Album of the week: Bruce Springsteen
Matt McRae
Issue date: 10/11/07 Section: Arts & Entertainment
Bruce Springsteen
Magic
Never have people been so happy to see a boss.
Bruce Springsteen is back with the E Street Band with the album Magic.
This marks the first time that Springsteen and the E Street Band have made an album together since 2002's The Rising.
Springsteen and the E Street Band were able to record Magic despite reports of heavy schedule conflicts. However, Max Weinberg, the leader of the Max Weinberg Seven on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Steven Van Zandt, who played on The Sopranos, both were able to once again be a part of the reunion.
The result? A nearly seamless piece of magic (pun intended).
Despite other reports of having to record parts at separate times, Springsteen and the E Street Band make it extremely hard to believe they have ever been apart.
The album opens with the first single "Radio Nowhere," one the best songs on the album. Whether or not you necessarily agree with some of the views Bruce so eloquently expresses on the album, you can't help but be drawn in by its overall feel.
The album does not even feel so much as a protest, but instead a plea for a return to the country that Springsteen loves. A return to this country's greatness.
Magic does a simply amazing job of making you want to love this country no matter what political side you take or what views you have on the state of our nation. It is reminiscent and analytical all at the same time.
Highlights include the aforementioned "Radio Nowhere," the title track, "Your Own Worst Enemy" and "Long Walk Home," which actually debuted outside of the album while Springsteen was touring solo.
Magic is perfectly titled because it is, well, perfect.
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An avid music and game enthusiast, Matt McRae is the photography editor of The Chanticleer. He can be reached at (256) 782-8521 or at chantyphoto@gmail.com. You can read his weekly music blog at mattonanisland.blogspot.com.
Magic
Never have people been so happy to see a boss.
Bruce Springsteen is back with the E Street Band with the album Magic.
This marks the first time that Springsteen and the E Street Band have made an album together since 2002's The Rising.
Springsteen and the E Street Band were able to record Magic despite reports of heavy schedule conflicts. However, Max Weinberg, the leader of the Max Weinberg Seven on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Steven Van Zandt, who played on The Sopranos, both were able to once again be a part of the reunion.
The result? A nearly seamless piece of magic (pun intended).
Despite other reports of having to record parts at separate times, Springsteen and the E Street Band make it extremely hard to believe they have ever been apart.
The album opens with the first single "Radio Nowhere," one the best songs on the album. Whether or not you necessarily agree with some of the views Bruce so eloquently expresses on the album, you can't help but be drawn in by its overall feel.
The album does not even feel so much as a protest, but instead a plea for a return to the country that Springsteen loves. A return to this country's greatness.
Magic does a simply amazing job of making you want to love this country no matter what political side you take or what views you have on the state of our nation. It is reminiscent and analytical all at the same time.
Highlights include the aforementioned "Radio Nowhere," the title track, "Your Own Worst Enemy" and "Long Walk Home," which actually debuted outside of the album while Springsteen was touring solo.
Magic is perfectly titled because it is, well, perfect.
A
An avid music and game enthusiast, Matt McRae is the photography editor of The Chanticleer. He can be reached at (256) 782-8521 or at chantyphoto@gmail.com. You can read his weekly music blog at mattonanisland.blogspot.com.
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