Former writer and editor for Rolling Stone, Jon Landau, reviewed a concert in 1974 and famously said the following: “I saw rock and roll’s future--and its name is Bruce Springsteen.”
Landau would go on to become a co-producer of Born to Run management, band manager and executive producer of Wrecking Ball, Springsteen’s 17th studio album, slated to be released March 6th on Colombia Records. The album will feature 11 new original tracks.
“Bruce has dug down as deep as he can to come up with this vision of modern life," Landau expresses on the Springsteen homepage.
"The lyrics tell a story you can't hear anywhere else...and.... The writing is some of the best of his career and both veteran fans and those who are new to Bruce will find much to love on 'Wrecking Ball.”
In celebration of the effort, we presume, is the Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band 2012 tour. The Wrecking Ball world tour kicks off in Atlanta, GA on March 18th and wraps up in Bruce’s native New Jersey (Newark) where curtains fall May 2nd. The summer months continue rigorously from May 13th to July 31, parading around various locales in Europe.
Bruce aficionados will recognize this to be the first official tour for Bruce and The E Street band without legendary sideman saxophonist and friend, Clarence Clemmons, who died of complications from a stroke last June. Many a show between Springsteen and the E Street Band concluded with Bruce and Clarence in a hugging embrace. No word yet as to who may play horn in lieu of Clemmons on the tour.
The album and show, however, are expected to hark back to the yesteryear of Bruce’s career. “We Take Care Of Our Own,” the album’s leading track is getting buzz for being what Rolling Stone calls “classic Springsteen.” Billboard agrees, describing “a richly orchestrated Wall of Sound, that nods to the ‘Born to Run’ era.”
Full tour dates listed below:
March 18 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena (on sale Feb 4)
March 19 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum (on sale Feb 3)
March 23 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Bay Times Forum (on sale now)
March 26 - Boston, MA - TD Garden (on sale now)
March 28 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center (on sale now)
March 29 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center (on sale now)
April 1 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center (on sale now)
April 3 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center (on sale now)
April 4 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center (on sale now)
April 6 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden (on sale now)
April 9 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden (on sale now)
April 12 - Detroit, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills (on sale now)
April 13 - Buffalo, NY - First Niagara Center (on sale now)
April 16 - Albany, NY - Times Union Center (on sale now)
April 17 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena (on sale now)
April 24 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion (on sale Feb 3)
April 26 - Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (on sale Feb 3)
April 29 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (on sale now)
May 2 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center (on sale now)
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