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Magic de Bruce Springsteen

Álbum de Bruce Springsteen

2007
★★★★★
Basado en 13 votos
  • Fecha de lanzamiento: 28 de Septiembre de 2007
  • Sello Discográfico: Columbia
  • Compositores: Bruce Springsteen
  • Productores: Brendan O'Brien

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Magic es un álbum de Bruce Springsteen, publicado en 2007 por Columbia. El disco incluye 11 canciones, entre ellas «Radio nowhere», «You' ll be comin' down», «Livin' in the future» y «Your own worst enemy».

Antecedentes: la magia y el engaño

Tras sus excursiones acústicas y folk, "Magic" marcó el regreso triunfal de Bruce Springsteen al sonido de rock de estadio con la E Street Band. Lanzado en 2007, el álbum fue grabado rápidamente y captura la energía de la banda en su apogeo. A primera vista, "Magic" suena como un álbum de rock clásico de Springsteen, lleno de estribillos pegadizos y la producción potente de Brendan O'Brien. Bajo la superficie de pop-rock se esconde una de las críticas políticas más agudas de su carrera.

El título "Magic" es irónico. El álbum es una reflexión sobre la América de la era de George W. Bush, la guerra de Irak y lo que Springsteen percibía como un período de engaño e ilusión por parte del gobierno. Las canciones hablan de la desconexión entre la realidad y la retórica oficial, y de la pérdida de las libertades civiles. Es un álbum de rock and roll con un mensaje político urgente, envuelto en un sonido irresistiblemente pegadizo.

El estudio y el sonido

"Magic" fue el segundo álbum de estudio consecutivo producido por Brendan O'Brien con la E Street Band. El proceso de grabación fue notablemente rápido, con la banda grabando las pistas básicas en directo en el estudio en Atlanta. Este enfoque le dio al álbum una sensación de urgencia y espontaneidad que recordaba a sus álbumes de los años 70. Fue también el último álbum en el que participó el miembro fundador de la E Street Band, el organista Danny Federici, quien falleció poco después.

El sonido del álbum es una vuelta al rock clásico de la E Street Band, con el famoso "Wall of Sound" actualizado para el siglo XXI. La producción de O'Brien es potente y clara, destacando las guitarras, el piano y el saxofón. Es un sonido diseñado para llenar estadios, lleno de ganchos pop y la energía característica de la banda.

Claves musicales y temáticas

Como se mencionó, "Magic" es un álbum de doble cara. Es una colección de canciones de rock pegadizas y bien elaboradas que celebran el sonido clásico de la E Street Band. Por otro, es una obra de protesta política. Springsteen utiliza la metáfora de un espectáculo de magia para describir la manipulación política, donde la verdad se oculta detrás de ilusiones y distracciones.

Las letras son sutiles y llenas de imágenes. En lugar de una protesta directa, Springsteen a menudo escribe desde la perspectiva de personajes que sienten que algo va mal, pero no pueden identificar exactamente qué es. Hay una sensación de paranoia y desilusión que recorre todo el álbum, un sentimiento de que las promesas de Estados Unidos han sido traicionadas.

Análisis de las canciones principales

"Radio Nowhere": El primer sencillo es un potente himno de rock con un riff de guitarra que recuerda a "I Wanna Be Your Dog" de The Stooges. La canción es un grito de frustración por la falta de voces auténticas en la radio y en la vida pública, una búsqueda desesperada de una señal de vida en medio del ruido.

"Long Walk Home": Una de las canciones más aclamadas del álbum. Es un tema de rock de medio tiempo que describe a un hombre que regresa a su ciudad natal y ya no reconoce los valores que una vez representó. Es una poderosa metáfora de la desilusión con la dirección que ha tomado el país.

"Gypsy Biker": Una canción que narra el regreso a casa del ataúd de un soldado muerto en Irak. La canción es una crítica mordaz a la guerra y un retrato conmovedor del dolor de una familia.

"Girls in Their Summer Clothes": En contraste con el tono político del resto del álbum, esta es una canción de pop exuberante y nostálgica con una producción que recuerda a Phil Spector. La canción, que ganó un premio Grammy, es un momento de belleza y melancolía en medio de la oscuridad.

Resultados comerciales y gira

"Magic" fue un gran éxito comercial en todo el mundo. Debutó en el número 1 del Billboard 200, convirtiéndose en el noveno álbum número uno de Springsteen en Estados Unidos. También alcanzó el número 1 en el Reino Unido y en muchos otros países.

El álbum fue aclamado por la crítica como un regreso a la forma para Springsteen y la E Street Band. Rolling Stone lo nombró el segundo mejor álbum de 2007. La gira mundial de apoyo, la Magic Tour, fue un éxito masivo, pero también estuvo teñida de tristeza, ya que fue la última gira con Danny Federici, quien tuvo que abandonar la gira debido a su enfermedad.

