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Bruce Springsteen: 'Wrecking Ball is my most direct album'
Published Tuesday, Feb 21 2012, 16:01 GMT | By Justin Harp | Add comment
Bruce Springsteen has described Wrecking Ball as his most "direct" album ever.
The rocker compared his 17th studio album to his 1982 release Nebraska, which dealt with the struggles faced by blue-collar workers.
"This is as direct a record as I ever made. That's with the possible exception of Nebraska, which this record has a lot in common with," he told Rolling Stone.
Springsteen also revealed that he first envisioned Wrecking Ball as a stripped-down acoustic album, but the songs began to take on a new form when he hired producer Ron Aniello.
"The record basically started out as folk music - just me and a guitar singing these songs. Then Ron brought a large library of sound that allowed me to explore - like maybe a hip-hop drum loop or country-blues stomp loop," he said.
"The actual drums came later. There was no preconceived set of instruments that needed to be used, I could go anywhere, do anything, use anything. It was very wide open."
E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt recently praised Wrecking Ball as one of his favourite Springsteen albums.
Springsteen and the E Street Band kick off their North American tour on March 18 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta.
Wrecking Ball is released on March 5 in the UK and March 6 in the US.
> Bruce Springsteen exhibit to open in Philadelphia
> Steven Van Zandt: 'Bruce Springsteen tour is my priority this year'
Watch Bruce Springsteen's 'We Take Care of Our Own' music video below:
The rocker compared his 17th studio album to his 1982 release Nebraska, which dealt with the struggles faced by blue-collar workers.
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"This is as direct a record as I ever made. That's with the possible exception of Nebraska, which this record has a lot in common with," he told Rolling Stone.
Springsteen also revealed that he first envisioned Wrecking Ball as a stripped-down acoustic album, but the songs began to take on a new form when he hired producer Ron Aniello.
"The record basically started out as folk music - just me and a guitar singing these songs. Then Ron brought a large library of sound that allowed me to explore - like maybe a hip-hop drum loop or country-blues stomp loop," he said.
"The actual drums came later. There was no preconceived set of instruments that needed to be used, I could go anywhere, do anything, use anything. It was very wide open."
E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt recently praised Wrecking Ball as one of his favourite Springsteen albums.
Springsteen and the E Street Band kick off their North American tour on March 18 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta.
Wrecking Ball is released on March 5 in the UK and March 6 in the US.
> Bruce Springsteen exhibit to open in Philadelphia
> Steven Van Zandt: 'Bruce Springsteen tour is my priority this year'
Watch Bruce Springsteen's 'We Take Care of Our Own' music video below:
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