Mike R, LI, NY writes: Are you kidding???? God Bruce is thee Greatest EVER. But the bullet mic stuff(Born in the USA, Reason to Believe from past tours) is horrible. I can barely make out a word he's saying.

TP writes: Is it just me who's getting a little tired of this? Quality is better than quantity, after all. Also, we've seen Bruce touring both US and Europe every year since 2005. Don't we need a break soon? A year when we WON'T have to worry about getting tickets and planning trips? (...though I know that if he'll tour, then I'll be standing there and be happy as always when the concert starts)

bruceman82 writes: I think it's time for another Berlin-Show :P

BBJ writes: great song

bbj writes: springsteen: never gets me tired i listen to his music not so often but when he comes i go to see him won't miss it

J_Rock_YQT writes: It was great to see him get his family on stage, when they're older they might realize how special it was to be on stage. Anyone have any pictures of them that night, the youtube video is poor quality.

mick parkinson writes: most new bruce songs sound like an unfinished diddy when he first lets us hear them. great to hear that it is official about the new album any concrete news on a tour yet or are to be left hanging on that one ?

Gary writes: cant wait to hear his new song,but i live in the uk !!.i would like to hear it.any news when the darkness boxset is released ?

ccr writes: bruce come to australia.

mick parkinson writes: i too live in the uk gary you can hear the new song on you tube

Montreville BLAKELY writes: Two of life's kids just havin' fun..., nice to see you guys feedin' the flock- see you in the big top someday in heaven. Make music while we can. Bonnie's slide would have worked out well in your song Bruce. Tell Natalie I said hi along with the rest of the www.giveusyourpoor.org musicians and support GIVE US YOUR POOR (ALBUM), I had a great time playing blues guitar and singing with Nichole Cooper, Natalie Merchant, Mighty Sam McClain, Julia Tripp and others. You guys are on this album too! Thanks for hosting your showcase for our candidate. History seems to find her way through it all! I'm all smiles.. Bruce and Bonnie are welcomed at my table or stage anytime yopu'ld like! Thanks Monte

David Newbould writes: I hope it's great, I really do. No-one misunderstands Bruce's music more than Brendan O'Brien, and the E-Street Band plays all the songs at half their proper tempo these days in concert. I love Bruce's music as much as I love my own family, but I hope there is some change here, and not more of the same.

bruceman82 writes: wow.... can't belive this. "Queen of the Supermarket" sounds a bit unusual, but we'll wait for it. Well... the people who said the Super Bowl Gig will support a new album... I think they were right!!!

Piggy writes: Tomorrow Never Knows???? Not the Beatles classic is it?

mick parkinson writes: and we will wait with fingers crossed for news of a tour

19yearoldfan writes: the track listing looks just as unusual to me now, as Magic did when they first announced it

W. K. Mahler, Mahlers.Com writes: With a title "Outlaw Pete" my 1st thought was a throwback to the Seeger Sessions music.....only with the E St. Band...

TP writes: ..."Queen of the Supermarket". Can't stop thinking about "Lost in the Supermarket" by The Clash. Oh well, time will tell what this will be like. Though I don't really like the inclusion of "A Night With...", it just doesn't feel like it fits on an album...

knufle writes: "Queen of the Supermarket" is maybe about Sarah Palin? ;-)

t.o'd. writes: big mistake including that awful halloween thing

Outlaw Pete writes: I remember my brother calling me to read me the track list for Magic, and I said "man, I'm not sure about the title 'Girls In Their Summer Clothes', then I heard the song and now it's in my all time top 5! The titles are just abstracts just now, and will make more sense when we hear the record, although I do have to say I don't like the title track at all.

bruceman82 writes: :o)

Linda FitzGerald writes: well done Bruce, Its great to see that you care.

Kevin writes: I'm glad the Jersey Devil is on this. Its not part of the album, but will be a welcomed bonus track. I thought that was fantastic!

gary writes: fantastic song mick, can't wait for the new album. have you heard anything on the darkness on the edge of town box set.

mick parkinson writes: i agree kevin any news of dvd of magic tour ?

Perry writes: I really like the title song, I'll be first in line to buy this one!

