bono_212
Blue Crack Distributor
I really enjoyed it, HOWEVER, I don't get why they had Bruce sing the line off sync a few times. It reminded me of some of those really bad live collaborations that happen, specifically this one:
I really enjoyed it, HOWEVER, I don't get why they had Bruce sing the line off sync a few times. It reminded me of some of those really bad live collaborations that happen, specifically this one:
What is the story behind this?
Bruce sounds fucking awful in the first part of the song.
February 29, 2020
JFK terminal 2
Destination: Salt Lake City, Utah
I’m a little more anxious than usual about tonight’s flight. Universal just sent out an umbrella email to all artists: “Continue promotion AT YOUR OWN RISK.” There’s a new virus going around, and it’s shutting down the promotional run for our latest and greatest — Imploding the Mirage. We’re dead proud of the record and can’t wait for the world to get a load of it. But what was meant to be a rocket launch, stadium shaking, saliva-inducing tour run was about to come to a screeching halt. There’s plenty of time before boarding, so I get a burger at Wendy’s and call Tana. She’s excited to get her husband home early. And I have to be honest, I’m a little relieved to be getting home early myself.
Around the time I find my gate, I start getting some texts from a number I don’t have marked in my phone. “Watching Glastonbury. You guys have become one hellacious live band my brother! Love the gold suit! We gotta do Dustland one day.” Signed off with: “Bruce.”
Now I’ve got 3 options here:
1. Some cold-blooded monster is playing a cruel trick on me.
2. It’s Bruce Hornsby. But I haven’t talked with him since 2015ish.
Or
3. It really is Bruce Springsteen (I forgot to put both Bruce’s numbers in that phone).
So I google the area code. It’s from Freehold, New Jersey, and I’m still not convinced. So I text Evan (Bruce and Patti’s son who has become a buddy of mine) and get verification that the number really is coming from his old man.
And then, Covid Happened. We were sorry that we didn’t get to tour it, but genuinely happy that we were able to release Imploding the Mirage as some sort of consolation. This is what we do, and this is what we have to offer. A joyful record about unity and perseverance. Our interpretation of that promised light that lives just beyond the boundary of sorrow.
I have always sought to find and reflect that elusive light in my songs. It’s a trait I inherited from my mother Jean. She died from a brain tumor back in 2010 at the age of 64… Sixty Four! I’m turning 40 next week and I’m starting to realize just how young that is. Too young. She was married to my father Terry for 44 of those years. Dustland was written in the middle of her battle with cancer. It was an attempt to better understand my dad, who is sometimes a mystery to me. To grieve for my mother. To acknowledge their sacrifices and maybe even catch a glimpse of just how strong love needs to be to make it in this world. It was my therapy. It was cathartic.
That’s where Bruce comes in. Before I really became a fan of his, I was in the business of stadium-size everything. Larger than life EVERYTHING. Certainly larger than the lives of Jeannie and Terry Flowers. But Bruce has written a lot about people like my parents and found a whole lot of beauty in otherwise invisible people’s hopes and dreams. Their struggles, and their losses.
I’m grateful to him for opening this door for me. I’m grateful to my parents for their example to me. Now go find something new out about your dad, give your mom a big hug, and for god’s sake listen to Bruce Springsteen.
Yeah Bruce doesn't sound great on that first verse.
Brandon posted this on their FB account about how it came together:
Very cool and wholesome story. I do feel for them, not being able to capitalise on that record last year with live shows. I never listened to it.
Very cool and wholesome story. I do feel for them, not being able to capitalise on that record last year with live shows. I never listened to it.
You really should. A lot of people who haven't enjoyed their stuff in years really seemed to have a strong liking for it.
Funny enough, that's one of the songs I'm not as fond of . It's got a fun chorus, though.Fire in Bone sounds like a song that would come out of a generator for songs made for you
Funny enough, that's one of the songs I'm not as fond of . It's got a fun chorus, though.
I'm not actually the biggest fan of Imploding the Mirage. I like it, but it's near the bottom of the rankings for me. I've also never been able to get over feeling like the best track on the album (Lightning Fields) is too much like "Red Rain" by Peter Gabriel. This is what happened with the last Wild Nothing album and me, as well. The best song on the album was a blatant cop off of another song (can't think of which ATM) and I was never able to look past it. I am weird.
I miss when I used to read a lot more stories like this. Thank you for sharing. And the one you shared the other day.I heard Brandon give some insight into the lyrics for Lightning Fields: He said they were playing a card game at Thanksgiving and his dad got one which asked: What moment in life would you want to relive again? and his dad's response was something like: To relive falling in love with your mother again (who died in 2010).
And so the lyrics of Lightning Fields is Brandon imagining that his dad got that chance to do that and wanting to get back to her as fast as he could.
I miss when I used to read a lot more stories like this. Thank you for sharing. And the one you shared the other day.
OK, here's the thing with this album that always throws me off. It just starts so slow. Once you get to "Caution" it's great all the way through the end, but it's almost a chore for me to get there.
Also, "My God" is actually the best song on the album.