The Consolidated "Slate Is Stupid" Thread

[Black Amnesia of Heaven]

The worst thing about Springsteen is that Manfred Mann song. Wrapped up like a doooooshhh

the original is cut loose like a deuce

which isn't much better really

[Black Amnesia of Heaven]

but the springsteen original is pretty great. once saw an acoustic performance of it that was just supernaturally powerful

[Chet]

yeah, "minstrel act" is pretty offensive. i just took it to mean Springsteen's characters are caricatures. i disagree, but it's a proposition metcalf could support if he worked at it.

naw, the writers whole position there is that everything that springsteen does is dictated to him by landau, and springsteen hasn't made a single creative decision for himself since BTR, and is essentially denigrating himself for the entertainment of his audience.

[dieblucasdie]

Yeah, as pollo intimated, Metcalf  s him some Boss, so this is definitely straight trolling. Oh, Slate

[Chet]

by the way, i fucking hate the (mostly hipster) insinuation that nebraska is the peak of springsteen's achievements. fuck that noise.

[davy]

Yeah, I love the album, but I sorta view it is a happy accident in his discography.

I don't hear too many folks clamoring about Asbury Park these days, but that and E-Street Shuffle are my faves.

[fishjim]

Yeah, I love the album, but I sorta view it as a happy accident in his discography.

Yep, my feelings too.

Another happy accident is "Hungry Heart". Great fucking song, but kind of a freak to my ears.

[elpollodiablo]

I guess I'm just a terrible hipster and Springsteen philistine because Nebraska is absolutely my favorite record

[peacocks]

How is it hipster to like an excellent record? Just because it stands out from the rest it is still undeniably Bruce. Darkness on the edge of town is my all time fave but Nebraska is pretty near second next to the e street shuffle.

Ps using hipster as a pejorative is hipster

[jm]

I know basically zero Springsteen because I can't fucking stand the fake overemotiveness of his voice.

[YojimboMonkey]

How is it hipster to like an excellent record?

Yes, isn't it more hipster to arbitrarily hate random records that other people like?

Ps using hipster as a pejorative is hipster

damn. comment withdrawn

[peacocks]

I know basically zero Springsteen because I can't fucking stand the fake overemotiveness of his voice.

You think that sexy howl is fake??

[Chet]

How is it hipster to like an excellent record? Just because it stands out from the rest it is still undeniably Bruce. Darkness on the edge of town is my all time fave but Nebraska is pretty near second next to the e street shuffle.

Ps using hipster as a pejorative is hipster

From my experience, there are a whole bunch of people who like Nebraska a lot, and claim to dislike most of Springsteen's other stuff. It is a great record, but it's not his best. It's maybe his fourth best. I think Nebraska is lauded above all else by a certain crowd because it's lo-fi, or whatever.

[elpollodiablo]

That's certainly why I like it. Fuck you, hi-fi establishment, or whatever!

[mountmccabe]

Different people like different things in their music.

Nebraska sticks out in Springsteen's catalog, stylistically. So to me it makes perfect sense that a fair number of people that are listening more to the music, the overall feel and mood would think of that record differently than the rest, liking it more or less than the generalized others.

I like a fair amount of Springsteen, but much of this is because I grew up in the 80s and Born in the USA and the next couple records and a few earlier hits have a fair amount of nostalgic value. But even with me knowing near none of the album before reaching it as a whole Nebraska is by far the one that hits me.

Now if the demo versions of The River were released it would have some competition.

[fishjim]

Now if the demo versions of The River were released it would have some competition.

Yes!

[mixed cats]

The best thing is playing "Rosalita" at your wedding and your mom and your exboyfriend from high school dancing and singing together like it is the most fun they've ever had.

[Antero]

I feel like the reason people tend to like Nebraska more than other Springsteen records is because it has less of the things that make people hate Springsteen.  I have not tested this hypothesis on myself.

[Black Amnesia of Heaven]

the peak of springsteen's achievements is tunnel of love

/me

[dieblucasdie]

I like Nebraska. GUESS I'M NOT WORKING CLASS

[jebreject]

I'm one of those Nebraska but nothin' else folks

[G.C.R]

The best thing is playing "Rosalita" at your wedding and your mom and your exboyfriend from high school dancing and singing together like it is the most fun they've ever had.

Can we all just pause and appreciate how neat this is.

[Babar]

Appreciating music (or any art) is a 100% subjective endeavour. I've never understood why a fuzz has to be made about who likes what and for what reasons or why one shouldn't or not.

[Antero]

Well, we don't all agree about fundamental subjectivity is why.

[dieblucasdie]

Thanks Babar guess we can shut down the internet now