Magic

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
His career currently on a roll, IMagic/I reunites the Boss with employees, the E Street Band and it is terrific--a highlight in a long and illustrious catalogue. Brash and noisy and a lot of fun, IMagic/I is packed with great, thoughtful songs. The stately "Your Own Worst Enemy" sounds full yet eschews histrionics, the atmospheric "Gypsy Biker’ has a strong melody to match, first single "Radio Nowhere" is an unlikely country-rock thrash and "Livin’ in the Future" has all the swing of "Cover Me", but without the drawback of dated production. In fact much of IMagic/I nails that old Phil Spector trick of cramming a lot of blokes (and birds) into a small room, and getting them to play simultaneously. Given that the E Street Band are big blokes these days, the effect is magnified. Not only does Springsteen successfully recapture a sound that once seemed exotic, the same can be said of lyrics such as "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" and "Long Walk Home", rueful and distant and all the more believable than the evocative yet lifeless mini-film scenarios he once specialised in. The Sopranos has redefined the image of New Jersey over the last decade (Bruce and band even pose like a mob in their clubhouse, especially Steve Van Zandt), but Springsteen has reclaimed local pre-eminence with this excellent collection. Pulling off the rare combination of excitement and maturity, the grown-ups are really having a good time. i--Steve Jelbert/i

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Customer reviews

review by: mccanns23 date: 2009-06-10 rating:
let down
bruces 2007 album is a bit of a let down,it sounds like a man that has lost some of his passion,the follow up is alot better thankfully,but this is a review of 'magic' and its a bit of a let down. br /The first four tracks are actually very good,'your own worst enemy' does in fact rate as one of his very best,its thereafter that the album dips into a sound thats too safe,too grandad like,too safe. br /As the album passes i felt so uninspired,i felt bruce had run out of ideas and just made whatever he could to complete the album,lacklustre indeed but there are those 4 tracks at the start that stop it being a real mess.

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review by: date: 2009-04-04 rating:
Good but not classic Boss
A good new album, but not up to some of his previous stuff. I'd definitely recommend downloading the 'Radio Nowhere' MP3 though.

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review by: We are not worthy . date: 2009-03-25 rating:
Magic - Magic
Brilliant CD ! . Every track is simply MAGIC ! . - Aptly titled . br / br /My personal favourite in what is a very difficult call ! - Gypsy Biker . br / br /What a Performer and Song writer - Massively Talented ! .

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review by: date: 2009-02-25 rating:
Excellent collection of Springstein songs
Excellent album of Bruce Springstein's work. If you like his earlier stuff, you'll like this. Strongly recommended.


review by: date: 2009-01-16 rating:
Fine, but 'compressed'? Yes
I recently bought my copy of this album having read these reviews and I have been impressed by its approachability and the way it quickly lifts you and draws you in. It is, indeed, a fine album with great songs. I regarded 'The Rising' as a true return to form and this is pretty close, too. br /However, the comments about production are fair - it does sound compressed and the band feels like a wall of sound for much of the first half/two-thirds, none of that lovely clarity in their individual contributions we've found on other albums. Late on this is less pronounced in slightly quieter tracks. br /That's why its only four stars from me. Otherwise its certainly a good-un.

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