It's been 10 years since The Rising, my most favorite of Bruce Springsteen's discography in about the same amount of time (seeing as how Bruce's 00s have been much more action packed than his 90s). I remain slightly apprehensive towards new Bruce albums, seeing as how both Magic and Working on a Dream fell below par for me. Still, after the goodwill brought by the exceptional release of The Promise (despite it being older material), I'm more than willing to give Bruce's new album Wrecking Ball a chance.
First single, "We Take Care of Our Own" sounds exactly like what you'd expect a Bruce Springsteen song to sound like: big, inspiring and...big. It's unfortunate, then, that this song doesn't offer much that we haven't heard before. Still, in his defense, at this stage in the game, Bruce certainly doesn't need to reinvent the wheel. Even a familiar sounding Bruce single goes a long way.
Wrecking Ball will be released March 6, 2012.
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