- Original Release Date: 2 Mar 2012
- Label: Columbia
- Copyright: (P) 2012 Bruce Springsteen
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- Total Length: 1:01:23
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- ASIN: B007CQGJI2
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (177 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,012 in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 in MP3 Albums)
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| Song Title | Time | Price | ||
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| Play | 1. We Take Care Of Our Own | 3:54 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 2. Easy Money | 3:35 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 3. Shackled And Drawn | 3:43 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 4. Jack Of All Trades | 5:58 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 5. Death To My Hometown | 3:25 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 6. This Depression | 4:07 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 7. Wrecking Ball | 5:47 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 8. You've Got It | 3:46 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 9. Rocky Ground | 4:40 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 10. Land O Hope And Dreams | 6:56 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 11. We Are Alive | 5:34 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 12. Swallowed Up (In The Belly Of The Whale) | 5:33 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 13. American Land | 4:25 | £0.89 |
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143 of 151 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I think this is a really fine Springsteen album. Although I have been a fan for decades I don't think that every album is a classic, but I suspect that this may turn out to be one. The man certainly hasn't lost any of his ability to write a fine song, and there is a passion and often a rage running through Wrecking Ball which gives it real power. There is also a variety of material and styles here - country, gospel and even a little rap make an appearance - with some deeply introspective, almost Nebraska-style moments through to driving rockers like the title track, which I find makes the whole thing a riveting listen from beginning to end.
It is the rage which strikes you most forcibly. Springsteen has always had a passionate love of his country and of its ordinary, decent people. He now also has a raw despair and fury at those who cheat those people and twist his country away from what he thinks it should and could be. This is thunderously and uncompromisingly overt in several songs - for example Jack Of All Trades ("If I had me a gun I'd find the bastards and shoot `em on sight") and Death To My Hometown:
"...Send the robber barons straight to hell -
Greedy thieves who came around
And ate the flesh of everything they found
Whose crimes have gone unpunished now
Who walk the streets as free men now
And brought death to my hometown."
Powerful stuff, and a great song which is sung with a fury and blame very different from the sad, fatalistic acceptance of economic hardship in songs like The River and My Hometown in the 80s. There is more on this album than just rage, though.... Read more ›
It is the rage which strikes you most forcibly. Springsteen has always had a passionate love of his country and of its ordinary, decent people. He now also has a raw despair and fury at those who cheat those people and twist his country away from what he thinks it should and could be. This is thunderously and uncompromisingly overt in several songs - for example Jack Of All Trades ("If I had me a gun I'd find the bastards and shoot `em on sight") and Death To My Hometown:
"...Send the robber barons straight to hell -
Greedy thieves who came around
And ate the flesh of everything they found
Whose crimes have gone unpunished now
Who walk the streets as free men now
And brought death to my hometown."
Powerful stuff, and a great song which is sung with a fury and blame very different from the sad, fatalistic acceptance of economic hardship in songs like The River and My Hometown in the 80s. There is more on this album than just rage, though.... Read more ›
46 of 49 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Audio CD
I was lucky enough to be at the Giants Stadium on September 30th 2009 when Bruce strode out and first performed "Wrecking Ball" and got the MP3 of it a short while later when it was released so to see it on the new album was a bit of a shock especially as the album includes "Land of hope and dreams" too as the live version of this has appeared on the "Live in NYC" album before. Is he having trouble writing songs I thought but then when I read that he rejected 40 odd songs to put this album together I guess that he's crafted this album to tell the story as he wants to tell it (and as "Land of hope and dreams" features the last recorded sax that The Big Man left us with it would be valuable for that if it weren't a great song anyway).
This is a very dark album and as close to a concept album as you'll ever get from Bruce Springsteen - he starts with "We take care of our own" which, if you listen to the lyrics, "we "being the USA patently do not although I can see it being a rabble rouser.
The album next deals with the subject of "Easy Money" - a theme obviously explored before in "Meeting across the river" on "Born to run".
He explores the themes of being a working class blue collar kind of guy who wants to find work - wherever it can be found - in the next two tracks - "Shackled and drawn" and "Jack of all trades" then comes the first of the real stand out tracks - "Death to my hometown" which sounds very much as though this was a hangover from the "Seeger Sessions" album.
"This depression" finds Bruce in, well, depressive mood as the song's title says - this is the album's "low" point as the songs from hereon in are hopeful starting with the folksy sounding "You've got it" - what is "it" though ? I think it's hope.... Read more ›
This is a very dark album and as close to a concept album as you'll ever get from Bruce Springsteen - he starts with "We take care of our own" which, if you listen to the lyrics, "we "being the USA patently do not although I can see it being a rabble rouser.
The album next deals with the subject of "Easy Money" - a theme obviously explored before in "Meeting across the river" on "Born to run".
He explores the themes of being a working class blue collar kind of guy who wants to find work - wherever it can be found - in the next two tracks - "Shackled and drawn" and "Jack of all trades" then comes the first of the real stand out tracks - "Death to my hometown" which sounds very much as though this was a hangover from the "Seeger Sessions" album.
