Description
Fitting titles and soulful covers from Bruce Springsteen mark yet another quality entry into his discography. Reflective moments in the twilight years, musing on and powering through tracks tailor-made for covering, but not for those that have a typical idea on Springsteen’s voice. Only the Strong Survive, that much is true. There are few artists (bar the obvious mentions of Paul McCartney, Marianne Faithfull, and Bob Dylan) that can still survive in the mainstream, successive period.
Springsteen does what any artist hopes for, a successful covers album of his favourite hits and pieces, bringing out a new, emotional and often unseen to artists revered as some of the best. Raw, powerful and filled with great covers, from the vocal presence of Turn Back the Hands of Time to the honesty found on When She Was My Girl. They are spread out through several covers that give a bit of lighter breathing room to the instrumentals. Hey, Western Union Man doesn’t feel as powerful emotionally but still provides one of fifteen exceptional covers. Successful soul covers laid down with clarity, range and real power from an artist rediscovering the power of their voice.
