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High Hopes de Bruce Springsteen

Álbum de Bruce Springsteen

  • Fecha de lanzamiento: 14 de Enero de 2014
  • Sello Discográfico: Columbia
  • Compositores: Bruce Springsteen, Tim Scott McConnell, Scott Kempner, Eric Bazilian, Rob Hyman, Robert Hazard
  • Productores: Ron Aniello, Bruce Springsteen, Brendan O'Brien

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High Hopes es un álbum de Bruce Springsteen, publicado en 2014 por Columbia. El disco incluye 12 canciones, entre ellas «High Hopes», «Harry´s Place», «American Skin (41 Shots)» y «Just Like Fire Would».

Antecedentes: un álbum de restos y renovación

"High Hopes" es uno de los álbumes más inusuales del catálogo de Bruce Springsteen. No es un álbum de estudio tradicional con material completamente nuevo, sino una colección de versiones, descartes de estudio y regrabaciones de canciones de la década anterior. El proyecto fue impulsado por la colaboración de Springsteen con el guitarrista Tom Morello (de Rage Against the Machine), quien había sustituido a Steve Van Zandt en una parte de la gira "Wrecking Ball".

Springsteen describió a Morello como su "musa", inspirándolo a revisitar y reinventar estas canciones. El álbum sirve como un puente, recogiendo cabos sueltos de la década anterior y mostrando una nueva química musical. También es un álbum conmovedor, ya que incluye algunas de las últimas grabaciones de los fallecidos miembros de la E Street Band, Clarence Clemons y Danny Federici.

Proceso de grabación y el papel de Tom Morello

La grabación de "High Hopes" fue un proceso fragmentado, realizado en varios estudios de todo el mundo durante la gira. Las pistas básicas de muchas de las canciones provenían de sesiones de álbumes anteriores como "The Rising" y "Working on a Dream". La contribución de Tom Morello fue clave: añadió sus característicos y explosivos solos de guitarra a muchas de las pistas, dándoles una nueva energía y un filo moderno. Morello también comparte la voz principal en una poderosa nueva versión de "The Ghost of Tom Joad".

El sonido del álbum es, por tanto, muy ecléctico. Va desde el rock de estadio hasta el folk, con momentos de experimentación sónica cortesía de la guitarra de Morello. Pese a sus orígenes diversos, el productor Ron Aniello logró darle al álbum una cohesión sonora.

Canción por canción: lo esencial

"High Hopes": La canción que da título al álbum es una versión de una canción de Tim Scott McConnell que Springsteen había grabado previamente en los años 90. Esta nueva versión, con una potente sección de vientos y la guitarra de Morello, es un himno de rock enérgico y desafiante.

"The Ghost of Tom Joad": Una de las piezas centrales del álbum es esta regrabación eléctrica y furiosa de su balada folk de 1995. Convertida en un dueto con Tom Morello, la canción se transforma en un himno de rock de protesta al estilo de Rage Against the Machine, con un solo de guitarra incendiario de Morello.

"American Skin (41 Shots)": Una grabación de estudio de una poderosa canción de protesta que Springsteen había estado tocando en vivo durante años. La canción, sobre el asesinato de Amadou Diallo por la policía de Nueva York, es un comentario conmovedor y relevante sobre la violencia racial y la brutalidad policial.

"The Wall": Una balada sombría y emotiva sobre el Muro Conmemorativo de los Veteranos de Vietnam en Washington D.C. La canción es un homenaje a los amigos músicos de Jersey que no regresaron de la guerra.

Recepción crítica y comercial

"High Hopes" debutó en el número 1 en 20 países, incluyendo Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido. Fue el undécimo álbum número uno de Springsteen en EE.UU., empatándolo con Elvis Presley en el tercer puesto de todos los tiempos.

La recepción crítica fue generalmente positiva, aunque algo mixta. Los críticos elogiaron la energía de la banda y la contribución de Tom Morello, pero algunos sintieron que la naturaleza de "colección de rarezas" del álbum lo hacía menos cohesivo que sus trabajos de estudio tradicionales. Fue visto como un proyecto interesante y valioso que ofrecía una nueva perspectiva sobre la música de Springsteen.

