Working on a Dream
4.1
35
5
1
Product Details
| Release Date: | 01/27/2009 |
|---|---|
| Label: | Sony |
| UPC: | 0886974135524 |
| catalogNumber: | 741355 |
| Rank: | 2157 |
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Working on a Dream
4.1 out of 5
based on
0 ratings.
35 reviews.
 |
How? I mean seriously, how does he do it? He's pushing 60 for God's sake and is putting out some of the best music of his life. Working on a Dream follows closely in the footsteps of his last masterpiece, Magic. Bruce is still indulging his 60's pop appetite, but this time the arrangements are even more lush and ethereal. If Magic was his final word on the Bush administration, Working on a Dream is the sound of a man freed from fear and loathing and prepared to start building again. It's as inspiring as it is beautiful. He sings direct and open love letters to his wife on This Life and Kingdom of Days. On The Last Carnival, he eulogizes Dan Federici in the form of Wild Billy rolling up the tents and packing them onto the trains he won't be travelling on anymore. It's a heartbreaking and fitting tribute to the man who's organ playing painted the Jersey Shore so vividly into so many of Bruce's songs. Working on a Dream is a pitch perfect song for a country in the midst of hard economic times, but is also a call to straighten our backs and get to work. It carries many of the hopes that he and much of our nation see in our new president. Queen of the Supermarket at first feels like an odd tune in the Boss's catalog, but it harkens back to The Wild, The Innocent record and is a heartaching loners lament about unrequited love that comes crashing to an explosive climax. It's all capped off with the bonus track, The Wrestler, which, having seen the movie, is devastating. This is another fantastic collection that encapsulates bits and pieces from a 30+ year career and throws enough curve balls to keep you on your toes. Thanks again Boss!
|
|
Sadly disappointing. I normally love the Boss's music, but this CD was upleasant to the ear, and way too "kitchy" for me... My least favorite of all his albums so far.
|
|
Enjoy every song
|
|
|
|
Bruce continues to evolve as an artist and consequently takes us along on the journey. His lyrics transport us to the scene of a story and to feelings old and new. Every long time fan will already have this CD but newcomers and converts need to immerse themselves in it and then find a way to see and hear him perform.
|
|
Good CD. My only complaint...it won't copy into ipod
|
|
If you are a Bruce fan you have to have this. The songs are great and he sounds golden as always!
|
|
I bought this for my husband, a super big fan. He likes it a lot but, I who consider myself a fan think that the music alone is really nice and very enjoyable but, the lyrics "cowboy Pete, queen of the supermarket, and one legged dog" are weird and hard to sing along with. I mean can you imagine a dog with only one leg? Really, I think Bruce let his kids write some of this stuff! I recommend this CD to all the Bruce fans out there but, not his best lyrics in my opinion.
|
|
I send this CD to my friend as a gift. She likes it very much and she is a big fan of Bruce and now I become a fan of him.
|
|
While I have enjoyed listening to the CD, it is typical recent Springsteen. So, if you enjoy his other issues, you'll like this. If not, save your money.
|
|
I am a huge fan, this disc was very sad in my opinion. Most of the songs are the same thythm, monotonic and boring. I don't play it any more - played it once! Bruce you can do better!
|
|
Bruce will be awesome into his 90's. He is so original. I appreciate the album more each time I listen.
|
|
this is bruces best cd in years.every song is great.well written well performed all round great cd
|
|
I am a huge Springsteen fan and have everything he has ever recorded. I always buy his albums and only regretted it once on The Seeger Sessions. Working on a Dream is destined to become a classic.
|
|
Bruce Springsteen is a favorite of mine, and I was not disappointed with his new album. It's great that he has a new one out so soon after the last. I'd read a couple of reviews, one favorable and one not so, and I'm glad I ignored the not so favorble one and went out and bought the album. There is a variety of songs, a variety of moods. It's a different tone from his last couple of albums, but there's nothing wrong with that at all.
|
|
It is rare to find a music album where every song is good, but that's exactly how I find Bruce Springsteen's Working on a Dream. All thirteen songs are enjoyable and original, but still retain that special "Bruce" flavor. An added bonus is a booklet with lyrics to all the songs.
|
|
Not Springsteen's Best Work
|
|
I am working on expanding the music I listen to. I have heard a lot about Bruce Springsteen, but never actually critically listened to his music. After buying the CD (in great environmentally-friendly packaging!), I immediately saw what has made his music so long-standing. Not only is his music and voice full of emotion and technical expertise, but his lyrics have depth as well. This CD definitely has the right combination of quality.
For those of you that worry about sound quality, and may have read a review that gives it a poor score... take a listen for yourself, because this CD is definitely top-notch!
|
|
Bruce Springsteen playing with the E Street Band is just about as good as it gets. Even if the only Springsteen recording you have is "Born to Run" go out and get "Working on a Dream" so that you can marvel at the continuity over a 30+ years stretch. Must have for any serious collector of American rock and roll.
|
|
Bruce has captured the hopeful energy of our times with his latest album. Like most of his releases, the music is best consumed live, but it's satisfying to just close your eyes and experience the message and the music.
|
|
I was expecting more and better
|
|
bruce bringsteen at his worst idk why he made this album all the songs have no feeling or meaning in it this is bruce bringsteens worst effort and worst album he has ever made in music history
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Explore More Items
