Stream Bruce Springsteen's New Album and Read Our Review
It's been over 40 years since his debut and yetBruce Springsteenis still finding a way to generate "firsts" in his storied career. This time it'sHigh Hopes, a collection of covers and outtakes recorded over the last year. The E Street Band is in tow, as well asTom Morello, who has been serving as a fill-in forSteven Van Zandton tour and appears on over half the album's tracks, including a lead vocal spot on "The Ghost of Tom Joad." Our Stephen Thomas Erlewine says the collection"oscillates between the moody and militant"in his review, and you can hear it in full below.
Update: The full album stream has expired, but enjoy the title track.
There are literally hundreds of different methods used to write a song, and every musician has tailored their own rhyme and reason of doing things. Sometimes it’s as easy as playing some piano and having the words write themselves, or it can start with a poem and a mission to find the right music to fit it. I have compiled some of the ways I have come across to write your own music. Please keep in mind that these are only a few of many different ways to come up with your own material, and these are great ways to learn. But you get much more satisfaction if you start from scratch. Enjoy, and I hope this helps. Scaffolding Stuck? Here’s an old trick to get you going. What a good song offers is structure, repetition, form and balance. Not always easy to create, but easy to borrow. You can build on the form of another song, without sounding at all like that song. Much as a scaffold is used to frame a skyscraper — the scaffold may look familiar, but once removed yields a...
1) It has been proven that the chills we get while listening to a certain song is caused be the brains release of dopamine into the blood. Scientists recruited people who reliably get shivers when listening to an affective score. The chills are a consistent, in the moment measure of pleasure than asking how test subjects felt. Scientists used brain-imaging techniques that revealed that the music caused dopamine peaks coupled with emotional arousal. The release of dopamine during music explains why such a high value is put on it and why music can manipulate our emotions. The effect that music has on us is quite comparable to other pleasures. Some examples are the joy of eating food, sex, and other tangible rewards. Music can quite literally move us or the chemicals in our brains. The fact that music can really give us a rush like sex does is incredible. Well, the sensation is released from the same part of the brain at least. Listening to actual non-terrible music has an additi...
Once you're confident enough with your talent to actually form a band, start looking for people who'd be willing to join you. Ask friends and have them spread the word that you're looking for bandmates. If this doesn't reap any results, place an ad in the newspaper or on billboards at local colleges (if you don't mind young members). There has to be harmony in a band — both when it comes to the genre of music you want to play and personal relationships. Remember that your bandmates will be with you through thick and thin so they should be people you trust, creatively and personally. As well, a band needs a good leader, and although that role is oftentimes assumed by the singer, this rule isn't carved in stone. Upon the formation of the band, discuss with your partners what kind of goals you have with this venture and make sure that everybody agrees. Do you want the band to be nothing more than a Sunday afternoon distraction? Do you want to make a reco...
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