Bruce Springsteen: We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions
CML call number: CD/FOLK/Springsteen
Will Hermes wrote in the New York Times: "'John Henry' … [and] other folk standards — the old labor song 'Pay Me My Money Down,' the spirituals 'O Mary Don't You Weep' and 'Eyes on the Prize,' the Irish war ballad 'Mrs. McGrath' … will appear on Mr. Springsteen's new record, 'We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions,' a collection of songs popularized by the venerable folk singer Pete Seeger. … 'The Seeger Sessions' came about … from a clutch of songs he recorded in 1997 for a Pete Seeger tribute album. … 'Whenever I'd get tired of what I was working on, I'd go back to it," the singer said of the session tape, which included 'Jesse James.' … 'Listening to it was a relief, you know? It was just people playing. It sounded like fun.' … Mr. Seeger, who turns 87 next month, is of course a hero of the left, a musician, songwriter and song collector-historian who helped spur the politically tinged folk music revival of the 50's and 60's. … 'That's there,' Mr. Springsteen said of the political element. 'But I approached the whole thing musically'" (4/16/06).
This album is in DualDisc format, with CD content on one side and DVD content on the other.
Will Hermes wrote in the New York Times: "'John Henry' … [and] other folk standards — the old labor song 'Pay Me My Money Down,' the spirituals 'O Mary Don't You Weep' and 'Eyes on the Prize,' the Irish war ballad 'Mrs. McGrath' … will appear on Mr. Springsteen's new record, 'We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions,' a collection of songs popularized by the venerable folk singer Pete Seeger. … 'The Seeger Sessions' came about … from a clutch of songs he recorded in 1997 for a Pete Seeger tribute album. … 'Whenever I'd get tired of what I was working on, I'd go back to it," the singer said of the session tape, which included 'Jesse James.' … 'Listening to it was a relief, you know? It was just people playing. It sounded like fun.' … Mr. Seeger, who turns 87 next month, is of course a hero of the left, a musician, songwriter and song collector-historian who helped spur the politically tinged folk music revival of the 50's and 60's. … 'That's there,' Mr. Springsteen said of the political element. 'But I approached the whole thing musically'" (4/16/06).
This album is in DualDisc format, with CD content on one side and DVD content on the other.
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