Articles by: Mark Saleski

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Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Walk Like A Man” (1987)

I’ve always thought of “Walk Like A Man” as a companion piece to Independence Day. Here we have Bruce looking back into the past, drawing a line all the way to when he was a little kid walking in his dad’s footprints You May Also Like: Lizzy Rose, “Walk theRead More

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The Friday Morning Listen: Joy Kills Sorrow – Darkness Sure Becomes This City (2010)

Though I have occasionally written about politics (and in that case, it was about the stupidity and lack of logic as opposed to particular ideas), I’ve for the most part avoided writing about religion. Can (or should) an atheist write about religion? You May Also Like: Gerry Rafferty’s Reverie onRead More

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Matthew Shipp – Greatest Hits (2013)

Over the course of Matthew Shipp’s Blue Series releases, I have spent a not insignificant amount of time pushing, pulling, and molding words into shape in the effort to describe Shipp’s ever-changing musical concepts. You May Also Like: Matthew Shipp – ‘The Intrinsic Nature of Shipp’ (2023) David S. WareRead More

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Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Cautious Man” (1987)

Finallly…a song on Tunnel Of Love that I actually like. You May Also Like: How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel of Love’ Dug Deeply to Find Hard Truths Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’

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The Friday Morning Listen: Dar Williams My Better Self (2005)

Every once in a while I’m reminded, quite randomly, of the feeling I get when completely immersed in a piece of art. I don’t really keep track of the statistics or anything, but it feels like the phenomenon is spread equally You May Also Like: Guy Capecelatro III – HopeRead More

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One Track Mind: Vintage Trouble, “Blues Hand Me Down” (2011)

Sometimes I hear a song and within a few minutes I manage to convince myself that everybody in my immediate area must feel the same way that I do about. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Spare Parts” (1987)

Again, I had been waiting for it and, for just a few seconds, that kick drum and moaning blues harp had me ready for … disappointment. Out came a furiously-strummed acoustic guitar to frame what felt like yet another shell of a rock song. You May Also Like: Reevaluating BruceRead More

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The Friday Morning Listen: Voivod – Killing Technology (1987)

So I’m sitting at work the other day, taking down a few notes about a problem I’d been working on, when the co-worker to my left leaned over and made a joke about my habit of writing things in an actual engineering notebook You May Also Like: Joe Bailey onRead More

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Tom Morello to sub for Steve Van Zandt on upcoming Australian dates of Springsteen tour

It’s been reported at Bruce Springsteen.net that guitarist Tom Morello will be taking Steve Van Zandt’s place during the upcoming Australian leg of the Wrecking Ball Tour. You May Also Like: Night Songs by Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, others: Odd Couples

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Jack DeJohnette Special Edition – Special Edition Box Set (2013)

I would love to say that my introduction to Jack DeJohnette was his playing on Miles’ Bitches Brew, or maybe his work with Charles Lloyd. I’d sound so hip! You May Also Like: Jack DeJohnette, with Ravi Coltrane and Matthew Garrison – In Movement (2016) How ‘Wish’ Scuffed Up JoshuaRead More