Rating: 71.43
Genre: Rock
If the Clash had been from New Jersey, this is what they'd have sounded like. Punks with a hint of the Springsteen-blue-collar thing goin' on.
Handwritten is the New Jersey band's fourth album (my second by them) since 2007 and although it's impossible not to hear the Boss's influence, it's unfair to stop at that. It's also unfair for my younger readers to think of Springsteen as starting with Born In The USA. If you want to draw the comparisons, go back to The River or Greetings From Asbury Park, when Bruce could almost be classified as proto-punk.It's interesting that the deluxe album wraps up with two cover songs: Sliver by Nirvana and You Got Lucky by Tom Petty. I prefer the latter, but listen to them both, and also check out 45 (the official video) and Mulholland Drive.
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