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Devils and Dust is ... as immediate and troubling as this morning's paper.
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Boss Or Toss?: Part 13.
Devils and Dust is not an album that I would have ever heard of outside of a Bruce Springsteen deep dive and maybe that’s because this one dives into the folk side of Springsteen again, following the immediate and fantastic The Rising, which I adored from the rip. The title track as an opening has some interesting stringwork and an even better set of lyrics but at this point in his career, I don’t think i’m in the mood for another diet Nebraska. Now, ... read more
This album felt like a combination of his last album and Nebraska. I thought this album was consisntely pretty good but there really wasn’t anything that was too amazing on here. I thought this was a solid listen and a bit inconsistent but I did enjoy this listen. I don’t really have too much to say about this album honestly because this feels like an intermission type album in his catalog and a lot of the songs on here like I said are good but I wouldn’t choose to come back ... read more
Bruce going full on country with a dash of his usual rock sensibilities. Nothing is crazy spectacular on here but nothing is super boring either. The whole album is solid and the melodies and hooks aren’t immediate and sink their way in on repeated listens. It’s a well-written album that definitely is not talked about very much but it’s pretty good!
I was excited to check this one out after finding out it was a mostly acoustic country album, considering how much I loved "Nebraska" and especially "The Ghost of Tom Joad". Unfortunately, this album is pretty much standard for Springsteen. I love the title track, it sounds like a really great Jason Isbell song. I also really liked "Long Time Comin" and the really interesting vocal approach on "All I'm Thinkin' About". Other then that, this is a ... read more
The opening song was beautiful. The rest was pretty good.Honestly, I wasn’t paying the closest attention but I liked most of what I heard. Still though, Bruce is a goat for real.
the whole album is massively boring + his vocals on "all im thinking about" is terrible.
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Track List
| 1 | Devils & Dust 4:58 | 77 |
| 2 | All the Way Home 3:39 | 78 |
| 3 | Reno 4:08 | 70 |
| 4 | Long Time Comin' 4:17 | 68 |
| 5 | Black Cowboys 4:09 | 67 |
| 6 | Maria's Bed 5:35 | 72 |
| 7 | Silver Palomino 3:23 | 63 |
| 8 | Jesus Was an Only Son 2:54 | 60 |
| 9 | Leah 3:32 | 74 |
| 10 | The Hitter 5:53 | 64 |
| 11 | All I'm Thinkin' About 4:23 | 57 |
| 12 | Matamoros Banks 4:00 | 60 |
Total Length: 50 minutes
