Search - Bruce Springsteen :: Bruce Springsteen's Jukebox

Amazon Deception

Vidiot | Fresno, CA | 09/26/2009

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I've had this in my shopping cart for weeks trying to find out what the heck it is. Amazon is selling something here that is apparently deceptive. No track listing, no information, just a title. I'd buy it in a heartbeat if it was Bruce doing covers of the songs that influenced his music. Instead it appears to just be a compilation of songs by artists that supposedly influenced him. Thanks but I don't need another copy of Proud Mary by CCR. Now it is "out of stock" which may be code for Bruce has his lawyers workin' on it."

Bruce Springsteen appears to have nothing to do with this CD

Jeffrey Meyerson | Coral Springs, FL United States | 10/01/2009

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I received the CD yesterday and I'm sending it back. Bruce Springsteen appears to have nothing to do with this CD, other than having his picture appear in numerous places. Bruce Springsteen did not pick the songs out that appear on this collection, as far as I can tell. The only thing that connects this CD to Bruce Springsteen is the publisher's or author's research that indicates in the booklet that Mr. Springsteen listened to a particular song and an opinion as to why it was of influence. The booklet is not written by Springsteen, so it is all conjecture in my opinion. Many music fans already have these songs in their collections. The tracks were not listed on the the Amazon descriptive page and would have provided insight if they were listed as to track and artist and given way the true nature of this collection."

Springsteen's Jukebox... but I like it, too

Patrick King | Exeter, NH | 10/10/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I was under the impression when I bought it that Springsteen and perhaps the E Street Band were covering these great songs. I was disappointed when I realized these were the original recordings, NOT Springsteen covers. On the other hand, Springsteen and I are almost exactly the same age, so when I started listening to this I didn't pull if off my CD player in disgust as the previous reviewers apparently did. I couldn't take it off the player. I was grooving too hard. I downloaded it to my iPod and blasted it in my car like I was 16 again. I probably do have other records with all these songs, if not these precise recordings, on them. Nonetheless, revisiting these songs was a tremendous treat to me. I agree that the marketing of this CD is deceptive. I don't know what, if anything, Springsteen had to do with this compilation. I'm sure these songs did influence him, as they certainly did me. I'm surprised that no recordings by Van Morrison, Ray Charles, or the Doors, obvious influences on Springsteen's vocal development and stage act, are not included. Females, too, are conspicuous by their absence. There's no way Bruce missed or wasn't influenced by Ike & Tina Turner, The Supremes, or Etta James. I suppose there's a limit to what you can include on something like this. Bob Dylan has released several CDs of songs he played on his Xm radio show. I think perhaps that's what drove this collection. The difference is, Dylan's tracks are very unusual and hard to find. The tracks on Springsteen's Jukebox are, for the most part, readily available elsewhere. In short, these are phenomenal performances of fabulous songs. If this was not what I was expecting, I'm still certainly enjoying it. It's a welcome addition to my huge collection of CDs."