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29) Wrecking Ball

And all our little victories and glories, have turned into parking lots

If Wrecking Ball is anything to go by, we are in for one Hell of an album if the rumours are true about a new album being in the works.

This shows he hasn’t lost it. This song is amazing. I can’t express my love for it enough. It really is a brilliant I have absolutely no affiliation with New Jersey, or the Giants Stadium at all and this brings tears to my eyes at times.

The song starts with just Bruce quickly strumming his guitar, in front of a sold out Giants Stadium. The lyrics are awesome, gives you a real feeling of nostalgia, and you can hear the passion in Bruce’s voice as the tempo slowly builds. Max comes in, and eventually the full band is introduced. Curt Ramm delivers a fine performance on the trumpet, and it adds something different to this song. It really has you moving during the chorus.

Bruce has always been good at writing lyrics that supply the listener with great imagery, I mean,

Now my home was here in the Meadowlands, where mosquitoes grow big as airplanes
Here where the blood is spilled, the arena's filled, and Giants play the game

You can imagine the players giving it the all for their team, putting their lives on the line and doing whatever they can to get the win for their side.

And then there are these three lines;

And your game has been decided, and you're burning the clock down
And all our little victories and glories, have turned into parking lots
When your best hopes and desires, are scattered through the wind

I have this image in my head of an American Football team keeping the ball because the score is close and they want to desperately win, people cheering like crazy when the final whistle is blown and celebrating like no tomorrow. Then you’ve got that final line, which signifies the end. The stadium is gone, it’s reduced to dirt.

****ing brilliant song.

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28) Adam Raised A Cain

You're born into this life paying for the sins of somebody else's past

I think I stated it earlier, but I was never really a fan of 80s Bruce’s voice. Not sure why, I have always liked it from the Reunion Tour onwards. The drum mix from the Live 75-85 CDs seems too out there for me and I generally don’t like any of the versions of songs from that album, which is why I never really got into Adam Raised A Cain.

But as we all know, in November last year the Darkness Box Set was released and on that came, in what my opinion is the best thing on the discs, the Paramount Theatre performance. And on that of course, is Darkness played in its entirety.

So that gave me another chance to form an opinion on Adam Raised A Cain. The song opens with Bruce raging war against his guitar. The sound is raw and powerful, really shows no mercy to anyone. The bassline is absolutely kickass. It really carries the song from start to finish. Garry Talent does an amazing job, and is not praised often enough. I don’t think he’s actually written a more angry song. That guitar solo is really something else. You can hear him raging through each note, leaving everyone for dead in his path and not letting up.

Hard to believe you can generate this much passion - when you’re playing in front of nobody.

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The solo in this clip is the best solo I have seen him play.

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27) Radio Nowhere

I want a thousand guitars, I want pounding drums

IS THERE ANYBODY ALIVE OUT THERE?

The question asked at the start of pretty much every Magic show, before Bruce and the band would power into Radio Nowhere like no tomorrow.

It’s loud, it’s powerful. The opening intro is a killer, it’s unrelenting, leaving nobody to spare. A great song to tap your foot to. One of those songs that is even better when it’s full blast. When Bruce released this earlier before Magic came out, I was rapt at how good the song was. I knew we were in for a great album if the songs were going to stay at this level.

Personally, the song for me really pumps me up. I used to listen to it when I went on runs, it’d really spurn me on.

Here’s a quote from Bruce about the song: "It's an end-of-the-world scenario - he's seeing the apocalypse. All communications are down. That's my business, that's what it's all about - trying to connect to you. It comes down to trying to make people happy, feel less lonely, but also being a conduit for a dialogue about the events of the day, the issues that impact people's lives, personal and social and political and religious. That's how I always saw the job of our band."

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For those of you still following - the top 60 has turned into a top 61 as I somehow left out a song I rate very highly. So everything posted has dropped down a rank.

How? I'm not sure exactly, but it's a must that this song is in the countdown.
 

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26) Night

Hell all day they're busting you up on the outside

This is brutal from the get go. It’s in your face from the start, begging to be played at full blast while you play air drums or tap your feet to it. Then there’s the air guitar bit during the intro too.

I never really liked Night on the Barcelona DVD, I’m not sure why, it just never grabbed me. As for Live in Hyde Park though, wow! I was hooked and reeled in to a front row, centre seat when I heard it for the first time. It really grabbed my attention and shook me internally. It made me want to play it again, and even louder than the first time.

I was really obsessed with it back in April. I’d just play it over and over. The drum beat is fast, and merciless. You can’t help but love Clarence’s sax through Night either.

Would have to be one of the most intense songs when Bruce plays it live too, there’s no letting up!

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25) Secret Garden

She'll look at you and smile

I remember back in 2006 I was watching Cold Case with my mum and this song was at the end of the episode. I fell instantly in love with it.

To this day, it is still one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. Everything is just so soft throughout the song, nothing is in your face. Everything sits on the same level and you can’t help but just soak it all in. The melody from Roy’s piano is perfect, Max’s work on his kit with the brushes add a nice, subtle beat. The notes on the keyboard are repetitive but not boring. Bruce’s vocal work is perfect, the backing vocals from just enhance Bruce’s. Clarence’s solo is probably his most beautiful solo. It’s beyond beautiful. That solo can bring tears to my eyes at times. Absolutely amazing.

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Downloading the Fallon ep now. Any idea what he performed?

