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Author: Guest
Now this is more like it - Bruce and the E Street Band together again, writing, singing and playing great and memorable music.
Lead single "Radio Nowhere" begins with `80s pop-rock rhythms, and then moves into a rockin' beat reminiscent of Bruce back in the "Born in the USA" period. You may even feel motivated to dig up those old school dance steps (a la Courtney Cox in that famous video) but try not to do it in the presence of the younger generation.
"You'll Be Comin' Down" is a slower rock song, almost a ballad; "Livin' in the Future" is a vintage easy listening radio-friendly track; "Your Own Worst Enemy" slows it down even more (not the best song on the album); "Gypsy Biker" and "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" provide more of the same, then he bounces back with "I'll Work for Your Love" and the sweet title track.
The album ends with "Last to Die", "Long Walk Home" and "Devil's Arcade", the longest song on the album, and it sounds even longer than it really is. Can't say I like this one either.
It could have been better if they'd mixed it up a bit more in the middle and rocked a little harder. I also didn't care for the cover art, because it reminds me that we're all getting older. This however, is a roots level nostalgia album where the artistes really seem to enjoy themselves, and by association, so does the listener.
Amanda Richards, September 11, 2007
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Author: Guest
A disappointment. Being a diehard Bruce-fan, I expected a lot more than this. The album suffers from a murky and muddy production, it feels like the E Street Band is playing in a closet. Mighty Max sounds like Ringo Starr's puddingsound (when Max sounds produced by Jeff Lynne, then we got a serious problem). Bittan & Federici can't really be detected. You can hear them here and there, but not in their personal way/style. And I'm not saying E Street of 2007 needs to sound like 1978. But it might as well be studio musicians playing here. O'Briens production feels boringly mature, no risks are taken and that puts a straitjacket on the songs. There's no albumfeel, just 12 individual songs without any real ties between them (the 12th is "Terry's song", to Terry MacGovern). Every song stands on its own, production- and arrangementwise. Half of the songs are less than 4 minutes long, which many of them suffer from: they should have been allowed to continue and develop, more flowing music and saxophone, more soul less editing. Sometimes the fadeouts are technically bad, as well. Furthermore, the songwriting isn't top quality. I love Radio nowhere, You'll be coming down, the beautiful Your own worst enemy and the Beach Boyish Girls in their summer clothes, with one of the most haunting melodies Bruce ever written and he sings it like a God. I think Last to die will grow a lot on me, but apart from this the titles and songs tend to make promises they can't keep. I'll work for your love is a kind of mature lovesong Bruce has written at least five times before and it sounds the same. Magic must be the most antititletrack I've heard, sounds like an outtake from Tom Joad or D&D. Livin' in the future has lyrics which are really beneath Bruce, reminds me more of Huey Lewis (the song is much better than the lyrics, the singing is great). Devil's arcade has a lovely title, but the song - like the album - lacks direction. A lot of the songs was obviously written from Bruce staccatoplaying technique on the acoustic guitar (see Storytellers), but the transfer to full band arrangement is rather bad. The separate parts of some of the songs aren't connected. It's obvious the E Street Band-members flew in separately and did their stuff. This is NOT a band album, but hopefully a lot of the songs will come to life on stage, being free from their albumlength and poor production. There really isn't that much magic here, I'm sorry to say. The better record in this marriage is actually Patti's. Bruce delivers some really nice melodies and vocal arrangements, but a lot of the songs lack good melodies. Is it writer's block or simply a bad choice of songs? I don't know. I'm sure the album will grow on all of us, but having listened to it 5-6 times this really isn't what I was hoping for.
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Author: Guest
I first heard Radio Nowhere about three weeks ago, and since then according to my iPod have listened to it close to 200 times. As of Friday I have heard the full album and must say - I really love it. High energy with a lot of soul - pretty much the reason why I love Bruce's music so much. Being back with the E Street Band seems to have given him a lot of inspiration, and overall the album is catchy. Why not GREAT? It seems to loose steam after RN, and although the songs are great, there is something missing. Its a crossbreed of The Rising / Tunnel of Love with The River drive to it... but I haven't been able to get THE thing that makes this album stand on its own feet and make it truly magical...well except for ---- IS THERE ANYBODY ALIVE OUT THERE?
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Author: Guest
I have already decided that the latest Springsteen and The E Street Band collaboration will resonate well with hardcore fans and could win some new ones. Once again, Springsteen demonstrates brilliant insight into a variety of subject matters. He masterfully combines driving rhythms with astute observations about the vast wasteland of modern rock music.
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