Mellencamp, Seger, Springsteen

by **belar** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:35 am

I have 8 Mellencamp CDs, and not a single note by Seger or Springsteen. Those two have always bored me.

by **Angiekay** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:46 am

belar wrote:I have 8 Mellencamp CDs, and not a single note by Seger or Springsteen. Those two have always bored me.

Not to mention listening to them is like having someone take a fork down a chalkboard. I wanna puke every time a Seger song comes on the radio or I have to sit through Old Time Rock and Roll in a bar or at a wedding. Like an ice pick in the ear. :lol:

by **X factor** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:07 am

Angiekay wrote:
belar wrote:I have 8 Mellencamp CDs, and not a single note by Seger or Springsteen. Those two have always bored me.

Not to mention listening to them is like having someone take a fork down a chalkboard. I wanna puke every time a Seger song comes on the radio or I have to sit through Old Time Rock and Roll in a bar or at a wedding. Like an ice pick in the ear.

Oh come on now! You're exagerating! It's rock and roll, for God's sake! Does EVERYONE have to sing like a Castrati??
(Though if I hear OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL one more time, I may do bodily injury to someone

by **Tito** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:20 am

StoneCold wrote:Springsteen - Last To Die
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFSFD2wXJ2E

To bad, he isn't the first.

by **Tito** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:23 am

Seger, by far is the best. The concert I went to over a year ago was great. Mellencamp was better when he was Cougar. Springsteen - I don't get the love affair. O.k. at best.

by **Rhiannon** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:32 am

Tito wrote:Mellencamp was better when he was Cougar.

Totally agree. Only exception is I did like "Wild Nights" when it came out.

by **hoagiepete** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:45 am

I may have voted for John Cougar...but not Mellencamp. His first album as "Cougar" was very simple, but great. Being from the Midwest...I loved "Great Midwest".

Seger...legend. I agree about the worn out, cliched, wedding dance hit of Old Time Rock & Roll though. Uff Dah!

by **Angiekay** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:51 am

X factor wrote:Oh come on now! You're exagerating!

Nope, completely serious. "Turn The Page", "Against The Wind", "Roll Me Away" "Fire Down Below"- chalkboard fingernails...all of them

Ugh, God, I"m getting sick just listing them.... :shock:

The ONLY song I ever liked by him was "Shame on The Moon"

by **hoagiepete** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:56 am

Angiekay wrote:
X factor wrote:Oh come on now! You're exagerating!

Nope, completely serious. "Turn The Page", "Against The Wind", "Roll Me Away" "Fire Down Below"- chalkboard fingernails...all of them

Ugh, God, I"m getting sick just listing them....

The ONLY song I ever liked by him was "Shame on The Moon"

Mainstreet? We've Got Tonight? Nightmoves? Oh man!

by **froy** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:00 am

hoagiepete wrote:
Angiekay wrote:
X factor wrote:Oh come on now! You're exagerating!

Nope, completely serious. "Turn The Page", "Against The Wind", "Roll Me Away" "Fire Down Below"- chalkboard fingernails...all of them

Ugh, God, I"m getting sick just listing them....

The ONLY song I ever liked by him was "Shame on The Moon"

Mainstreet? We've Got Tonight? Nightmoves? Oh man!

Betty Lou , Travellin Man, Like a Rock, Miami
Legend thats Bob Seger

by **sadie65** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:07 am

Cougar is okay, Springsteen sounds like a dying water buffalo ( to me). I have to go with Seger here.
I like most of his material.

by **NealIsGod** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:09 am

sadie65 wrote:Springsteen sounds like a dying water buffalo ( to me).

Me too.

by **Angiekay** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:10 am

hoagiepete wrote:Mainstreet? We've Got Tonight? Nightmoves? Oh man!

Mainstreet is tolerable. At best

by **Luvsaugeri** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:35 am

Rhiannon wrote:
X factor wrote:Hardly! Look at Segar's gray, paunchy ass today and compare it to Springsteen's fit as a fiddle 60 year old!

The question wasn't "Who do you want to scrog"...

LOL @ scrog!! I haven't heard that word in eons!!

I picked Seger. LOVE him!! I never really 'got' Mellancamp although he has a couple songs I like.

