WE SHALL OVERCOME THE SEEGER SESSIONS
| Bruce Springsteen
WE SHALL OVERCOME THE SEEGER SESSIONS
This is Springsteen's first and so far only album of entirely non-Springsteen material and contains his interpretation of thirteen folk music songs made popular by activist folk musician Pete Seeger. As an activist and artist of folk music, Seeger did not write any of the songs on the album. His life's work focused on popularizing and promoting the ethic of local, historical musical influences and recognizing the cultural significance that folk music embodies. -wikipedia
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Pitchfork
just might be the very best and most inspiring album Bruce has produced in more than a decade
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Rolling Stone
Among the pleasures of this album is rediscovering childhood staples like “Erie Canal” or “John Henry”
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AV Club
this record remains absolutely likeable
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The Guardian
this is an addictively exuberant album
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BBC
It's a long way from Born To Run but, in its own foot-tappin' way, no less exhilarating.
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Uncut
a powerful example of how songs reverberate through the years to accrue contemporary meaning
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No Depression
We Shall Overcome derives a downright shocking amount of fun from time-worn chestnuts such as "Old Dan Tucker", "John Henry", "Jacob's Ladder"
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All Music
it's a rambunctious, freewheeling, positively joyous record unlike any other in Springsteen's admittedly rich catalog
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Entertainment Weekly
We Shall Overcome lets us revel in the sound of a man who no longer confuses unplugged with uninspiring — and who isn’t afraid to mix in some merriment with the message.
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AV Review
works on a couple of levels
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RTE
These sessions might be a little long in places, but when the party's in full swing it's hard to keep still.
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Soul Shine
an album they'll be talking about for years to come
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The Socialist
The sound is gutsy and gritty as well as lyrically excellent.
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Aphoristic Album Reviews
it’s a lot of fun, and it’s the best studio album he’s made since Tunnel of Love in 1987
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Daily Vault
This is a brilliant record that very few artists could have pulled off.
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Austin Chronicle
It's music-making for the pure joy of it, and that delight overflows in a manner that's truly rare.
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The Record Music Magazine
If you’re a Springsteen fan, listen to this album; it may surprise you.
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Los Angeles Times
this joyful, moving and somewhat frustrating collection is made up of 13 songs associated with Seeger, the folk-music patriarch
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Delusions of Adequacy
These songs, so comfortable in the gentle embrace of Seeger’s soothing voice, erupt in towering plumes of vitality as Springsteen growls and shouts his way through raucous renditions of normally more placid tunes.
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News Review
The Seeger Sessions captures the Boss and friends—on guitar, fiddle, piano, upright bass, accordion, washboard, tuba, trombone, banjo and mandolin—playing with joy, passion and apparently plenty of lubrication.
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Attempted Bloggery
This album is beautifully produced with an absolutely splendid band.
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Pima County Public Library
Enjoy these folks songs done in a high-energy, dance-along and sing-along style!
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Sound and vision
What's especially enjoyable about the album is the organic interplay of musicians running through a peck of songs from the folk canon so spontaneously and unselfconsciously, creating magic on the fly.
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Mumbling About
nothing but like for We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions
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Hour Community
After multiple spins his effort comes across as sincere, yet musically uneven.
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Absolute Knave
I’ll just tell you it’s a great album and you really must hear it. Highly recommended.
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W.L. Swarts Reviews The Universe
I felt it was pretty much a novelty album.
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Review Stream
an outstanding collection of traditional songs
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ACLU Maine
CIVIL RIGHTS SONGS WORTH CELEBRATING
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metrosantacruz.com
the album succeeds because it thrums with heartfelt spontaneity
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Anti Music
a jangly, bursting and festive record
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News OK
an upbeat celebration of the form, with a life-loving attitude that's hard to resist
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100Share.com
The results are sublime
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