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Running on empty? Hardly. Bruce promises all new adventures in hi-fi
The bad news: Tracks 2, which promised “You’re Missing” (Arthur Baker remix) and “Held Up Without a Gun” (strings version), has been delayed indefinitely. But the good news is that — as if two E Street albums in less than two years weren’t enough — another new album from Bruce and the band is already in the works. As he recently told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “I made a promise to myself to get more records out more quickly than I used to… and now that I’ve got my wheels under me, in some fashion, it feels like it’s time to put the pedal to the metal.”
Springsteen reveals that his next album, consisting of songs he wrote backstage at Convention Hall last week, will take shape in a series of live recordings this spring as the E Street Band hits the road. “I was always impressed with bands that recorded albums live, whether it was Joe Jackson, Jackson Browne, or R.E.M. That’s the way we’re going to do this next one.” Though he hasn’t determined the exact format, Springsteen says that most of his upcoming shows with the E Street Band will be devoted entirely to these new songs that audiences haven’t heard, and the band doesn’t know. “I expect we’ll run through a song at least once or twice. I may have to stop to re-work a verse or two. My audience will understand,” he said. “It’s like that Mashall Crenshaw record: I’ve suffered for my art, now it’s your turn! Great album, by the way.”
Springsteen waxed equally unfazed by the arena setting for such a project. “Hey, the ‘shut the fuck up’ speech from the Joad tour seemed to work great,” he said, “and if I have to send Clarence out to open a can of whoop-ass on anyone who’s hootin’ and hollerin’ for ‘Badlands,’ I will.” A no-talking, no-standing, no-nothing policy will be strictly enforced.
As for older material, or even songs from Working on a Dream showing up, Springsteen says he’ll make that decision on a “night-by-night” basis. “If things go alright with the new, new songs, I might reward myself and the audience with a song or two, but the real reason for hitting the road is to present something entirely fresh to my audience,” he said. “I’m really excited about the new, new songs.” As for the album that came out in January, Springsteen said, “What am I, a jukebox? We played the Super Bowl, right? I think people get the idea.”
No official release date yet, but the new album is planned to tide fans over between Working on a Dream and Working on a Dream – Second Edition.
April 1st 2009