Angie....how about Sunspot Baby?? GREAT Seger song!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwj0Z-_V ... re=related

You'll Accompany Me??

by **StoneCold** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:40 am

Mellencamp has passed Springsteen? What the hell?

Most of Springsteen's songs aren't political. To dismiss him over some is to miss out on a ton of great music. Legendary songwriter and one of if not the best performers ever. Check these out.

One Step Up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dfKdk6d6yQ

Brilliant Disguise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx0E6EbpSn0

Born To Run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rGFfO5fUvE

Waitin' On A Sunny Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXuuIu8zDOs&amp

Tenth Avenue Freeze Out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnpx0C7yF1M

Downbound Train (one of my favorite songs)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw3y_WDOgbI&amp

Prove It All Night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqeIxu57E1E

Badlands (classic Bruce)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHQ7SeH5sBM

Girls In Their Summer Clothes (off the new album)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7g7-lL6cQU&amp

by **Angiekay** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:18 am

Luvsaugeri wrote:Angie....how about Sunspot Baby?? GREAT Seger song!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwj0Z-_V ... re=related

You'll Accompany Me??

Those are in the "ick" category as well. "Shame on the Moon" is the only one I really like and "Til It Shines". Like I said, I can tolerate "Mainstreet" and even "Her Strut". The rest....the channel is turned IMMEDIATELY!

Let me put it this way, I'd go see Kansas again before I'd go see Seger in concert. :lol:

by **brywool** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:20 am

I liked cougars scarecrow album, after that, not so much. Hate Springteen (prefer Springfield!) and hate HATE Seger. Blech.... What the hell is he doing in the R&R Hall of Fame while Journey sits outside???

by **Tito** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:33 am

Eddie and The Cruisers are better than Springsteen.

by **brywool** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:40 am

Tito wrote:Eddie and The Cruisers are better than Springsteen.

I thought they were one and the same!

I will never get "the Boss". Decent (not brilliant) songwriter, but like Dylan, I can't stand his performances of his own songs. Seriously crappy singer. Seger is just lame period. Can't stand him. Cougar had some promise until he started putting fiddle in his songs and tried to add rap beats to his stuff. Now I just don't dig him at all.

by **X factor** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:39 am

brywool wrote:
Tito wrote:Eddie and The Cruisers are better than Springsteen.

I thought they were one and the same!

I will never get "the Boss". Decent (not brilliant) songwriter, but like Dylan, I can't stand his performances of his own songs. Seriously crappy singer. Seger is just lame period. Can't stand him. Cougar had some promise until he started putting fiddle in his songs and tried to add rap beats to his stuff. Now I just don't dig him at all.

Well, we're all entitled to our own opinion. I think (as do millions of his fans!) that he's the finest songwriter of his generation (of course, I KNOW his lyrics don't to compare to the brilliance of , oh say, a schlock-fest like AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, but, hey- he's trying!) and his voice is...well, it's rock and roll! It ain't pretty and it ain't supposed to be.

People slagging on Springsteen's voice (which , I'm sorry- is LIGHT YEARS better than Dylan's) is kinda like folks slagging on John Lennon's voice. Lennon's wasn't "pretty" like McCartney's, but it WAS Rock and Roll- if you don't like that, I dare say you don't like the genre! Perhaps lounge is more for you, or maybe smooth Jazz instead??? :lol:

by **Michigan Girl** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:42 am

by **Moon Beam** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:59 am

No Seger for you Brywool Sir?, now that does strike me oddly.
Had you pegged forward in his fan line Fella.

Though I am not a fan of ALL his songs I can tell ya my three favorites...
Roll Me Away, Even Now and You'll Accompany Me.

by **Matthew** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:12 am

StoneCold wrote:ongs aren't political. To dismiss him over some is to miss out on a ton of great music. Legendary songwriter and one of if not the best performers ever. Check these out.

One Step Up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dfKdk6d6yQ

Brilliant Disguise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx0E6EbpSn0

Great tracks StoneCold...off a very under-rated album. Not a huge fan of Springsteen's work overall but I saw him take the roof off a stadium show in London a couple of weeks back. It's funny...he hasn't got much range in his voice and he dances like a spassy old man..and his stage patter is dull as ditch water...but you've got to hand it to the guy....he's still a natural born superstar.

by **brywool** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:28 am

X factor wrote:
brywool wrote:
Tito wrote:Eddie and The Cruisers are better than Springsteen.

