I'm a little conflicted about my post last week regarding the budget negotiations. I stand by every assertion in the post, but am trying to avoid politics on Facebook. So, in order to avoid controversy or disagreement, I offer this simple observation.
With all due respect for fans of the Beatles, the Stones, Elvis, or anybody else's body of work, I just want to point out that the absolutely all-time best Rock album is Bruce Springsteen's 1975 treasure, Born to Run.
Each song is a masterpiece of lyrical poetry, matched with the only conceivable instrumental accompaniment intense and evocative enough to complement the words - all with the intent of drawing the listener into the reality of tough sixties-era east-coast urban life life; lived on the wrong side of the tracks, the bridge, the law.
Any song from the album would prove the point; the exclamation of Jungleland is the amazing stop-you-in-your-tracks saxophone solo from the late Clarence Clemons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW1RAYYs8RI
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