Bruce Springsteen leaks: The new album is out there

Jack Mayhoffer Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 02:17 PM EST

Sounds like Blue has sand in his panties....

Mike Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 12:56 PM EST

Bruce writes about everyday life. How many of us have had crushes on women in the supermarket?
Brilliant.

Jr Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 04:43 PM EST

I think Blue needs his ears checked- bruce is as relevant as ever.

Christoffer Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 01:11 PM EST

I have downloaded the album and I love every song in it!=) but I'm a true Bruce Springsteen fan so I will still buy the album as soon as it comes out to support my musical hero! Keep it rocking Bruce!

Blue Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 06:52 PM EST

Mike:

How grand of you to post a comment without resorting to name-calling. Congrats on that as you make it sound like this must have been a tough urge to fight.
Predictably though, you seem quite unable to differentiate between crass mass-marketing tactics and bona fide artistic decisions. Or perhaps you just choose to turn a blind eye to Bruce's morphing into a corporate lackey who will seemingly do just about anything to ship out a few more units.Of course, it is your prerogative to be willfully oblivious to simple facts.
I'm also willing to believe that your enthused reference to " the ceremony in front of the Lincoln Memorial " was only made in jest. As for the " sold-out tours ", I'm assuming you're talking about the last euro leg of Magic and not its US counterpart. How about the SSB fiasco in the US ? Yes, Bruce sells out venues in specific markets but he certainly does not sell out entire tours. Oh and what are those great new bands Bruce so profoundly influenced ?

Cheers!

mike Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 02:32 PM EST

I heard quite a bit of it and I love it. When I read Springsteen blogs, most people are really loving it, but there's always a few who are putting it down. To " Blue", I'd say that to call him irrelevant is to ignore everything going on around you. The ceremony in front of the Lincoln memorial, the super bowl, sold out tours, increasing influence with younger bands, etc. He is more relevant than ever! Your venom is unbecoming but you are entitled to your opinion. I won't resort to name calling. Try going to blogs that like your favorite bands and say something positive. You'll feel better. Till then, I can't wait till the new album!

Blue Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 11:30 AM EST

Anyone with a modicum of taste and common sense will tell you this album is utter garbage.
Bruce is embarrassing himself with this pathetic collection of B-sides but most importantly, he is compromising his legacy.
Sadly, this goes hand in hand with Bruce's recent decisions to sell out as much and as obviously as possible. Why doing now the opposite of what you stood for your entire career ?
While some brainwashed fans will always praise anything the guy puts out and find excuses for his most appalling marketing moves, the fact that Bruce made himself irrelevant and betrayed his ever-shrinking fan base, simply can't be ignored.

Andy Gradel Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 05:04 PM EST

I'm really torn about this disc after listening to the tracks a couple times. While some of the songs are great songs for this stage of Bruce's career ("My Lucky Day," "Life Itself"), I just don't know what to make of a lot of these. "Queen of the Supermarket?" Really? I thought the title would be some sort of analogy, but it really is about a woman at the supermarket. Hmm... I'm really hoping that the disc will grow on me when I get to hear it in CD-quality, but this may be the first Springsteen album that doesn't get loaded onto my iPod in its entirety.

Big D Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 08:09 PM EST

Sugar rush is the perfect description, that is one happy song! Can't wait for the album, I hope he tours in support of it!

Devin Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 04:10 PM EST

Haven't understood a single lyric from a song he has done in years. The guy is becoming Bob Dylan. He just mumbles.

Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 03:24 PM EST

Boy Vozick, you are making quite a big deal over downloading a leaked album. It's not exactly like smoking crack you know. If I was actually a fan of Springsteen, I'd download it in a heartbeat.

Blogness on the Edge of Town Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 03:23 PM EST

Addendum: I just realized your link above is to my blog post -- that's about the last thing I expected. Sorry about the link repeat in my comment.

Blogness on the Edge of Town Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 03:18 PM EST

My initial thoughts here: http://blogs.townonline.com/Springsteen/?p=7072
Bottom line: I will always take a Springsteen effort in which he seems to have followed his muse and turned out something inspired over any attempt to recreate the “Darkness” glory years. He’s older, we’re older, and Working on a Dream is something new and different and nostalgic at the same time — just like us.

Dan Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 03:00 PM EST

Maybe he'll make this a Walmart exclusive.