I thought they were one and the same!

I will never get "the Boss". Decent (not brilliant) songwriter, but like Dylan, I can't stand his performances of his own songs. Seriously crappy singer. Seger is just lame period. Can't stand him. Cougar had some promise until he started putting fiddle in his songs and tried to add rap beats to his stuff. Now I just don't dig him at all.

Well, we're all entitled to our own opinion. I think (as do millions of his fans!) that he's the finest songwriter of his generation (of course, I KNOW his lyrics don't to compare to the brilliance of , oh say, a schlock-fest like AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, but, hey- he's trying!) and his voice is...well, it's rock and roll! It ain't pretty and it ain't supposed to be.

People slagging on Springsteen's voice (which , I'm sorry- is LIGHT YEARS better than Dylan's) is kinda like folks slagging on John Lennon's voice. Lennon's wasn't "pretty" like McCartney's, but it WAS Rock and Roll- if you don't like that, I dare say you don't like the genre! Perhaps lounge is more for you, or maybe smooth Jazz instead???

Not saying I liked Dylan's voice. Hated it actually. Just like Bruce. Lennon and McCartney were both great singers and songwriters. With Bruce, I think he's WAY overrated and I don't get what the fuss about him is. He was never innovative, he was never interesting, he was just .... there. I can't think of one song of his that touches me in any way. Born in the USA is one of the worst tunes ever recorded IMHO. Awful.

by **brywool** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:32 am

Moon Beam wrote:No Seger for you Brywool Sir?, now that does strike me oddly.
Had you pegged forward in his fan line Fella.

Though I am not a fan of ALL his songs I can tell ya my three favorites...
Roll Me Away, Even Now and You'll Accompany Me.

Oh man, if I EVER get another request for "Old Time Rock and Roll" it'll be too soon. Kill me!
Give me a good tenor voice, harmonies, and interesting, well played songs. Bob Seger to me was just a bar band. Nothing that interesting. I don't know, I liked Katmandu and I think Night Moves because it was one of the first songs I figured out how to play as an 11 year old, but I just never 'got' him. I feel the same about Steve Miller. Just boring stuff. Coolest thing he did was Jungle Love because it was such an interesting guitar part. The rest of his stuff is dull.

by **Matthew** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:16 am

brywool wrote:With Bruce, I think he's WAY overrated and I don't get what the fuss about him is. He was never innovative, he was never interesting, he was just .... there. I can't think of one song of his that touches me in any way. Born in the USA is one of the worst tunes ever recorded IMHO. Awful.

I agree that he's over-rated and Born In The USA is horrible - as are most of his rabble-rousing numbers. But the low-key, depressive side of his music - Nebraska, Tunnel of Love, Philadelphia, etc - is pretty strong I reckon and I definitely 'get' Springsteen when he's in that mode.

by **larryfromnextdoor** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:16 am

brywool wrote: if I EVER get another request for "Old Time Rock and Roll" it'll be too soon. Kill me!

mustang sally
sweet home alabama
pride and joy
takin care of business
born to be wild
brown eyed girl
keep your hands to yourself

:lol:

7 songs in set 2..

by **larryfromnextdoor** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:17 am

by **StoneCold** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:20 am

larryfromnextdoor wrote:
brywool wrote: if I EVER get another request for "Old Time Rock and Roll" it'll be too soon. Kill me!

...

pride and joy

...

That's what I'm talkin' 'bout Willis!

by **ProgRocker53** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:26 am

I LOVE all three.

My personal songwriting style is highly influenced by the heartland rock fellas. These days I like Springsteen the most but there have been stages where all three have been my favorites.

I think all three are highly deserving of their places in rock's top praises and are all great performers, writers, and singers. Not everyone has to have a high tenor to be a great singer.. I "feel" Bruce, Bob, and John more than many other artists.. I just "get" these guys in a special way, I guess.

MR

Mellencamp, Seger, Springsteen

Whose music would you rather listen to?

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