Posted on 11/20/2022 11:32:11 AM PST by nickcarraway
Overrated. Always was.
I doubt the concert promoters were worried about things like that. A guaranteed sellout kept their gravy train on the rails.
He was never a Blue Collar Guy, just listen to his hit “The River”
The guy in the song got the girl and ended up with a house, family, and a good Union Job.
So you would think it would be a happy song, but nope, Bruce whines throughout the song on how miserable, horrible his existence as an ordinary shmoe must be.
Living a good but ordinary life? Not Bruce, he would rather jump in the River and commit suicide than live a “sad” blue collar life like that.
Springsteen's "Nebraska" and "Tunnel Of Love" albums are among the best albums ever recorded. But he's no blue collar hero. Pretty much his entire adult life, he's been in the top one percent. He even owns horse farms.
I never got hung up on the blue collar schtick. Even Bob Dylan portrayed himself as some blue collar guy. Just like John Mellencamp, Tom Petty and Bob Seger for other examples. It's all just an act. But if the music is good, the music is good.
Well, in fairness, Dylan probably comes from a school of fold where you take on a different persona in different songs.
“Overrated. Always was.”
I agree 100%.
Not my boss.
He has been a sell-out since, oh, the 1970s.
This is how much he’s charging and he can’t sing and is a mediocre guitar player. Imagine how much he would charge if he actually had talent.
Sounds like the best answer to some of this is just to stay away from the concerts & Ticketmaster. No problem at all for many of us who can’t afford them anyway. It’s not the best answer for those who can go & who really appreciate the talents of the concert performers, but something needs to be done.
Like when has-beens Neil Young and Joni Mitchell exposed themselves for the hypocritical fools they are over the Joe Rogan/Spotify situation. Also, as Dan Bongino correctly calls them, Kiss the Ass of the Machine. They’ve evoked this fake persona of capitalism is evil and “doing your own thing” and “sticking it to the man”. They were full of 💩 then and they’re full of 💩 now.
Here’s to him making as much money as he can.
His ‘stuff was never my cup of tea.
I dated a girl from Pittsburgh. When “The River” came out she said “He understands us.” I said “He’s mocking you.” That was the end of that.
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