The Wild, the Innocent & the E-Street Shuffle Review

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The Wild, the Innocent & the E-Street Shuffle ReviewBruce Springsteen won me over forever in 1973 with this album. I went to see him perform as an opening act for Dr. John in Santa Monica as a result of this album. My college roomate had a big quadrophonic stereo system that he'd use for dorm dances, and the one demand I made on him for helping him carry his stuff downstairs was that we could play "Rosalita" and "Kitty's Back" at every dance. All the kids at first would stop dancing, because it was the only unfamiliar stuff we'd play, but by the last dance, I had people lining up to find out who made this great music.
Bruce took the expansive, poetic, musical pastiche style of this album forward with "Born To Run," but then after that album, he decided to focus his artistry on shorter songs with tighter lyrics and clear, understandable points of view. So in many ways, this album represents the road not taken. But it exists, it's still in print, and it's a classic.
Some have objected to how it was recorded, and also to the relatively weak playing of the old drummer, Vini Lopez. Points conceded, but they don't mar the brilliance and enjoyability of this album. The pianist, David L. Sancious, more than makes up for any deficiencies by playing the most outrageous piano backup I've ever heard. As fine as Roy Bittan is, Sancious' departure from E Street for a career in jazz-rock fusion was a musical tragedy. Listen to his opening for "NY City Seranade"--Chopin meets Gershwin, easing into a beautiful duet with acoustic guitar that is otherwordly. Elsewhere, he provides Bruce with all the rhythmic support his drummer couldn't.
It is unbelievable that this seemingly inarticulate kid was able to pack so much American musical heritage into one inexpensively produced album, and in the process create new musical molds. And, as romantic and poetic as some of this album is, most of it is very lighthearted and fun, capturing better than any of Bruce's other albums the spirit of the great entertainer that his live shows have always displayed. This album is Bruce's cheeseburger deluxe--greasy and sizzling, with smoke rising into the summer ocean air, spreading delight everywhere.
My fondest hope would be that, one day, Bruce would return to this style, adding a few musicians who could help him bring it off, maybe even bringing Sancious back into the fold. On Nightline, it sounded like he was trying to write a few in that style when "The Rising" was in the works.
Failing that, if he would just do us the favor of one day performing "New York City Serenade" live on TV...then he'd really impress people.The Wild, the Innocent & the E-Street Shuffle OverviewNo Description Available.Genre: Popular MusicMedia Format: Compact DiskRating: Release Date: 5-OCT-1989

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Here Comes the Bride Review

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Here Comes the Bride ReviewOkay, let's get something straight right from the beginning. This album is not anything like their previous ones. It is nothing like Pocket Full of Kryptonite. Just get over it, and listen to Here Comes the Bride with an open mind and the understanding that it may take some getting used to. If you can do that, then I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
I myself first approached this album with great skepticism, but the new sound quickly grew on me. The highlights of this album are Vampires in the Sun, Gorilla Boy, Siren Dress, Diamond, the Man, and Tomorrow Can Pay the Rent (a real gem). The most obvious change is that some of the songs have a strong reggae flavor to them, but fortunately the Doctors pull it off quite well. Ivan Neville's keyboards also bring a whole new dimension to the band, and Chris Barron's singing style often diverges from their earlier material as well. Another marked change is that some of the songs seem to have a lot more soul to them. Fortunately, they haven't lost the funk, as Gorilla Boy is evidence of. A couple of tracks---Dodging Assassins and Waiting for the Blow---are bit difficult to get used to, but I'm beginning to like them as well.
Here is a band that is definitely not afraid to try something new. The Spin Doctors are ARTISTS, not some lame, sell-out group that just spits out more of the same soulless, poor-quality hooks that dominate the radio these days. Artists have can't stay the same forever, especially when they've been through as much turmoil as this band has. They have to change, to grow, to evolve. Look at REM. Here Comes the Bride is a refreshing blast of fresh air amid the stagnant smog which is most of today's popular music. Give this album a fair chance, and you'll like what you hear.Here Comes the Bride Overview

