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new & upcoming releases: Bruce Springsteen "The Rising"
posted by david on Tue 4 Jun 2002 @ 07:41 PM
album cover art Regular readers have probably already guessed that Bruce Springsteen is one of my favourite artists. Maybe he can be bettered as a singer, a songwriter, a guitarist or as a showman but considering his talents together, I'd be happy to argue that he has few, if any, peers. But his output over the past 10 years could be considered disappointing, with his last studio rock album released in 1992 and his last studio album released 7 years ago. Fans of his work with the E Street Band have to go back to 1987 for their last studio effort together, and if that lacks the punch the band are famous for, you've got to go even further back to 1984 and "Born In The USA". Looking back like that, it seems a terrible drought. Thankfully, we can fret no longer as the Bruce camp have announced the imminent release of a new studio album with the E Street Band. Both Backstreets and Billboard are reporting that "The Rising" will feature 15 new songs and will hit stores July 30. The album is said to be influenced by the events of September 11, so I'll be interested to hear what perspectives he has to offer. This album has not been produced by Bruce's longtime manager Jon Landau, with Brendan O'Brien taking the reins so it may mean we'll hear the E Street Band like we've never heard them recorded before. I can't wait.

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hmm. would Neil Young count as a possible "peer" ?

Posted by: cos on June 7, 2002 7:39 PM

Assessing Neil Young on the four criteria:
1. singer - he's certainly as distinctive as Springsteen but to be fair, I can't compare the two because I'm not as familiar with Neil.
2. songwriter - my own bias says Springsteen is better in this category but I suspect I might start to waver under a full scale debate.
3. guitarist - I don't know much about Neil's abilities but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt on this one
4. showman - this is where I think Neil isn't even in the same ballpark as Springsteen, who can hold a crowd in the palm of his hand as few can. I don't think anyone could dispute that.

Posted by: David Gilliver on June 9, 2002 12:29 PM
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