tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621501513493185029.post3816040368907143845..comments2024-03-27T12:50:36.135-04:00Comments on Everybody's Dummy: Bruce Springsteen 18: The Seeger Sessionswardohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07825405583474881509noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7621501513493185029.post-85749584637735723462021-07-21T22:58:44.062-04:002021-07-21T22:58:44.062-04:00"Live in Dublin" is for those who couldn..."Live in Dublin" is for those who couldn't get enough of "The Seeger Sessions", I would suppose. Or it's a reasonable substitute, since most of the songs appear on both albums. Ireland was one place they were sure to get a rabid response to this material. (And, duh, I should have realized where the Celtic influences that showed up on later albums came from). <br /><br />The reworked originals must have provoked fits from Bruce purists who just wanted to rawk. The emphasis on "Nebraska" isn't surprising (although I remain unconvinced that Bruce could ever pull off "Atlantic City" with a band), but the tracks from "Asbury Park" are. Bruce not only changed the arrangements radically, but the melodies, too. My favorite is the sort of swing version of "Blinded by the Light", which must have been the first time in decades that Bruce performed it and leaves the lyrics in no doubt.<br /><br />These albums show Bruce letting down his hair quite a bit. They're fun.trfesokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631886869696528704noreply@blogger.com