Piggybacking handily on his headlining performance at the Obama Inaugural Celebration in DC this week, Bruce Springsteen is ready to take the wraps off his latest CD WORKING ON A DREAM, that hits stores and iTunes next Tuesday. The rapidly-released follow-up to last year's particularly excellent MAGIC, Springsteen's newest DREAM hopes to build upon the artistic and commercial success that greeted his 2007 release. A bit more introspective, perhaps, and certainly not as chock-full of E Street Band stompers, WORKING ON A DREAM sees him content to keep on working, rather than resting on his laurels and basking in much of the glory that greeted MAGIC and its return to the BIG music that defined both Born in the USA and The River. Bruce and his bandmates have seldom sounded tighter than they do on these thirteen tracks, and a few tracks seem destined to become fan favorites. There may not be a "Radio Nowhere" on this latest project, but fans can rejoice that this is not a retreat to the more introspective period of DEVILS AND DUST or the GHOST OF TOM JOAD.
The CD is officially released January 27, and NPR will be streaming it pre-release. A deluxe edition includes a bonus DVD of Bruce and the E Streeters in the studio. Insuring that his presence will continue to be felt for this latest generation (and those that will follow), Springsteen contributed both his classic 1975 anthem "Born to Run", along with his newest WORKING ON A DREAM single "My Lucky Day" to the GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR video game sensation. The two tracks that signal his video game debut will be available next week as well, and insure a new audience for Springsteen and his music who might not otherwise get a chance to hear him. A canny move...
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