The Best Rock Anthems

[Uncle Spielberg]

This one is the best and I defy anyone to diagree with me.

The Boss hit his peak with this in 1975.

YouTube - Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

He certainly did well in 75. The album Born to Run has a number of classic tracks. It's an amazingly brilliant and consistent album.

 

[Norman Potting]

This one is the best and I defy anyone to diagree with me.

The Boss hit his peak with this in 1975.

YouTube - Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland

It is and I don't.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

HT

I just LOVE Jungleland. It is a truely beautiful piece of Music. The piano and that sax solo from Clarence Clemons. Surely the greatest ever rock sax solo.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

It is and I don't.

A Man of impeccable taste.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

HT

I just LOVE Jungleland. It is a truely beautiful piece of Music. The piano and that sax solo from Clarence Clemons. Surely the greatest ever rock sax solo.

I've just stuck it on, last song on Born to Run. It is damn fine. The album is rammed with classics though: Thunder Road, Backstreets, Born to Run, She's the One.

The hungry and the hunted........

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Nice photo of Clarence on the back of the album as well.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

I can never get into that album. I find it all a bit overblown and forced - it's too close to Bat Out of Hell, but lacks the tongue in cheap camp of that record. I like Born in the USA (album and song) much better.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

The lyrics are lush , you can just imagine the story Bruce is telling. EVERYTHING about this song is magical. Infact it could be the greatest rock song ever written imo.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

I can never get into that album. I find it all a bit overblown and forced - it's too close to Bat Out of Hell, but lacks the tongue in cheap camp of that record. I like Born in the USA (album and song) much better.

V

Give Jungleland a listen mate it is truely incredible.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

The lyrics are lush , you can just imagine the story Bruce is telling. EVERYTHING about this song is magical. Infact it could be the greatest rock song ever written imo.

I have been known to well up a bit over some of Springsteen's lyrics. Good honest love and the open road.

I'm sorry but I find it hard to pick one track over all on Born to Run.

I'm going to quickly poor myself a beer and put it on from the start......

 

[Tom Bombadil]

V

Give Jungleland a listen mate it is truely incredible.

I have listened to it - it doesn't grab me, much too earnest. IMO as a song it is representative of an album that just tries too hard and is humourless and dull.

 

[jonesie]

The lyrics are lush , you can just imagine the story Bruce is telling. EVERYTHING about this song is magical. Infact it could be the greatest rock song ever written imo.

It got me into the Boss. The complete album! Nice thread. Im going to release it onto my cd player now.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

I have listened to it - it doesn't grab me, much too earnest. IMO as a song it is representative of an album that just tries too hard and is humourless and dull.

Fair enough mate. Horses for courses.

 

[Norman Potting]

V

Give Jungleland a listen mate it is truely incredible.

Without wishing to come over all fillosophickle and meeningful like I do think that a lot of his songs are like little film plots with guitars - see also "Atlantic City" (the Bruce track, not the film). Saw him live at Earls Court in 2000?, can't understate how truly wondrous a rock'n'roll machine the E - Street band is and Bruce without them is like Cheese Sarnies without chutney.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Show a little faith there is magic in the night......

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Without wishing to come over all fillosophickle and meeningful like I do think that a lot of his songs are like little film plots with guitars - see also "Atlantic City" (the Bruce track, not the film). Saw him live at Earls Court in 2000?, can't understate how truly wondrous a rock'n'roll machine the E - Street band is and Bruce without them is like Cheese Sarnies without chutney.

Is Clemons still part of it ?. His sax playing is incredible.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

According to Wikipedia, current line up is:

Bruce Springsteen - lead vocals, lead guitar, harmonica, synthesizer, glockenspiel
Patti Scialfa - backing vocals
Nils Lofgren - lead guitar, backing vocals
Steven Van Zandt - rhythm guitar, backing vocals, mandolin
Garry Tallent - bass
Clarence Clemons - saxophone, backing vocals
Soozie Tyrell - violin, backing vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar
Charles Giordano - organ
Roy Bittan - piano
Max Weinberg - drums

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

..and all going well I'll be seeing them all at Glastonbury.

 

[Juan Albion]

May 7th at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto for me. Can't wait.