Springsteen writes all his own songs (well like 95% or so), that's part of his remarkable career, that he has written something like 300 songs (I would think Springsteen is a lot more popular on this planet than Steinman, macrapper, but that does not mean that he is better, that is ultimately a personal view). Steinman was very much influenced by Springsteen when he wrote "Bat out of Hell", but also that does not mean there would not have been a Bat without Springsteen.
I think Springsteen's music is, like Steinman's songs, amazing and he is a very entertaining performer. But so is Meat Loaf, though he is probably more emotional and I can hardly think of anything that tops his performance of "For Crying out Loud" at the MSO shows.
Springsteen's songs are usually more political than emotional but I've found that although the emotion isn't always there in the words (for instance there are hardly ever lines like "I love you" in his songs) the emotion can be felt in the harshness of the situations. Maybe it is more intellectual, I don't know, but I don't care. All I know is his songs are great too I believe.
Macrapper, he's called the boss cuz he used to pay his band personally (thus hold all the cash etc), that's where that comes from , but it's not referred to as much now as it was back in the eighties I'd say. And it's more a joke, not anything serious.
I like them both and don't think they are mutually exclusive at all. They actually like each other also as far as I know, so why should I have to choose, just cuz someone wants me to? No way....
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