„Life itself“ geht in Ordnung (***), „Outlaw Pete“ ruiniert eine durchaus gute Idee penetrante Wiederholung und Überlänge. Wenn das Lied 3 Minuten kürzer gewesen wäre, hätte es vielleicht überzeugt.
Gute Kritik von Stephen M. Deusner:
„Working on a Dream works hard on sound, but sleeps on actual songs. „Queen of the Supermarket“ may be the worst thing he’s ever written, an overly symphonic ballad about crushing on the stock girl. It’s sweet, but there’s something about the high-flying strings and the intensity of the imagery („A dream awaits in aisle number two“) that suggests parody. The checkout beeps that help the song out to its car certainly don’t dispel the wink. „At night I take my groceries and drift away,“ Springsteen sings, but here his working-class identifications sound a little condescending and inappropriate. Just as „57 Channels (And Nothing On)“ failed to convince anyone that Springsteen watched a lot of TV, „Queen of the Supermarket“ can’t persuade listeners that he does his own grocery shopping. Now that his big dream has come true, Springsteen doesn’t seem to know what to do with himself. So he’s trying to do everything.“
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12614-working-on-a-dream/
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Ohne Musik ist alles Leben ein Irrtum.