Craig Finn: "Blankets" But the second half is a profound pleasure. Make no mistake though this is a good album, and I am no fanatic of Bruce, the cinematic landscapes he evokes are impressive and the whole package is very good. Flat and quiet. © 2020 METACRITIC, A RED VENTURES COMPANY.
The simply titled Let's Rock comes out June 28, and the duo have treated us to a new stomper as another tease, following the previously released "Lo/Hi." It makes you wish that Springsteen could dash off an album full of such country songs. It didn't augur well, 3 singles released, good, but to honest, no New York City Serenade, or even Wild Billys Circus. In this song, Springsteen reframes his wanderlust in a series of confessions. It might remind you of an R.E.M.
The one number that aims to be an outright jubilee is “Sleepy Joe’s Cafe.” (Since Springsteen recorded this album long before Trump applied that sobriquet to a political rival, it is our duty to try not to imagine a diner run by Joe Biden in a chef’s apron.) And while nearly every one of Springsteen’s road songs is sung from the driver's seat, this record opens with “Hitch Hikin’,” a folk song propelled by a gentle windmill of strings, sung by a drifter with nowhere to go. It's an album Springsteen has been talking about for years, influenced by the classic California rock sound of the '70s. O Bruce deveria estar aposentado. He has spent the last few years drawing attention to the most beloved corners of his career, from lovingly curated box sets and live releases to an anniversary tour behind 1980’s commercial breakthrough The River. Draped in strings and pedal steel moan, it evokes existential late-Sixties/early-Seventies radio balladry like Glen Campbell’s version of Jimmy Webb’s “Wichita Lineman” and Harry Nilsson’s cover of Fred Neil’s “Everybody’s Talkin’.” The sound dates back to Springsteen’s youth, and he channels it masterfully, with some of his most polished singing. On his third solo record, I Need A New War (technically wrapping up a trilogy that started with 2015's Faith In The Future and continued with 2017's We All Want the Same Things), Finn is telling even more intricate and smaller stories. (The Current) (Jay), On January 15, 2018 news broke of the death of one of the most iconic voices of the '90s. That song is called “Somewhere North of Nashville,” and it’s an outlier on Springsteen’s 19th studio album, both geographically and musically. And the Wichita lineman? In This Article: Tanto bello quanto inatteso. “Ulysses” is narrated by a hero approaching old age, returning from a long journey only to realize he felt more fulfilled on the road. His latest LP evokes country-tinged California pop from the Sixties and Seventies, sounding like nothing he’s done before. David Sancious, an early collaborator who played the virtuosic piano solo in 1973’s “New York City Serenade,” returns here to guide “The Wayfarer” to its tragic-triumphant conclusion. A crítica "especializada" só está dando uma nota alta pois está recebendo recursos.
If anyone is selling this album it feels like a pretty shitty thing to do. Western Stars shows Springsteen pulling back the curtain on his craft in much the same way Springsteen on Broadway did. A closing reminiscent of the spirit of The Ghost of Tom Joad, an album that is conscientiously sober and crude, but never sufficiently valued. The vocals here are often revelatory, more Neil Diamond than Otis Redding or Woody Guthrie.
Both begin with a wink toward his self-described fraudulence—an “absurdly successful” entertainer who made his fortune by telling stories of blue-collar workers—and end with solemn prayers and reflections on mortality. On the title track, Bruce Springsteen sings from the perspective of an actor who once worked with John Wayne but now mostly does commercials—credit cards, Viagra. Mixer: Tom Elmhirst. The sonic approach is in full bloom on “Hello Sunshine,” the first single. (Jade). referencing Western Stars, 2xLP, Album, Ltd, Cle, 190759572511 Hey, just FYI, as of late September 2020, Barnes & Noble is still selling this record for $29.99. You could even imagine the E Street Band having its way with a few of these mid-tempo tracks if the ghost of the late, great string arranger Jimmie Haskell hadn’t gotten to them first.