entropy Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Thoughts? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boywiththepoetrypower Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 The New springsteen song "Radio Nowhere" is excellent. I haven't heard the rest of the songs on the album, but i hear all great things about it. I can't wait to see The Boss and E Street in Oakland and Los Angeles next month, it's going to be dynamite! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uwmryan Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 listening now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
entropy Posted September 7, 2007 Author Share Posted September 7, 2007 Livin' In The Future makes me remember records that were made before I was born, and I feel strangely comfortable with that. He's got some majorly rad tone on this album, even if it is a little Bon Jovi ish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Livin' In THe Future is definitely total classic Bruce + E Street. the song that follows it however is horrid the album is pretty good, but hit or miss Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied lightning Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 i'll take a few clunkers if I get a few classics Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imsjry Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" may be the worst thing he's put on disc. That's my only first impression which also isn't a good thing... OK, didn't Landau hype this as some big windows-down, rocking album? It certainly isn't that on first listen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" may be the worst thing he's put on disc. That's my only first impression which also isn't a good thing...no way... it's not GREAT, but FAR far from the worst thing he's put to disc, you need to go back and revisit his 80's records my friend the lyrics to it are still good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Surely you must mean 90s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Surely you must mean 90s.late 80's early 90's, sorry, i forgot Human Touch/Lucky Town were '92, was thinking they were '88 or '89 there were plenty of awful songs on Tunnel of Love too (among the great songs) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 I have a soft spot for all of Tunnel of Love because I scored it on vinyl for $.50 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Terry's Song saves the second half of this album Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imsjry Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Terry's Song saves the second half of this album I think it saves the entire album. I need to focus on the lyrics more, but musically this is disc is a snoozer. It is what I feared; call it a E-Strret band disc even though it may as well be a solo Bruce project so you can take the whole band on the road to sell out stadiums.... At least 3 songs actually sound like the whole band was "involved". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 i'll work for your love is terrible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imsjry Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Terry's Song saves the second half of this album Story behind the song. I guess Bruce added it as a "hidden" track since Amazon doesn't even list it.... "REMEMBERING TERRY MAGOVERN"As reported previously, Springsteen's longtime friend and "faithful working companion" Terry Magovern passed away on July 30. There's now a tribute page to the man at brucespringsteen.net. "Terry stood as a strange New Jersey version of 'the catcher in the rye,' out on the edge of some windswept cliff keeping children from rushing over the edge," Springsteen writes. "He was always busy saving something or somebody. It was his blessing and his tragedy." Along with Springsteen's eulogy, also posted there are photos from throughout Terry's life (including one from the Tunnel of Love tour, as he manned the carnival ticket booth), the Asbury Park Press obituary, and a stirring remembrance from Marah's Serge Bielanko. Visit "Remembering Terry Magovern." Springsteen wrote "Terry's Song" for his old friend and performed it at the memorial service in early August; several sources indicate that a recording of the song may be added to Magic as a hidden bonus track. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyketchup Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Can someone post me in the right direction to a download? Any help appreciated. I'm rubbish with this kind of stuff and don't know where to look. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Is anybody else just a little weary of Bruce at this stage? The single, for me, was only ok. I haven't really been captivated by a Springsteen record since Tom Joad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobfrombob Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Livin' In THe Future is definitely total classic Bruce + E Street.agreethe song that follows it however is horriddisagree, for now anyway. I listened through twice and this stood out for me as one of the stronger songs. Maybe it won't have staying power but there was something about the structure that I really liked (which is probably exactly what you hated) the album is pretty good, but hit or missYep, I think there are some songs that will be fairly quickly forgotten. I just don't think "Your Own Worst Enemy" is one of them. It sounds a little more contemporary than I thought it might but I find the production muddy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 disagree, for now anyway. I listened through twice and this stood out for me as one of the stronger songs. Maybe it won't have staying power but there was something about the structure that I really liked (which is probably exactly what you hated)Yep, I think there are some songs that will be fairly quickly forgotten. I just don't think "Your Own Worst Enemy" is one of them.it's his voice on track 4... it sounds just shitty, super mumbly, and it's way low in the mix. not to mention the strings on that song (or most of the record, they sound sterile and fake). it reminds me of a song that'd be written for a blockbuster movie soundtrack. tell me those opening strings on "Last To Die" don't sound lame? as for the "muddy production", let's wait until we hear a no-web rip to judge that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
So Long Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 can anybody PM me a link? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imsjry Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 as for the "muddy production", let's wait until we hear a no-web rip to judge that Nah, I thought the same thing for Devils and Dust and The Rising. The CD's didn't make them sound better production-wise. They all sound muddy. Listen to The Seegar Sessions and then any of the Brenden produced discs. Night and day difference. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Nah, I thought the same thing for Devils and Dust and The Rising. The CD's didn't make them sound better production-wise. They all sound muddy. Listen to The Seegar Sessions and then any of the Brenden produced discs. Night and day difference.fair enough if you feel that way, but Brendan O'Brien is not known for "muddy production" other than a few songs on here i don't find much to be "muddy" sounding, same with The Rising (especially this one). Didn't listen to Devils more than a half a dozen times so i can't defend that one. that said, there's a good rip out there that does sound way better than the one that leaked yesterday Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vacant Horizon Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 agreed on the production end. i am just used to it now or i wouldn't buy any new cds ever. obrien has produced some good records. he did the thorns record which was a bit over produced, but was clean and less 'normalized'. the rising and now magic is just ridiculous. i just imagine bruce and brendon sitting in the studio (which is right down the street from my house, by the way) and saying, wow this sounds great. it's muddy shit! wish he could produce a record like his wife's most recent one. although i can't stand her voice, the production is clean, warm, and has that 'in the room' sound. just don't get the fascination with obrien. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied lightning Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 just finished listening, and I don't hear any mud on the rip I had. the strings ? guess my ears don't know fake from real, sounded fine to me. I didn't have a problem with the production, sounded clear and bright. I really loved most of the songs. I can't say a bad thing about it. I'm stuck, nothing negative to say.To me the worst track might be the single. I'd give the record an 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 To me the worst track might be the single. I'd give the record an 8oof, no way... there's definitely a handful of worse songs... the title cut is pretty schmaltzy i'd prolly give it a 6.5-7 currently Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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