Brucie can't hold Cash's jockstrap. So Springsteen wrote a lot of crappy songs. Big deal. Thirty years from now, Cash will remain an iconic legend, and Brucie will be in the bargain bin with Bananarama.
> Thirty years from now, Cash will remain an iconic legend, and Brucie will be in the bargain bin with Bananarama.
Ummmmm... no. I was listening to Springsteen in the late 70's / early 80's and he was a legend. His best album "Born in the USA" had yet to be released.
I was listening to Johnny Cash in the late 60's / early 70's. Very much a legend.
Don't take from Springsteen what is due to him: he's a fine musician who has written some very good Blue Collar music. He has earned his nickname "The Boss" the same way Presley earned "The King" and Jerry Lee Lewis earned "The Killer" and JP Richardson earned "The Big Bopper". By doing the hard yards for many years in concert, in front of the crowds.
He's not a one-hit-wonder like Bananarama, and that you could even compare him with them tells me you might not be old enough to shave. I mean no offense by this, but clearly you need to listen to more of The Boss to have a balanced viewpoint.
(Funny how modern artists don't seem to earn labels like this: Madonna "The Material Girl" being a possible exception, tho' that label is 20 years old at least...)
I've probably seriously dated myself with this post...
*DieHard*