April 26, 2005

Bruce brings me to tears

Bruce Springsteen's new album -- Devils and Dust -- was released today. I loved his last one (The Rising), and this one is very powerful, too. The last song on the audio cd side (it's been released as a dual disk, cd + dvd) is called "Matamoros Banks" and is from the point of view of someone who died trying to cross our southern border in search of a better life. It's a beautiful and a deeply sad song, a prayer. Posted by hessma at April 26, 2005 02:29 PM
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I heard excerpts from this album on "Fresh Air" yesterday and loved it, even though (and perhaps also because)the critic didn't seem particularly happy about it.

Posted by: LutheranChik at April 27, 2005 05:57 AM