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Ritchie Blackmore once said, "I don't understand what people see in Bruce Springsteen".  I totally agree with that.

Bruce's songs, including his ramblings and trademark I'm-in-the-middle-of-squeezing-out-a-shit vocals, always put me off.  He's not the rebel he thinks he is or wants to be.  Rebels usually want to fight the power, not join it.

But that's OK, his Power To The People festival with "Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Brittany Howard and Joan Baez will headline a star-studded protest festival set for the Washington, D.C., area a month before the midterm elections" should do the trick for some that like that lineup.

"The one-day, two-stage Power to the People festival is set for Oct. 3 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, and is being billed as about "freedom, justice, equality and rock ’n’ roll.”"

Boring.  I may not be young as I used to be but sex, drugs and rock and roll is way more fun.

"Springsteen and Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello announced the festival Wednesday while performing together at Nationals Park in Washington as Springsteen winds down his Land of Hope and Dreams American tour.

"At the concert Wednesday, Springsteen played many of his most political songs, including “American Skin (41 Shots)” about a fatal police shooting and “Streets of Minneapolis,” in response to the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents. “The Gestapo tactics of this president and this administration will not stand here,” Springsteen said."  Tom Morello let his guitar do the talking and said, "Beeeep, bop bop, booop, ding dong, wheeeee".

Nothing sucks the joy out of anything like a political music festival... except political songs and the people that come up with them.  Of the billions of topics to write songs about, no one can come up with anything better than politics?  How empty.

Bruce Springteen's latest release

 
Others on this list include Dropkick Murphys, Jack Black, Serj Tankian, Killer Mike, Taylor Momsen and the Linda Lindas, among others.  Other than phony metalist Jack Black, I have no idea who these other people are.

"Springsteen has long criticized President Donald Trump, who in turn has called for a boycott of Springsteen’s shows, calling him a “total loser who spews hate.”"

You may not like Trump, but that was an awesome thing to say.

"“Our democracy, our constitution, our rule of law are being challenged right now as never before by a reckless, racist, incompetent, treasonous president and his ship of fools administration,” said Springsteen."

Don't come to Canada or you'll have a super shit-fit.  Hell, we don't even have a democracy anymore.

“This American tragedy can only be stopped by the American people: you. There is no one coming to save us. We’ve got to do it ourselves,” he said. “So join us and let’s fight for the America that we love. Do you hear me, Washington?”

Bruce, what are you waiting for?  Don't be a pussy.  Put down that guitar and fight.  I'd rather hear you do that than me accidentally hearing Thunder Road again.

Goddamn, I hate that song.