Which of the following musical artists has the greatest "albums per year" ratio? By that, I mean, the number of full length studio albums (excluding live albums, collabs, or compilations) recorded over the number of years they have been or were actively a recording artist or band.
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The ratios will be posted tomorrow after the poll is closed.
It’s #NewstodonFriday — such a shame it’s been a slow news week! Just to refresh your memories, this is a day to feature work from newsrooms with an active presence in the #Fediverse. If you like what you see in the (long!) thread below, follow the profiles and boost their stories. If you’re a journo or newsroom that we don’t know about or if there’s a newsroom you’d love to put on our radar, please let us know in the comments below.
Bruce Springsteen might be the biggest naysayer of all when it comes to giving permission for politicians to use music for campaigning. As “Born in the USA” turns 40, @TheConversationUS breaks down why this is one of Springsteen’s most misunderstood songs.
During dinner the restaurant played #BruceSpringsteen's "The River". Weirdest delivery of song lyrics. He emotes passionate regret on the severe tragedy level, but when you listen to the #lyrics there's nothing very sad about them. Could just as well be delivered in a "fond memories with my spouse" mood. File next to "Happy To Be Stuck With You" and "Still The One".
💿 Il y a 28 ans, le 21/11/1995, #BruceSpringsteen sortait son onzième album "The Ghost of Tom Joad". (Ref : Les Raisins de la colère de John Steinbeck toussa toussa) est un album bien sombre.
La reprise de RATM fait ressortir une "violence" qui est plutôt contenue dans la version originale.
Il existe une vidéo de Bruce accompagné de Tom Morello dans les intertubes, et elle est magnifique.
During the Vietnam war protest was often supported by protest music and well-known performers. It helped. So where are they now?
Can you just imagine the boost and jolt the Dems would get if, say, #BruceSpringsteen or the #FooFighters were to drop in on a #Biden rally? Sure as hell worked for #JimmyCarter.
I'm serious: where are they? These are dark and critical days. Worse than a war: it's democracy in the balance.
Das Konzert der E Street Band im Volksparkstadion war anders als sonst - und grandios. Schon drei Minuten vor Beginn betritt Bruce Springsteen die Bühne und heizt mit dem Hit "No Surrender" die ohnehin schon euphorischen 50.000 Zuschauer an. Was folgte, waren 170 Minuten Rock 'n' Roll pur!
#GreatAlbums1980s - #BruceSpringsteen – Born in the USA (1984). One of rock's most misunderstood songs, "Born in the USA" is the pitch-black recollection of a Vietnam vet – made subversive by the massive airplay it garnered (fooling Ronald Reagan in the process). The rest of the album sweetens the E-Street sound with Roy Bittan's glittering keyboards and a little more 80s pomp, but when you dig in further, songs like "Downbound Train" and "Dancing in the Dark" are prime Bruce.
When the Pogues legend Shane MacGowan died last year, Bruce Springsteen posted a tribute on his website, calling him "one of my all-time favorite writers." Now, Springsteen and the E Street Band are touring and last night they opened their set in Nowlan Park, Kilkenny, Ireland by covering the Pogues' "A Rainy Night in Soho" for the first time. Stereogum has a couple of fan videos of the performance, plus the original video.
Apparently, Jukebox Friday Night has a theme of "Mothers."
Normally, I'd be literal with a theme like that and go with a song that talks about Moms. But, my Mom is a Spring-nut (her words) and loves Bruce Springsteen, so I have to just...pick a song that reminds me of my Mom, at least to start.