Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band --- The Distance
Bob Seger is one of those American institutions, like Springsteen, Dylan or Fogerty. Most people will have heard at least one of his hits --- the chances being very high that those will be either "Night moves" or "We've got tonight" --- but not that many people admit to owning his albums. I remember my boss (probably about 50 at a time when I was, I think, 18) being amazed that I had not just one, but most of Seger's albums. Didn't seem the sort of thing that a young guy would be interested in listening to.
But I love his music. It's traditional American rock, like the best of Springsteen, Earle and Petty all mixed up and performed with pride and panache. Sadly Seger has never played Ireland, nor probably ever will, as he seems not to stray from the homeland. So we have to content with songs like this one, "Even now", which opens the album
The excellent, freedom anthem "Roll me away"
Wonderful, thoughtful ballads like "Love's the last to know"
and the bittersweet "Comin' home".