Comments on: HearYa’s Top 50 Albums of 2007: 11-20 http://www.hearya.com/2007/12/14/hearyas-top-50-albums-of-2007-11-20/ Indie Music Blog, Live Sessions, and Daily MP3 Downloads. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:44:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: oz http://www.hearya.com/2007/12/14/hearyas-top-50-albums-of-2007-11-20/#comment-22466 oz Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:41:26 +0000 http://www.hearya.com/2007/12/14/hearyas-top-50-albums-of-2007-11-20/#comment-22466 I'm in the middle. I listened to Magic a few times and it was unmemorable for me. It's one of the few albums on our list I never purchased, but I'm still listening to it on rhapsody to see if it sticks. I’m in the middle. I listened to Magic a few times and it was unmemorable for me. It’s one of the few albums on our list I never purchased, but I’m still listening to it on rhapsody to see if it sticks.

]]> By: Woody http://www.hearya.com/2007/12/14/hearyas-top-50-albums-of-2007-11-20/#comment-22442 Woody Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:36:18 +0000 http://www.hearya.com/2007/12/14/hearyas-top-50-albums-of-2007-11-20/#comment-22442 I think it doesn't sound live and at some points sounds over-produced but overall I really enjoy the feel of the disc. My wife saw him live in Oct. and said the songs sounded awesome live. So we'll have to agree to disagree or we can have our wives fight it out. I think it doesn’t sound live and at some points sounds over-produced but overall I really enjoy the feel of the disc. My wife saw him live in Oct. and said the songs sounded awesome live. So we’ll have to agree to disagree or we can have our wives fight it out.

]]> By: Steve Shirk http://www.hearya.com/2007/12/14/hearyas-top-50-albums-of-2007-11-20/#comment-22437 Steve Shirk Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:04:54 +0000 http://www.hearya.com/2007/12/14/hearyas-top-50-albums-of-2007-11-20/#comment-22437 I'm a big fan of Bruce Springsteen. I bought "Magic" the day it was released....Unfortunately, I totally disagree with you. That album sounds like SHIT. Brendan O'Brien is a hell of a producer and engineer (I loved "The Rising"), but what the hell is going on with the sound of this record? Sounds like Nickelback production or something. Super compression on every instrument. It's like this big huge compressed voice and then a wall on noise behind it...everything is in your face. No depth. I put it on in the car and my wife was even like..."whoa that sounds like crap." She was amazed when I told her it was the Boss. Yes, it sounds modern...but not good. My $.02. I just put on my flame suit....let me have it. I still like Bruce, I just had to put on "Nebraska" after I first listened to "Magic" to remind me why. I’m a big fan of Bruce Springsteen. I bought “Magic” the day it was released….Unfortunately, I totally disagree with you. That album sounds like SHIT. Brendan O’Brien is a hell of a producer and engineer (I loved “The Rising”), but what the hell is going on with the sound of this record? Sounds like Nickelback production or something. Super compression on every instrument. It’s like this big huge compressed voice and then a wall on noise behind it…everything is in your face. No depth. I put it on in the car and my wife was even like…”whoa that sounds like crap.” She was amazed when I told her it was the Boss. Yes, it sounds modern…but not good. My $.02. I just put on my flame suit….let me have it.

I still like Bruce, I just had to put on “Nebraska” after I first listened to “Magic” to remind me why.

]]> By: Woody http://www.hearya.com/2007/12/14/hearyas-top-50-albums-of-2007-11-20/#comment-22434 Woody Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:50:38 +0000 http://www.hearya.com/2007/12/14/hearyas-top-50-albums-of-2007-11-20/#comment-22434 I know that I helped compile that list but 11-20 are 10 phenomenal albums that I would have no problem being 1-10. In particular I love the Bruce disc. As someone that grew up on Bruce living in NY and saw him on the Born In The USA tour, this disc is a return to the old Bruce. The Rising is an amazing disc in its own right. I lost some friends in 9/11 and that disc always wells up some emotions in me. But Magic is more like The River, which coincidentally enough was one of the first cassettes I ever owned. Yes cassette!!!. I know that I helped compile that list but 11-20 are 10 phenomenal albums that I would have no problem being 1-10. In particular I love the Bruce disc. As someone that grew up on Bruce living in NY and saw him on the Born In The USA tour, this disc is a return to the old Bruce.

The Rising is an amazing disc in its own right. I lost some friends in 9/11 and that disc always wells up some emotions in me. But Magic is more like The River, which coincidentally enough was one of the first cassettes I ever owned. Yes cassette!!!.

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