Ridiculous statement in Toronto Star

Subject: RE: Ridiculous statement in Toronto Star
From: MandolinPaul
Date: 21 Jul 00 - 09:14 AM

Nobody's mentioned JJ Cale yet. His songs have been covered by absolutely everybody, and are among the best known songs in North America. You should really listen to his original versions though; WAY better than the covers.

Paul.

Subject: RE: Ridiculous statement in Toronto Star
From: Steve Latimer
Date: 21 Jul 00 - 09:54 AM

Great Point Paul S.

Eric Clapton should phone J.J. every morning and thank him for making him millions by covering Cocaine and After Midnight.

Rick, I guess you woul have to include Springsteen although I for one could never see what all the fuss was about. And Born in the U.S.A is one of the most repetitive, boring dirges I've ever heard.

Saw Bob on Tuesday. He was great, the band was rock solid. Too bad I was surrounded by idiots who felt that a Dylan (or any) concert was the place to talk all night. It was really annoying.

Here's the set list.

Duncan And Brady (acoustic) Song To Woody (acoustic) (Larry on mandolin) Desolation Row (acoustic) Love Minus Zero/No Limit (acoustic) Tangled Up In Blue (acoustic) (Bob on harp) This World Can't Stand Long (acoustic) (Larry on mandolin) Country Pie Lay, Lady Lay Gotta Serve Somebody She Belongs To Me Drifter's Escape (Bob on harp) Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (encore)

Things Have Changed Like A Rolling Stone Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (acoustic) (Bob on harp) Highway 61 Revisited Blowin' In The Wind (acoustic)

Subject: RE: Ridiculous statement in Toronto Star
From: Whistle Stop
Date: 21 Jul 00 - 11:09 AM

Well, go figure -- I think Born In The USA is a tremendous song. There is the problem that people think they know what it's all about before they really listen to it, more or less assuming that Springsteen is a rock'n'roll Sylvester Stallone. But that's their loss.

Subject: RE: Ridiculous statement in Toronto Star
From: bob jr
Date: 21 Jul 00 - 10:46 PM

hey rick

yeah i like springsteen as well ,my problem with these lists is that i like different music at different times for different reasons so i never think so and so is the best ever but if i was forced to come up with a top ten songwriters i would include bruce springsteen and probably include lou reed as well if it included canadians i would add j.r. robertson and gordon lightfoot but as for others i would take way to long to think about it to write it in one day i mean i like townes van zandt and missippi john hurt and some other folks mentioned above so who do you leave out? and why leave anyone out? to hell with top ten lists as paul simon wrote one mans cieling is another mans floor ....

Subject: RE: Ridiculous statement in Toronto Star
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 21 Jul 00 - 11:09 PM

Yah Bob jr. I change my mind on this every day. Now if they'd asked (DON'T) for a list of the top 200, I could get 'em all in. Guy Clark along with Townes.

Rick

Subject: RE: Ridiculous statement in Toronto Star
From: bob jr
Date: 21 Jul 00 - 11:22 PM

and if you remove the time frame thing then you have to consider hank williams cole porter the gershwins it just gets insane.....

Subject: RE: Ridiculous statement in Toronto Star
From: GUEST,Owlkat
Date: 22 Jul 00 - 03:30 AM

Hi, Keep in mind that this statement was published in a Toronto newspaper, and all will be made clear. Now snatch the damn pebble from my hand,Grasshopper. I gotta go pee. Owl.

Subject: RE: Ridiculous statement in Toronto Star
From: bob jr
Date: 22 Jul 00 - 09:28 PM

well i dont go much for toronto bashing as that is where i live but it could just as easily come from usa today or some such mainstream newspapers coverage of the music scene generally blows...