Bruce Springsteen - Magic
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Free Music Review: Not classic Bruce but still very good
Hit: 4 Stars
Bruce Springsteen's new release, Magic, proves that the man has still got it. While this doesn't touch his awesome work from the `70s through early 80's and there is no classic like "Born to Run" or "Hungry Heart" here, most of the songs are very good. The opening rocker "Radio Nowhere" may be Bruce's hardest rocking song ever. Tracks like "You'll Be Coming Down", "Livin' In The Future", and "I'll Work for Your Love" all boast great hooks and strong choruses and in another time when real music was played on the radio, would all have been hit singles. While some of the lyrics on the album are political, most notably on the anti-war track, "Last to Die", Bruce never comes off sounding preachy. Other great tracks include the driving "Gypsy Biker", the melancholy tribute "Terry's Song", the melodic "Long Walk Home" and the somber title song. The only missteps on the album are his attempts to replicate the mid-60's schmaltzy ballads on "Your Own Worst Enemy" and "Girls in the Summer Clothes." All told, Magic is Bruce's best album in quite awhile and is definitely worth the purchase. Free Music Review: Pure Magic
Hit: 5 Stars
Let me start by saying this review will be completely biased! As a lover of Springsteen since seeing him with the E Street Band for the first time as a teen it would be pretty hard for him to release something that I did not like.
That being said, Magic is like the Springsteen of the seventees. If not for the age and time we live in now and the furor over his political views by those who control mainstream radio, this CD would have several smash hits, including the relentless "Radio Nowhere," and the equally smooth "Girls in Summer Clothes."
The wall of sound is back in play on this disc, much more so than on "The Rising." This sounds like a garage band having fun jamming on a summer evening.
Free Music Review: Another rung on the ladder
Hit: 5 Stars
Bruce stretches his msucles on this album as he has on every one before. Sure, there are no "Born To Runs" or "Badlands" on here, it's mostly middle of the road, but the lyrics are deep. "A Long Walk Home" and "The Girls In Their Summer Clothes" are 2 of my favorites. The latter being one of the most dreamy, vivid songs ever put down by anyone. You can smell the ocean and feel the oardwalk beneath your feet on that one, its just sounds like a Motown blast from the past and caught me off guard. We are going to see Bruce In Columbus On March 24, 2008 and I hope he inlcudes this one. This is not as intenses as the Rising, but it's no "Tom Joad" or "Nebraska" mellow thing either. Some of the tracks do sound like pre 1976 Springsteen to me, and the E Street Band has never been tighter. When we Saw them on The Rising Tour, it was the most Amazing vibe I've ever felt in the air at a concert, and I've seen everyone who's sold over 100 million records.Free Music Review: Boring!
Hit: 1 Stars
I liked Born to run and Darkness on the edge of town. Born in the USA however was a disaster from my point of view. Then Bruce came up with the fantastic We shall overcome so I was a bit excided that this would be good to but no. When I listen to this Magic I feel that this is the kind of music I loved when I was 16. The boring jingle bells even still there! So from my opinion this is a disappoinment. Free Music Review: Not the old Springsteen "magic"
Hit: 2 Stars
I have been a Bruce Springsteen fan for more than 20 years and own most of his music. I saw him in 1985 during the Born in the USA tour and consider that show to be the best live concert I've ever attended.
I pre-ordered Magic based on comments by Springsteen's manager that this album echoed the Boss's work of the 1970's. Having listened through the album several times, I do not agree with that assessment. I agree with many others that some of the lyrics are hard to understand. For a person like Springsteen who has something to say about life in our times, I think the words matter. Many of the songs aim for the good-time feel of some of Springsteen's earlier work with the obligatory Clarence Clemon's solos and fine keyboard work by Roy Bittan, but they don't have much to say.
The highlights for me are the buoyant "Livin' in the Future" and the wry cover song "Magic," both subtle damnations of the policies of the "Current Occupant." I admire Springsteen for putting his reputation and career on the line to say what needs to be said in this day and age of people who will crucify you for speaking against those currently in power. But he should have made sure the final mix of the songs put those words out front.
I wanted to like this album. Despite repeated listens, I can't get very excited about it as a whole, although I do really like a couple of the songs.