Past his use-by date (Working On A Dream - Bruce Springsteen)

Member Name: amullett

Product:	Working On A Dream - Bruce Springsteen
Date:	08/08/09 (7 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Nice song The Wrestler

Disadvantages: Most songs are boring as hell

Bruce Springsteen was good when my mum was young enough to wear stilettos and a mini-skirt. His last album is thoroughly bad with the exception of a nice little song, which he wrote for the recent film The Wrestler (which is incidentally very good).

The album opens with a song called Outlaw Pete - there is nothing special musically or lyrically about it - in fact its downright boring. So instead of cutting it from the album, he and his producers decided to make it exceed 8 minutes in length.

Another song Queen of the Supermarket reflects his horny feelings for a cashier who serves him at the shop. Again, the music isn't all that impressive.

The other songs on the album are typical Springsteen - nothing new there, but die-hards will probably like it.

The one stand out on the album is The Wrestler, which details the life of a loser who can only do one thing - wrestle. Without it, the protagonist is nothing. A nice song, but it also has a flaw because it ends after half a verse. Its almost as if the track was accidentally cut. Perhaps they should have made this song 8 mins, not Outlaw Pete.

If you are in love with Brucey, then you will obviously like it, but otherwise its nothing special.

Summary: Meh...