More on the new Bruce Springsteen album

Thanks again to Lawrence Kirsch:

“There's a local (Canadian) arts magazine that I read today, which had an in-depth interview with Brendan Obrien. According to Obrien, the new record will be released as "Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band." No mention as to a specific title for the album.

The album apparently takes a cue from Jackson Browne's Running On Empty. The songs were recorded mostly in one take with Bruce AND the band.

“Forget all the talk of the different members only coming in to do their specific parts. Also, they recorded material for it everywhere- Obrien specifically mentions Bruce recording with Clarence and Steve backstage during the Devils tour. Apparently they recorded a lot of material at Bruce's house with Landau overseeing the sessions.

“Musically, Obrien compared it to Blonde on Blonde. Three song titles were given when Obrien described some of the songs as resembling the Stones' Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street material, as well as resembling some early Faces records. The titles he named were "The Blind Spot," "Taxi Cab Alley," and "One Dead Ringer."

“Nothing else was mentioned in regards to the new album. Obrien did talk about Bruce some more and their working relationship.


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“A post on RMAS and GL yesterday included a copied post from someone who claims to work for Sony and was told that the new album's working title is "Dead Ringers," and that another song on the album is called "Sabres, Steel, and Spades." Take with a grain of salt.

“However, it was pointed out to me yesterday that Bruce registered five songs with the Library of Congress Copyright office on June 15, 2006, none of which I was familiar with:

Where you goin'?
Faithless.
All God's children.
God sent you.
Goin' to California.

“Usually, Bruce doesn't register a song unless: he has performed the song live; he's giving it to another artist (see I'll Be There For You Always); or he's about to release it. In addition to these five, the other exceptions are Blindspot, Between Heaven and Earth, and Father's Day (copywritten in spring 1995 at the same time as Missing).”