The new Springsteen album is released on Tuesday.
I, however, have one in my sweaty little hands now (or I did before I put it down so I could type.) My connections in the Sony Music shipping room came through :vbg: .
Initial reactions: Bruce is obviously tired of people misinterpretting his songs, because he goes way out of his way to make sure we know what he’s talking about, in liner notes and on the DVD side of the disk (not to mention all the media appearances…) He even translates the Spanish words in the lyrics (Pradera: Prairie).
The songs are little stories, and he talks about the way he voices the different characters. Lots of that falsetto, mmm.
Initial favorite songs are All the Way Home, Long Time Comin’, and All I’m Thinkin’ About (the DVD version cuz his wife and kids sing backup and I think that’s pretty cool.) It’s probably not coincidence that they’re the three most hopeful songs on a record full of questions and regrets and justifications. I’m in a more hopeful place right now- getting past the regrets and justifications.
For now.
So, should I get it??