"This depression" finds Bruce in, well, depressive mood as the song's title says - this is the album's "low" point as the songs from hereon in are hopeful starting with the folksy sounding "You've got it" - what is "it" though ? I think it's hope.... Read more ›
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By Simon King
Format:Audio CD
Springsteen made a huge mistake on his last two albums, Magic and Working on a Dream, by having Brendan O'Brien as producer. O'Brien created an indistinct sound which muffled some fine instrumentation and vocals. The result was a disaster and fans noticed a huge difference when the songs on these albums were played live. Now O'Brien has been replaced by Ron Aniello, who has brought back the superb production values that characterised Springsteen's early albums. Let's hope the Boss has learned his lesson.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Just a great CD.
Been a fan for around 30 years and this collection of songs is one of the best. Compares favourably with recent fine work such as "Magic" and "The Rising". The production is better than "Magic" which sounds a little harsh in comparison.
Weakest track is the first single but that is by no means a bad song - just goes to show the standard here.
Initial favourites are "Jack of all Trades", "Death to My Hometown", "Rocky Ground", "LOHAD" and "We Are Alive"
Been a fan for around 30 years and this collection of songs is one of the best. Compares favourably with recent fine work such as "Magic" and "The Rising". The production is better than "Magic" which sounds a little harsh in comparison.
Weakest track is the first single but that is by no means a bad song - just goes to show the standard here.
Initial favourites are "Jack of all Trades", "Death to My Hometown", "Rocky Ground", "LOHAD" and "We Are Alive"
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By P. Shulkind
Format:Audio CD
I've followed Springsteen since the late seventies and have been quite disappointed by his output over the past few years (since The Rising). It seemed that he was churning out music that didn't have his soul in it, driven by the demands of the label. This background made me a touch dubious when word spread that there was a new CD on the way.
What a delight it is to find that the heart and soul is back in his music. The more I listen to this, the more I love it. The ever changing textures of the sound are amazing, there are so many subtle nuances it always feels fresh. The muddy mix of recent recordings has, thankfully, been banished. The musicianship is superb, and The Boss is in fine form with a wide range of vocal styles. Much of the music is influenced by past eras, but the tales being told are very much about today, and how everyday life has become such a struggle as standards of living get squeezed. There are also tracks that have a religious tone, most notably the superb Rocky Ground. The only track that I feel is out of place is You've Got It, which on the sleazy side. Thankfully it's infinitely better than Reno! Everything else is truly great. If I had to pick stand out tracks I would go for Death To My Hometown, Shackled and Drawn, Jack Of All Trades and Wrecking Ball. But really, I love it all, and the more I listen to it, the more I love it.
I'm even thinking this could be his best album, which almost feels like sacrilege!
What a delight it is to find that the heart and soul is back in his music. The more I listen to this, the more I love it. The ever changing textures of the sound are amazing, there are so many subtle nuances it always feels fresh. The muddy mix of recent recordings has, thankfully, been banished. The musicianship is superb, and The Boss is in fine form with a wide range of vocal styles. Much of the music is influenced by past eras, but the tales being told are very much about today, and how everyday life has become such a struggle as standards of living get squeezed. There are also tracks that have a religious tone, most notably the superb Rocky Ground. The only track that I feel is out of place is You've Got It, which on the sleazy side. Thankfully it's infinitely better than Reno! Everything else is truly great. If I had to pick stand out tracks I would go for Death To My Hometown, Shackled and Drawn, Jack Of All Trades and Wrecking Ball. But really, I love it all, and the more I listen to it, the more I love it.
I'm even thinking this could be his best album, which almost feels like sacrilege!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Boss is Back
This is not just the best Bruce Springsteen CD I have lisen to in a long time but it is the best CD I have listen to. Read more
Published 12 days ago by G. Faulkner
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent
Every track's great - I particularly-like the hoe-down they must've had with Rocky Ground!
Liked the mention for Clarence. Read more
Liked the mention for Clarence. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Nik Watt
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hey ho here we go again!!
If nothing else the man is never afraid to experiment with sound. As throaty as his vocals
this album is almost raw.
Not his best, but you can't live on the past forever.
this album is almost raw.
Not his best, but you can't live on the past forever.
Published 16 days ago by Paddythefrog
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great...
Yet another 'hit' with us. He never ceases to draw you in, great performer, great writer.
Just very sad to have missed tickets for Leeds!
Just very sad to have missed tickets for Leeds!
Published 1 month ago by Elizabeth J Clinton
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sums up the effects of the recession and the banking bail-out
Mr Springstein has really captured the effects on ordinary Americans, of the recent economic downturn and recession with this album. Read more
Published 1 month ago by E. Johnston
5.0 out of 5 stars
great album from great star
this the album that really turned him into a superstar, you should all buy this and play it, especially people who don't know and like Springsteen
Published 2 months ago by malmac
5.0 out of 5 stars
a gift
this was a gift for my step dad who loves Bruce Springsteen so wanted this album.
He ; loves this album but i haven't listened to it.
He ; loves this album but i haven't listened to it.
Published 2 months ago by scarborough9
3.0 out of 5 stars
Bruce
I bought this for a friend before we saw him live at last year's Isle of Wight Festival. I haven't got it but she says it's a bit too evangelical for her. He's got religion!
Published 2 months ago by jane grace
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boss at his best
fantastic cd,heartfelt songs only Bruce can put across,,words ring true about the worlds financial meltdown.:we take care of our own and:jack of all trades:two of my favourites.
Published 2 months ago by del
5.0 out of 5 stars
the boss at his best
knew what I was getting when I ordered this album.full of great tracks performed by the boss and the incomparable e street band.
Published 2 months ago by Mr. Rj Turner
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