worldwideboss

Here's mine: http://www.last.fm/user/wwb

I'm buying no matter the price, I've never seen him in concert and there may not be that many more chances to. I admit it's pricey, though.

YES! A date in Lisbon! I must go and see this.

This is newsworthy?

Yes, because he has now doubled his weight.

You Got The Silver.

Yes! That song is just unbelievable.

Also top of my list would be Miss Amanda Jones, Honky Tonk Women, Sweet Virginia and Let It Bleed.

Hey Jude

My favourite would have to be The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle, simply because of the sheer brilliance of it, be it lyrically or musically.

At number two would be Born to Run. It's just a magnificent journey from Thunder Road to Jungleland, with such perfection that words are truly hard to find when trying to describe it.

Number three is The Rising, a personal favourite of mine. It is one of Springsteen's longest albums and one of the most heterogeneous. And it has so many gems in it... Despite its length, it manages to flow very well and to make time fly by.

Darkness on the Edge of Town is at number four in my list. The feel of that album is perhaps like no other. The rage in the others of every song, the epics like Streets of Fire and Racing in the Street, everything about that 10-song selection just makes it that special.

And, finally, at number five, the often-forgotten but amazing Tunnel of Love. An album which is more introspective than perhaps any other Springsteen album and that, for such a reason, adds something unique to his catalogue. It may not have the E Street Band in full swing, but the selection of songs more than makes up for it. It's magic.

Speaking of Magic, the album of that name gets a honourable mention from me - it would come at number six, tied with The River. The album I listen to the most these days, though, is Tracks. Every time I crank it up, I just think: how can this guy have written so many incredible songs and never release them until 1998? Bruce Springsteen truly is one of the greatest artists of the second half of the 20th Century, and certainly my favourite.

Does anyone else have this album?

It is one of the best concerts I have ever heard on record. Cohen's voice is incredible, as is his backing band. And the setlist, my God... It's perfection, in my opinion.

U2. im sick of hearing about how fucking 'great' these guys are. no. i think they fucking suck.

Well said. It wouldn't hurt to see Nickelback split either.

My favourite is This Life.

But yeah, great album. It is definitely a grower. I didn't enjoy it very much during the first few listens, but I have come to appreciate another great effort by the Boss.

Waitin' on a Sunny Day.

Visions of Johanna, Honky Tonk Women, Thunder Road and Incident on 57th Street spring to mind.

That was one of the highlights, yeah. Some guy had a Burning Love sign and Bruce picked it up during Raise Your Hand. Then he went around the band asking something while holding it and turned around to the crowd and said: "We don't how to play know Burning Love!" The audience had to tell him what key it was in

A fantastic show, 3 hours of incredible energy with a setlist to match. The concert more than made up for the complete incompetence of the organisers. I'm still in awe at Bruce, how can a guy who's almost 60 do what he does?

I'm seeing him tomorrow at Santiago

Bruce Springsteen at Santiago de Compostela.

Apart from one song, I dislike his output. Very generic.

It's so tough to rank Springsteen's stuff like that... I would prefer to say that Darkness brings something unique to the table. It's an album with an energy that was never replicated in any of his releases, nor had it ever been created. Those were prolific times too in terms of songwriting, as some of his best unreleased songs come from those sessions.

I find their music amazing, though I can see how some people not used to their style would find them boring.

The Doors.

Big bump just to say that Ricky Wants a Man of Her Own is one of the best songs The Boss has ever written.

Planet Waves is very underrated too, amazing work by The Band in conjunction with Bob Dylan. The Dylan & The Band association is one of the best in the history of music.

WHAT?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5VYyw-XyCw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL2qifufw4E

Rock is not dead, nor will it ever be for as long as there is music.

There's not a prototype to be followed when labelling someone as a good lyricist... Mainly because originality is a main trace in a good one.

However, there are some traits that are present in virtually every songwriter that I consider worth mentioning here: good imagery, eloquency, writing about themes that go directly to the listener and that he can relate to. The ability to convey emotions, real emotions, and portraying real situations is very important, as is the ability to avoid the bubble-gum lyrics and expressions in general that are present in today's pop music.