New album is "patchy"
An anonymous person has sent us a song-by-song description of the Working on a Dream album. How he got to listen to the album or if he's even trustworthy, I will leave for each of you individually to judge. But it sounds plausible, and I have personally no reason to think it's not true. There are probably lots of tentative copies out there with Sony executives, marketing people, and others. Time will tell how much truth there is to this, but here goes:
Track list:
1. Outlaw Pete -The E street band do Pete Seeger. A rollocking tune about badass Pete lots of harmonica, lots of organ.
2. My Lucky Day - as heard on Amazon a mid tempo rocker like Lonesome Day, again strong organ presence.
3. Working On a Dream - Title track we have all heard.
4. Queen of the Supermarket -Probably the most enticing title on the album is a ode to a Supermarket worker? Or Dweller? Glockenspiel opening. Certainly no ‘For You’ or ‘Sandy’, but still heavy on the feelings.
5. What Love Can Do - Very Byrds like, Max on fire on this track lots of twelve string guitars it reminded me of ‘twelve mile high’ in parts
6. This Life - Big band sound, lots of organ. Imagine a fast Secret Garden with the big man pulling out a sax solo at the end. A grower I am sure.
7. Good Eye - Brilliant blues harmonica microphone number. Very similar to the stage versions of ‘Reason to Believe’ & ‘NJ Devil’, the most innovative track on the album. This is Bruce pushing the boundaries not cruising. More like this please Bruce.
8. Tomorrow Never Knows - Light country tinged skip along with Soozie contributing Violin. Starts with a steel guitar intro, you can imagine this done solo ala ‘Waiting on a Sunny Day’ – acoustic.
9. Life Itself - Slow burning rock. With backtracked guitar, very reminiscent of ‘The Fuse’.
10. Kingdom of Days -Big wall of sound, very reminiscent of recent Brendan O’Brien produced tracks. This records ‘Girls in their Summer Clothes’.
11. Surprise, Surprise - 60s pop, very pop and up track, kind of throwaway.
12. The Last Carnival- Standout track. Is this a ode to Danny? It starts with an accordion intro, lots of end of days reminiscing and very dreamy end of summer felling. Suddenly stops then a choir comes in before fading to end.
Overall very patchy, you get the feeling Bruce and the band are cruising. Easy to see why some of theses tracks where left off ‘Magic’, yet where Bruce does innovate and push we get standouts such as Outlaw Pete, Good Eye & Last Carnival. Might not be Tunnel of Love or Darkness but certainly no Human Town either some of these songs will reawaken when done live or when stripped of the Brendan O Brien wall of sound.

