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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:11:00 +0000

Yeah, I like Bruce too – but aside from the “wrestler” tune, it’s incredibly overproduced, even compared to the bombast that is Born in the USA.

By: Chris N.

Chris N. — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:17:34 +0000

“It is a clear-eyed and inspired Mick Jagger who crafted Goddess in the Doorway, an insuperably strong record that in time may well reveal itself to be a classic. World, meet Mick Jagger, solo artist.”

By: Lax Danja House

Lax Danja House — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:11:24 +0000

@Lucas Jensen: Surely he's old enough to qualify for Rick Rubin now?

By: En Vague

En Vague — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:59:41 +0000

@Chris Molanphy: ... And then bam! 5 stars for Goddess in the Doorway...

By: Chris N.

Chris N. — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:49:37 +0000

@Chris: The “overrate-then-re-rate-while-overrating-the-next-one” pattern drives me nuts. They do the same thing with Paul McCartney.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:36:19 +0000

the irony of this smaller size is that it’s easier than ever to miss the magazine on store shelves. i was in a wal-mart a few weeks back checking out the music mags and flipped through spin and XXL, was getting ready to walk away and then noticed RS. picked it up…flipped through it…felt sad…whined to the wife about it…walked away without one. i’m never, even going to cotton to the new format enough to buy another copy. i just know it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:14:35 +0000

RS new smaller format blows. they don’t even care enough about music anymore.. they put Brad Pitt on their year in music wrap up. and since they unveiled the new smaller size they have 50% non music stories that are twice as long as music stories

By: jt.ramsay

jt.ramsay — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:17:50 +0000

@Christopher R. Weingarten: You need to get on this Rolling Stone gravy train already!

By: Christopher R. Weingarten

Christopher R. Weingarten — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:04:25 +0000

this is the first Bruce Springsteen album I’ve ever loved, fwiw

By: Lucas Jensen

Lucas Jensen — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:19:01 +0000

@mahkiavelli: Born in the USA is rad. And I wouldn't call I'm On Fire or I'm Going Down or Downbound Train bombastic, exactly. But the overproduction has got to stop. Brendan O'Brien is NOT GOOD, Bruce. Sigh. Dude needs a Daniel Lanois redo, like, now.

By: Bjork Rhymes With Pork

Bjork Rhymes With Pork — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:09:54 +0000

I’m a pretty big Springsteen fan, and this record is by far the shittiest thing he’s done in the 21st century. The only decent tune on the whole thing is the one from “The Wrestler.”

By: T'Challa

T'Challa — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:52:42 +0000

@Varina: If only. They'll just do AC like they did TVOTR: pretty much ignore them, maybe throw them a bone along the way, and then suddenly call it out at their album of the year.

By: Chris Molanphy

Chris Molanphy — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:36:49 +0000

To complete my thought, above: Bruce seems to be settling into the RS pattern formerly reserved for Stones albums -- overrate-then-re-rate-while-overrating-the-next-one. The pattern for Stones albums used to go like this (I'm paraphrasing, but you really can find ample evidence in their reviews/Album Guides):

"Did we say Dirty Work was a classic? Forget that, we were insane. But Steel Wheels, now, this is one for the ages..."

[Five years pass]

"Man, Steel Wheels was lame, wasn't it? Thank god Voodoo Lounge is a return to form..."

etc.
etc.
etc.

By: Audif Jackson Winters III

Audif Jackson Winters III — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:21:29 +0000

"Bruce's Dream"

Soul patches for all?

By: Audif Jackson Winters III

Audif Jackson Winters III — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:20:54 +0000

T minus five weeks until the Boss is a celebrity “mentor” on “American Idol” …

By: Dead Air ummm Dead Air

Dead Air ummm Dead Air — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:01:25 +0000

My coworker is playing this record right now.

It stinks.

By: Ned Raggett

Ned Raggett — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:37:12 +0000

@Varina: I know it's RS and all, but this item still makes me want to throw things.

That's far too polite, really.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:31:06 +0000

I know it’s RS and all, but this item still makes me want to throw things. And then next moth they’ll remember what year it is, and come up with some fawning profile of Animal Collective or Fleet Foxes.