Any boss fans bought the new album yet? I have to say, I think it could be his best of the last 25 years (toss up between this and the rising). There's one or two tracks that don't really work (the last track is a poor rip off of ring of fire) but on the whole there's some really great stuff. A lot of it sounds like Bruce's take on the Seeger Sessions stuff, but with more rock.
I don't really get why when there's so much going on in the world politically, economically etc, and hardly anybody seems to be writing about it. I can really relate to some of the stuff he's singing about on this, particuarly death to my hometown. If you're a bit of a super fan, or even just a fan, it's pretty sad listening to Clarence's sax solo on Land of Hope and Dreams, and there's a touching tribute in the sleeve notes. I do wish his sax graced more of the album, but that can't be helped, and it's still great.
Probably others will think differently, but I really can't get over how much I love this album.
