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Hey y’all I just got Bruce Springsteen’s new album “Working On A Dream”. It’s really great and classic Bruce. There are a lot of good songs in this album. My favorite is “Kingdom of Days” I think I listened to that like a dozen times. It’s by far my favorite.

There is also “The Wrestler” and “Born To Run” These are all great rock tunes and are fun to listen to. The great thing about “Working on a Dream” is  that Springsteen is back with the E Street Band and that he writes all the songs. Springsteens lyrics skills are still in top form.

If you are willing to pay a little more you can get the deluxe edition which comes with a couples of videos. Something to consider for some of you die hard music fans.

As far as the mood of this music, it is by far happier and optimistic and anything Bruce has done recently. It makes me wonder if the recent elections and Barack Obama’s presidency have had any influence on this album. I remember they interviewed the Boss one time and they asked him his opinion of then candidate Barack Obama.  Bruce said to the effect that Barack Obama represented the America he always dreamed of and wrote about in his music or rather the America he believed to manifest itself in todays times.

So makes me wonder if that optimism he felt has been an influence in these songs. This contrasts the darker mood in some of his more recent songs like the depressing Radio No Where which describes America as a crashing satellite coming down on the “last lone American night” So this is a rad album go get it. If you not into Springsteen or too young to know his stuff try listening to it. There are a lot of good songs and interesting lyrics in this one and I recommend it.