Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars (June 14, 2019) Album • Page 4

Having a tough time getting into this.

 

I expected to love this after hearing the singles, but I didn't expect to love it as much as I do. Every time I listen, I find something new that I adore about it. And "Moonlight Motel" is one of those songs where I need to stop everything I'm doing when it comes on to focus on the lyrics. Just genius songwriting right there.

 

Choosing not to finish the Tennyson quote but to do that little repeat instead is just fucking brilliant.

 

This is the first time in his career that I'd call him a thoughtful singer. And it's wonderful.

 

Yeah I think so too. I'm not an expert on production or anything either but it just sounds like his voice was made front and center of the album, like everything hinges on it.

 

This is definitely his most ruminative album. He's very good at writing his career meta narrative -- Western Stars seems to arise so organically from all the origin story / songwriting as "magic trick" metaphor.

 

I'm certainly not the biggest Bruce fan around, but man, this album grabbed me and has not let go. The writing is beyond superb.

Also a great driving album.

EDIT: I like Sleepy Joe's. No problem with it. It stands out in a good way, IMO.

 

"Sleepy Joe's" is solid, but the bit of extra orchestration doesn't fit at all. Could have been cut and thrown on the next one probably.

 

Will we be getting a review?

 

Nah, probably not. I wanted to write about it, but I was so busy when the album came out and for weeks afterward that I just never got around to it. It's been a little too long now. I'll write something about it for my EOTY/EOTD lists, I'm sure.

 

Its been a slow grower on me.

 

Bruce Springsteen - The River / Born To Run / Rosalita

Found this at a thrift store today for 7 bucks in REALLY good condition. It’s a promo 12” for the UK ‘81 tour.

Also got Greeting, Darkness, The Wild & Innocent in really great condition. Darkness is also a UK pressing and in near mint condition. Had all of the original albums and sold off so much stuff last year and now I want them all back haha. I preferred the originals over the remastered copies, so this will be fun to track down the others again in good condition.

 

Still a top 5 of the year for me.

 

Same. I wish it had gotten more attention. I've been going back to it a lot lately. It's felt really appropriate for the end of summer.

 

Really great album but I still feel like I haven't listened to it nearly enough

 

Same.

 

Listened to this a lot in the early summer, but just listened to it again tonight and.... yep still great!

 

this is still hanging around enough to likely get a decent spot on my eoty list. really, really enjoy this.

 

I am curious whether anybody who wasn't crazy about the version of "Sleepy Joe's Cafe" from the album likes the new version from the Songs From The Film album that was just released...? It sounds a little bit different to me.

 

I like the song on its own. It fits sorta odd with the rest of the album.

 

kinda wish he'd tour this album on his own in some intimate settings, but at the same time i am ready for a 2020 e-street stadium tour

 

Wish e street would tour in some more intimate settings

 

it would be nice but i'd say at this point there's a 0% shot theyre gonna play in anything than stadiums.

 

Arenas, more likely. Bruce usually doesn’t go the stadium route unless he’s in super huge markets.

 

Lol. Oh i know. Was just stating.