New Springsteen - Working on a Dream

Depending on which message board or newsgroup you read fans are split on Working on a Dream. There's some that absolutely love it and some that hate it because of shallow lyrics and not enough rock.

I fall somewhere in the middle. I'm enjoying a little more with each listen, as some of the melodies are great (reminiscent of 60s Beach Boys and Byrds) but some of the lyrics are awful (Queen of the Supermarket, despite its catchy tune). It seems Bruce is entering a power-pop phase where he's just making fun music and not caring about the lyrical depth that drew fans to his music in the first place.

Here's the US Tour intinarary with onsale dates in parenthesis. With nearly every show going on sale the day after the Super Bowl, so hopefully the performance sucks so there won't be any bandwagon jumpers competing for tickets <G>
I'm aiming to make both Philly shows and both Meadowlands shows. If I make it to all 4, I will hit the 100 show milestone (including guest appearances in bars).


Apr 1 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion at San Jose (Feb 2)
Apr 3 - Glendale, CA - Jobing.com Center (Feb 2)
Apr 5 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center (Feb 7)
Apr 7 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center (Feb 7)
Apr 8 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center (Feb 7)
Apr 10 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Arena (Feb 2)
Apr 15 - Los Angeles, CA - LA Memorial Sports Arena (Feb 2)
Apr 21 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden (Feb 2)
Apr 22 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden (Feb 2)
Apr 24 - Hartford, CT - XL Center (Feb 2)
Apr 26 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena (Feb 2)
Apr 28 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum (Feb 2)
Apr 29 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum (Feb 2)
May 2 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum (Feb 6)
May 4 - Hempstead, NY - Nassau Veterans Mem. Col. (Feb 2)
May 5 - Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena (Feb 2)
May 7 - Toronto, ONT - Air Canada Centre (Feb 6)
May 8 - University Park, PA - Bryce Jordan Center (Feb 2)
May 11 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center (Feb 2)
May 12 - Chicago, IL - United Center (Feb 2)
May 14 - Albany, NY - Times Union Center (Feb 2)
May 15 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium (Feb 2)
May 18 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center (Feb 2)
May 19 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena (Feb 2)
May 21 - E. Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center (Feb 2)
May 23 - E. Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center (Feb 2)

 

http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/66237/

Spnited beat you to it on the S&N board by hours

 

That's what I get for thinking that music talk is Anything Goes and not news <G>