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NZ Herald
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
Lost Boss: Unearthing Bruce Springsteen's hidden gems
The new collection of dozens of unreleased Bruce Springsteen songs from across his career explained in five tracks. In 1998, Bruce Springsteen released Tracks, a box set of 66 songs, many of them previously unreleased, others interesting demos or rare B-sides. Now comes Tracks II: The Lost Albums, an even more expansive collection of 83 songs (74 previously unheard) from albums he completed between 1983 and 2018, but never released. Tracks II offers something like an alternative history, so we highlight five songs from the different periods collected chronologically on the seven CD/seven album box set, also available digitally. Dream from the LA Garage Sessions '83 The 18 demos recorded between Nebraska and Born in the USA find Springsteen exploring Buddy Holly/Everly Brothers rockabilly (Little Girl Like You, Seven Tears), country (Jim Deer, County Fair) and different versions of the autobiographically reflective My Hometown and the Viet-vet narrative Shut Out the Light. This eerie piece has a man confronted by an unstated secret from his past that eats away at him. He flees his wife and family, haunted by something unexplained and perhaps inexplicable. There are two versions, this is the first. I Don't Know You from the Streets of Philadelphia Sessions album, 1993-94 Writing Streets of Philadelphia , the title song for the Jonathan Demme film Philadelphia, Springsteen experimented with synthesisers and loops to create the spectral sadness of that extraordinarily moving song, and then others. However, the album was sidelined and only one song slipped out, Secret Garden. A pity because it contained excellent songs, notably this, where a man sees his partner with new clothes, a different hairstyle and listening to different music. He suspects … Springsteen weighs the vocal with increasing defeat. The newly separated Elvis who sang You Were Always On My Mind would have understood this. Man from Somewhere North of Nashville, 1995 Those wanting Springsteen as a country singer rocking up the bar or getting melancholy with pedal steel have a whole album of that in Somewhere North of Nashville, recorded at the same time as the downbeat Ghost of Tom Joad. Detail Man and Stand On It are among the rockers; Tiger Rose, You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone and Under a Big Sky are the weepers. Repo Man is Chuck Berry taken to the honky-tonk, with sharp pedal steel and a bar-room-rattling piano part. Not a classic but everyone's having a good time. You will, too. Juarez from the album Inyo, 1995-1997 The songs on the excellent, unreleased Inyo album have Springsteen south of the border in a reflective, Hispanic frame of mind (Our Lady of Monroe, El Jardinero, One False Move). He goes a bit Roy Orbison on The Lost Charro. Ciudad Juarez is an acoustic ballad with lonely trumpet about a father travelling to Juarez and losing his daughter to the drug trade. Anyone who got immersed in the Netflix series Narcos Mexico will be on familiar if uncomfortable territory. of Us from the album Twilight Hours, recordings between 2010 and 2018 Springsteen's 2019 orchestrated Western Stars album was an ambitious marriage of songwriting with widescreen Western soundtracks. The songs on Twilight Hours come from the same period and sensibility, where Burt Bacharach-like arrangements (Sunday Love, Follow the Sun), Orbison's emotional depth (the immediately affecting September Kisses) and The Boss's storytelling find common ground on ballads. Two of Us (not the only title on Tracks II previously claimed) pulls together those threads on a song that sounds instantly familiar and soars from 'I walk with my head down', when love and the strings give him uplift.
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Travel + Leisure
11-07-2025
- Travel + Leisure
This 2-hour U.S. Trail Was Named One of the Best Hikes in the World—and It Has Mountain Views and the Oldest Tree on the Planet
High in California's White Mountains, more than 10,000 feet above sea level, the Methuselah Trail winds a quiet loop through the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, a place where gnarled, wind-twisted trees have stood for thousands of years—some dating back nearly five millennia. The four-mile trail passes through groves of Great Basin bristlecone pines, with trunks weathered by centuries of snow and sun. The mother of them all, Methuselah, the once-confirmed oldest living tree on Earth, can be seen from the trail, but, in order to protect it from vandalism, there is no sign marking it. Methuselah is over 4,800 years old, meaning it was already alive by the time ancient Egyptians built the pyramids in Giza. To put it in perspective, Methuselah is well over 1,000 years older than the oldest known giant sequoia tree, which is over 3,200 years old. Methuselah aside, the trail has sweeping views of Owens Valley and the distant Sierra Nevada. The hike is so spectacular that it was named one of AllTrails' '25 Trails to Explore in 2025.' "25 Trails to Explore in 2025 is the first list of its kind from the team here at AllTrails,' Ron Schneidermann, CEO of AllTrails, said in a Jan. 2025 press release. 'We looked beyond popularity to share places and occasions that are truly special this year. The magic of discovery is what fuels my love of the outdoors, and I hope this list inspires people to find their own sense of wonder on the trail." Methuselah Trail is located in California's Inyo National Forest near Big Pine, California. It takes around 45 minutes from Big Pine to reach the trailhead and the hike takes most people around two hours to complete. It is rated as 'moderate' in difficulty by the AllTrails team. The route was selected by AllTrails from more than 450,000 trails around the globe, including hikes in Italy, Alaska, and Japan. The top five this year include the Peace Trail, Segment 28 in Trento, Italy; Cerro Pelón in Michoacán, Mexico; Boston's Freedom Trail in Boston; Idaho's Alice-Toxaway and Edith Lake Loop; and Hump Ridge Track (Southland, New Zealand. To see the full list, visit All Trails' website.
