19-03-2012, 08:55
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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "wrecking ball" cd,2012.
yeh,yeh...its only a week old and only a week and a bit since i did this as a new release, but i have had this one on constantly in my car since i got it, thus time to post it here!
i gave this 2.2 as a new release, but now....i love this one!
some real good beats on here, some real air punching moments in the catchy chorus lines, some folk,some rock but ovcerall ALL Springsteen is stamped everywhere...lyrics to make you think about the state of things, obviously The Boss is refering to the state of the US, its economy,the Iraq war,house foreclosures,the up coming election in november, these are all current concerns for the working man in the US but they also hold true for the most part for the blue collar workers worldwide...
some Gospel choruses here amongst what i would call folk-punk...yes folk-punk!...theres more than a passing resemblance to Dropkick Murphy's on a few tracks and also Jersey's latest rock band The Gaslight Anthem...both them and The Boss seem to have come out of the same mould..
on Death To My Hometown he again highlights the 9/11 incident as he did on his The Rising album a decade ago...im guessing that when you live in or near NY then those events on that tragic day in 2001 are still pretty fresh in your mind.
the one thing i like about Springsteen the most is that with all his millions of dollars, his mansions etc etc he still sounds like he is 'working class' and singing for 'the people by the people' attitude.
also, on Land Of Hope And Dreams, saxophonist Clarence Clemmons plays the last sax solo before his untimely death last year...in the linear notes to the album there is an extremely heartfelt couple of paragraphs long note written by The Boss for his long time friend..almost brings a tear to the eye!
all up, this is one hell of an album, think i said this time last year that Adele's "21" would be the album of the year, well, im sticking my neck on the ole chopping board again and suggesting that this one will be "the album of 2012", it may not sell in the quantities that "21" did but it will be the must have album of this year IMO, and it will probably scoop a handful of Grammy's this time next year.....
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
look, there is no such thing as a track that stands out as worst nor best on this album,ive tried to pick a best track, then said to myself.."how can i not have that one or this one as best track", so i leave it up to you guys to pick which tracks you like or dislike....
tracks:
1. we take care of our own **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH6LRTbI7qg live
2. easy money **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6k9w9wDo...re=related audio
3. shackled and drawn ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeIrTXkA6...re=related audio
4. jack of all trades ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtGb5MPCM...re=related audio
5. death to my hometown ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UASyS-jUK...re=related audio
6. this depression **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEiynKZtv...re=related audio
7. wrecking ball ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2KNqxwt4...re=related audio
8. you've got it **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RtJHZwDp...re=related audio
9. rocky ground **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYUYnoWqc...re=related audio
10.land of hopes and dreams ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTDNW9Bfz...re=related audio
11.we are alive **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3FHsNJjU...re=related audio
12.swallowed up(in the bellyof the whale) **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcZJz-TXU...re=related audio
13.american land ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjxlRNly3...re=related audio
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2s=7
1s=0
rating: 2.5
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.