I appreciate your piece here. Unfortunately, I do not totally agree. Bruce says he wants to chart the differences in America.
Much of his last few albums, including "Magic" have done the nothing but force feed us his personal views. Since reading his biography, penned by his old buddy, Dave Marsh, I am convinced Bruce takes himself too seriously. He has lost the ability to let us enjoy his music without commenting on this so-called "Orwellian nightmare" of the last six years.
As far as the sound of the album goes, Brendan O'Brien has completely overblown his production. Vocals and instruments are so crowded up the middle and compressed, it gives me a headache. What happened to the definition and clarity of production say from "The River" or "Born To Run"?
I guess the $100 million dollar contract from CBS/Sony says Mr. O'Brien, one of the VP's, can do anything he wants.
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