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Listado de Canciones

  1. Radio nowhere3:19

    Letra

    I was tryin' to find my way home But all I heard was a drone Bouncing off a satellite Crushin' the last lone american night This is radio nowhere, is there anybody alive out there? This is radio nowhere, is there anybody alive out there? I was spinnin' 'round a dead dial Just another lost number in a file Dancin' down a dark hole Just searchin' for a world with some soul This is radio nowhere, is there anybody alive out there? This is radio nowhere, is there anybody alive out there? Is there anybody alive out there? I just want to hear some rhythm I just want to hear some rhythm I just want to hear some rhythm I just want to hear some rhythm I want a thousand guitars I want pounding drums I want a million different voices speaking in tongues This is radio nowhere, is there anybody alive out there? This is radio nowhere, is there anybody alive out there? Is there anybody alive out there? I was driving through the misty rain Yeah searchin' for a mystery train Boppin' through the wild blue Tryin' to make a connection with you This is radio nowhere, is there anybody alive out there? This is radio nowhere, is there anybody alive out there? Is there anybody alive out there? I just want to feel some rhythm (I just want to) I just want to feel some rhythm (I just want to) I just want to feel your rhythm (I just want to) I just want to feel your rhythm (I just want to) I just want to feel your rhythm (I just want to) I just want to feel your rhythm (I just want to) I just want to feel your rhythm (I just want to) I just want to feel your rhythm (I just want to)
  2. You' ll be comin' down
  3. Livin' in the future3:56

    Letra

    A letter come blowin' in on an ill wind Somethin' 'bout me and you Never seein' one another again Yeah, well I knew it'd come Still I was struck deaf and dumb Like when we kissed That taste of blood on your tongue Don't worry darlin' Now baby don't you fret We're livin' in the future and None of this has happened yet Don't worry darlin' Now baby don't you fret We're livin' in the future and None of this has happened yet Woke up election day Skies gunpowder and shades of grey Beneath a dirty sun, I whistle my time away Then just about sundown You come walkin' through town Your boot heels clickin' Like the barrel of a pistol spinnin' round Don't worry darlin' Now baby don't you fret We're livin' in the future and None of this has happened yet Don't worry darlin' Now baby don't you fret We're livin' in the future and None of this has happened yet The earth it gave away The sea rose toward the sun I opened up my heart to you It got all damaged and undone My ship Liberty sailed away on A bloody red horizon The groundskeeper opened the gates And let the wild dogs run I'm rollin' through town A lost cowboy at sundown Got my monkey on a leash Got my ear tuned to the ground My faith's been torn asunder Tell me is that rollin' thunder Or just the sinkin' sound Of somethin' righteous goin' under Don't worry darlin' Now baby don't you fret We're livin' in the future and None of this has happened yet Don't worry darlin' Now baby don't you fret We're livin' in the future and None of this has happened yet None of this has happened yet None of this has happened yet None of this has happened yet None of this has happened yet Na na na na, na na na na-na Na na na na, na na na na-na Na na na na, na na na na-na Na na na na, na na na na-na Na na na na, na na na na-na Na na na na, na na na na-na Na na na na, na na na na-na
  4. Your own worst enemy3:18

    Letra

    You can't sleep at night You can't dream your dream Your fingerprints on file Left clumsily at the scene Your own worst enemy has come to town Your own worst enemy has come to town Yesterday the people were at ease Baby you slept in peace You closed your eyes and saw her You knew who you were And your own worst enemy has come to town Your own worst enemy has come Your world keeps turning round and round But everything is upside down Your own worst enemy has come to town There's a face you know Staring back from the shop window The condition you're in Now you just can't get out of this skin Ah ah ah Ah ah ah Ah ah ah Hooo... The times they got too clear So you removed all the mirrors Once the family felt secure Now no one's very sure Your own worst enemy has come to town Your own worst enemy's come Everything is falling down Your own worst enemy has come to town Your own worst enemy has come Everything is falling down Your own worst enemy has come to town Your flag it flew so high It drifted into the sky
  5. Gypsy biker4:31

    Letra

    The speculators made their money on the blood you shed Your momma's pulled the sheets up off your bed Profiteers on Jhames Street sold your shoes and clothes Ain't nobody talkin' because everybody knows We pulled your cycle up back the garage and polished up the chrome* Our gypsy biker coming home Sister Mary sits with your colors, but Johnny's drunk and gone This old town's been rousted, which side you on? They would march up over the hill, this old fools parade Shouting victory for the righteous for you must hear the grace Ain't nobody talkin', but just waiting on the phone Gypsy biker coming home Whoa! [Guitar solo] We rode into the foothills, Bobby brought the gasoline We stood around the circle as she lit up the ravine The spring hot desert wind rushed down on us all the way back home [Harmonica bridge] To the dead, well it don't matter much 'bout who's wrong or right You asked me that question, I didn't get it right You slipped into your darkness, now all that remains Is my love for you brother, life's still unchanged To him that threw you away, you ain't nothing but gone My gypsy biker's coming home And now I'm out countin' white lines Countin' white lines and getting stoned My gypsy biker's coming home Whoa! [Guitar solo] La la la la La la la la La la la la La la la la La la la la La la la la La la la la La la la la [fades]
  6. Girls in their summer clothes4:19

