Pretty underwhelming. Bruce sounds tired; nowhere near as strong a vocal performance as his appearance with Bleachers. Whether that's more the production or just a weaker performance I'm not sure. Not really into the orchestral sweep compared to the original, either.
I think the video makes it a lot more powerful. The way they've staged Brandon and Bruce to almost look like mirrors of one another, trading/sharing verses about aging and mortality from clearly different points of life, as if it's a conversation is really cool. Obviously Brandon still brings it vocally, but Bruce's weathered vocals really provide a nice tenderness to the song.
Yeah, I was gonna say the first shot of Bruce with "he looks just like you want him to..." is pretty cool, at least.
They seem to do a heartland rock album every even album, so if they continue on that trend this should be something very different! Stoked for it
I know initially Brandon had said he was inspired by music he grew up listening to for this one, though I obviously don't know how much of that held through to the end. But I'm expecting something more new wave or post-punk inspired this go around. I'd be clamoring for a Robert Smith feature if he wasn't already on a few this past year, haha.
Lol I'm afraid to get in trouble or I'd tell you what Springsteen album I really think it sounds like.
I'm getting a bit confused - are they talking about sessions for another album, after the follow-up album to ITM...?
Looks like the album, or at least lead single, is called Pressure Machine. Some stuff has leaked from the website.
Sorry if I've missed something here but I thought Mark was involved with this album, but he's the only one not shown in the teaser. Is anyone able to clarify?