WORKING ON A DREAM

When Bruce Springsteen released “Magic” 15 months ago, I thought he produced the final great album of his career. That observation may have been a little premature.

His new album “Working on a Dream” is definitely one of his top five albums he has ever made. It is not quite up there with “Born to Run” but it’s not that far off either. Rolling Stone gave the album a five-star rating and who am I to argue with them?

There may not be a better story teller on the planet than Springsteen. The song “Outlaw Pete” is absolutely amazing from start to finish. One of the best Springsteen songs of the last two decades. The “rock opera” is 8 ½ minutes of awesome-ness. It’s a great way to kick off the album with a little bit of a mellow tone with some great guitar riffs throughout. Just awesome and the album flows really well from there.

Good guitar riffs – check
Harmonica – check
Solid overdubs – check
Lyrics – check
Clarence on the Sax – check

What more could you ask for from The Boss? The only question is now, do I want to see him in concert again.