Comments on: The Boss https://didacticmind.com/2017/10/the-boss.html Strategic Defence of the Mantle of Responsibility Sat, 29 Aug 2020 12:46:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: LastRedoubt https://didacticmind.com/2017/10/the-boss.html#comment-2474 Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:02:46 +0000 #comment-2474 The guy can write a solid, catchy tune, defined 80's rock for many, and his work ethic was amazing, but what struck me on listening to a lot of his hits recently was how often a catchy tune and refrain was married to an utter depressing downer of a song.

In the end, I find myself turning more to new wave, Billy Idol, and Dire Straights. Seriously, give their first album, Love over Gold, and Brothers in Arms a deep listen. Yeah, a lot of the 70's depressing that fuelled the Boss's own darker lyrics are there too, but damn.

And I suspect there's a reason "money for nothing" doesn't get much airplay

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