Mumbling About
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This blog could now be a testament to procrastination. I mumble, mutter, rant and pontificate too much about music and books so I thought I'd write it down instead and save the ears of my loved ones from having to block out my opinions.
Mumbling About
2d ago
Taking a momentary pause in Springsteen-focused posts to look ahead a little. While I haven’t really waded into the ‘that was the year that was’ waters yet there’s plenty already on the horizon for the coming months to look forward to by way of new music and my pre-order pile is already shaping up to ..read more
Mumbling About
1w ago
Three years, an Academy Award, an awkward E Street Band reunion, a Greatest Hits with a cluster of ‘new’ songs, and at least one scrapped album sit between Springsteen’s first albums of the the ’90s and The Ghost of Tom Joad‘s release in November 1995. I love this album. It’s only grown on me over ..read more
Mumbling About
1M ago
In theory I should have released this post on the same day as that for Human Touch, right? If only this weren’t a massively busy month for me professionally and personally I may well have done. However, that does lead me nicely to my thoughts on this album that have changed somewhat in the years ..read more
Mumbling About
1M ago
You know how it is with quotes and soundbites – sometimes their origin gets lost even when the quote itself remains pure and valid. I’ve got a sneaky feeling it was Hall of Fame related – possibly while inducting someone else – but Springsteen is on record and oft-cited as saying “I tried it [writing ..read more
Mumbling About
1M ago
While he’s never pulled a Landing On Water style curveball, it’s not as though Springsteen has ever really repeated an album formula since he broke through. From the success of Born To Run he dialled the production down for the leaner, meaner Darkness… while Nebraska‘s stark, acoustic desperation was an equally far cry from the ..read more
Mumbling About
1M ago
Another temporary interruption in Springsteen posting bought to you by the urge to share other things that have been worming into my ears lately. Kim Deal – Nobody Loves You More Kim Deal’s debut solo album – which is a pretty weird thing to be typing given the length of her career – continues to ..read more
Mumbling About
1M ago
“Sometimes records dictate their own personalities and you just have to let them be…. I finally stopped doing my hesitation shuffle, took the best of what I had and signed off on what would be the biggest album of my career” Work on what would become Born In The USA began in early 1982. The ..read more
Mumbling About
1M ago
How many artists can manage to create a five-star album when they weren’t actively trying to make an album in the first place? I’m not going to reiterate the story behind Springsteen’s Nebraska. Aside from the fact that there’s already a film of the period in the works – honestly though; ‘man makes austere collection ..read more
Mumbling About
1M ago
In theory this is where it gets easier. For while Springsteen was still churning work of unyielding quality some of those tracks, in retrospect, probably should have been left in the vault. Doesn’t necessarily mean that choosing a ‘most’ is going to be easier but singling those ‘meh’ tracks out gets simpler The River, released ..read more
Mumbling About
2M ago
Have I mentioned that some of these are gonna be harder than others? That few artists have as impressive a streak of great albums as Springsteen? Good. Because I’ve now reached my favourite Springsteen album. One of my favourite albums of all time: Darkness on the Edge of Town. This is the first of many ..read more