On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:15:39 +0100, Enzo Matrix wrote:
> It's a single. I've now moved on to a number of different versions of "Love
> Potion Number Nine" (The Coaters, The Searchers, Lee Towers, Herb Alpert &
> the Tijuana Brass and The Seamonkees)
Never much liked that song. The Searchers version was OK back then but
then back then I was a frightful Searchers fan. They did *nuthin* wrong.
Back then.
>> My listening choice this evening is 'Magic' and it is.
>
> It's a good album in comparison to work by other artists. But it is nowhere
> near Springsteen's best work. Springsteen has released three exceptional
> albums in a row ("The Rising", "Devils & Dust" and "We Shall Overcome") This
> one isn't quite up to the same standard.
I seem to have lost Devils and Dust momentarily. It's undoubtedly in the
same place as Highway 61, which I also cannot find. Be that as it may, I
can only agree that it's not as good as The Rising.
.
What would have been even better would be to have a warts-and-all
> recording as in the Seeger Sessions.
Agreed, again, with all of the above. It lacks the spark that *that* album
has and the flaws show more and more with each listening. Nice songs
though.
> So... good album, but not a classic. Better than "Born In The USA", but not
> a patch on "Born To Run". I'd put it on a level with "Tunnel of Love".
Dunno about that. I'd have to listen to them all again. But not a patch on
Born to Run.
>
> Incidentally, there is a hidden track at the end of the album. It is called
> "Terry's Song".
It's called 'Untitled' round these parts. I dumped straight into the hard
drive as mp3s cos I've got more than enough CDs in cardboard sleeves that
have gotten scratched with the sliding in and out. Jewel cases should be
mandatory by international law.
Anyway, it hasn't got a name on the disc for me computer to recognise, but
it is, very nearly, the best track on there
> Have you noticed how Springsteen's voice is changing? Van Morrison's voice
> did the same thing and he and Springsteen are starting to sound similar.
Aw don't say that. I ain't no Van fan. But you're not wrong. Especially on
that last track. But then all voices change. I'm going through a Dylan
phase right now and I've put all the albums that I have on CD (apart from
H61 cos I can't find it) on one disc as MP3s and play it in the van on
'random play'. Now you really hear some different voices there, specially
if the machine throws a track from Modern Times right alongside something
from Freewheelin'
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MTM.
"This ain't Rock and Roll, this is GENOCIDE."