Rasmus writes: Last carnival. Song about Danny? Or maybe E-Streets Last carnival. The final stand. The end of the world as we know it.

mick parkinson writes: well done greasy lake i am sure danny will looking down and smiling on you guys

mick parkinson writes: let us hope it is a song about danny and not the e-streets final carnival

mick parkinson writes: true linda the guy does care probably a hell of a lot more than any of us will ever know more power to you bruce

mick parkinson writes: i wait with baited breath gary in my opinion it is the most powerful and emotional of all bruces albums

Abram's Bridge writes: This very generous and wonderful action has finally spurred me to join GL. I wish I had a spare $1K.

Corrado writes: Great action from great people! Thanks! I'm proud to be part of this community!

chris- svnwinns2@aol.com writes: Danny was my good freind,anything you need ask ok. chris

Eric writes: Let's hope the other tracks are better than the title track. Just listened to it streamed ... ooooohhhh dear, not truly Bruce's greatest work.

mick parkinson writes: fantastic song and arrangment

Rasmus writes: Bruce at his finest Roy Orbinson moment. Makes me feel good.

Brandon writes: very impressed.

Zee Zakima writes: I do believe it will be great as always, and the title track is a fine sing-a-long popsong, give Bruce credit for his always varied songwriting. Myself I can wait for the full song set.

Zee Zakima writes: Great pop-song reminding us "I aint no sin to be glad you are alive", thanks Bruce

steff..c.. writes: saw them in london this year and they are still as good as they were the first time i saw them,the new album will be great.but will they tour or is it to soon after the magic tour.

Armin writes: The title song is crap

Gary writes: I think I'll wait and judge for myself

Franny writes: Rocco, President-Elect Obama was given a very warm welcome by out troops in Iraq when he visited there several months ago.

Bill Lane writes: Magic did not really thrill me. I hope these are not leftovers from Magic or Magic II. Who is playing on the songs? Was it completed before Danny passed? I am sure I will go to at least 1 concert on the next tour, but I am starting to yearn for another Born To Run or Darkness.... something that MOVES me. I think Bruce needs to take the E Street band out of recording in Atlanta.... It is getting to sound the same.

Ilan Nisdelsky , Israel writes: i liked Magic alot , but i do agree about the brendon wall of sound . . it is too much . . i listened alot to magic , and still there are places where i cant tell if im hearing a violin ,a guitar or maybe both . . max's drums were way way in the back .. but still it delivered some gr8 songs , Gypsy biker and long walk home easly go in my own greatest list - . waiting for the new one although i was dissapointed with the title track . the iLSTER bruce : come on . . come to Israel

Svenn writes: With all due respect I hope Bruce finds a new producer who can produce his songs in a more simple way - with cleaner sound. The 'wall-of-sound'-sound that?s present on "the rising" and "Magic" is not fitting well to Bruce?s later compositions in my opinion. Bruce?s current work is more simple song-writing that needs to be sort of "stripped down"- not accoustic - but more simplistic in the instrumentation. Well, that?s just my view.

Eric writes: Just seen the video for "my Lucky Day" and it's a cracking song. Straightforward rocker, but very sing along, will work just great live. Still appalled by the title track though - yuk. I mean, baaaad - and the whistled solo is just the coup de grace. Hopefully "Lucky Day" is more representative. Another CD of off-cuts like the chronically weak "Devils and Dust" is not required.

gus writes: Quit being so critical about anything Bruce does and be grateful that he let us come along for the jorney. If you find any fault in his work then leave. Go to Bon Jovi. It will open up more tickets for the followers.

Little Disciple Of Soul writes: as I said in the Circuit, you can buy it in France : http://www.virginmega.fr/musique/titre/bruce-springsteen-my-lucky-day-104717979,page1.htm

Joe writes: Well said Gus - this is the 21st century and one of the things that we have come to adore of Bruce is his longevity and ability to roll with the times and dictate the times on occasion (criticism of The Rising must be after the 500th listen, you all thought it was the best thing in a long long time when it was released). The wall of sound can be obtrusive, but is any of Magic actually poor? No, its potentially the best album since 1987 and for those who moan of the wall of sound, get over to http://www.foxsearchlight.com/thewrestler/ and listen to this masterful song that would make even the greatest Springsteen albums even better. Stop moaning and go find Bon Jovi if you're angry, though you only make up the tiniest minority. I'll see the rest of you in the lines at the arenas further on up the road.

