Throughout his career , Bruce Springsteen's musical output has reflected his own personal emotions, sometimes broad, sometimes fiercely personal - Welcome to happy Bruce.
With Obama now in the Whitehouse, Springsteen finds himself in a much more positive frame of mind than on previous albums such as 'Magic' and 'The Rising'. Much of the material here deals with personal issues, around relationships, wish fulfillment (Queen of the Supermarket) and the contentment of being in love (My Lucky Day).
Where on previous records, melody has been overtaken by message (The Ghost of Tom Joad), this record is melodically very strong. Unfortunately, this seems to have had a negative effect on the lyrics. Although heartfelt, some of these tales seem trite and overly simplistic, especially for a man who has penned some of the most relevent, passionate lines in the history of rock and roll.
This album acts as a counterpoint to 'Tunnel of Love' - whereas that record focused on broken relationships, self loathing and personal uncertainly, 'Working on a Dream' offers the flip side to that particular coin - Unfortunately, Bruce finds it difficult to match his underrated 80's classic
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