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gong 
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 Topic: Mellencamp vs Springsteen
Posted: October 05 2006 at 13:20 |
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yesfan88
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Posted: October 05 2006 at 13:15 |
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I don't like either, but Springsteen annoys me more, so I guess Mellencamp.
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"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"- Evelyn Beatrice Hall
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Rushman
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Posted: October 05 2006 at 11:19 |
It's a shame so many eyes have been blinded by their prog-snobbery, should have expected it on this site.
I'd have to side with The Boss on this one, especially his 70s output. I've seen him multiple times, and he puts on a hell of a show. I don't care for his politics either, but the music and lyrics are top notch. Not everything has to be in 11/8 time with virtuoso playing ability and sci-fi related lyrics.
It's straight ahead rock-n-roll, but good straight ahead rock-n-roll.
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E-Dub
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Posted: October 05 2006 at 00:38 |
 Witchwoodhermit wrote:
The Progtologist said-" Both are very talented songwriters and musicians"
springsteen is a tuneless, talentless hack with a Dylan obsession. Only his ability too wave the American[IMG]height=17 alt="Thumbs Down" src="smileys/smiley21.gif" width=23 align=absMiddle> flag has kept him going. If springsteen COULD SING, WRITE MUSIC, or PLAY GUITAR, perhaps we would take him more seriously. His blazoned performences do not fool real music fans, only propel them. There is a very fine line between popularity and quality." Springy" likes to play this ground.
Mellencamp is genuine, but insipid. His flag waving is from the heart redneck. Mellencamp is country gone pop - perhaps the first. Bush voters aside. I wouldn't give Mellencamp much room. |
Absolute rubbish! Sorry, but one has to see this man in concert. If you have ever experienced a live Springsteen show, no way could these words ever be honestly uttered. I saw him on the Born In The USA tour and the man leaves it all out on the stage. Besides, anybody who can pen a song as brilliant as "Born To Run" is anything but a talentless hack. That's like saying Michael Jordan was a mediocre basketball player.
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Chicapah
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Posted: August 10 2006 at 12:00 |
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Springsteen continues to push himself to grow as an artist and musician. His lyrics on "The Ghost of Tom Joad" are some of the most poignant and heart-wrenching ever created and his storytelling ability is abundantly masterful throughout his catalogue of work. He is unique in every sense of the word. Mellencamp has created some memorable tunes in his day but he has long since ceased to be an evolving artist of note in the USA.
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"Literature is well enough, as a time-passer, and for the improvement and general elevation and purification of mankind, but it has no practical value" - Mark Twain
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Posted: August 10 2006 at 10:31 |
WaywardSon wrote:
Teaflax wrote:
So, you're actually discussing if syphilis is preferable to leprosy?
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Grow up. |
Well... I'm not really keen on either (I suppose I'm too European for that...  ), but I would not compare either to syphilis or leprosy. I wouldn't do that even if DT were in question.... 
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Teaflax
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Posted: August 10 2006 at 10:06 |
WaywardSon wrote:
Grow up. |
You first, Mr Thin-skin.
Edited by Teaflax - August 10 2006 at 10:06
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Chipiron
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Posted: August 10 2006 at 07:42 |
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WaywardSon
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Posted: August 09 2006 at 17:45 |
Teaflax wrote:
So, you're actually discussing if syphilis is preferable to leprosy?
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Grow up.
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Teaflax
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Posted: August 09 2006 at 17:40 |
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So, you're actually discussing if syphilis is preferable to leprosy?
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Moogtron III
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Posted: August 09 2006 at 15:31 |
BaldJean wrote:
both not songwriters I like. their music is way too mainstream. mitigating circumstances for Springsteen, because he is a fan of Peter Hammill  |
Really?? Come on out, all you Hammill fans! It shows Springsteen has some hidden depths 
I have albums of neither of them (Mellencamp / Springsteen), and I can't judge Mellencamp on the hit singles I know, but I listened to some Springsteen music, also other stuff than the hits, and I think Springsteen is very talented indeed, both in writing melodies as well as in writing very poetic lyrics. I also went to one of his concerts, and I must say: it was the liveliest concert I ever saw.
They're both a bit outside my musical spectre, but I admire Springsteen for his talent and his stage presence. And since tonight... for his taste 
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krusty
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Posted: August 09 2006 at 14:53 |
Cristi wrote:
Bruce Springsteen by far. |
 
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Cristi
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Posted: August 09 2006 at 11:34 |
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Bruce Springsteen by far.
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Asyte2c00
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Posted: July 24 2006 at 01:13 |
Australian wrote:
Springsteen any day of the year, moth or day. He is, in my opinion the best American rocker ever. |
^I would give that too Frank Zappa, The Doors, Allman Brothers, Nirvana, Tom Petty, Aerosmith, Guns and Roses, Mr Bungle. Those bands merit the award for best American rock outfit/rocker more than Bruce Springteen.
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Asyte2c00
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Posted: July 24 2006 at 01:09 |
Mellancamp. Springsteen is overrated and pretentious, and recently too political for my tastes.
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Posted: July 22 2006 at 19:56 |
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Springsteen - fraud
Mellencamp - the real deal
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Zac M
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Posted: July 22 2006 at 19:54 |
If I said what I really thought, I'm afraid I'd make too many enemies  .
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"Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression."
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Thyme Traveler
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Posted: July 22 2006 at 19:49 |
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What was the question ? Who is the most annoying ? Can we add Don Henley to the list of choices and then I'll vote all of the above !
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Fire up the flux capacitor ! We're taking this Delorean through all four dimensions.
What is the future of prog ? Genesis reunion ? I'm not telling!That could upset the thyme/space continuum.
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Open-Mind
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Posted: July 22 2006 at 07:37 |
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Bruce Springsteen!
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Evans
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Posted: July 22 2006 at 07:36 |
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No-one can say springsteen can't write if they ever heard Born to Run. It simply makes you want to jump in the car and just drive 'til you get close to the edge of the world (nice one..), haha...
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