Listening Party 17 // Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run // Weds 29 March, 8pm UK

stickyfiddle

merlin said:

I'm gigging in the US so it's going to be too late for me

That's a pretty good excuse, to be fair!

Neilybob

I'm in!

Love the boss but haven't listened to all of this album. 

digitalkettle

Glad we’re back but I’m not around this Wednesday.

MagicPigDetective

Yes, let's start these up again. Not sure if I've listened to the whole album, I had a Springsteen phase a few years ago so probably did. I'm in, family duties allowing. 

Fuengi

Oh fantastic, we're back and I have this on vinyl, and I'm here tomorrow evening, and I have new headphones (HIFIMan Sundarra's if you must know) how exciting!

Will dust off the whisky mat!

stickyfiddle

T minus 80 mins. Are we all ready?

@Fuengi
@magicpigdetective ;
@Neilybob ;
@TTony ;
@discostu (possibly)
@markv
@Jezwynd ;
@Jonathangus ;
 

Neilybob

stickyfiddle said:

T minus 80 mins. Are we all ready?

@Fuengi
@magicpigdetective ;
@Neilybob ;
@TTony ;
@discostu (possibly)
@markv
@Jezwynd ;
@Jonathangus ;
 

Aye 

markv

Ready as I'll ever be

TTony

A timely reminder Mr Fiddle, not least because (a) I'd forgotten today was the day and (b) had I remembered, I would have turned up at 8.30.

I shall be there, 8.00pm, headphones on, and mp3s spinning.

stickyfiddle

TTony said:

A timely reminder Mr Fiddle, not least because (a) I'd forgotten today was the day and (b) had I remembered, I would have turned up at 8.30.

I shall be there, 8.00pm, headphones on, and mp3s spinning.

You may be amused to discover that I also only just remembered, hence the tags!!  

Fuengi

Ready! 

Vinyl is on platter, which prompted me to give the inner sleeve a look over. I notice at least one previous Listening Party selection here:

TTony

Mahavishnu Orchestra IIRC @Fuengi ??

Fuengi

TTony said:

Mahavishnu Orchestra IIRC @Fuengi ??

Yep. Interesting to see Simon and Garfunkel in different corners. 

RocknRollDave

I struggle with Springsteen. Most of his songs sound like extended codas that are missing the rest of the song, to me. Not least the title track of tonight’s listening party album.

Great sleeve photo, mind.

stickyfiddle

I'm ready, as is my music room (finally!)

stickyfiddle

RocknRollDave said:

I struggle with Springsteen. Most of his songs sound like extended codas that are missing the rest of the song, to me. Not least the title track of tonight’s listening party album.

Great sleeve photo, mind.

See.. this I just don't get. The rest maybe. But Born To Run is just one of the best songs ever written. Anyway! Feel free to join or not  

Jonathangus

Evening, gents.

markv

Nice room @stickyfiddle!

 @RocknRollDave me too, but I try every now and then and today seems like a good time to do it again

RocknRollDave

stickyfiddle said:

RocknRollDave said:

I struggle with Springsteen. Most of his songs sound like extended codas that are missing the rest of the song, to me. Not least the title track of tonight’s listening party album.

Great sleeve photo, mind.

See.. this I just don't get. The rest maybe. But Born To Run is just one of the best songs ever written. Anyway! Feel free to join or not  

The Frankie Goes To Hollywood version is better.


*ducks*

J/K

Enjoy the listening party, guys 

Fuengi

I have to admit to being a huge fan. I bought his love album 75-85 when I was about seventeen, it took about three months music money so I had to listen to it all summer.

It really had an enormous impact on me, especially as I grew up in a small coastal town (Hayling Island) and much of his lyrical content resonated.