The Boss is the Bo$$

@mrkillius + 100

"As to his recorded material most of it was a mess as far as sound goes. Too bright for the most part."

jfd11- agreed. If you're into LP's it's worth sifting thru the bins and finding an early press, since Springsteen's earlier stuff isn't in demand-cheap.

Pulled out E Street Shuffle and Greetings which hasn't seen daylight in ages. To my surprise, not bad. That's after getting several copies 3-5.

Can you imagine, Bruce may  now have to have his team get permission to play "Rosalita" ?

It might be interesting to see what commercials and ads Springsteen songs start showing up in.... 

Sounds like a very good deal for Springsteen.  Artistically, it could be a great move if it spurs him to move on from his old catalog and start creating something new.  Does he really want to sing "Rosalita" or "Born To Run" one more time?  He's only been singing those songs for 45 years.

My problem with Bruce & E Street Band is their sound is just so big and blasting.  It is hard to hear any separate instruments.  Just bombastic.  I can name countless large bands where you can pick out each instrument and follow it over the course of a song.  Not so with Bruce & band.

But, I will say, he is one hell of a performer.  3+ hours of Rock n Roll.  Quite enjoyable.  Only went to one show during the River Tour, but what a show.  By the third song he was being body passed in the audience.  One Hell of A Performer.

With all that, a few of his early things are great.  The Thunder Road with just harmonica & piano from Max's Kansas CIty (I think) is a great Americana song.  I can't deny that.