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Originally Posted by Sarge
 Amazing! I love Billy but I think he has just performed that song too often (or maybe I just listened to it too often). Him singing it just doesn't sound as exciting to me as it did a couple of years back but singing it together with Bruce revived it. |
Yeah, I love that performance from both of them. Too bad Billy didn't do as good of a job with "Born to Run":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78qF8...feature=relmfu
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Originally Posted by nikox1
Ok I get all the differences , different songs etc etc,, could he sing this and could he sing that? But my ears, which are working fine. Tell me that meat is a more powerful singer with more range!!!
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Well, my ears (and my eyes) which are also both working fine, tell me that Bruce is a better guitar (and piano, organ, harmonica, bass, banjo etc.) player than Meat.
We can debate voices forever, but Bruce didn't get to where he is because of his singing voice. His major asset is that he happens to be a fantastic songwriter, who has written literally hundreds of songs. I think that's one of the main reasons he's so well-respected. Not to mention that he's an amazing live performer. Meat isn't really a songwriter, nor is he a musician, in the true sense of the word; that's a point that's been pretty much overlooked until now. Lots of other musicians cite Bruce as an influence, but, as one of the posts that inspired this whole thread stated, not many people (if any?) cite Meat as an influence.