doesn't cut it in my book.
He tells stories during his show - he relates to the audience. He changes his stories every night in addition to his setlist. The shows are seldom shorter than 3 hours because he loves what he does - sometimes his band literally drags him off the stage. That enthusiasm is very contagious.
Does Jon have a better voice than the boss? I think he used to but not anymore. Bruce still has a range that Jon only wishes he could have these days. Jon certainly has a "cleaner" voice but that then is simply a matter of taste I guess. Bruce still rocks hard - screams his head off rocking some nights - and he's a hell of a lot older than Jon too.
However in the end - some of it may be down to subjectivity. But as I said above - if you listen to his music and read the words along with it - it is head and shoulders above most of what is out there. It is serious music.
Or as Bruce himself recently said - "It's only rock and roll but it feels a lot like love".