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Listado de Canciones

  1. High Hopes4:58

    Letra

    One, two! Whoa! Monday mornin' runs to Sunday night A scream slow me down before the new year dies Won't take much to kill a lovin' smile And every mother with a baby cryin' in her arms, singin' Give me help, give me strength Give a soul a night of fearless sleep Give me love, give me peace Don't you know these days you pay for everything Got high hopes I got high hopes I got high hopes I got high hopes Yeah comin' from the city, comin' from the wild I see a breathless army breakin' like a cloud They're gonna smother love, they're gonna shoot your hopes Before the meek inherit they'll learn to hate themselves Give me help, give me strength Give a soul a night of fearless sleep Give me love, give me peace Don't you know these days you pay for everything Got high hopes I got high hopes I got high hopes Yeah, I got high hopes Roy! Got high hopes Yeah, I got high hopes I got high hopes I got high hopes Yeah so tell me someone now, what's the price I wanna buy some time and maybe live my life I wanna have a wife, I wanna have some kids I wanna look in their eyes and know they'll stand a chance Give me help, give me strength Give a soul a night of fearless sleep Give me love, give me peace Don't you know these days you pay for everything High hopes Got high hopes I got high hopes Yeah, I got high hopes Break! High hopes I got high hopes Yeah, I got high hopes I got high hopes Yiiii, (I got) high hopes Yeah, high hopes Whoa, high hopes High hopes Yeah, well, I got high hopes Yiiii, got high hopes Yeah, high hopes Yeah, (I got) high hopes Yeah, high hopes Yeah, I got high hopes High hopes
  2. Harry´s Place4:04
  3. American Skin (41 Shots)7:24
  4. Just Like Fire Would3:56

    Letra

    One night in a motel room Eyes cast like steel I drank the wine they left on my table I knew the morning was too far I smoked my last pack of foreign cigarettes I stay only to survive The night was dark and the land is cold It's frozen right to the bone And just like fire would I burn up Just like fire would And just like fire would I burn up 500 miles I have gone today Tomorrow it's 500 more Outside my window the world passes by Its stranger than a dream And just like fire would I burn up Just like fire would And just like fire would I burn up I go to work and I earn my pay, lord And the sweat it falls to the ground I see you now but we may never meet again child The ice is hanging on the door One night in a motel room Eyes cast like steel I drank the wine they left on my table I knew the morning was too far And just like fire would I burn up Just like fire would And just like fire would I burn up
  5. Down in the Hole4:59

    Letra

    Sun comes every morning but it ain't no friend I get dressed and I go back again The rain keeps on falling on twisted bones and dirt I'm buried to my heart here in this hurt Fire keeps on burning, you're waiting in the cold Down in the hole Dark and bloody autumn pierces my heart The memory of your kiss tears me apart The sky above is turning, the world below's gone gray I thought that I could turn and walk away Fire keeps on burning, and I'm working in the cold Down in the hole Radio's crackling with the headlines, wind in the phone lines The sun upon your shoulder, empty city skylines The day rips apart, a dark and bloody arrow pierced my heart I got nothing but heart and sky and sunshine, the things you left behind I wake to find my city's gone to black The days just keep on falling, your voice it keeps on calling I'm gonna dig right here until I get you back Fires keep on burning, I'm here with you in the cold Down in the hole Down in the hole
  6. Heaven´s Wall3:50
  7. Frankie Fell in Love2:48

    Letra

    Good morning, good morning The church mouse is snoring News is out all over town Frankie fell in Love Wake up, boys, wake up You drunken choir boys shake it up Our Juliet says her Romeo's been found Frankie fell in Love World peace's gonna break out From here on in we're eating take out She ain't gonna be cooking for the likes of us Somebody call mama and just tell her Frankie fell in love Einstein and Shakespeare Sitting having a beer Einstein trying to figure out the number that adds up to this Shakespeare said, "Man it all starts with a kiss" Einstein is scratching Numbers on his napkin Shakespeare said, "Man, it's just one and one make three Ah, that's why it's poetry" World peace's gonna break out From here on in we're eating take out She ain't gonna be cooking for the likes of us Somebody call mama and just tell her Frankie fell in Love Glory, glory, it's the same old story Kid, there ain't nothing anybody can do It's gonna happen to you just like Frankie fell in Love Good evening, good evening The church mouse is sleeping News is out all over town Frankie fell in Love
  8. This Is Your Sword2:53

    Letra

    Now brothers and sisters listen to me These are the few things that I leave to thee The sword of our fathers with lessons hard taught The shield strong and sturdy from battles well fought Well this is your sword, this is your shield This is the power of love revealed Carry them with you wherever you go And give all the love that you have in your soul The times they are dark, darkness covers the earth This world's filled with the beauty of God's work Hold tight to your promise, stay righteous, stay strong For the days of miracles will come along Now this is your sword, this is your shield This is the power of love revealed Carry it with you wherever you go And give all the love that you have in your soul In the days of despair you can grow hard Till you close your mind and empty your heart If you find yourself staring in the abyss Hold tight to your loved ones and remember this This shield will protect your sacred heart The sword will defend from what comes in the dark Should you grow weary on the battle field Well do not despair, our love is real This is your sword, this is your shield This is the power of love revealed Carry it with you wherever you go And give all the love that you have in your soul And give all the love that you have in your soul
  9. Hunter of Invisible Game4:42

