Bob Seger: Ride Out
Bob Seger will release his first album of new material in eight years on October 14th. Ride Out will be Seger’s 17th studio album, first since 2006’s Face the Promise.
The announcement comes on the heels of the release of a new single last Friday, Detroit Made. And when I say “release of a new single,” I don’t mean put it on sale on iTunes or Amazon, made a YouTube video available or any other method of what is known as releasing a single in the internet era. Rather, Seger released the song to selected radio stations in the Detroit and Windsor area, hoping against hope, I expect, that it’s still 1977. Still, Detroit’s Greatest Hits 104.3, in a move that must screw up the tightly controlled marketing of the song, are streaming the song so that people can actually hear it. Hear Detroit Made here…
Seger’s recording of Detroit Made, a John Hiatt song, is a rousing bit of rock with a country tinge. It is a fairly classic bit of Bob Seger straight ahead rock and roll, and while in one way it bodes well for the album, if it is the best of the album, as first singles often are, then Ride Out could prove to be a bit of a disappointment.
Not to worry though, with the Seger camps marketing plan in play, it’s unlikely anybody will ever hear it anyway.
No pre-sale information is available at this date, but I will provide links to pre-sale if they become available.
Bob Seger, Record Release, Rockin' and Rollin' and Never Forgettin'
I have been a Seger fan for a long time. I am sure this will be a great album with a lot of great tunes to listen to …Steve o