I absolutely can not stand Bruce Springsteen, but this is one of the best albums I've heard all year. I don't think you can go wrong with this album. It was one of those very pleasant surprises like Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg and Wilco.
I absolutely can not stand Bruce Springsteen, but this is one of the best albums I've heard all year. I don't think you can go wrong with this album. It was one of those very pleasant surprises like Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg and Wilco.
I finally got a copy and really like it. I'm so happy to see these tunes reinterpretted in such a manner. This is a good buy. Plus, his tour on this may turn some people on to folk music, double bonus.
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I like Bruce, but when I first heard about the "Seeger Sessions" I was not impressed by the inclusion of brass and drums. Well, after hearing it, I was wrong! It's almost like a new genre of music. I still prefer the string band sound, but this CD really works.
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I'm still trying to find the mando. Springsteen was on Conan O'Brien (who seemed to actually know how to play guitar when he ws sitting-in), and there was a mando player in the second row of musicians. I don't know why; you couldn't hear any chops.
But I love the CD. Springsteen's voice brings out a grittiness that somehow I never heard in these songs. Pay My Money Down and John Henry are especially impressive.
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