William K. Mahler writes: Pirate, globalized world? Remember FM radio when you could record a song and keep it on cassette? It's just better (according to your own beliefs) sound nowadays, oughta still be free, unless Bruce wants to pull a AC/DC and stay with one distributor, not via the internet. Even their new release made it to real Pirate Sites. For Bruce Springsteen and myself too, it's inevitable. Those devils left a lot of dust... W. K. Mahler, Mahlers.Com MySpace.Com/wkmahler

William K. Mahler writes: I realize, that at least in print, Springsteen and O'Brien have a great relationship but how about Shania Twain's ex husband for a producer, Mutt Lang? I too, would love to hear Bruce be emotional again as such in "Born To Run" but there's no point in recreating the past. Mutt Lang produced ACDC's "Back In Black", Def Leppards "Pyromania" & "Hysteria" plus most of Shanias massive selling releases such as "Up!"

Eric writes: Try 7digital in the UK - "Lucky Day" is purchasable as a DRM-free MP3 no problem.

jon writes: it's not that bad i mean it couldve been worse, what matters is the music

Frankiesdiner writes: Who cares? As long as the music is good

Doah writes: My vote: Bad joke. Looks like a new Disney ride

jd writes: Horrible

Jeff, MC writes: I like It.

Knufle writes: We like Bruce much more when he looks like the (Jersey) Devil! But as you see on the picture, the Moon isn't full all the time.

Elnan writes: Very ugly. Must be a joke.

Jimmy writes: could you please complain more its an album cover... i mean seriously if you want to know why people are iffy about this album its because of people like you picking on everything coming out... ITS a NEW ALBUM... the stuff coming out is GREAT and There will be a TOUR be a fan not a critic

Jason1978 writes: It's not like the album covers for The River, Darkness, Tunnel Of Love etc. are anything specal and those are classic Bruce albums. It's the music that matters. There a many great albums with awful album covers.

mick parkinson writes: forget the cover the contents are what count by jan 27 all anyone will care about is listening to the music not looking at the cover

bishopdanced writes: The cover of; Greetings... set's you in a boardwalk kind of life mood BTR, River, Darkness, Nebraska, BIUSA, Tunnel.., they all mirrors the feelings + sound of each and everyone of them = superb! GTJ, Tracks, Rising, Magic - same there just by looking at them you know mood there'll be once you hit play. But this one 'Working..' wow, I hope this is a hoax to some of 'the close' people claiming they know this and that... and that we'll see the original on January 27th

Peter ,Belgium writes: I like the cover to but only the music matters

raggamuffin gunner writes: nasty bad joke - has to be

Kevbot writes: I think it's great. The title of the album is "Working on a Dream," and the imagery is dreamlike. I'm excited about it.

Elnan writes: Look, there even are stars shining right through the Moon! And there's no law against commenting on the cover, even if this will be the best album in 20 years.

Andy writes: This site must be run by the biggest bunch of nerds in Jersey..

CS writes: Not since the cover for Tunnel of Love have I laughed so much...well maybe the cover for Lucky Town. Really an album cover is important to the casual music fan. We're all gonna buy it cos we know what's inside. If that's what he's aiming for fair enough...but the cover would benefit greatly from the creepy background being taken out. Just black or white or whatever would've worked fine. Can't wait to see this in all it's blown up vinyl housing glory.

T.T. writes: Absolutely NO to Mutt Lange! Brendan O'Brien produced Springsteen albums sound really bad (especially The Rising and Magic), so I would take almost any other producer instead of him. But not Mutt Lange even though I love many of the records that he has produced. Just not right producer for Bruce. I would really like to hear Springsteen album produced by T. Bone Burnett (he prefers the organic "live" sound).

Spanish Johnny writes: rumor said first draft was set to a black&white photo of the whole band (shot in NY dated -83) facing camera on the front and black&white of the whole band (shot in the very same spot in NY dated -Sep 07) with their backs to the camera. Why turn over to this pre-k finger painted scribble? And to Andy - what's the matter, nobody gave you a hug lately?

