Mehr News zum Album vom Boss (aha, so langsam kann ich mir was drunter vorstellen) 
Speaking this week about the forthcoming album, Springsteen said, „A lot of it is set in the west, in what feels like a rural setting.“ In that sense, and judging by the song titles, it would seem to share much with 1995’s The Ghost of Tom Joad. But while we’re anticipating a return to that storytelling vein, don’t look for Tom Joad II; our impression is that this record will go in more different directions (including a fair share of rockage), with a fuller sound as opposed to the more uniform folk fare of Tom Joad. Still the album is a „quieter, more acoustic affair than The Rising… pedal steel guitar, harmonica and violin fill in the sparse, rootsy arrangements.“
As for the songs: „Long Time Comin'“ and „The Hitter“ will be familiar to those who followed the Tom Joad solo acoustic tour a decade ago, as songs that Bruce performed live but never released. He said: „I was so excited after playing on that tour, I’d get off the stage and go write. Then I put those songs on the shelf for a while, until I had a chance to revisit them.“ That older material is mixed with newer songs, such as the title track, written as the war in Iraq began. „All the Way Home“ isn’t as old as some have suspected; although the song shares a title with one Springsteen wrote on Southside Johnny’s 1991 Better Days album, Rolling Stone is reporting that this is „an entirely different song.“
(www.backstreets.com)
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