Bruce Springsteen Western Stars
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Sunnyvale
Staff Reviewer
June 18th 2019


5892 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I think the glossy orchestration is overdone at a few points, but I find it works well for the most part. To each their own...

Rawmeeth38
June 18th 2019


2688 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I love the sound on this. And I’d have to disagree on Stones, that’s one of my favorites

Odal
Staff Reviewer
June 18th 2019


2067 Comments


Man, I just went on a bit of a Springsteen binge and this album has honestly floored me. Strongly considering 5'ing this. The orchestral bits sound almost intentionally cheesy at points, like the backing music in a lot of old western films that this album achingly de-mystifies.

Great review by the way, pos'd

Pho3nix
June 18th 2019


1605 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

As a huge fan of Springsteen this just felt like a little bit of a letdown after my first listen to be honest, maybe I had high hopes... but I was definitely expecting songs like 'Devils & Dust, American Skin (41 shots), Shut out the Light, Wages of Sin, Atlantic City' and the like - and I'm just not feeling it here. This is almost too clean for me. Def gonna look into this more with further listens ofc.



One thing I have to say is I love the album cover at least haha

Odal
Staff Reviewer
June 18th 2019


2067 Comments


I'm not a fan of the squeaky clean production that Bruce has leaned on sometimes in the last decade or so, but here I think it largely works because of the mostly cinematic aesthetics. It really does feel like Bruce is giving us amazing storytelling over an old western film score and I dig it

DoofDoof
June 19th 2019


15068 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

A little tragic this nice but latter day 'blah not really got a lot unique to say' album has nearly 50 votes and Callahan's career peak double album has less than 20

robertsona
Staff Reviewer
June 19th 2019


27464 Comments


listening to this

AngryJohnny
June 24th 2019


1028 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

He's still got it



zakalwe
June 24th 2019


38906 Comments


I never got him but I dig this and realise he has it

AngryJohnny
June 24th 2019


1028 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

better late than never

Meridiu5
June 29th 2019


4166 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Very folky. Im liking the orchestra bits

foxblood
July 11th 2019


11159 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

tempted to get this on vinyl, great americana

Pho3nix
August 14th 2019


1605 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

This did get better on my second listen, but it is still lacking. Definitely too upbeat, clean, safe and happy.



The title track is the only one that stood out somewhat

Divaman
August 27th 2019


16120 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

This might be his best album since Tunnel of Love, or Born in the USA.

zakalwe
July 13th 2020


38906 Comments


Bloody fantastic this



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