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311 Review

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311 Review311 is in my opinion the overall most talented band on earth. 311 consists of Nick Hexum (vocals, plays 2nd guitar on some songs), Chad Sexton (one of the world's best drummers), SA (the first and best DJ in a rock band, and he also does awesome vocals, trading off with Nick in most songs), P-Nut (one of the best bass players in any rock band ever - Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers listens to him for inspiration), Tim Mahoney (fantastic guitarist, is unlimited in the styles he can play). Both Nick and SA can rap better than I've ever heard, and they can both sing beautiful melodies. When they harmonize there is a sense that they were meant to sing together - their voices match up perfectly.
On this album, their third major label release, they decided to keep it simple and straight-forward with their sound. Tim only used his guitar (a PRS), octave pedal (which he uses on nearly every song), and amp (Mesa Boogie) and no other effects or anything. When the band followed this album up with Transistor it threw a lot of people off because Transistor has a totally different sound. In my opinion Transistor is the best album anyone has ever made, although Evolver may be tied.
Back to the album I'm reviewing - it is self-titled, and often called 'The Blue Album' by the band and fans. Here is a description of each song as best as I can give:
(1) Down - This song rocks so hard it is unbelievable. This is the song that was released as a single and made it to #1 on the charts and is the only 311 song a lot of people know. Characteristic positive message with fierce guitar riffs and rapping by SA and a great catchy chorus sung by Nick.
(2) Random - Starts with a drum beat only Chad would play, the chorus is interesting because it has Nick singing with SA rapping at the same time. They only did this in one other song, Six from their album called Grassroots. The end of this song has a slow heavy riff that rocks hard.
(3) Jackolantern's Weather - A fantastic song written by Chad, they call this one their Halloween song. The last part with Nick rapping is definitely something to headbang to. Tim uses his octave pedal on almost the entire song.
(4) All Mixed Up - Another radio hit, this one went to #4 on the charts. A great song with a bouncy riff and more catchy melodies but softer than the previous three.
(5) Hive - This song is nonstop fierce guitar riffs and rapping by Nick and SA. Possibly the best rapping of any of their songs.
(6) Guns (are for *******) - No sooner does Hive end than another song with hard rockin' riffs begins with another onslaught of great rapping by Nick and SA. This song was also written by Chad.
(7) Misdirected Hostility - This song has a slow heavy riff with, once again, great rapping by both Nick and SA. I like the lyrics 'I can't handle all the negative vibe merchants - is that all you have in you perchance'
(8) Purpose - They take somewhat of a break from the heaviness of the three previous songs with this beautiful song. This song still rocks pretty hard though in the middle and at the end.
(9) Loco - 'Make an instrumental, add a little vocal, take it to the show and make the people go loco' is repeated plenty of times, and Nick's vocals at one point sound like he is doing something impossibly fast that I can't do if I try.
(10) Brodels - This song has a very heavy slow riff to it but speeds up at parts, and the riff at the end is the heavy slow riff played differently by Tim so it makes you want to headbang like crazy. SA's lyrics, as he is known for, make little to no sense 'I told a shark I was a dolphin...'
(11) Don't Stay Home - Another radio single, this is a fun song to sing along too although there is a part just before Chad does a brief drum solo that, like the part in Loco, I can't sing. Thanks Nick.
(12) DLMD - Don't Let Me Down is what it stands for, it is a song about guys who beat up their girlfriends. I love Nick's authoritative 'If you hurt her again I'll f*** you up!' at the end.
(13) Sweet - Definitely a 'sweet' song, the music to this one was written by Tim and it shows. The song ends with a great guitar solo that sounds effortless.
(14) T&P Combo - T&P means Tim & P-Nut who co-wrote the music for this song. This song rocks hard from beginning to end and is a great way to end the album.
So there's my review and if you are considering buying this album then I strongly urge you to do so. If you dislike the occasional swear words then there is an edited version of the CD available so there is no excuse not to buy one version or the other. If you have never purchased a 311 CD I suggest starting with Grassroots or From Chaos although you can't go wrong with any of their CDs - just be aware that each of their albums sound different.311 Overview

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