[Almeida's Army]

Thanks for the info Matt

[Logan]

Don’t get up — we’re just here to give you a quick roundup of Bruce Springsteen album and U.S. tour rumors, which seem to have exploded throughout the Twitterverse today, handily compiled by our friends at @GreasyLake.

1) Announcement with details on the album, the North American tour dates and some sort of special, official tribute to Clarence Clemons will be released on Wednesday, Jan. 11, the Big Man’s 70th birthday.

2) Album release on Monday, March 5, three days after the rumored tour kickoff in Denver.

[Almeida's Army]

Still no announcement but he performed at Light of Day at the weekend...

[Logan]

New video of his new Album announced today Wracking Ball

Single We Take care of our own " available for download ion Amazon I tunes

BRING ON YOUR WRECKING BALL: NEW ALBUM DUE MARCH 6 Bruce Springsteen's new album has been set for March 6 release on Columbia Records. Marking his 17th studio album, Wrecking Ball features 11 new Springsteen recordings and was produced by Ron Aniello with Bruce Springsteen and executive producer Jon Landau. 1. We Take Care of Our Own 2. Easy Money 3. Shackled and Drawn 4. Jack of All Trades 5. Death to My Hometown 6. This Depression 7. Wrecking Ball 8. You’ve Got It 9. Rocky Ground 10. Land of Hope and Dreams 11. We Are Alive A special edition of Wrecking Ball will also be available including exclusive artwork and photography and two bonus tracks: 12. Swallowed Up 13. American Land Said long-time manager Jon Landau, "Bruce has dug down as deep as he can to come up with this vision of modern life. The lyrics tell a story you can't hear anywhere else and the music is his most innovative of recent years. The writing is some of the best of his career and both veteran fans and those who are new to Bruce will find much to love on Wrecking Ball." While this morning's press release does not specifically address U.S. tour dates, it does confirm: "Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be touring extensively in the US and Europe in 2012." The album's lead track and first single, "We Take Care of Our Own," can be purchased as a digital download now at Amazon and iTunes. The official video:

[Almeida's Army]

I absolutely love the artwork and single!!

Here are the lengths of the songs according to wikipedia:
1. "We Take Care of Our Own" 3:55
2. "Easy Money" 4:00
3. "Shackled and Drawn" 6:20
4. "Jack of All Trades" 3:23
5. "Death to My Hometown" 5:00
6. "This Depression" 2:57
7. "Wrecking Ball" 5:40
8. "You've Got It" 4:18
9. "Rocky Ground" 3:19
10. "Land of Hope and Dreams" 7:03
11. "We Are Alive" 4:23
12. "Swallowed Up" 3:24
13. "American Land" 4:00

Some quite long, epic songs in there

[Logan]

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band 2012 Tour Dates:

US Tour Dates
March 18 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena (on sale Feb 4)
March 19 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum (on sale Feb 3)
March 23 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Bay Times Forum (on sale Jan 28)
March 26 - Boston, MA - TD Garden (on sale Jan 28) My hometown !!
March 28 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center (on sale Jan 28)
March 29 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center (on sale Jan 28)
April 1 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center (on sale Jan 28)
April 3 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center (on sale Jan 27)
April 4 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center (on sale Jan 27)
April 6 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden (on sale Jan 27)
April 9 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden (on sale Jan 27)
April 12 - Detroit, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills (on sale Jan 28)
April 13 - Buffalo, NY - First Niagara Center (on sale Jan 28)
April 16 - Albany, NY - Times Union Center (on sale Jan 28)
April 17 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena (on sale Jan 28)
April 24 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion (on sale Feb 3)
April 26 - Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (on sale Feb 3)
April 29 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (on sale now)
May 2 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center (on sale Jan 27)
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[Logan]

US tour Dates for Wrecking Ball tour

first Video of We Take Care of Own

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band US 2012 tour itinerary


18 March Atlanta, GA Philips Arena On Sale
19 March Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum On Sale
23 March Tampa, FL Tampa Bay Times Forum On Sale
26 March Boston, MA TD Garden On Sale
28 March Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center On Sale
29 March Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center On Sale
1 April Washington, DC Verizon Center On Sale
3 April East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center On Sale
4 April East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center On Sale
6 April New York, NY Madison Square Garden On Sale
9 April New York, NY Madison Square Garden On Sale
12 April Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills On Sale
13 April Buffalo, NY First Niagara Center On Sale
16 April Albany, NY Times Union Center On Sale
17 April Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena On Sale
24 April San Jose, CA HP Pavilion On Sale
26 April Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena On Sale
27 April Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena On Sale
29 April New Orleans, LA New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival On Sale
2 May Newark, NJ Prudential Center On Sale

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Anyone listened to the new album? I love political!Bruce.

