The introductory orchestral sweeps seem to be announcing widescreen blockbusters at the drive-in, and you can hear the Country guitar-twangs even though this is only strings.
My initial reaction to Western
Stars here was a little reserved, probably a little critical, but that was down
to interruptus expectation, and as is often the case with great albums [I’ll
mention now Neil Young with Crazy Horse Colorado
which sounded at first insubstantial but is in its simplicity and after further
listening totally gorgeous] Springsteen’s latest has grown hugely on me.
This has been furthered with this filmed-in-a-barn live set,
again with orchestra and backing singers and cowboys riding all over the strawfloor’n’plains
metaphor, and each by now familiar symphonic intro and/or sudden interjection
signals that great personal delight.
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