So, hier ist meine (natürlich rein hypothetisch, denn ich hab noch nicht einen Ton vom neuen Album gehört
) :
Radio Nowhere- great, genuinely rocking opener, but we've discussed this one to death already. Will be awesome live. Imagine Bruce taking the stage, screaming "is there anybody aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiive out there? AWWWN, TEW, THREE, FAWR!"
You'll be comin' down - has sort of a 60's vibe to it, albeit in a good way. I agree with others saying that this is Magic's "Waitin' on a sunny day"
Livin' in the future- This will kill in a live setting and definitely be the new band intro song. This is vintage E-Street with a lot of great hooks. Now, imagine this one with a horn section.
Your Own Worst Enemy- This and "You'll Be Coming Down" seem to represent different perspectives of a failed relationship. However, it has the same 60's vibe as #2, just not in a very good way. Not one of my favorites, but not bad, either.
Gypsy Biker- Amazing! Reminiscent of Greetings from Asbury Park but rocks a lot harder. Love how it evolves into a big rock song with amazing guitar solos and it's also great to hear the harp come into play.
Girls in their summer clothes- Does nothing for me and has a sort of Pets/Beach Boys sound to it. He could have left this one off quite easily. Apparently, you can't have a Springsteen album with at least one throwaway.
I'll Work For Your Love - FINALLY. A geniune fun hit song that both sounds like Bruce and doesn't seem forced. Features a lot of Catholic imagery (whew, that trauma keeps popping up every few years or so
)) and deals with failed relationships. It contains a great message, is incredibly catchy and to my mind one of the best songs on the disc. You will love this song and it will be very fun live (but not in a Mary's Place kinda way). Easily one of the most melodic songs I've ever heard him do. Great job, Bruce! Btw...does the piano intro kinda remind you fellas of Thunder Road?
Magic - I liked it a lot on first listen but it still keeps growing on me and does its name justice - a mysterious and, indeed, magic little tune. Wonder why he decided to make this the title track, but it's a great tune nevertheless..
Last to Die- Here we flippin' go. A spectacular rock song with layers, this is absolutely Roulette Part II, musically speaking. Lyrics are strong, guitars are loud and rocking, the melody is interesting, the message is clear. Should be one of the first songs played on the tour. Really, listen to Roulette and then this song.
Long Walk Home - Maybe the best song on the album. Actually has a guitar solo. Who would have thought that with last year's crappy boot version in mind? Wowser. Where ya been, Bruce? Great lyrics. This song actually sums up Bruce Springsteen and all he's worth as well as any, it's almost dirge-like. Dream, baby, dream. Should be the closer and just go on forever like that. I can see this one taking LOHAD's position in the encores.
Devil's Arcade - Love it and rather untypical of Bruce. Ending the song like that is a great decision. A musical metaphor for the human heartbeat. Will kick ass great live.
Terry's Song- Dedicated to Bruce's longtime pal who died 4 weeks ago, this one must count as one of the most personal and beautiful songs ever penned by Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen. This will move people to tears even if they don't know shit about who Terry was and what he meant to Big B. Unbelievable that he wrote this totally out of the blue like fucking nothing the night before Terry's funeral b/c he couldn't find an appropriate song to play. Putting this song on the record is one of Bruce's best decisions in recent times.
All in all, the record gets an
A- from me. "Girls" should have been left off and "Your Own..." sounds a little too 60-ish to my ears - however, those two songs are compensated for by 10 others that are very good to simply awesome. Terry's Song, Long Walk Home, Livin' in the Future, Devil's Arcade, I'll Work For Your Love and possibly Last to Die rank amongst Springsteen's very best work and will undoubtedly become classics. Can't wait to hear those songs blasting through the skyboxes in Cologne!
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