2012, EAN: 0886919425413

Heavy lies the crown on {|Bruce Springsteen|}' head. Alone among his generation -- or any subsequent, actually -- he has shouldered the burden of telling stories of the downtrodden in th… Plus…

Heavy lies the crown on {|Bruce Springsteen|}' head. Alone among his generation -- or any subsequent, actually -- he has shouldered the burden of telling stories of the downtrodden in the new millennium, a class whose numbers increase by the year, a fact that weighs on {|Springsteen|} throughout 2012's {|Wrecking Ball|}. Such heavy-hearted rumination is not unusual for the Boss. Ever since {|The Rising|}, his 2012 return to action, a record deliberately tailored to address the lingering anger and sorrow from 9/11, {|Springsteen|} has eschewed the frivolous in favor of the weighty, escalating his dry, dusty folk and operatic rock in tandem, all in hopes of pushing the plight of the forgotten into public consciousness. Each of his five albums since {|The Rising|} has been tailored for the specific political moment -- {|Devils & Dust|} ruminated over forgotten Americans in the wake of the Iraq war, {|We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions|} was an election year rallying call, {|Magic|} struggled to find meaning in these hard times, {|Working on a Dream|} saw hope in the dawning days of Obama -- and it's no mistake that {|Wrecking Ball|} fuses elements of all four into an election year state of the union: {|Bruce|} is taking stock of where we are and how we got here, urging us to push forward. If that sounds a bit haughty, it also plays that way. {|Springsteen|} has systematically removed any element of fun -- Mary's Place is the only original in the past decade that could be called a party song -- along with all the romance or any element confessional songwriting. He has adopted the mantle of troubadour as oral historian, telling tales of the forgotten and punctuating them with rallying calls to action. {|Wrecking Ball|} contains more of the latter than either of its predecessors, summoning the masses to rise up against fatcat bankers, set to singalongs lifted from {|Seeger|}. There's an unshakable collectivist hootenanny feel on {|Wrecking Ball|}, not to mention allusions to gospel including a borrowed refrain from This Train, but {|Springsteen|} takes pains to have the music feel modern, inviting {|Tom Morello|} to do aural paintings with his guitar, threading some trip-hop rhythms into the mix, and finding space for a guest rap on Rocky Ground. {|Springsteen|} is so focused on preaching against creeping inequality in the .U.S, he's emphasized his words over his music, letting the big-footed stomps and melancholy strumming play second fiddle to the stories. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Music>Music>Vinyl>Pop Rock Vinyl>Pop Rock Vinyl, Sony Music Entertainment Core >3<

2012, EAN: 0886919425413

Columbia, Vinyl, Publiziert: 2012-03-05T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Music, Hersteller-Nr.: 88691942541, 0.52 kg, Verkaufsrang: 22014, Folk Rock, Rock, Styles, CDs & Vinyl, Box Sets, Feature… Plus…

Columbia, Vinyl, Publiziert: 2012-03-05T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Music, Hersteller-Nr.: 88691942541, 0.52 kg, Verkaufsrang: 22014, Folk Rock, Rock, Styles, CDs & Vinyl, Box Sets, Featured Categories, Top Offers in CDs & Vinyl, cc13c67b-3ae2-49bf-9c2a-b92d0c8e3ad4_7301, cc13c67b-3ae2-49bf-9c2a-b92d0c8e3ad4_0, Special Features Stores, Arborist Merchandising Root, CDs & Vinyl Global Store, cc13c67b-3ae2-49bf-9c2a-b92d0c8e3ad4_9601, Sony Music, cc13c67b-3ae2-49bf-9c2a-b92d0c8e3ad4_9401, Format: Box set, Double LP, Columbia, 2012<

2012, EAN: 0886919425413

Columbia, Vinyl, Publiziert: 2012-03-05T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Music, Hersteller-Nr.: 88691942541, 0.52 kg, Verkaufsrang: 22014, Folk Rock, Rock, Styles, CDs & Vinyl, Box Sets, Feature… Plus…

Columbia, Vinyl, Publiziert: 2012-03-05T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Music, Hersteller-Nr.: 88691942541, 0.52 kg, Verkaufsrang: 22014, Folk Rock, Rock, Styles, CDs & Vinyl, Box Sets, Featured Categories, Top Offers in CDs & Vinyl, cc13c67b-3ae2-49bf-9c2a-b92d0c8e3ad4_7301, cc13c67b-3ae2-49bf-9c2a-b92d0c8e3ad4_0, Special Features Stores, Arborist Merchandising Root, CDs & Vinyl Global Store, cc13c67b-3ae2-49bf-9c2a-b92d0c8e3ad4_9601, Sony Music, cc13c67b-3ae2-49bf-9c2a-b92d0c8e3ad4_9401, Format: Box set, Double LP, Columbia, 2012<

EAN: 0886919425413

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