Boston Globe
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Music Review: Bruce Springsteen takes seven ‘Lost Albums' off the shelf for a new box set
Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Perhaps as a result, the most interesting work on 'Tracks II' comes when he stretches out and explores pathways not in his wheelhouse: countrypolitan Bruce, border-town Bruce, Burt Bacharach-inspired Bruce and a set of synthesizer-based songs modeled after his Oscar-winning 'Streets of Philadelphia.' Oddly, the one disc of strays cobbled together that feels most like an E Street Band record is the least compelling. Advertisement Breaking down a big pool of music Since these are seven distinct albums, it's worth evaluating them that way. 'LA Garage Sessions '83' captures Springsteen working virtually alone at a home in the Hollywood Hills. It was squarely in between his 'Nebraska' and 'Born in the USA' albums, and he seems torn between those two approaches. There are character studies here, and more lighthearted fare like 'Little Girl Like You,' with a single man yearning to settle down. The most striking cut is 'The Klansman,' about a boy and his racist father, yet it cries out for more development. Ultimately, Springsteen chose the right albums to release at the time. Advertisement The song 'Streets of Philadelphia' was a genuine departure musically, and Springsteen decided to make an album in the same vein, with synthesizers and drum loops the dominant elements. If released in the early 1990s, this would have been the most contemporary-sounding disc of his career, with atmospherics that occasionally recall U2. Springsteen pulled it at the last minute, reasoning that the stories of doomed relationships — sample lyric: 'We loved each other like a disease' — was too much like 'Tunnel of Love.' At the same time he recorded 'The Ghost of Tom Joad' in 1995, Springsteen also convened a country band steered by pedal steel player Marty Rifkin. Their work was terrific, led by the one-two punch of 'Repo Man' and the Johnny Rivers cover, 'Poor Side of Town.' The title cut to a disc he calls 'Somewhere North of Nashville' escaped into the public some two decades later. Since the somber 'Joad' won a Grammy, who are we to second-guess his choice of what to put out? 'Nashville,' though, is a rollicking good time. 'Inyo' is similar to 'Joad' and 'Devils & Dust,' mostly acoustic-based narratives, here many of them stories of the Southwest. Springsteen even appropriately brings in mariachi bands for 'Adelita' and 'The Lost Charro.' Soozie Tyrell's violin is notable, particularly on the majestic 'When I Build My Beautiful House.' We're guessing that Springsteen may have considered 'Inyo' one album too many in the same style, but it's still strong work. Advertisement At one point Springsteen considered making 'Western Stars,' his salute to early 1970s California songwriting, a double album. When he didn't, the songs on 'Twilight Hours' were left behind. Here Bacharach is the primary influence, and this almost feels like Elvis Costello's collaboration with Burt, only without him (and is the lyric 'God give me strength' a hat-tip to that project?). The crooning Bruce of 'Sunday Love' is spellbinding, maybe the box's best song. 'Lonely Town' sits at the intersection of Bacharach and Roy Orbison, while 'Dinner at Eight' is a lovely sum-up. 'Twilight Hours' may startle Springsteen fans — and impress them, too. The workmanlike songs on 'Faithless' were written on commission in two weeks, the soundtrack to a movie that was never made. It's a good bet it would have been a moody Western. When Springsteen duels with Tom Morello on the song 'Another Thin Line,' you realize how little you've heard his electric guitar on 'Tracks II.' The album 'Perfect World' is the one here made up of leftovers from different periods, with the greatest E Street Band participation. Here's the deal, though: Most good E Street Band material has already been released. The best left behind for this disc is 'You Lifted Me Up,' with minimalist lyrics and a vocal collaboration with Patti Scialfa and Steve Van Zandt. The box gives Springsteen completists plenty to mull over, and you can question whether these 'lost discs' would get more attention released separately instead of together. If it's too much, he's releasing a 20-song set of its highlights. Advertisement __
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bruce Springsteen delves into Mexican Revolution on new 'Tracks II' single
Here's to the brave female 'soldaderas' of the Mexican Revolution. 'Adelita' by Bruce Springsteen tells their story, and it's the latest preview single from the upcoming 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums' box set, due Friday, June 27. The new track was released Thursday, May 29, and it's part of the 'Inyo' lost album. 'Adelita' is a stirring ballad, or more specifically a corrido, with echoes of battle, blood and honor swept up in the dusty haze of history. The Mexican Revolution took place 1910 to 1920. Listen to 'Adelita' here. 'Inyo' is a Native American word that means 'dwelling place of the great spirit,' and it's also the name of Inyo County, located in the eastern central part of California. The album was partly inspired by the 1990s motorcycle rides across the Southwest Springsteen took when he lived in Los Angeles. 