A few years back, when Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band were touring in support of Working on a Dream, I had a nightmare that Bruce was thinking of changing the band's name to "The Dream Machine." I woke up in a cold sweat, reaching for my copy of Darkness on the Edge of Town.
Despite the loss of sax-master Clarence Clemons, this time around, Bruce and company are not so sappy with their lyrics---more "Radio Nowhere," less "dream" themed. Even the graphic on the new single, "We Take Care of Our Own," has an edgy, graffiti-esque quality that almost makes you forget you can buy Springsteen albums exclusively at Walmart.
I dig this track. But I still miss the Big Man.
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