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Bruce Springsteen - VH-1 Storytellers |  | Artist: Bruce Springsteen
Label: Sony
Category: DVD
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 41218
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 074645349299
UPC: 074645349299
EAN: 0074645349299
ASIN: B000AMWJ16
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Release Date: September 6, 2005
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Product Description
Bruce Springsteen discusses his music as he performs some of his most popular songs in front of a small audience.
Amazon.com
If you'd rather hear Bruce Springsteen talk than sing or play, then this edition of VH-1 Storytellers is for you. That's not just faint praise. While it's obviously his music that has made his marathon concerts legendary, Springsteen is also a gifted raconteur; "storyteller" applies to no one if not to him. That's the case here, as he is effortlessly funny and wise, humble and self-deprecating, yet still the ineffably iconic Boss. Drawing from the full breadth of his immense catalogue, from early faves like "Blinded by the Light" (referring to Manfred Mann's hit version, he muses about how the British group managed to turn "deuce" into "douche") and "Thunder Road" to several tunes from his 2005 album Devils & Dust, Springsteen dissects his songs line by line, explaining how the music fuels, informs, and complements the lyrics. The insights are often fascinating, as is the reminder that he has always had the knack for taking any subject, be it personal or political, and expressing it in the simple poetry of the common man. Nevertheless, it's worth noting that he performs just eight songs, including two on piano, and that the actual music occupies less than forty minutes of this more than two hour show (counting the Q & A session with the fans). So if it's Bruce's music that you want, check out one of his several excellent concerts or video collections. Heck, the man himself seems to recognize that talking about his songs is somehow superfluous when, after going into great detail about the meaning of and motivation behind the Devils & Dust title song, he says, "How much of this was I thinking about when I wrote the song? None of it. How much of it was I feeling? All of it." --Sam Graham
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 Very Interesting Look at a Great Artist November 3, 2009
Carol Jenkins (Loveland, CO)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
In this DVD, Bruce Springsteen tries to allow the viewer to see and hear the process he uses to write music. lt made me think differently about each song, because he added information about how he saw things, interpreted them, and put them to music.
intimate September 2, 2009
Jane B. Gallier
Difficult to talk about really, I loved it but I can see why people wouldn't like it. Obviously the songs sound completely different it feels like BS is getting through them asap so he can talk about them. He shares his ideas with the audience, adds humour and gets so carried away with it starts singing them again when talking about them. For me the best part is the q and a session. The whole thing has an intimate feel, the Boss breaks down a few barriers and then a guy asks do we know the real BS. No is the simple answer. Great entertainment and a must for BS fans
One of my favorite episodes of storytellers February 10, 2008
Jeremy Deats
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There are two sides of Bruce Springsteen, we have Bruce Springsteen the solo artist who gives us folk albums and then we have Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street which give us rock albums.
So on this episode of Storytellers we find Bruce Sprintsteen the solo artist giving us insight into songs (some popular others much less known) that span his career as an artist in general. Bruce treats the show as if his audience are aspiring songwriters. He delves into how he approaches the craft of songwriting more than focusing on the individual stories and I think that's why I really enjoyed it so much.
Aspiring songwriters will likely watch this one over and over again, casual fans and fans of the more up tempo side of Bruce may be disappointed.
 New world record in boredom July 30, 2007
M. D. Fonseca (Thunder)
4 out of 11 found this review helpful
Well, I'm a huge fan of The Boss.
But I had one of the worst expriences ever watching this DVD. Why?
The trouble, in my opinion, was not all the talking. I appreciated the idea behind the performance and it was even fun. The trouble was the execution of the songs. I knew it was all to be acustic (with only Bruce playing), but I never figured that he would suck out the essence of the songs to the point that they became unbearable to listen, so boring and lifeless they became. Even the great favorite of mine, "Brilliant Disguise", was atrociously mutilated.
A inside look February 14, 2007
freebird (Michigan)
2 out of 9 found this review helpful
Bruce gives a inside look at how he approaches his song writing.Good stuff
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