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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "working on a dream" cd,2009.

surprised to find this was only the 15th studio album of his career,thought he had a few more than that??
this is the follow up to "magic" and in Bruce's own words "a good companion piece", see, Magic was prety much an album focussing on all the domestic issues that Mr.Joe Average faced under the Dubya regime, whilst this is a positive outlook to the future should Obama get elected President of the US,according to Bruce. Springsteen was, at the time, an outspoken supporter of the Obama/
Biden ticket, with "working on a dream" (the song) an unofficial theme to their campaign.
that said, the songs arent political in nature, just "positive" in their outlook on life.
a couple of surprise tracks on here, the blues rock of "good eye" sounds as far from Springsteens previous works as say Abba does to AC/DC. "tomorrow never knows" is a brilliant folk ballad much in the same vein as a Dylan acoustic folk track.
still, the best track here is the eight minute epic masterpiece "outlaw pete" which is a bit folk rock in nature with a story equal to those of Dylan at his finest, just hoping i can find a good live link for it!
track theirteen is a bonus track, it is also the title track/theme song from the MNickey Rourke movie of the same name...
five "love" tracks here, but quite easily could have been six or seven...maybe next time?

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: this life
best track: outlaw pete

tracks:

1. outlaw pete***
Bruce Springsteen - Outlaw Pete Glastonbury 2009 - YouTube live
2. my lucky day***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SoRLghRWiM audio
3. working on a dream***
Bruce Springsteen Opens for Obama 11.2.08(working On a Dream) - YouTube live
4. queen of the supermarket***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_83K8K7QHU audio
5. what love can do**
6. this life**
7. good eye**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqC46O-7vWY audio
8. tomorrow never knows***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8fMbjt-umI audio
9. life itself**
10.kingdom of deep**
11.surprise,surprise**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUwrVISlc7s audio
12.the last carnival**
13.the wrestler**

3s=5
2s=8
1s=0

rating: 2.3