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Summary: A look into Springsteen's soul
Review: In this coffee table book, Bruce shows us his heart and soul through his lyrics. Lots of great pictures, handwritten pages of lyrics, which show how some of his better known songs have evolved. A great book for all Springsteen fanatics to have.
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Summary: Interesting, but ultimately disappointing
Review: Like an earlier reviewer, I found this work disappointing. Having one consolidated source for lyrics is nice, but somewhat inconsequential. It's great to finally get lyrics to his 2nd album, but it's not enough. His intros to each chapter are too short to really provide more than a cursory perspective. The pictures are nice, but the lack of live performance shots is puzzling. His discussion of the Tunnel of Love, without mentioning his troubled relationship with his first wife, comes off as disengenous. I truly expected more. If you're a Springsteen fan, you have to buy this book. Just don't expect too much.
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Summary: You must own this book if you love Bruce!
Review: Read, in his own words, what inpired him to write many of his songs. This book is not optional if you are a fan (and if you truly are you probably already have the book), it's a must have! The photographs, the stories, the lyrics...it's so worth the price. Buy it!
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Summary: You must own this book if you love Bruce!
Review: Read, in his own words, what inpired him to write many of his songs. This book is not optional if you are a fan (and if you truly are you probably already have the book), it's a must have! The photographs, the stories, the lyrics...it's so worth the price. Buy it!
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Summary: Springsteen On His Songs
Review: Songs by Bruce Springsteen is a great coffee table book. There is not much to read in the book, although Mr. Springsteen does provide some insights into the songs, it basically consists of the lyrics to all his released songs with a generous amount of pictures. The pictures are superb and the presentation is impeccable. Some original handwritten lyric sheets are also included. The book is really for hardcore fans and if you are one, you will not be disappointed.
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Summary: Springsteen On His Songs
Review: Songs by Bruce Springsteen is a great coffee table book. There is not much to read in the book, although Mr. Springsteen does provide some insights into the songs, it basically consists of the lyrics to all his released songs with a generous amount of pictures. The pictures are superb and the presentation is impeccable. Some original handwritten lyric sheets are also included. The book is really for hardcore fans and if you are one, you will not be disappointed.
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Summary: Seeing Springsteen's songs on paper are powerful poetry.
Review: Sprengsteen's Songs is a book for people who love the power behind his music. It feels good to have all those words in your hands. Your favorite songs are right there for you to read their message. The book shows in his own handwriting how he scribbled the songs down. It makes you feel like you were "there". However, because these are songs, I was disappointed when I saw that he didn't include any guitar music. Not even a chord or a rif. Springsteen's Songs is a beautiful book, and one to enjoy many times over, but think some music should have been included.
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Summary: wonderful!
Review: Springsteen's comments on each of his albums are deeply thoughtful and its profoundly inspiring to see how deeply he thinks about what he does. The book is also beautifully laid out.
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Summary: this book is all about design
Review: The first thing you should know about Springsteen's book SONGS is that it is a coffee table book for his upward-mobile-now-a-little-bit-older fan base. If you are looking for some real insight into the Artistry of the Boss, this book will hold little more than tangential appeal. Perhaps, there will come a day when the Boss himself will write a memoir of sorts and his devoted following will have a better and more direct look at the inner most mind of the the rock musician himself. (And It wouldn't suck if Landau wrote a book about all the musicians he's worked with either. Jon ? )That said, the book is really a must for the fans who can afford it. There's nothing wrong with wearing your love for Bruce on your sleeve (or in this case your coffee table). And to be sure, the few essays that are in the book, which are penned by Springsteen himself, are thoughtful, earnest and intellingent as you might expect. Hey, it feels good to be a little a bit older. Be honest, doesn't it ? For lots of us, these really are Better Days. So if you can afford it, do yourself a favor and by this book. Spend some time with this art book that gives us some great images of Bruce. It isn't like images of Dylan and Guthrie aren't found in over sized photography coffee table books in book stores across the country.
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Summary: Not much to read
Review: There is very little a Springsteen fan can enjoy, learn or read by buying this book. Basically, it consists of all the lyrics of every album packed in a rather expensive and heavy book. But the lyrics are in the albums themselves, and even those from the second album (which didnt contain them originally) can be easily found on the net. The pictures are few and the written pages are not many. I read the whole book in a couple of hours. I was disappointed because I like to read and I was expecting many days in company of the Boss and his comments about his songs. I dont see much sense in printing the lyrics of Bobby Jean (to put an example) first with Bruce's own handwriting in a full page, and then the same lyrics type written on the next page... and so on, album after album. Only some brief notes by The Boss at the beginning of each album. So you better go and buy a book about the Boss that can actually be READ.
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