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We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions
by Bruce Springsteen
The Boss' first all-covers album contains 13 tracks associated with folkie Pete Seeger.
| LABEL: |
Sony |
| RELEASE DATE: |
25 April 2006 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Rock |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
E! Online
It's quite possibly his best album since 1982's Nebraska.
91
Entertainment Weekly
We Shall Overcome lets us revel in the sound of a man who no longer confuses unplugged with uninspiring--and who isn't afraid to mix in some merriment with the message. [28 Apr 2006, p.134]
90
All Music Guide
Not only does We Shall Overcome feel different than Bruce's work; it also feels different than Seeger's music.... It's a rambunctious, freewheeling, positively joyous record unlike any other in Springsteen's admittedly rich catalog.
90
PopMatters
But this isn’t a hoary breathing of air into faded songs; this is a sonic transfusion on the order of the Mermaid Avenue records.
90
Delusions of Adequacy
Springsteen does more than just an adequate job; it’s difficult not to get swept along by the infectious energy of his performance.
89
Austin Chronicle
It's music-making for the pure joy of it, and that delight overflows in a manner that's truly rare.
85
Pitchfork
Less an exhumation than a celebration, The Seeger Sessions is the best proof we've got that America's folksongs are also our finest artifacts.
83
The Onion (A.V. Club)
While this record remains absolutely likeable, it still sounds too much like the soundtrack for a concert that hasn't happened yet.
80
Billboard
This folk album is a loud, energetic, arena-ready fiesta.
80
cokemachineglow
It’s wild music, and it’s wildly musical, and, yeah, it’s probably the most wonderfully raw production Springsteen’s talent has ever been channeled through.
80
Dot Music
Rambunctious and packed with a lust for life, "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Seesions" is not only Springsteen's rowdiest set in years, it's the one that seems likely to win him a whole new audience.
80
Uncut
A powerful example of how songs reverberate through the years to accrue contemporary meaning. [Jun 2006, p.92]
80
Rolling Stone
His most jubilant disc since Born in the U.S.A. and more fun than a tribute to Pete Seeger has any right to be.
80
The Guardian
Unlike many of his recent recordings, this is an addictively exuberant album.
80
Mojo
Many who don't like Springsteen may love this. Many who love Springsteen may hate this. [Jun 2006, p.100]
75
Village Voice (Consumer Guide)
We shall overkill, he means.
75
Stylus Magazine
The Boss’ most lively release since Born in the USA.
70
Paste Magazine
At long last, Springsteen has realized that not every album has to be an attempted masterpiece. [Jun/Jul 2006, p.111]
70
Spin
[Springsteen's] loosest, most vigorous album in two decades. [Jun 2006, p.84]
70
Observer Music Monthly
The problem is that these songs are mostly too corny to have much drama restored to them. This is not folk music as mystery or romance or danger but as communal singalong.
70
Blender
Most of the album is more fun than a folkie could stand. [Jun 2006, p.147]
68
ShakingThrough.net
Springsteen sounds natural enough singing many of these songs, but we never forget that that's Bruce Springsteen -- Bruce "Born to Run," "Born in the USA" Springsteen -- singing these songs, and the necessary baggage that the rocker's voice brings with it raises unavoidable questions of intent.
60
New Musical Express
This is a folk-gospel tribute album with harmony and backing vocals so powerful you'd think it was the population of New Jersey marching in Technicolor over the grey, polluted Hudson singing along. [22 Apr 2006, p.39]
60
Q Magazine
It might not add up to a must-have, but it's good to hear Springsteen with the pressure off. [Jun 2006, p.112]
40
NOW Magazine
The gusto with which Springsteen delivers the many verses of Froggie Went A-Courtin' leaves me wondering if the millionaire everyman is simply unaware that his country is at war.
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