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- Record Label: Columbia
- Release Date: Jan 27, 2009
- Summary: Springsteen's latest solo album is the fourth time he has worked with producer Brendan O'Brien.
- Record Label: Columbia
- Genre(s): Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 16 out of 29
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Mixed: 12 out of 29
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Negative: 1 out of 29
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Springsteen's topical concerns have subsided for now, washed away by a high tide of positive personal feelings.
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On his 24th album, Springsteen reaches for the simple power and unabashed romanticism of early pop.
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Although he has always shown a willingness to borrow from himself, Working On a Dream never feels overburdened by those Springsteen mannerisms that have become cliches.
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Working on a Dream crowns Springsteen & the E Street Band's most productive period since their first four LPs.
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Springsteen has trouble leaving well enough alone. No matter how small the song idea, he whips it up into a sweeping epic with lavish choral accompaniment and blustery solos all building to some grand final flourish.
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A large part of Springsteen's appeal has always been how the E Street Band has sounded as big and open as his heart, but Working on a Dream, like "Magic" before it, has a production that feels tiny and constrained even as it is layered with extraneous details.
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Yet despite O'Brien's anemic production, much of the blame for Working On a Dream undoubtedly lies with Springsteen himself; drained of his angry energy, he dribbles out material that's for the most part goofy and painfully bloodless.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 28 out of 37
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Mixed: 6 out of 37
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Negative: 3 out of 37
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SteveB.Jan 27, 2009
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EasyGoerFeb 8, 2009
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Aug 18, 2010
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DimitrijeA.Jan 31, 2009No comment. A nice music.
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Mar 22, 2018
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paolor.Jan 27, 2009maybe too much strings attached and a sad cover art, but there are at least 7 beautiful tracks, to be discovered trough repeated listenings.
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RaysaJ.Jan 27, 2009
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