Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
It doesn’t matter how late in life you come to some musicians or artists, they will wait for you to catch up to them. They will continue to perform and make music knowing full well that at some point even the most ardent non-believer will find that they have been wrong all the time, come along with flat hat tightly wound around their fists and apologising for taking so long for getting on board with their best laid plans.
Orginally published by L.S. Media. March 7th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ****
The Wrecking Ball is Bruce Springsteen’s 17th studio album and it has to be understood to be enjoyed. It has the appearance of being an angry introspection and commentary of the 21ST Century America that Bruce Springsteen finds himself living under. It is a world away from the days where flags were raised in standard to his work. This is Springsteen where Springsteen should have been. The golden working class idol, possibly one of the truest America has produced, returns to his roots and gives America and the world a damn good telling off.