David writes: I appreciate Bruce reinventing the ESB classic sound , it is not my thing though, too huge, Beatles-Beach Boys kind of thing , which is not easy at all to put into record. I'd like to see all these whiners in the studio trying to put together and make good arrangements for a 10 piece band, IT IS NO FUCKING PIECE OF CAKE, let me tell you . Bruce hasn't been as prolific as he has been in the last 15 years since.... and the quality of work is quite good and consistent but I agree he needs to strip his sound down , also live, less people onstage , and yes, TBone in the control room, maybe Daniel Lanois would do something very interesting with Bruce's sound, or Brian Beattie (from Okkervil river) or Jeremy Backofen (from the Felice Brothers) or somebody like that not so "established" that can really bring new ideas into his music. Just my opinion of course.

f3alabama writes: what's this - the Garden State Rocker goes Mona Lisa??

Mitch writes: Wouldn't there be no Nils or Patti in the 83 pic?

London Rob writes: Please don't let this be true. It reminds me of a Simply Red cover from some time back (the horror, the horror). Having said that Magic was pretty ordinary as was the cover to the Seeger Sessions. All round there does apeare to have been some slip in quality control as of late, the production values on Magic, the crap sound at most of the dates on the last tour, it's been heading this way for a while. That said let's wait for the music and cross our fingers that Bruce reads a message board every now and then.

Elnan again writes: Rob, maybe the cover itself was ordinary for Seeger Sessions, but the whole graphic package (Cover, inlay, web page, merchandise) was pretty stunning. But this? This is just a bad Photoshop gig, mixing the two single's images with a starry backdrop, which even has a star shining through the Moon.

Mike writes: Criticizing a singer's album cover is like criticizing an artist's singing ability. Enough with the tabloid journalism already.

MB writes: Nice work. i don't get excited about Bruce's generosity because he grossed $250 million in the past year plus so giving $1 million for example is nothing special for him. The ad is nice because it makes everyone aware but Bruce can do more then most to keep the food bank going.

ctuck writes: Tell 'ya what: you can either accept the fact that an artist as talented as Springsteen could take his music in a thousand different directions in a million different universes and spend your time playing "what if" or "what I'd do" or "what I'd like to hear" from now till the now till the end of time, or you can be thankful for the gift of his music and trust that his vision might be just a little sharper than yours. Not more right or wrong necessarily, but his vision nonetheless. I'm perfectly fine with letting Bruce take his music wherever his muse leads him, and thankful to be able to follow along on the journey Thank you Bruce.

Eric writes: It's awful. But then Bruce isn't really a great album cover specialist really, is he? It sits pretty well with the desperately dire title track really, which has to be up there near the very top of my "worst Bruce tracks ever" list. Fortunately "lucky day" seems to be a cracker, so fingers crossed it's a curate's egg with more good parts than bad.

Elnan writes: Always amusing to try to guess what goes on in the E Streeters' heads. I really think that most of them would drop whatever they have in their hands and run to join Bruce for anything. I sure would, but that does not matter. (I think) In this matter, I am sure that the agreements have been made months, maybe years ago. What they are only Bruce & Max know. I sure will miss Max if he leaves, but the band could really use someone who can speed up the songs before they come to a complete stop.

kavana writes: Hi, you ask will the unthinkable happen regarding Max - Bruce hiring a new drummer. Don't forget that Max is the third drummer to play for the band, following Vini Lopez and Ernest Carter in that role.

Jerry writes: Of course Max is the third drummer, but he's been in the band for nearly 35 years. These are bad comparisons, but Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks weren't in the original Fleetwood Mac...Ringo Starr wasn't an original Beatle...but they're pretty well identified with those groups now. When you think "E Street drummer" you don't think "Ernest Carter", do you? As far as the future, it's hard to deny it would be a major change to replace him. I think the more likely answer is Bruce touring with a group that is NOT the E Street Band but might have certain members remain.

plzLetTheRestOfTheAlbumBeAsGood writes: Queen of the Supermarket!! What a wonderful delight! I LOVE it!!!

