Caryn Rose has been banging on about "narrative arc" for years, here she is reviewing a 2012 show I saw in Austria: "Doing so [collecting sign requests] offers the possibility for great surprises, including this night's three tour premieres, but it also runs the risk of creating massive problems with pacing, flow, and the thematic arc of the show." It is indeed total nonsense, as bitw says a show is not a concept album. A greatest hits set is fine with me.
― lord of the rongs (anagram), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 12:49 (one year ago) link
the thing is, it's not a hits show!
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 14:33 (one year ago) link
Yeah, I take your point. But even if it's a mix of hits and deep cuts, why should there be any kind of "narrative arc"? It's just a collection of songs, and I neither want nor need them to somehow hang together narratively or thematically. His main themes are pretty much present in everything he writes anyway!
― lord of the rongs (anagram), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 14:52 (one year ago) link
to be fair, this is an artist who has literally explained the narrative arc of the "li-li-li-li-li" part of "the rising."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G_n8l-2SCQ
― fact checking cuz, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 17:18 (one year ago) link
Fair point but it is kinda baked into the Storytellers format. You don't go on Storytellers and say "this is a word that rhymed with the word that ended the previous line."
"Well, see I had this line that ended with the word 'love,' so my choices were basically 'stars above' and 'like a glove,' or maybe stretch a bit and go with 'turtledove.'"
"At this point the rhyming dictionary was on fire in my hands."
Slightly apropos: William Faulkner wrote a short story called "The Bear," which includes an unbroken 1,800-word sentence. He was once asked an elaborate question about some thematic element. Death, truth, struggle, metaphor, existence, blah blah blah blah.
He thoughtfully sucked at his pipe for a minute and answered, "That... is a story about a bear."
― she loves me like a rock lobster (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 17:35 (one year ago) link
Springsteen had the most perfect line in that series:
"How much of this was I thinking about when I wrote the song? None of it. How much of it was I feeling when I wrote the song? All of it. That's how they get written."
It kind of reflects one of his gifts as a lyricist - to put across an idea in the most distilled and relatable manner without oversimplifying or stripping it of character or nuance.
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 19:45 (one year ago) link
True bird. I am beginning to think the the answer to the thread's initial query is that this fellow is pretty much a classic, in most of the ways that matter
― she loves me like a rock lobster (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 19:56 (one year ago) link
How much did you pay for your tickets?
― calstars, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 19:58 (one year ago) link
Yeah that’s right. I’m gonna count your fuckin money. Cause this blue collar hero is anything but
― calstars, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 20:00 (one year ago) link
SorryEnjoy your fantasyWe all have them
― calstars, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 20:10 (one year ago) link
Seen reasonably likely that he ain't never gonna ride in no used car again
― she loves me like a rock lobster (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 20:13 (one year ago) link
he's just gonna throw that money on the bed. then he's gonna go out walkin'.
― fact checking cuz, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 20:25 (one year ago) link
And he'll be drinkin' ice-cold beer on the hood of a Dodge!
― nickn, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 20:37 (one year ago) link
Well we can reasonably deduce that he's dying to walk
― But his face would not turn into hot Kirby (Evan), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 20:38 (one year ago) link
(And then we had sex in the caaaaaar)
― she loves me like a rock lobster (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 20:38 (one year ago) link
Just spent the day in Freehold and Asbury Park, ask me anything.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 20:48 (one year ago) link
Did either town rip the bones from your back?
― she loves me like a rock lobster (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 20:51 (one year ago) link
Prob wasn’t there long enough
― calstars, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 20:53 (one year ago) link
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, April 4, 2023 4:48 PM (ten minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
Did you get Jersey Freeze?
― But his face would not turn into hot Kirby (Evan), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 20:59 (one year ago) link
I got sushi, just like Bruce did when he was little.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 21:03 (one year ago) link
You went to that fancy sushi place in Asbury? No, you have to go back. You messed the whole thing up.
― But his face would not turn into hot Kirby (Evan), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 21:05 (one year ago) link
Did have a conversation with the neighbor at the corner of E Street and 10th about his buddy in the fire department who knows a guy who knows a guy who's in the fire department with Springsteen's son. Also about his son who used to know a guy who knew Springsteen's personal chef who introduced him, and Springsteen was really cool.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 21:06 (one year ago) link
We also played pinball on the boardwalk around the corner from the Stone Pony.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 21:07 (one year ago) link
Riiight
― calstars, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 21:07 (one year ago) link
Did you get chills? xp
Yeah that pinball museum is no joke
― But his face would not turn into hot Kirby (Evan), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 21:08 (one year ago) link
Re: Springsushi
Eel sashimi, junp a little lighter
Come on up for the ricing
― she loves me like a rock lobster (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 21:12 (one year ago) link
Thunder Roll
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 21:13 (one year ago) link
Wasabi Street Band
― she loves me like a rock lobster (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 21:14 (one year ago) link
Thunder Roe
― hypnic jerk (morrisp), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 21:20 (one year ago) link
that's a good one
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 21:22 (one year ago) link
The Ghost of Tom Roe'd
― she loves me like a rock lobster (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 21:22 (one year ago) link
Roesalita?
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 21:32 (one year ago) link
Roe Surrender?I think we have unlocked the key to Springsteen sushi puns.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 21:33 (one year ago) link
The Rice That Binds
― StanM, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 21:45 (one year ago) link
Sashimeeting Across The River
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 21:48 (one year ago) link
The Ramen Touch
― she loves me like a rock lobster (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 21:53 (one year ago) link
Nori Days
― omar little, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 21:54 (one year ago) link
My Tempura Will Not Let You Down
― underwater as a compliment (Eazy), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 22:04 (one year ago) link
Born In The U N I
― nickn, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 22:14 (one year ago) link
LMAO
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 22:19 (one year ago) link
She just said "Joe, I can't eat roeI had it once, I can't have it any more"She ate edamame, chicken teriyakiShe ordered California RollAnd I dropped to my knees, hung my head, and cried
― hypnic jerk (morrisp), Tuesday, 4 April 2023 23:17 (one year ago) link
and for my 19th birthdayi got a uni nigiri with some tobiko
― maf you one two (maffew12), Wednesday, 5 April 2023 13:38 (one year ago) link
Meet me tonight, for Atlantic ahi ...
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 5 April 2023 13:54 (one year ago) link
Working on a Bream
― she loves me like a rock lobster (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 5 April 2023 17:22 (one year ago) link
Salmon Claus is Comin' to Town
― she loves me like a rock lobster (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 5 April 2023 17:35 (one year ago) link
(But seriously Omar won that round with the very elegant "Nori Days.")
I don't think that can be improved upon.
― she loves me like a rock lobster (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 5 April 2023 17:38 (one year ago) link
Some fans have been synching their iPhone footage to the officially released downloads that come out a few days later - pretty good results!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swjgpWjrNMU
― birdistheword, Thursday, 6 April 2023 23:42 (one year ago) link
Another good one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc-fBNA8tuA
― birdistheword, Thursday, 6 April 2023 23:46 (one year ago) link
"Jungleland" from MSG, in HDR which looks really impressive, especially for the 30 second stretch just past the 2 minute mark (try watching it on a computer screen instead of a phone).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3a3tFAsd9M
― birdistheword, Sunday, 9 April 2023 03:32 (one year ago) link
Any idea why Patti Scialfa hasn't played the last few shows?
― lord of the rongs (anagram), Sunday, 9 April 2023 06:25 (one year ago) link