tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post8777512111040821905..comments2024-03-28T14:41:03.787-04:00Comments on PowerPop: My Back Pages -- And HisNYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-55798236211647123612019-09-27T02:22:45.940-04:002019-09-27T02:22:45.940-04:00WOW; I can't say how many times I've liste...WOW; I can't say how many times I've listened to Western Stars without thinking that the foundation for the record was Magic. I caught four shows from this tour; I listened to the hell out of this record. It may very well be the best since the E Street Reunion. I've often said that if Steven produce it, it'd be Bruce's best since, maybe The River. I HATE the production value of every record up until WS though the music is top rate. "Girls" hits me every time as a song by an old man who used to know how young he was and how young he isn't. I'm beginning to get there. The record and the song are nods to earlier sounds yet with contemporary angles. When one gets away from the topical content (a la BITUSA) there are some deep cut gems on both sides. Deep religious and cultural meaning and it keeps me coming back every time. Even when the hero realizes he's no longer #1 but one who still has lead in his pencil; that's a great song. A great statement. Clint Eastwood; DeNiro; Pachino; Hoffman; Hemingway; Steinbeck. Bruce is 70. May I be this virile when I'm fifty.paulincahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00094653071278008524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-15302180845630999092019-09-26T10:10:36.187-04:002019-09-26T10:10:36.187-04:00I played this album to death, and found it impossi...I played this album to death, and found it impossible to play "Your Own Worst Enemy" or "You'll Be Coming Down" just once before moving on to the next track. To these ears, it's an underrated gem and one of his best.<br /><br />What's your take on Western Stars? I happen to think it's his best since Magic, but I imagine I'm in the minority here.<br /><br />Blue Ash Fannoreply@blogger.com