Bruce Springsteen - Magic
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Free Music Review: quit whining
Hit: 5 Stars
quit whining about the sound. the reviews are supposed to be about the music itself. i've listened to the album numerous times, and the sound of it does not distract from the songs. most of the people like the songs, but seem to be affected by the sound. get over it. you're not technicians. i don't think people were bitching about the sound of buddy holly or elvis back in the day. shut the hell up...the songs are what matter, not the production. by the way, i like the album.Free Music Review: The Boss Still Rocks!
Hit: 4 Stars
I was reluctant to buy this CD when it first came out because I figured that like most veteran artists, Bruce couldn't keep his success going forever. I was wrong. I bought the CD about a year after it came out and while I can't say it's my favorite Bruce CD, it does contain some pretty good songs. "Gypsy Biker" is not only my favorite song on the CD, it's now one of my all-time Bruce favorites! He and the E Street Band really rock on this one. I also enjoyed "Your Own Worst Enemy," "Magic," "Last To Die," "Long Walk Home," and "Devil's Arcade."
When I was going to college in New Jersey in the late 1970's, I was ridiculed for not being a Springsteen fan. They asked me how I could love rock'n'roll but not like The Boss. I guess I didn't like his big hits at the time but once I heard The River album, I became hooked. Since that time, I've seen him in concert a few times (nobody puts on a better show in person), and I met him a couple times at a New Jersey club in the early 80's. Even if you don't like his music, you have to respect the fact that Bruce is just your average guy who made it big. He never let success get to his head and has always been very approachable. I'm looking forward to hearing his new CD which is coming out later this month. Maybe I won't wait a year to buy it like I did with Magic.
Free Music Review: Classic E Street
Hit: 5 Stars
Hi from Italy,
Having to express an opinion concerning this release I have no doubt to give it 5 stars (notwithstanding sound quality is the worse ever listened on a Springsteen' CD, for example I have not been able to establish yet whether or not the Big Man plays his touching sax in Girls in their summer clothes).
There are wonderful songs and lyrics here, though not masterpieces, like You'll be comin' down; Gypsy Biker; Livin' in the future; Last to die; Long Walk Home and the whole average level is really high.
I've seen the E Street Band last summer in Milan, what can I say to describe what can only be experienced, it was decidedly the best show I've ever attended, it was also recorded so I hope that one of the terrific last Magic show will be released soon.
Ciao Raffaello
Free Music Review: A lot of it's illusion
Hit: 3 Stars
The first forty times I listened to it, "Magic" sounded pretty damn good. Then Obama was inaugurated and, ironically enough, it all came crashing down--like seeing a magician put a rabbit in his hat and then pull it back out. The album sounds great: the Boss is rocking harder than he's rocked since, I don't know, "Born in the U.S.A.," and he hasn't been this pissed since "Darkness on the Edge of Town." But while he doesn't forsake music for lyrics like he did with some of his Nineties work, these songs are all about Bruce's political message; if you disagree with it, the songs aren't worth much, and once we've moved out of the Dubya era, they probably won't be worth too much either. There are two rock-hard gems, though: "Livin' in the Future," which could've been on a classic Boss album, and "Gypsy Biker," probably the most poignant and pointed song recorded about the Iraq War. Other would-be gems: "Devil's Arcade," a beautiful memory filtered through a nauseating nightmare, "Radio Nowhere," a blast more for its sound than its subject, and "Last to Die," which is almost excellent but is weighed down by the fact that it's, well, a piece of propaganda. The same applies to the album.Free Music Review: Magic
Hit: 5 Stars
This was a gift for my husband, the Bruce Springsteen superfan. He loves it and listens to it all of the time. Shipped on time with no problems. Very satisfied.