BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - Wrecking Ball
Our esteemed MD member and my mate, Crazy-Horse has previously reviewed The Boss' new album Wrecking Ball released this month.
I tend to agree with him with respect to his excellent review! This is the highlight of album releases so far this year ! Now other artists will have to step up to the plate.
Bruce Springsteen's seventeenth studio album certainly has many themes at work here. This is his first release withiut his long time friend Clarence Clemons at his side, although his hard rock sax is heard on two tracks.
Here's my take on the album's thirteen tracks with a brief synopsis as Crazy-Horse has covered it all before in fine fashion.
1. We Take Care of Our Own - The catchiest song on the album. A call to arms rock anthem so to speak reminiscent of Born in the USA. This will be a popular crowd pleaser during his upcoming North American tour.
2. Easy Money - another uptempo rocker that will probably be released as a single.
3. Shackled and Drawn - another rocker with a good melody.
4. Jack of All Trades - I hear Ray Charles in this one..slow ballad with feeling.
5. Death to My Hometown - The first of his Irish influenced tracks that reminds me of The Pogues.
6. This Depression - A simple beautiful dirge ballad.
7. Wrecking Ball - This is a high energized Irish folk rocker similar to The Dropkick Murphs as Crazy -Horse mentioned. Features Clarence on sax.
8. You've Got It - The Boss starting out with acoustic guitar on a slow ballad and finishing off at high volume.
9. Rocky Ground - I call this gospel soul at its' finest.
10.Land of Hope and Dreams - Another soulfull ballad that increase in tempo. Clarence on sax.
11.We Are Alive - Gospel ballad accompanied by a choir.
12.Swallowed Up (In the Belly of the Whale) - Stunningly beautiful ballad in the Irish folk vein.
13.American Land - A high energy rocker with the Dropkick Murphys/Pogues style.
This album has had mixed reviews...All Music only scored it at 3/5 and Rolling Stone Magazine gave it a perfect 5/5 ? ( what do critics know..the buying public will decide..Adele 21 only got a paltry 3/5 All Music review ..lol)
I'll go at 4.5/5 ...very good folk rock and traditional rock album !...Thank you very much Boss, well done !
Our esteemed MD member and my mate, Crazy-Horse has previously reviewed The Boss' new album Wrecking Ball released this month.
I tend to agree with him with respect to his excellent review! This is the highlight of album releases so far this year ! Now other artists will have to step up to the plate.
Bruce Springsteen's seventeenth studio album certainly has many themes at work here. This is his first release withiut his long time friend Clarence Clemons at his side, although his hard rock sax is heard on two tracks.
Here's my take on the album's thirteen tracks with a brief synopsis as Crazy-Horse has covered it all before in fine fashion.
1. We Take Care of Our Own - The catchiest song on the album. A call to arms rock anthem so to speak reminiscent of Born in the USA. This will be a popular crowd pleaser during his upcoming North American tour.
2. Easy Money - another uptempo rocker that will probably be released as a single.
3. Shackled and Drawn - another rocker with a good melody.
4. Jack of All Trades - I hear Ray Charles in this one..slow ballad with feeling.
5. Death to My Hometown - The first of his Irish influenced tracks that reminds me of The Pogues.
6. This Depression - A simple beautiful dirge ballad.
7. Wrecking Ball - This is a high energized Irish folk rocker similar to The Dropkick Murphs as Crazy -Horse mentioned. Features Clarence on sax.
8. You've Got It - The Boss starting out with acoustic guitar on a slow ballad and finishing off at high volume.
9. Rocky Ground - I call this gospel soul at its' finest.
10.Land of Hope and Dreams - Another soulfull ballad that increase in tempo. Clarence on sax.
11.We Are Alive - Gospel ballad accompanied by a choir.
12.Swallowed Up (In the Belly of the Whale) - Stunningly beautiful ballad in the Irish folk vein.
13.American Land - A high energy rocker with the Dropkick Murphys/Pogues style.
This album has had mixed reviews...All Music only scored it at 3/5 and Rolling Stone Magazine gave it a perfect 5/5 ? ( what do critics know..the buying public will decide..Adele 21 only got a paltry 3/5 All Music review ..lol)
I'll go at 4.5/5 ...very good folk rock and traditional rock album !...Thank you very much Boss, well done !
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