Here's hoping it gets better than the title track...
The new Bruce Springsteen album, "Working on a Dream," hits the streets on Jan. 27 (a few days before his Super Bowl appearance), but NPR Music (www.NPR.org/music) will give fans an "Exclusive First Listen" by streaming it on Monday, Jan. 19, beginning at 11:59 p.m.
So far, I've only heard the title track, which sounds more like Springsteen in a rush to release something rather than the man truly inspired. In fact, it's the most pedestrian-sounding thing he's done in years. But, as we all know with Bruce, you can't judge the album by one track.
Along with the Boss, NPR Music is also offering first listens to M. Ward's "Hold Time" and Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion the same time. It will also be the only radio broadcaster of "We Are One: The Obama Inauguration Celebration at The Lincoln Memorial," the opening celebration for the 56th Presidential Inaugural on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m.
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In other music news, all the old dudes are getting back together.
Mott the Hoople will celebrate its 40th anniversary with the first show by the original lineup in 35 years!
The British glam band - Ian Hunter, Verden Allen, Dale Griffin, Overend Watts and Mick Ralphs - gave us such classic songs as "All the Young Dudes," "Roll Away The Stone" and "All The Way From Memphis" and had a hand in spawning the punk generation.
The shows will be Oct. 2-3 at The Hammersmith Apollo (now the HMV Apollo), where they recorded "Mott The Hoople Live' in 1973.
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Jan 16 2009, 11:27 AM
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Scott Mervis