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| From | Hersh Forman <hiforman@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: Springsteen's shot voice |
| Date | Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:45:57 -0800 (PST) |
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While it's totally understandable that a voice can last forever, Springsteen's voice isn't nearly as bad as Paul Simon's judging from last summer's PBS special on his Library of Congress songwriter's award. Sad...
----- Original Message ----
From: Michael Carpenter <stagefright@msn.com.au>
To: audities@smoe.org
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 4:52:49 PM
Subject: Springsteen's shot voice
Mike B wrote:
> I
> really dig Springsteen through Tunnel Of Love but it's been diminishing
> returns since then. Based on what I've heard from the new one, his
> voice seems pretty close to shot.
I admire him for trying things as an artist even after all of these years.
In 5 years we've had The Rising (a potent comment on post 9/11 world) with
the E Streeters, a dark introspective solo work - Devils and Dust, the
joyous Seeger Sessions, and now what i would call his best album since ..
since i don't know when.. i would almost say Born In The USA but maybe even
The River. Certainly 'Magic' is my album of the year so far. And tours on
the back of all of these. I feel like creatively he's having a great time...
And i was feeling like his voice was diminishing, and had been since about
92. But i think he sounds FANTASTIC on this new record. Vital, keen, in tune
and not at all like the older man he is. It's almost like he picked up again
after Born in the USA vocally. And there's lots of great pop songs on this
record, for those still paying attention to that sort of thing..
MC
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