Bruce Springsteen's new album is reportedly his "angriest" to date.
A source close to Camp Bruce told The Hollywood Reporter earlier today that The Boss' forthcoming new studio album with the E Street Band (their first without the late Clarence Clemons on saxophone) will focus squarely on the ongoing economic and social injustices facing everyday working Americans today. ""He gets into economic justice quite a bit," says the unnamed somebody. "It's very rock'n' roll. He feels it's the angriest album he's ever made. Bear in mind, though, that [Springsteen] wrote and recorded the majority of the album before the Occupy movements started, so he's not just setting headlines to music."
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As I'm sure you know, Springsteen has been the unofficial voice of blue-collar, hard working Americans for nearly four decades, so it's refreshing (and unsurprising) to hear he'll be grappling with "the issues" on his new album. Just in case he needs a few extra ideas, though, I've compiled a checklist of 10 things I'd like to hear him address on the new album:
- The disappearing American middle class.
- The increasing wealth gap (more like a chasm, really) between the wealthiest and poorest Americans.
- The Republican party's war on unions.
- The fact that Friday Night Lights went off the air after five seasons but One Tree Hill is still going strong.
- The stale aftertaste I get after watching one of those 5-Hour Energy commercials.
- The shocking fact that an Arby's crispy Chicken Bacon Swiss sandwich and a regular sized Curly Fry (no drink) costs MORE than the whole meal. I don't need a drink, thanks—I have one at home.
- Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakuel
- Blue Pepsi. (Yes, it's still annoying that it happened.)
- Spotify, for whatever reason, has an album by Joe Grushecky called A Good Life lumped in with Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band's records.
- They haven't stopped putting Braille on drive-through ATMs.
Which pressing social issues would you like to hear Bruce Springsteen mention on his new album? Let us know in the comments section below.
Using Spotify? Listen to Working On A Dream (2009) by Bruce Springsteen right here.
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