Really enjoyed it last time he was on with Because the Night and Save My Love
 
Cruyff14 said:
To this day, it is still one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. Everything is just so soft throughout the song, nothing is in your face.
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Many have claimed the title/subject to be a subtle euphemism for a woman's vagina. To me the lyrics are a faintly derogatory comment on the nature of women in general, but who knows? A song like this is probably best left unexplained, with the listener free to form their own interpretation.
 
It sounds like it's about a prostitute. I was going to try and give a description of the song, but I thought my description of the music would be lost, so I opted against it.

I doubt Bruce would be derogatory, not in his nature at all to be honest IMO.

Anything surprised you Ron?

Link Judd?
 
Ah, it was just a torrent, Cruyff. Easily found. Springsteen + Fallon + torrent in to Google.

Don't bother anyway. It's just a repeat of his appearance last year.
 

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24) Tenth Avenue Freeze Out

Tear drops on the city

The fourth song to appear from BToR. The story of how Bruce met Clarence on that day back in the 70s in Jersey while playing at the Stone Pony

Bruce of course being ‘Scooter’ and Clarence ‘The Big Man’

When the change was made uptown
And the Big Man joined the band

When Scooter and the Big Man bust this city in half
With a Tenth Avenue freeze-out, Tenth Avenue freeze-out

What a Tenth Avenue Freeze Out exactly remains to be seen, but this is one catchy track.. You just can’t help but get up and dance. It's so fun you can't help but moving to it, guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

There’s a lot of different versions of 10th Avenue. My favourite used to be the Reunion Tour version, but then I heard normal versions from the WOAD Tour, and thanks to the Jungleland site…. I found an acoustic version, which is my favourite of the song.

And this is how you own a stage! And seriously, who else get's that close to their fans? Just amazing.

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It’s so much more intimate, I LOVE it. For song that features heavy horn use, you have to commend Bruce on how well he makes it work ALONE on the piano. I may be wrong, but it sounds like he is singing in a key higher compared to the above clip. His voice sounds great here too. You can see the joy on his face too, he's really enjoying himself.

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Cruyff14 said:
I doubt Bruce would be derogatory, not in his nature at all to be honest IMO.
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It sounds like it's about a prostitute.
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On reflection I think you're spot on. Bit of a disappointment to be honest. Still a great song though.

Cruyff14 said:
Anything surprised you Ron?
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Put it this way, the only song you've included that I know well and don't really like is Murder Inc.

I'm not well versed in the catalogue after BITUSA. Few of Springsteen's songs ever grabbed me straight away (and some never did), hence I'm not qualified to say how those I don't know well should rank against the better-known stuff. My Springsteen preferences are always changing anyway, so I would never claim any order to be wrong!

Not sure how you can bring yourself to post after Hawthorn's agonising loss tonight, but carry on!
 
Ron The Bear said:
On reflection I think you're spot on. Bit of a disappointment to be honest. Still a great song though.
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She'll let you in her mouth
If the words you say are right
If you pay the price
She'll let you deep inside
But there's a secret garden she hides

To me, that verse sounds like it. Obviously Secret Garden is some sort of metaphor, perhaps something hidden that she doesn't want you to know about.

Just my interpretation on it.
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Put it this way, the only song you've included that I know well and don't really like is Murder Inc.

I'm not well versed in the catalogue after BITUSA. Few of Springsteen's songs ever grabbed me straight away (and some never did), hence I'm not qualified to say how those I don't know well should rank against the better-known stuff. My Springsteen preferences are always changing anyway, so I would never claim any order to be wrong!

Not sure how you can bring yourself to post after Hawthorn's agonising loss tonight, but carry on!
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Ah fair enough then! Hope you're enjoying it! :)

I'm into footy but not as much as soccer. And I am finding solace in Bruce.
 
Love the thread. Stole my dad's Greatest Hits CD earlier this year and it's the best thing I've ever done; since then I've been in love with his music.

Sorry if this has already been posted, but this clip is maddness:

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Really appreciate your work Cruyff, thank you!
 
Jonesy10 said:
Love the thread. Stole my dad's Greatest Hits CD earlier this year and it's the best thing I've ever done; since then I've been in love with his music.

Sorry if this has already been posted, but this clip is maddness:

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Really appreciate your work Cruyff, thank you!
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The one with about 15 songs? From 95?

Nah hasn't been posted, I have that entire DVD if you're interested.

Not a problem mate, glad you appreciate it, and I enjoy doing it!
 

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Secret Garden has a beautiful context in the film 'Jerry McGuire' where Renee Z is running down the street on her date with Jerry.

Actually some of his best work have been film tie in's...'Dead Man Walking' is brilliant and 'Streets of Phildelphia'.

It's not always full blast with the Boss....
 
23) Drive All Night

I get shivers down my spine girl and all I wanna do is hold you tight

Another rare addition from The River.

A near 10 minute ballad when performed live. Clarence’s sax solo takes us to a great height like most of his solos do.

It’s sung with great emotion, you can really feel that the character would drive all night for his girl. Remember, this was written before computers and everything we find so convenient was around today.

“I swear I’ll drive all night just to buy you some shoes”

The character Bruce has written about really loves his girl. He’d do anything for her, the line above tells us so. This is true love at its finest.

I’ll let the music do the rest of the talking…

Love the bit at the very end. I won’t spoil it!

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