    Letra

    I hauled myself up out of a ditch I built me an ark out of gopher wood and pitch Sat down by the roadside and waited on the rain Honey, I'm the hunter of invisible game Well I woke last night to the heavy clicking and clack And a scarecrow on fire along the railroad tracks There were empty cities and burning plains Honey, I'm the hunter of invisible game We all come up a little short and we go down hard These days I spend my time skipping through the dark Through the empires of dust I chant your name Honey, I'm the hunter of invisible game Through the bone yard we rattled and black smoke we rolled on Down into the valley where the beast has his throne I sing my song and I sharpen my blade Honey, I'm the hunter of invisible game Strength is vanity and time is illusion I feel you breathing, the rest is confusion Your skin touches mine, what else to explain Honey, I'm the hunter of invisible game Now pray for yourself and that you may not fall When the hour of deliverance comes on us all When high hope and faith and courage and trust Can rise or vanish like dust and dust Now there's a kingdom of love waiting to be reclaimed Honey, I'm the hunter of the invisible game Honey, I'm the hunter of the invisible game Honey, I'm the hunter of the invisible game
  10. The Ghost of Tom Joad7:34

    Letra

    Men walkin' 'long the railroad tracks Goin' someplace there's no goin' back Highway patrol choppers comin' up over the ridge Hot soup on a campfire under the bridge Shelter line stretchin' 'round the corner Welcome to the new world order Families sleepin' in their cars in the Southwest No home no job no peace no rest The highway is alive tonight But nobody's kiddin' nobody about where it goes I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light Searchin' for the ghost of Tom Joad He pulls a prayer book out of his sleeping bag Preacher lights up a butt and takes a drag Waitin' for when the last shall be first and the first shall be last In a cardboard box 'neath the underpass Got a one-way ticket to the promised land You got a hole in your belly and gun in your hand Sleeping on a pillow of solid rock Bathin' in the city aqueduct The highway is alive tonight Where it's headed everybody knows I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light Waitin' on the ghost of Tom Joad Now Tom said "Mom, wherever there's a cop beatin' a guy Wherever a hungry newborn baby cries Where there's a fight 'gainst the blood and hatred in the air Look for me Mom I'll be there Wherever there's somebody fightin' for a place to stand Or decent job or a helpin' hand Wherever somebody's strugglin' to be free Look in their eyes Mom you'll see me." Well the highway is alive tonight But nobody's kiddin' nobody about where it goes I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light With the ghost of old Tom Joad
  11. The Wall4:20

    Letra

    Cigarettes and a bottle of beer This poem that I wrote for you This black stone and these hard tears They are all I got left now of you I remember you in your Marine uniform laughing Laughing at your shipping out party I read Robert McNamara says he’s sorry Yeah you and your boots and black t-shirt Ah, Billy you looked so bad Yeah you and your rock and roll band Was the best thing this shit town ever had Now the men that put you here Eat with their families in rich dining halls And apology and forgiveness got no place here at all Here at the wall Well I’m sorry that I missed you last year I couldn’t find no one to drive me If your eyes could cut through that black stone Tell me would they recognize me For the living time that must be served, life goes on Cigarettes and a bottle of beer And skin on a black stone High school pictures and paper flowers And these ribbons are red as the blood As the blood you spilled in the Central Highlands mud Now limousines rush down Pennsylvania Avenue As the rain falls Apology and forgiveness got no place here at all
  12. Dream Baby Dream5:02

    Letra

    Dream baby dream Dream baby dream Dream baby dream Come on and dream baby dream Come on and dream baby dream We gotta keep the light burning Come on, we gotta keep the light burning Come on, we gotta keep the light burning Come on, we gotta keep the light burning Come on and dream baby dream We gotta keep the fire burning Come on, we gotta keep the fire burning Come on, we gotta keep the fire burning Come on and dream baby dream Come open up your heart Come on and open up your heart Come on and open up your heart Come on dream on, dream baby dream Come on and open up your heart Come on and open up your hearts Come on and open up your hearts Come on dream on, dream baby dream Come on, we gotta keep on dreaming Come on, we gotta keep on dreaming Come on, we gotta keep on dreaming Come on dream on, dream baby dream Come on darling and dry your eyes Come on baby and dry your eyes Come on baby and dry your eyes Come on dream on, dream baby dream Yeah I just wanna see you smile Now I just wanna see you smile Yeah I just wanna see you smile Come on dream on, dream baby dream Come on and open up your hearts Come on and open up your hearts Come on and open up your hearts Come on dream on, dream baby dream Yeah I just wanna see you smile And I just wanna see you smile Yeah I just wanna see you smile Come on dream on, dream baby dream Yeah I just wanna see you smile Yeah I just wanna see you smile Yeah I just wanna see you smile Come on dream on, dream baby dream Come on and open up your heart Come on and open up your heart Come on and open up your heart Come on dream on, dream baby dream Come on dream on, dream on baby Come on dream on, dream on baby Come on dream on, dream on baby Come on dream on, dream baby dream Ah ah ah ah Ah ah ah ah