[Almeida's Army]

Bruce Springsteen will release a new album, titled High Hopes, on January 14th. The album is available for pre-order now at smarturl.it/highhopes, and the music video for the title track can be seen now at brucespringsteen.net. High Hopes finds Bruce in a number of different musical settings, and includes the members of the E Street Band as well as guitarist Tom Morello and many additional players. Recorded in New Jersey, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Australia and New York City, High Hopes marks Bruce’s 18th studio album and includes his own liner notes that detail the album’s evolution, viewable now at brucespringsteen.net. Morello joined Bruce and the E Street Band on tour in Australia in March 2013 (sitting in for Steve Van Zandt), and became, as Bruce says, “my muse, pushing the rest of this project to another level.” Besides his guitar playing on the album, Morello also duets with Bruce on ”The Ghost of Tom Joad.” Clarence Clemons, who passed away in 2011, and Danny Federici, who passed away in 2008, also appear on several songs of what Springsteen calls “some of our best unreleased material from the past decade.” To celebrate the album’s announcement, director Thom Zimny built a collage featuring photos from Danny Clinch, Australian tour footage featuring Tom Morello shot by Chris Hilson, and vintage documentary footage set to the title song. Click here to watch the video now. High Hopes tracklisting: 1. High Hopes (Tim Scott McConnell) – featuring Tom Morello 2. Harry’s Place * – featuring Tom Morello 3. American Skin (41 Shots) – featuring Tom Morello 4. Just Like Fire Would (Chris J. Bailey) – featuring Tom Morello 5. Down In The Hole * 6. Heaven’s Wall ** – featuring Tom Morello 7. Frankie Fell In Love 8. This Is Your Sword 9. Hunter Of Invisible Game * – featuring Tom Morello 10. The Ghost of Tom Joad – duet with Tom Morello 11. The Wall 12. Dream Baby Dream (Martin Rev and Alan Vega) – featuring Tom Morello All songs written by Bruce Springsteen except as noted Album produced by Ron Aniello with Bruce Springsteen *Produced by Brendan O’Brien **Produced by Brendan O’Brien, co-produced by Ron Aniello with Bruce Springsteen Pre-order High Hopes now!

to discuss new album out this month!

[joemac]

Saw Bruce at Wembley and I have to say it was fantastic. How can we not have a forum dedicated to the boss

[Almeida's Army]

Originally Posted by joemac (View Post) Saw Bruce at Wembley and I have to say it was fantastic. How can we not have a forum dedicated to the boss

I know right? Its baffling! I was also there- saw Wembley, Coventry, Hard Rock Calling, Cork and Cardiff, as well as Sunderland, Manchester, both nights in Paris and Hyde Park the previous year, and he never ceases to amaze me...

What are your favourite songs?

I'll add you to the list...

[Forwood4Bamon]

We need a board.

[joemac]

I would have to say my favourite songs are. Radio nowhere[that is the first one I really had on repeat play listened to it over and over again to the point where I think one of my friends has it as a personal ring tone for me. And then there's also songs like it's hard to be a saint. Come on out tonight, you can look but you better not touch, no surrender. I think I'm getting slightly greedy at this point, I think you get the gist.
what was the first time you kind of connected with the Springsteen experience?

[Almeida's Army]

Originally Posted by joemac (View Post) what was the first time you kind of connected with the Springsteen experience?

Probably my first show at the O2 in 07, but I really got it between the Emirates show in 08 and the Hyde Park show in 09.

Originally Posted by Eclarexdelena (View Post) We need a board.

We so totally do! I'll add you to the list...

[Almeida's Army]

This is a review that me and a few members of BTX (a Bruce Forum) of the new album, as well as just general chit-chat. I'm the one in the black hat and glasses. Just incase anyone here wanted to take a watch!