Nuggets
The Gotham Gal and I went to see Bruce's Seeger Sessions show last night. Like the show I saw on Monday night in Saratoga, it was wonderful. Bruce is such an entertainer. This time, instead of a not so great version of Adam Raised A Cain, he did a wonderful version of Atlantic City, one of my favorite Bruce tunes.
So this morning, I put on Nebraska and am listening to my second favorite Bruce record (the first being Darkness which is on my top 50).
Nebraska is a fantastic record and shows that Bruce really does belong in the same genre as his mentors Bob Dylan, Woodie Guthrie, and Pete Seeger. The songs are dark and sparse. It's just Bruce, his acoustic guitar, and a harmonica. But the result is a powerful moving record and I love it.
Good record, I like the Boss when he strips it down, let's the song do the work - outside of 'Born To Run' and your beloved 'Darkness', when he does big productions, like his eighties crap (Born In The USA, Tunnel Of Love)- I'm out.
Posted by: jackson | June 23, 2006 at 09:02 AM
Nebraska and The Ghost of Tom Joad are definitely my favorites of his, with Nebraska getting the nod.
[By the way, I've found two sources of the Saratoga show, Fred. I'll check them out tomorrow and get CDs together. :)]
Posted by: Geof F. Morris | June 23, 2006 at 01:18 PM
Fred,
you should also check out the Tribute to Bruce 's Nebraska, its called Badlands.
the Hank III version of Atlantic City is awesome and Chrissy Hynde, Nebraska. good stuff
Posted by: david | June 23, 2006 at 02:08 PM