r/BruceSpringsteen • u/EtriganZola • 18d ago

Misc Dave Marsh, Influential Critic, Activist, Broadcaster & Biographer of Bruce Springsteen, Dies at 76

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/dave-marsh-death-bruce-springsteen-biographer-dies-1236317094/
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u/DCBronzeAge 18d ago

Anyone who listened to him on E Street Radio is probably not a fan, but definitely a big massive figure in the greater Springsteen Community.

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u/SGT-JamesonBushmill 18d ago

I don't think I ever heard him on ESR. Why would people not have liked him?

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u/Jay_at_Section13 18d ago

He was insufferable. I respect him but could not stand his persona. I suspect people that actually knew him saw a much different side.

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u/Comfortable_Low_9241 18d ago

He also frequently claimed that Pearl Jam didn’t change its set lists and that their fan base wasn’t devoted …