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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.