    Letra

    Well the street lights shine Down on Blessing Avenue Lovers they walk by Holdin' hands two by two A breeze crosses the porch Bicycle spokes spin 'round Jacket's on, I'm out the door Tonight I'm gonna burn this town down And the girls in their summer clothes In the cool of the evening light The girls in their summer clothes Pass me by Kid's rubber ball smacks Off the gutter 'neath the lamp light Big bank clock chimes Off go the sleepy front porch lights Downtown the store's alive As the evening's underway Things been a little tight But I know they're gonna turn my way And the girls in their summer clothes In the cool of the evening light The girls in their summer clothes Pass me by Frankie's Diner's Over on the edge of town Neon sign spinnin' round Like a cross over the lost and found Fluorescent lights Flicker above Bob's Grill Shaniqua brings a coffee and asks "fill?" And says "penny for your thoughts now my poor Bill" She went away She cut me like a knife Had a beautiful thing Maybe you just saved my life In just a glance Down here on Magic Street Love's a fool's dance I ain't got much sense but I still got my feet And the girls in their summer clothes In the cool of the evening light The girls in their summer clothes Pass me by And the girls in their summer clothes In the cool of the evening light The girls in their summer clothes Pass me by La la la la, la la la la la la la La la la la, la la la la la la la La la la la, la la la la la la la La la la la, la la la la la la la [fades]
  7. I' ll work for your love
  8. Magic2:45

    Letra

    I got a coin in your palm I can make it disappear I got a card up my sleeve Name it and I'll pull it out your ear I got a rabbit in the hat If you wanna come and see This is what will be This is what will be I got shackles on my wrists Soon I'll slip and I'll be gone Chain me in a box in the river And rising in the sun Trust none of what you hear And less of what you see This is what will be (This is what will be) This is what will be [Instrumental] (I'll cut you in half) I got a shiny saw blade (a shiny saw blade) All I need's a volunteer I'll cut you in half While you're smilin' ear to ear And the freedom that you sought Driftin' like a ghost amongst the trees This is what will be This is what will be (This is what will be) Now there's a fire down below But it's coming up here So leave everything you know Carry only what you fear On the road the sun is sinkin' low Bodies hanging in the trees This is what will be (This is what will be) This is what will be
  9. Last to die4:16

    Letra

    We took the highway till the road went black We marked Truth Or Consequences on our map* A voice drifted up from the radio We saw the voice from long ago Who'll be the last to die for a mistake The last to die for a mistake Whose blood will spill, whose heart will break Who'll be the last to die for a mistake The kids asleep in the backseat We're just countin' the miles you and me We don't measure the blood we've drawn anymore We just stack the bodies outside the door Who'll be the last to die for a mistake The last to die for a mistake Whose blood will spill, whose heart will break Who'll be the last to die for a mistake The wise men were all fools What to do The sun sets in flames as the city burns Another day gone down as the night turns And I hold you here in my heart As things fall apart A downtown window flushed with light Faces of the dead at five (faces of the dead at five) A martyr's silent eyes Petition the drivers as we pass by Who'll be the last to die for a mistake The last to die for a mistake Whose blood will spill, whose heart will break Who'll be the last to die Who'll be the last to die for a mistake The last to die for a mistake Darlin' your tyrants and kings form the same fate Strung up at your city gates And you're the last to die for a mistake
  10. Long walk home4:34

    Letra

    Last night I stood at your doorstep Trying to figure out what went wrong You just slipped something into my palm and you were gone I could smell the same deep green of summer 'Bove me the same night sky was glowin' In the distance I could see the town where I was born It's gonna be a long walk home Hey pretty darling, don't wait up for me Gonna be a long walk home A long walk home In town I pass Sal's grocery Barber shop on South Street I looked in their faces* They're all rank strangers to me* Well Veteran's Hall high upon the hill Stood silent and alone The diner was shuttered and boarded With a sign that just said "gone" It's gonna be a long walk home Hey pretty darling, don't wait up for me Gonna be a long walk home Hey pretty darling, don't wait up for me Gonna be a long walk home It's gonna be a long walk home [Guitar break] [Sax break] Here everybody has a neighbor Everybody has a friend Everybody has a reason to begin again My father said "Son, we're lucky in this town, It's a beautiful place to be born. It just wraps its arms around you, Nobody crowds you and nobody goes it alone" "Your flag flyin' over the courthouse Means certain things are set in stone. Who we are, what we'll do and what we won't" It's gonna be a long walk home Hey pretty darling, don't wait up for me Gonna be a long walk home Hey pretty darling, don't wait up for me Gonna be a long walk home It's gonna be a long walk home It's gonna be a long walk home Hey pretty darling, don't wait up for me Gonna be a long walk home Hey pretty darling, don't wait up for me Gonna be a long walk home It's gonna be a long walk home It's gonna be a long walk home [guitar break] [sax break]
  11. Devil' s arcade