5/1/2023 0 Comments Wrecking ball virtual pianoOn the title track, Springsteen, manifesting his Jersey roots, challenges anyone listening to “C’mon take your best shot / Let me see what you got / Bring on your wrecking ball.” Produced by Ron Aniello (Jars of Clay, Barenaked Ladies, Candlebox), “Wrecking Ball” is a big record in every sense of the word: It’s Springsteen with a large band and cruising on musical growth hormones, filled with muscle and bellowing out phrases loudly: “Shackled and drawn!” he sings on a song of the same name. Whether he’s channeling Montreal’s finest, his own New Jersey heart, Southern gospel, Irish folk music, New York rap (yes, there’s a 16-bar rap - very ill-advised - on “Rocky Ground”) or Southern twang, the Boss is pumped up and full of anthemic energy. Inspiration often needs an external boost, and at some point an artist must acknowledge that the inheritors are now guiding the conversation.īut Springsteen doesn’t always get it right on “Wrecking Ball,” a record that, more than anything he’s done in a decade, sees him addressing Big Picture themes about America, war, the economy, provincialism and revolution. After all, it’s important for a boss to pay attention to the ideas of the upstarts in middle management from time to time. 17, which often seems like a direct response to the music of Canadian indie rockers Arcade Fire. He’s done it before, though not with as much apparent intent as on studio album No. It’s not necessarily a bad thing that “Wrecking Ball,” Bruce Springsteen’s first studio album in three years, sees the 62-year-old artist updating his sound. This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links.
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