With the kudos I got from the official Springsteen site traffic on my blog is hitting an all time high. I must say I'm very humbled by all of this. Like I mentioned this site is a labor of love, so this is possibly the biggest compliment I could get. But I'm not alone in my fan boy madness. There are quite a few sites out there that are worth mentioning. Though you can find them all in the links section, I like to point out a few favorites of mine. Sort of the top five in fan based websites in my book.
Gina's Live Collection
A great site where you can listen to quite a few of the shows reviewed here and a bit more.
Blogness on the Edge of Town
A great news site with a twist. Also offers fun stuff like the cover of the week. You'll be bound to find takes on Springsteen's music there that are sometimes mind boggling but always fun to listen to.
BruceBase
The number one set list database on the web. If you've never visited this site before, you're missing out! Don't let the vintage lay out fool you, there's a wealth in information on this site you won't find elsewhere.
Jungleland
Without this fan based I couldn't run Boss Tracks. This is my main source, together with the BTX mp3 index, for bootlegs.
Springsteen Lyrics
An awesome database of every imaginable Springsteen lyric out there. This site has the lyrics of stuff that has never been released! Always with some nice background info on the songs.
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Looking For Your Stories
I'm revamping the Boot Tracker by combining them with your stories. One of the things I enjoy about the message boards are the touching, crazy and exiting stories that pop up from time to time. Great yarns on what impact the very first show had, wicked exploits, grand adventures, heart breaking tales, they've all passed by. I would like to give some of those stories a home here on Boss Tracks by combining them with the recording of your personal show of legends!
So if you were at one of those legendary shows, if you had a lucky encounter with the man himself, if you recall the very moment you were converted to the E-Street nation, let me know. Pictures to go with them are appreciated, but not necessary and it always helps if you own a recording of the show, but the story is what matters!
You can send your contributions to soulboogiealex@gmail.com. I look forward to them. And who knows, with Boss Tracks currently linked up to the official site, some one else might take a sneak at them as well. After all, the tour's over, what else is he going to do with his time!
So if you were at one of those legendary shows, if you had a lucky encounter with the man himself, if you recall the very moment you were converted to the E-Street nation, let me know. Pictures to go with them are appreciated, but not necessary and it always helps if you own a recording of the show, but the story is what matters!
You can send your contributions to soulboogiealex@gmail.com. I look forward to them. And who knows, with Boss Tracks currently linked up to the official site, some one else might take a sneak at them as well. After all, the tour's over, what else is he going to do with his time!
Tracking The Boss On The Web
- Bruce Springsteen (official site)
- Little Steven's Underground Garage
- Backstreets Magazine
- Bruce Base
- The Killing Floor (date base)
- Bruce Tapes (Guide to '69 - '72 Springsteen)
- Castiles (background on the early years)
- Bruce Springsteen Lyrics
- The Asbury Park Library Springsteen Collection
- The Bruce Springsteen MP3 Index (bootlegs)
- Gina's Springsteen Collection (live nuggets online)
- Jungleland (high quality torrents)
- Jungleland (artwork for your boots)
- Ev2 Artwork (requires registration)
- Fanatic Records (art work and more)
- Bruce Covers (artwork)
- Lost In The Flood (collectors site)
- BTX (Backstreets' message board)
- Greasy Lake (message board)
- Stone Pony London (message board)
- Badlands (fan site offering traveling packages)
- The Springsteen Tracker (blog and site on shows)
- The Boots (The Top 55 Boots up till 2003)
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Chasing Springsteen
Welcome saints and sinners, A while back as a big Soul music fan I started a blog called the Soul Shack. Almost immediately other things leaked into the blog besides Soul. Music and movies that weren't necessarily Soul music but did get to the soul. One of those interests was the music of Bruce Springsteen. I'm a big fan of the man and every month there were one or two items that just kind of sneaked in there. One of the main attractions to me about Springsteen is how you can trace the history of R&R through his music. Not only are his own songs littered with references to the past of R&R but the man also covered hundreds of songs from R&R's rich past. In all there are over a thousand.
A while back I decided to start chasing these sides, begin a collection of original 45 rpm records that Springsteen covered or overtly referred to in his music.Reason enough to start a new blog dedicated to the works of Springsteen and those who inspired them. There are a multitude of websites and blogs already dedicated to the man, but I feel this approach does have something to add to those corners on the world wide web.
So what to expect? In the coming years I will review songs that were either covered by Springsteen or referred to in his songs as soon as I find the original version on a 7" record. Real vinyl, no CD and certainly no mp3 or other digital format. Expect only the real deal here. I'll try to post about all those treasure troves I hope to find here. Besides that I will be reviewing Springsteen related material found on vinyl, records written or produced by him or members of his band.Every find will be available in mp3 format for a short period of time if possible backed with a live version of Springsteen if available. MP3 files are posted here strictly for the purpose of music criticism and comparison and therefore fall under the "fair use" guidelines of U.S. copyright law. If you find any material here on Boss Tracks that you feel violates your intellectual property be free to contact me at soulboogiealex@gmail.com.This will be a labor of love and it is not my intention of stepping on any body's toes here.
To flesh the site out a little, Boss Tracks will also feature a monthly Bosscast. A pod cast dedicated to the music of Bruce Springsteen, the roots of his music and related artists. There will be occasional concert reviews, articles found on the net and in depth reviews of his own work. If there is anything you'd wish to contribute, Boss Tracks will be open to other users. Just drop me an e-mail if you've got a nice find yourself you wish to review!Hope to find you here chasing with me!
A while back I decided to start chasing these sides, begin a collection of original 45 rpm records that Springsteen covered or overtly referred to in his music.Reason enough to start a new blog dedicated to the works of Springsteen and those who inspired them. There are a multitude of websites and blogs already dedicated to the man, but I feel this approach does have something to add to those corners on the world wide web.
So what to expect? In the coming years I will review songs that were either covered by Springsteen or referred to in his songs as soon as I find the original version on a 7" record. Real vinyl, no CD and certainly no mp3 or other digital format. Expect only the real deal here. I'll try to post about all those treasure troves I hope to find here. Besides that I will be reviewing Springsteen related material found on vinyl, records written or produced by him or members of his band.Every find will be available in mp3 format for a short period of time if possible backed with a live version of Springsteen if available. MP3 files are posted here strictly for the purpose of music criticism and comparison and therefore fall under the "fair use" guidelines of U.S. copyright law. If you find any material here on Boss Tracks that you feel violates your intellectual property be free to contact me at soulboogiealex@gmail.com.This will be a labor of love and it is not my intention of stepping on any body's toes here.
To flesh the site out a little, Boss Tracks will also feature a monthly Bosscast. A pod cast dedicated to the music of Bruce Springsteen, the roots of his music and related artists. There will be occasional concert reviews, articles found on the net and in depth reviews of his own work. If there is anything you'd wish to contribute, Boss Tracks will be open to other users. Just drop me an e-mail if you've got a nice find yourself you wish to review!Hope to find you here chasing with me!
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2 comments:
How sweet of you Alex... Ty!
And congratulations...
See ya next tour!! ;)
xo
Hey Alex,
I'm KevinP17 over at BTX. I've been going through your blog entries only just recently and I've thoroughly enjoyed them. Keep up the great work, I'll be checking it out regularly now.
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