Did people in the 70s find Bob Seger as annoying then as I find Kid Rock now?

yousirare wrote:

I have never met anyone who disliked Seger, and Night Moves is fantastic.

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Interestingly enough I never met anyone who liked the grunting bastard. His music sucks balls. Old Time Rock and Roll is the most overplayed song in the history of radio. the end.

rip Warren Zevon wrote:

...he pulled off the amazing feat of denigrating two great songs at one time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOYmvJAREkM

Totally agree with you on that. His rip-off of Zevon was blatant. I'm amazed that Zevon's estate hasn't sued over it.

Malmo, I agree that Seger did some good stuff. Saw him in concert many years ago, and really enjoyed it. I don't understand the Seger haters. Must be a generational thing.

Seems a lot more Mellencamp than Seger.

Who is Kid Rock? is that someone's name? or is it a pebble?

gv10k wrote:

Thanks Malmo -- no, doesn't get much better lyrically than Night Moves IMHO.

Seger is/was a better, less critically lauded, less pretentious version of Springsteen. (of course I am biased, being from Michigan!)

Interesting because I recall reading an interview with Seger in which he mentioned that he was strongly influenced by Springsteen when writing "Night Moves".

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Jeff Albertson wrote:

Any of you guys from back in the day want to help me out here?

I've heard Robert Ritchie/Kid Rock and he is no Bob Seger. The similarities end at both are from MI - Bob from Ann Arbor (Pioneer High, a few years later came Mike Lutz/Brownsville Station - Smoking in the boys room) and Robert from metro Detroit. There are quite a few pop stars that are popular and their popularity is lost on me but Robert Ritchie's star status is at the top of my list of those I am unable to fathom.

I was a lukewarm Seger fan in the day but liked him 3x better than most of the acts of the time.

I'm quite sure Night Moves came out before Springsteins first album so that would be impossible. Seger rocks, Springstein is overrated.

The Ghost of Harry Murphy wrote:[

Interesting because I recall reading an interview with Seger in which he mentioned that he was strongly influenced by Springsteen when writing "Night Moves".

Chic Harley... wrote:

I'm quite sure Night Moves came out before Springsteins first album so that would be impossible. Seger rocks, Springstein is overrated.

Time line for you:

1973: Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ, Springsteen

1973: The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle, Springsteen

1975: Born to Run, Springsteen

1976: Night Moves, Bob Seger

Just a little off.

Seger is mediocre. That is pretty much the best way to describe him. I am not sure you can hate him, but it would also be hard to love him. Nothing really there to love or hate.

I hate Like a Rock b/c of the commercials, but that isn't (exclusively) Seger's fault. I don't listen to the radio, so I never really hear him. I would never choose to hear a song of his, but if one came on, I might hum/sing along.

Kid Rock is just corporate pop, not really that much different from American Idol. With regard to his new album, working with Rick Rubin used to mean a lot more than it does today. It is mostly marketing these days, unfortunately.

I saw Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band at the Tower Theater in PA in 1975 or 76. I was a high school student. RThey opened for Wishbone Ash, who is the band we went to see, believe it or not. I had no idea who Seger was. He and his band were so bad people booed and I’m not sure he didn’t get off the stage before they finished their set. It was of course before he had a lot of hit songs. I came tonlike him later on but that night he was just loud and obnoxious. True story.

You guys are wrong about Seger. He has a huge following to even this day. He sold tons of records and shows. And he was a cross country runner in HS. He said running gave him discipline and appreciation for hard work. The song Against The Wind was about running. Literally. His own words.

The only thing I like about Seger's music was the drums at the beginning of Ramblin' Gamblin' Man. And that wasn't Seger playing drums as far as I know. His songs are kind of OK without ever being good. He seems like a great guy, though, on a personal level.

Kid Rock is a dildo.

Moo Goo wrote:

You guys are wrong about Seger. He has a huge following to even this day. He sold tons of records and shows. And he was a cross country runner in HS. He said running gave him discipline and appreciation for hard work. The song Against The Wind was about running. Literally. His own words.

Kid Rock was a silver spoon rich kid who never had to work for anything.

OP likely doesn't even know what down to Earth means, or what soul is.

I love me some Bob Seger.

I agree with the poster who said at one point he had heard enough of Against The Wind. I feel that way about that song too...not sure what was going on with that song.

The other thing that Seger fans don't usually agree with me on is that one of my least favorite songs from any artist or band is Turn The Page. Many people believe that is is best song, but to me it is so unbelievably boring both the lyrics and the music.

I'm a big fan of "Still the same".

mcgato wrote:

Chic Harley... wrote:

I'm quite sure Night Moves came out before Springsteins first album so that would be impossible. Seger rocks, Springstein is overrated.

Time line for you:

1973: Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ, Springsteen

1973: The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle, Springsteen

1975: Born to Run, Springsteen

1976: Night Moves, Bob Seger

Just a little off.

Roy Bittan also recorded with both. Certainly there must not have been much competition between Seger and Springsteen if they were sharing musicians.

I was in college during his "heyday" and yes I found it to be extremely boring, kind of like a neighborhood garage band.

Happy birthday to BOB SEGER, age 73.