Musical genius or overrated dud?
2007-05-12 15:56:37 · 23 answers · asked by Sam 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Born to sing and one of the great unsung poets of the 20th. century.
2007-05-12 15:59:09 · answer #1 · answered by John M 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
For those of us who grew up in New Jersey, it is hard to be objective.
Clearly, he is not a "musical genius".
1. Many of his songs are structured/written in a similar way so his musical vocabulary is fairly limiited.
2. He does not venture far outside the 3 chord rock song paradigm.
However......
His talent is in combining a poetically dense, emotionally astute lyric with an accessible Rock-genre melody. This is the basis of his best work: Born to Run, The River.
He takes moment in a working class life and converts it into an epic poem, as if a high school dropout and his grilfriend were the equivant of Dido and Aeneus.
2007-05-12 23:13:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bruce Springsteen is not only a musical Genius he is a wonderful person who grew up in the NJ area and often would make surprise visits to one club he frequented in.
He is approachable, loves his fans, and has remained himself with the fame he has acquired. As an Artist he has achieved more then what most artists can achieve and his music will live on long after he is gone.
He was apart of my youth and my life as he was to many young kids growing up. He has participated in countless fund raising events and has given back to the community.
If I were to meet him I would shake his hand and tell him thanks for being apart of my life.
2007-05-12 23:04:46 · answer #3 · answered by Love Poet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The boss, he entrances everyone, but he is not the most talented musician in the world.
I'd say halfway between musical genius and overrated dud.
2007-05-12 23:03:36 · answer #4 · answered by otter7 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He's okay. I like some of his music. But, no I don't think he is a genius. And, not a dud either.
2007-05-12 23:00:33 · answer #5 · answered by 354gr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bruce Springteen is a musical Icon, he has his own style and has written alot of good music for other people also ie patty smithe, don henly etc. He is very talented and dont use a pre recorded track to sing too like most artist do. He structures his own music and writes the lyrics. That is talent I believe. Even thought I do not fully agree with his opinions I do see him as a talent. not a talker (rap)
2007-05-12 23:00:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
My god, he was so popular in the 1980's but now he is a bit of a dud. The only song he did that I loved was "One Step up" from 1987?? Great song! His big influence was Bob Dylan and maybe he got famous for writting simular story- like songs but with more flash and stage pressence than Dylan.
Yet, I always thought he was a bit over rated myself.
2007-05-12 23:03:19 · answer #7 · answered by Fat Boy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Musical genius!
Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce!
2007-05-12 23:01:13 · answer #8 · answered by Baby'sMom 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Boss. Plain and simple a musical and poetic genius the Woody Guthrie of our time
2007-05-12 22:59:25 · answer #9 · answered by Thomas G 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
musical genius. anyone who thinks otherwise needs to listen the born to run album or greetings from asbury park. at the time he was the greatest songwriter since dylan and in the last 35 years, he's never disappointed.
2007-05-12 23:00:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He has done maybe 3 songs that I like, and I DO not appreciate the fact that he made 'Born in the USA' about the Vietnam War, while he FLED to Canada or somewhere else.
2007-05-12 22:59:28 · answer #11 · answered by Bobbi 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