'There was constant border reporting in the Los Angeles Times, so it was a big part of your life,' said Springsteen in a statement. ' 'Inyo' was a record I wrote in California during long drives along the California aqueduct, up through Inyo County on my way to Yosemite or Death Valley. I was enjoying that kind of writing so much. "(On 'The Ghost of Tom Joad' tour 1995 to 1997), I would go home to the hotel room at night and continue to write in that style because I thought I was going to follow up 'The Ghost of Tom Joad' with a similar record, but I didn't. That's where 'Inyo' came from. It's one of my favorites.' 'Inyo' is primarily a solo album, but the Boss does have some help. Mariachi musicians Luis Villalobos, Alberto Villalobos, Angel Ramos, Humberto Manuel Flores Gutierrez, David Glukh, Jorge Espinosa and Miguel Ponce are heard on 'Adelita' and several other songs. For the release, Team Springsteen shared record notes on Thursday: 'Thematically, several songs on the record examine the Mexican diaspora, how border crossing between Mexico and the U.S. has affected generations and the cultural losses endured as a result. It's a musical thread that Springsteen first began to examine by covering Ry Cooder's 'Across the Borderline' on his 1988 Tunnel of Love Express tour.' The world 'Adelita' has a strong association for Springsteen and his fans. The Boss' mom was named Adele. The song 'Adelita' is the fifth to be shared from 'Tracks II' following 'Rain in the River' from the lost album 'Perfect World'; 'Blind Spot' from 'Streets of Philadelphia Sessions'; 'Faithless' from Faithless'; and 'Repo Man' from 'Somewhere North of Nashville.' Springsteen's upcoming 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums' includes 83 songs on the seven unreleased albums recorded between 1983 and 2018. Follow That Dream Don't Back Down On Our Love Little Girl Like You Johnny Bye Bye Sugarland Seven Tears Fugitive's Dream Black Mountain Ballad Jim Deer County Fair My Hometown One Love Don't Back Down Richfield Whistle The Klansman Unsatisfied Heart Shut Out The Light Fugitive's Dream (Ballad) Blind Spot Maybe I Don't Know You Something In The Well Waiting On The End Of The World The Little Things We Fell Down One Beautiful Morning Between Heaven and Earth Secret Garden The Farewell Party The Desert (Instrumental) Where You Goin', Where You From Faithless All God's Children A Prayer By The River (Instrumental) God Sent You Goin' To California The Western Sea (Instrumental) My Master's Hand Let Me Ride My Master's Hand (Theme) Repo Man Tiger Rose Poor Side of Town Delivery Man Under A Big Sky Detail Man Silver Mountain Janey Don't You Lose Heart You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone Stand On It Blue Highway Somewhere North of Nashville Inyo Indian Town Adelita The Aztec Dance The Lost Charro Our Lady of Monroe El Jardinero (Upon the Death of Ramona) One False Move Ciudad Juarez When I Build My Beautiful House Sunday Love Late in the Evening Two of Us Lonely Town September Kisses Twilight Hours I'll Stand By You High Sierra Sunliner Another You Dinner at Eight Follow The Sun I'm Not Sleeping Idiot's Delight Another Thin Line The Great Depression Blind Man Rain In The River If I Could Only Be Your Lover Cutting Knife You Lifted Me Up Perfect World Subscribe to for the latest on the New Jersey music scene. Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at cjordan@ This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Bruce Springsteen sings Mexican corrido on Tracks II single
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bruce Springsteen Boosts Mexican ‘Soldaderas' On ‘Adelita'
Bruce Springsteen pays tribute the female Mexican 'soldaderas' who aided the country's fight for independence on 'Adelita,' the latest preview from his upcoming seven-album rarities boxed set, Tracks II. The song is housed within Inyo, the previously unreleased material on which was written in the mid-1990s during Springsteen's non-E Street Band The Ghost of Tom Joad period. 'Inyo was a record I wrote in California during long drives along the California aqueduct, up through Inyo County on my way to Yosemite or Death Valley,' says the Boss. 'I was enjoying that kind of writing so much. [On The Ghost of Tom Joad tour] I would go home to the hotel room at night and continue to write in that style because I thought I was going to follow up The Ghost of Tom Joad with a similar record, but I didn't. That's where Inyo came from. It's one of my favorites.' More from Spin: Pavement Returning To Headline Levitation Fest The Rumjacks Embrace Their History with 'Dead Anthems' John Fogerty Reclaims Creedence 'Legacy' With New Re-Records Inyo is largely a Springsteen solo project, although mariachi musicians Luis Villalobos, Alberto Villalobos, Angel Ramos, Humberto Manuel Flores Gutierrez, David Glukh, Jorge Espinosa and Miguel Ponce all appear throughout. Tracks II is out on June 27 from Columbia and covers decades' worth of never-before-heard recordings, including 1983 sessions between the albums Nebraska and Born in the U.S.A. and a complete album born out of work on the theme song for the 1993 movie Philadelphia. Springsteen and the E Street Band are on tour through early July in Europe, where the Boss' onstage comments about Donald Trump have lately become national news. An EP featuring those speeches is available on all DSPs. To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, click here.
