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WTF?! Wednesdays: Pat Metheny Group, "Forward March" (1984)

WTF?! Wednesdays: Pat Metheny Group, “Forward March” (1984)

I love that feeling that washes over me when a piece of music is so screwed up that I (at least initially) have no idea why I’m enjoying myself so much. That feeling will be the driving force behind most of my WTF?! entries. You May Also Like: Pat Metheny,Read More

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Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Valentine’s Day” (1987)

As I close out Tunnel Of Love, I encounter the one song in the entire cycle that I truly enjoy start to finish. Most of the themes on this album carry with them some elements of universality. You May Also Like: How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel of Love’ Dug Deeply toRead More

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The Friday Morning Listen: Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes – The Jukes (1979)

Big musical weekend in these parts. Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes will be visiting the New Hampshire seacoast and me & TheWife™ are more than ready. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’

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Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “When You’re Alone” (1987)

During this revisit of Tunnel Of Love, I found myself really wanting to like this song. It seems like a kind of companion piece to One Step Up, a cautionary tale. You May Also Like: How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel of Love’ Dug Deeply to Find Hard Truths Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’sRead More

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The Friday Morning Listen: Tom Waits – Mule Variations (1999)

Things are looking up around here, so they say. Something good must be happening because one of the highways I drive on is so often clogged with traffic that I can catch up on my reading over the course of the crawling ten-mile traverse. You May Also Like: How TomRead More

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Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “One Step Up” (1987)

It wasn’t too many years after the release of Tunnel Of Love that I went through some of the same emotions on display during “One Step Up.” Things were just plain busted. Neither of us were happy in our own skin. You May Also Like: How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel ofRead More

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The Friday Morning Listen: Dire Straits – Making Movies (1980)

Yes, I had my fun this past week. Watching the tweets fly by about the Academy Awards, and then replying back snide things about Seth MacFarlane and boobs and stuff. Truth is that I didn’t really know what anybody was talking about. You May Also Like: ‘The Terry Kath Experience’Read More

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Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Brilliant Disguise” (1987)

I’ll be honest fellas, it was sounding great but…I coulda used a little more clave! You May Also Like: How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel of Love’ Dug Deeply to Find Hard Truths Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas, “Waitin’ Just For You” (2019): One Track Mind

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The Friday Morning Listen: Radiohead – OK Computer (1997)

I have been spending an awful lot of time lately listening to Bruce Springsteen’s Tunnel Of Love. And by “awful lot” I kind of mean any. You May Also Like: Radiohead Saw the Future With ‘OK Computer,’ Then Became It Why Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows’ Struggled to Overcome Its Pre-Release HypeRead More

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Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Two Faces” (1987)

It’s well known that Miami Steve wasn’t so hot on the direction Bruce took with Tunnel Of Love, but I’ve always wondered what he thought of the music itself. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’