Great recording, nicely mixed, and excellent pressing. (1973) The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle (1973) Born to Run. Highlights are 'Rosalita', of course, '4th of July', and 'New York City Serenade'. Heres a fun fact: since Bruce Springsteen reassembled the E Street Band in 1999. hope this post helped or sparked some interest. The first two pieces establish the funky side of Springsteen, and the E Street Band gets to break a sweat. it just drips w/ Catholic guilt, Bruce solo at a piano. get "If I Was The Priest", that's the song that impressed John Hammond enough to sign him to Columbia. most stuff pre Tunnel of Love is worth it, especially his solo acoustic stuff from the early 70s. If you dig a little (i mean a little) you can find some of Bruce's amazing unreleased stuff and there is a TON. some intresting stuff but get the DVD instead. download the two songs not on Tracks, exclusive to this release "The Promise" (a sequel to Thunder Road) and "The Fever". first two discs are essential but the second two are hit/miss. not as good as Nebraska but a very well written album some good stuff here but the synths are too much sometimes. The River comes next but as a double album i feel it's very bloated and hit or miss. The Wild THe Innocent and the E Street Shuffleĭarkness (horrible production but incredible songs) Bruce Springsteen Hopes to Finally Tour With the E Street Band in 2022. Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ (w/ my favorite song Lost In The Flood) That is surprising that SNL let that go When Joe Rogan commented on Pete. i started listening to Springsteen (with Born To Run) when i was 18 also. While youre at it, get your Dads 30th Anniv BTR package and gets your eyes on the Hammersmith Odeon concert DVD - and see just how much Bruce was the captain of the early e street ship. like I doubt Born to Run (the song) would have the same kind of effect if anyone else had sung it.Īnyway, I'm definitely going to give a listen to Darkness on the Edge of Town eventually, but I have to let Born to Run sink in fully before I do that. The power to Bruce's voice is definitely one of the keys to music like this. I don't know if it's possible for anyone to not feel something after Jungleland ends. the piano and saxophone is definitely a left turn from the normal music I listen to. It doesn't feel 'dated' as much as it just sounds different. It's short, but it flows better than any album I've listened to and there is not one song that I would skip. WOW.Īfter listening through only a couple of times, I see what all the hype was about over this album. So I asked my dad for his copy of the remastered, 30th anniversary edition of Born to Run, transferred it to the ol' MP3 player, and. I figured Bruce Springsteen would be as good a source as any for music like that. So lately I've gotten this urge to listen to amazing songwriting and take a breath of fresh air away from the heavy stuff that I normally listen to. I mean, it was always enjoyable to pop on his first Greatest Hits CD and listen to a bunch of the songs on there, but I never really got into his work as a whole. As an 18 year old male, I've always really admired Bruce Springsteen more than I actually liked his music.
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