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March 31, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 141

Bruce Springsteen, The River (1980) Of all the Bruce Springsteen albums this is the one I’ve tried the hardest to fall in love with – but I just keep hearing a double-stuffed, overly long set of pub-rock jam that don’t have the necessary pay-off. Sure, there are some good songs. Absolutely. Including a couple of […]
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January 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: # 6 – Five Female Artists With Songs That Made Me Go ‘Wow’

Tonight I’m playing a bunch of records down at the San Fran – all female artists, mostly a 1980s set I reckon, but I have a few things that spill out either side, so we’ll see where the night goes… So in honour of that – and the amazing PJ Harvey show earlier this week […]
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August 26, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Radio Nowhere by Michael Ross: # 4 The Saddest Song Ever? – Bruce Springsteen’s The River

A song, not an album this week. Some time ago on Facebook, Simon asked, “What’s the saddest song ever?” or something to that effect. I had the same answer as ever – and this is a variation on something I’d previously written on it. It’s also the first time I’m going to talk about Springsteen […]
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February 13, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1623

Bruce Springsteen, As Requested Around The World (1981) This promo album features five tracks from The River on side one and then tracks from Born To Run, Darkness On The Edge Of Town and The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle on side two. Just a nine-track album – but it’s become a […]
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