Tom Szafranski writes: If someone hadn't said it was bad, you would: not question it, think it is acceptable, or like it. At best, I hope one of his kids designed it and they release it like it is. I think it's swell.

mick parkinson writes: hope bruce does play glasto hope max stays and i think he will

Sjuur writes: bol.com says it will have the cd in store from 23rd of January

goterps writes: You know, Bruce has changed my life, like many of you would also say. It's time he retires. I head New York City Serenade today and almost dies, thinking about his output recently. Jungleland is the greatest song ever written. I don't want Bruce to record songs about being a romantic 20 year old kid walking the Jersey boardwalk. I like that he has grown up, but he is now a 58-year-old content man with nothing to write about. I don't want his political views and don't want to hear a bunch of random songs that have no connection with each other. SInce The RIsing, that's what he has done. Just random 3-minute pop songs. I would love to hear the musicality from WIld& Innocaent, BTR, DOTEOT and, his greatest, The River. He got away from the music and is just spewing out songs that make no sense. I am working as a "roadie'' at the Super Bowl and am only hoping that Bruce doesn't embarrass himself. Do we want to see Bruce walking around like a bloated Elvis or an insignificant Mick Jagger or Paul McCartney? It's time to pull the plug.Let's remember the great albums when the music mattered and he wasn't just trying to string together 12 songs. I challenge anyone to come up wih one album in the since TOL that had any musicality or originality whatsoever. The greatest rocker of all time is fading to a slow death.

Gaetano writes: Horrible but Bruce is Bruce

zbpm33228 writes: Rumors and other 'sources' claimed this and that, and none came out true, it was said Last Carnival was longest track on the album - yepeekajay for that one!, when in fact not the last but the FIRST one - Outlaw Pete... O, it is not the class of album cover like Darkness, BTR but it is something new, and we are entering a era, new time, everything changes, so I'm confident come spring time and everyone has forgotten about this cover and just rocking their asses off to this very album when Bruce and the boys hit the road!!!

Philly writes: Bruce has shown that he is always planning for the future. If he feels Max can't make a committment to the band, he'll replace him. No hard feelings. Bruce is a showman and the show must go on. Other then when someone is sick and they can't go that night, Bruce has always has a Plan B. How he dealt with Danny's illness is a perfect example.

Bruce fan waiting writes: I haven't bought a Bruce album since The Rising. Bruce is too obsessed with politics and his music has suffered because of it.

Stanley Steamer writes: I agree. Good cover artwork, but otherwise wrong. I'm usually one who doesn't take part in the "sell out" talk and just laughs at those arguments. But taking this into account with the Super Bowl and the mediocrity of the two new singles... it's not looking well.

misadventure writes: Huh. Weird. It's a better tracklist than on his other Greatest Hits. I guess if you really want to be the Working Man's artist, there's no better way to ensure that actual working men and women buy your album than to sell it at Walmart. But still! I do like the cover, though I didn't hate the Working on a Dream cover the way most everybody else seems to.

Walmart fan writes: I'm not sure why Bruce would do this. To partner with Walmart, usually the supplier has to jump through hoops so it's not like Bruce is getting money from Walmart to partner with them. It's not like there will be a tremendous demand for this CD. Maybe Walmart wants to increase their online store to compete with Amazon for example so they're using Bruce to attract more hits on their online store. I can't say he's selling out until I see how Walmart promotes this. The funny thing is I thought most liberals hated Walmart because they supposedly don't do the right thing for their employees and drive the competition out of business. I guess those things are forgotten now.

bruceman82 writes: I like the cover of the Wal Mart disc... I don't see why it is such a catastrophe. Okay, I'm European, but I do know something about WalMart... I think there are worse news than that. According to the cover of WOAD; It is the first one for years which is not showing a typical Bruce-Coporate-Design... those brown-yellow-grey-dark colours of the last 7 or 8 albums needed to be changed, I think. Why is there so much moaning about everything? We get a new album... isn't it great? Bruce sells greatest hits over Wal Mart... okay, nothing to be ashamed of... I wanna have it! So... come on... stop moaning please, and look forward for January 27. Jesus Christ!

Confused writes: Why Bruce? http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/

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