New Springsteen/E Street Band Album on October 2nd

[SoFlaJet]

Musical `Magic' From Boss, E Street Band
Aug 16, 11:02 AM EST
Bruce Springsteen is back with the E Street Band — and a bit of "Magic."

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer returns Oct. 2 with a new album, titled "Magic," his first collaboration with his longtime New Jersey mates since the Sept. 11-inspired "The Rising" in 2002, Springsteen announced through his publicist Thursday.

The album, other than its atmospheric title track, is billed as Springsteen's return to rock 'n' roll after his solo "Devils & Dust" and the folk-inspired "The Seeger Sessions." Fans can expect Clarence Clemons' familiar saxophone, Danny Federici's soaring keyboards and Max Weinberg's pounding drums — along with a lot of guitars.

The 11-song album is Springsteen's first of all-new material since April 2005, when he released the acoustic "Devils & Dust." Springsteen's 15th studio album follows last year's "The Seeger Sessions," where the Boss and a 17-piece backing band played reconjured versions of songs associated with folkie Pete Seeger.

For this album, recorded with producer Brendan O'Brien in Atlanta, Springsteen reunited with the full E Street Band to recreate its Garden State wall of sound: guitarists Steve Van Zandt and Nils Lofgren, bassist Garry Tallent, drummer Weinberg, keyboardists Federici and Roy Bittan, sax man Clemons, violinist Soozie Tyrell and vocalist Patti Scialfa.

Last year, Springsteen said he'd already written a "whole book of songs for the E Street Band." He assembled the band earlier this year and they finished the album in two months, about the same amount of time spent recording the multiplatinum "The Rising."

Songs include the title track, the album opener "Radio Nowhere," "You'll Be Comin' Down," "Livin' in the Future," "Your Own Worst Enemy," "Gypsy Biker," "Girls in Their Summer Clothes," "I'll Work for Your Love," "Last to Die," "Long Walk Home" and "Devil's Arcade."

Details on a worldwide tour featuring the band were expected to follow

[godai]

1. BRUUUUUCE!!

Great news. I was hoping for a new album and this one sounds very good. If you've never been to a Springsteen show, this tour might be your last chance to see the entire E Street Band perform some of the best rock and roll ever.

[Marnieworld]

2. Yay!

I love Bruce. :bounce:

[SoFlaJet]

3. and he's a nice a person

as you'd ever want to meet-very gracious and humble man-shoots to hell the don't ever meet your heroes thing I can tell you that.

[Marnieworld]

4. I Know! I've met him twice

Growing up in central NJ you can't avoid him. So cool in situations that other celebs would be asses. He just emits kindness.