Bruce Springsteen.
Who named him the Boss?
Ditto on Bruce Springsteen.
I’ll also add Billy Joel, Jethro Tull, Coldplay, Neil Young, and the worst of the worst over-rated bands, The Dave Matthews Band.
Amen! Time and Newsweek both had him on their covers within a week of each other back in the late '70's as I recall. It was the first I had heard of him. Let's face it, Bob Dylan and Tom Waits were successful, too...at least they had memorable lyrics.
I lived at the Jersey shore while Springsteen was a raising “star” Been to the Stoned Pony many times. The place was a dump, and I’m convinced mostly girls loved Springsteen and the guys just went along with the farce that he had real talent trying to get laid.
To this day I have to turn him off whenever he’s on the radio.
Amen - Springsteen’s music is dull and plodding.
As to his “message,” Springsteen fancies himself a modern day John Steinbeck or Woody Guthrie, which in fact just makes him seem ridiculous
Easy one -
George Thorogood.
Talentless with a capital T.
I thought for a second, and that was the name that came right to the front.
You could not be more correct. He’s a no talent POS.
Bruce Springsteen.
Who named him the Boss?
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We may hate his politics, but he was the finest songwriter/poet of his generation, hands down without question. He saved rock and roll in what was a very dark era for the genre.
In his prime he was unparalleled as a performer.
If anything he is underrated.
Bruce gets my vote. Can’t sing. Can’t play guitar. And can’t write songs.
He's not the Boss of me. He's not even from Bosstown.