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Re: Gypsy Biker

"Burton Busk" <burtonlmb@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> "William Innes" <billyinnes@prodigy.net> wrote in message
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>>>>>> No such restatement for Livin' In The Future, though.  I play
it most
>>>>>> of the time but skip it a fair amount of times, too.  But it's
the
>>>>>> ONLY song that I ever skip, and thus, as far as the album goes,
I'm
>>>>>> getting awfully close to using the M word.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dasm!  Do you realize what this means?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It means that Bruce can go back - look at what he did 30 years
ago -
>>>>>> and then whip out an E Street style triumph so quickly, easily
and
>>>>>> (apparently) effortlessly that it boggles the freakin' mind.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have to chalk it up as another Masterpiece for Bruce. Perhaps his
>>>>> best ---  no other album of his has this many great melodies; and
this
>>>>> many wonderful hooks.
>>>>>
>>>>> While I consider WEISS; BTR; Darkness; and The River albums
>>>>> masterpieces, I think those were young persons' albums --- looking
>>>>> back and listening as a middle-aged person, they are wonderful and
>>>>> charming in their innocence and naivete; but they are naive just
the
>>>>> same.
>>>>>
>>>>> Magic has all the adult depth of albums like Joad and D&D;
maybe more,
>>>>> because nearly every song can be looked at as having multiple
>>>>> meanings ---  the songs mean different things to different people.
>>>>> Every time I listen to it with another person, we want to discuss
it.
>>>>> To me, that's a mark of most great works of art, be it a song; a
book;
>>>>> a painting; or a movie; whatever.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, when you combine all these qualities --- the melodies; the
hooks;
>>>>> the depth of the lyrics; the E Street Sound; and don't forget those
>>>>> tasty harmonies; I think this may be Bruce's best album ever.
>>>> An interesting thing about the title of this album and the way some
>>>> define "magic"...
>>>> I was reading an interview with Alan Moore, who was pressed to explain
>>>> his fascination/involvement with magic.
>>>> He explained that he does believe in angels, demons, goblins,
>>>> doppelgangers and all the other imagery that's often associated with
>>>> magic/the occult.
>>>> Anyway, he went on to explain that he believes these are entities that
>>>> all exist within one human being...and magic is a way of tapping into
>>>> these
>>>> various aspects of a person, with the hopes of making that person a
>>>> better & more productive person (for instance, with demons, use
their
>>>> rage/fire
>>>> to bring about some kind of meaningful change in the area where one
>>>> lives, to create a strong piece of writing, etc.).
>>>> I think, to some extent, we see this very theory at play with this
>>>> Springsteen album.
>>>
>>> Cool analysis of the Magic title, I like it.
>>>
>>> I was wondering, myself, if it may have stemmed from watching the movie
>>> "The Illusionist" ...
>> I've not seen that one yet....nor THE PRESTIGE...but I do want to see
>> both of those.
>> You could be onto something there...
>
> I don't know, my guess about that is pretty basic, not nearly as
> interesting as yours.
> But since you haven't seen the movie yet, I won't spoil it by going into
> it further right now.
>
> But, rent "The Illusionist". I really liked it, and I think you  might
> too.
Also, I caught a youtube clip of Springsteen doing "Magic" (yeah, I
know....backsliding badly).
In the spoken intro he said it was more a song about "tricks" than magic....

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