Magic (2007) Songs Ranked
Submitted by TenthAvenueFreezeOut on Wed, 10/07/2009 - 14:39
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- Album ranked #9 of all. (comments to be continued)
- Terry's Song - Track 12 of 12
- Long Walk Home - Track 10 of 12
- The harmonized quality gives it this urgent feeling, which fills me with a vast amount of motivation. I'll never get sick of this song. Some gorgeous lines in here too; "we're lucky in this town, it's a beautiful place to be born, it just wraps it arms around you, nobody crowds you, nobody goes it alone".
- Devil's Arcade - Track 11 of 12
- He has no songs as emersive as this, especially with the music rather than the context or vocals. It warms the blood with throbbing exhalation. An excellent climax to Magic, being a mini-epic on its own.
- Girls In Their Summer Clothes - Track 6 of 12
- Sharing a similar tone to I'll Work For Your Love, this song can never not put a smile on my face. It's sheer optimism and brightness feeds me faith. Whether he's sad or happy about becoming older is irrelevant, this song works on either level.
- I'll Work For Your Love - Track 7 of 12
- The lightest and most optimistic of Magic, but only in context, retaining that desired weight to give the album impact. Its confidence is contaigious, especially with a sense of what is earned and deserved.
- Livin' in the Future - Track 3 of 12
- A song about embracing the fears once hidden, in his own words; the things that your parents would say that it happens only to others and never you. Its tone is empowering.
- You'll Be Comin' Down - Track 2 of 12
- One of the most aggressive songs on Magic, partially about Bush but it applies to whenever a public face wears out, whether to society or one-on-one. Fortunately, Mr. Springsteen's self-awareness of his public face and flaws allows th subtext of the song to never be hypocritical and forever relevant.
- Your Own Worst Enemy - Track 4 of 12
- Gypsy Biker - Track 5 of 12
- Radio Nowhere - Track 1 of 12
- Last To Die - Track 9 of 12
- Magic - Track 8 of 12
