From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2012 #372 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe:mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Website:http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Wednesday, March 7 2012 Volume 2012 : Number 372 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Bruce discussion NJC [Ken Evans ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 14:39:51 -0500 From: Ken Evans Subject: Re: Bruce discussion NJC That was Working on a Dream - which was more of a mature romantic album on about half the tracks and very different than most of his work, with a couple of Pet Sounds pastiches. A lot of his fans thought it was below average compared to Magic and The Rising. I'm 42 and couldn't stand Bruce growing up. He didn't click with me until The Rising, which did everything a rock album needed to do at that horrible time - and as I got into his whole history I realized that what it did was the same as all of his best work - to uplift, unify as a group and as individuals to just - Jon Stewart said it best, paraphrasing: "as a kid, listening to Bruce made me feel like I wasn't a loser and that I was part of a community and not alone" > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 12:53:48 -0600 > From: ava rosenblum > Subject: Springstein Discussion > > I can relate to a lot of the conversation regarding Springstein. I > always had assumed he was more for the next generation after my own. > However, about one or two years ago, I saw him on one of the late- > night talk shows with an absolutely stupendous band. I can not recall > the song he was playing. But I remember after seeing that > performance, understanding why he is considered to be a great in rock > music. Does anyone remember what the name of his most recent release > before this one was? I found it to be truly exceptional. > > ------------------------------ > > End of JMDL Digest V2012 #371 > ***************************** > > ------- > To post messages to the list, send tojoni@smoe.org. > Unsubscribe by clicking here: > mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe > ------- ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2012 #372 ***************************** ------- To post messages to the list, send tojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------