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really enjoying **Magic** : Bruce Springsteen

glasshouseglasshouse Posts: 1,762
edited March 2008 in Other Music
my first Springsteen album (fucking rediculous i know)

i love it.
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  • Housing JimHousing Jim Posts: 644
    Totally agree.

    My wife wanted to go see him play here in Cardiff in June so after we'd booked tickets I went out and bought that record and I'm really surprised by how much I like it. It's been on my Creative a lot since.
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  • DOSWDOSW Posts: 2,014
    Really good album, the first three tracks are killer. Overall not his best though... I'm more of a 70's Springsteen guy myself.
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  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    If Magic is your starting point it only gets better..... :)
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  • augustwestaugustwest Posts: 739
    Cropduster84 wrote:
    If Magic is your starting point it only gets better..... :)

    lmao!

    though i don't know if i'd call human touch "better" than magic... ;)
  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    augustwest wrote:
    lmao!

    though i don't know if i'd call human touch "better" than magic... ;)


    lol good point..... :D
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  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    mentioned this before somewhere, but 'girls in their summer clothes' is timeless.
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  • DOSWDOSW Posts: 2,014
    Steve Dunne wrote:
    mentioned this before somewhere, but 'girls in their summer clothes' is timeless.

    I don't know, I've never really been a huge fan of that song. It's not nearly as energetic, exciting, and sexy as the title implies. It's just kinda sleepy.
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  • muppetmuppet Posts: 980
    DOSW wrote:
    I don't know, I've never really been a huge fan of that song. It's not nearly as energetic, exciting, and sexy as the title implies. It's just kinda sleepy.

    I agree, but I'd put that down to how the album was produced which effects a lot of the songs.

    A great album though.
  • Jack_C_GregoryJack_C_Gregory Posts: 540
    I thought it was decent. I felt like I had heard alot of the same guitar riffs from Magic on previous albums. And I swear every time I hear the opening to Radio Nowhere it makes me think of the opening to 867-5309(Jenny). Not a bad album.
  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    Magic isnt a patch on Devils and Dust.....


    I personally find Magic VERY weak lyric wise.....
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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    i like radio nowhere.
  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    Any Boss fan named Teresa has got to love the 'I'll Work For Your Love' track. I know at least one who nearly creamed herself when she first heard it.
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  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    Magic sounds much better on vinyl. believe me.
  • HawkshoreHawkshore Posts: 2,153
    Definitely grows on you ........I'm liking it more and more with each spin! ...the only issue I have is with the production.
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  • gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
    Steve Dunne wrote:
    mentioned this before somewhere, but 'girls in their summer clothes' is timeless.

    I agree. But, in a sign of the apocalypse, it has been getting heavy rotation on CMT or GMT, or whatever the hell the country music station is.
  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    the devils arcade build is the best....

    the beat of yer heart.....
    the beat of yer hear....
    the beat of yer heart.....


    his delivery of the lyrics in that song are cool too, like he has an accent.


    love that. i hope he plays that song in vancouver march 31stbaby!!
    ive listened to this album a lot and its great. i will agree with the production issues.....
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  • waves roll inwaves roll in Posts: 159
    restlesssoul wrote:
    the devils arcade build is the best....

    the beat of yer heart.....
    the beat of yer hear....
    the beat of yer heart.....


    his delivery of the lyrics in that song are cool too, like he has an accent.


    love that. i hope he plays that song in vancouver march 31stbaby!!
    ive listened to this album a lot and its great. i will agree with the production issues.....


    Love that part so much as well. I love how he changes on of the beat of your heart lines to the beat of her heart. Like the album title says it's magic.
  • Bathgate66Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    restlesssoul wrote:
    the devils arcade build is the best....

    the beat of yer heart.....
    the beat of yer hear....
    the beat of yer heart.....


    his delivery of the lyrics in that song are cool too, like he has an accent.


    love that. i hope he plays that song in vancouver march 31stbaby!!
    ive listened to this album a lot and its great. i will agree with the production issues.....


    devils arcade is in the setlist for every magic tour show.

    these songs off magic translate so much better live then on the CD or Vinyl.

    you guys should also stop by the uncle bruce springsteen thread, we often list and chat about each shows setlist.
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