The Evolution of Born To Run: "Wings for Wheels" to "Thunder Road"
For the 50th anniversary of Born to Run, a track-by-track breakdown of the evolution of each of the songs on the record.
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"The Case of Bruce Springsteen," Bruce + Patti at the Bottom Line, NYC, November 26, 1976
"South Jersey doesn't like Asbury Park Jersey."
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA, October 1, 1978
"This is our 86th show, so one more time for the last time!"
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Omaha, NE, November 15, 2012
"yes yes, yes yes"
Bruce Springsteen, Pontiac Theatre, Vancouver, BC, August 13, 2005
"The last night of our summer extravaganza."
Three Minute Record: "Mountain of Love"
"Standing on the mountain looking down on the city..."
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, NY, February 23, 1975
“Rosie, where do we rock?”
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Seneca Field House, Toronto, ON, December 21, 1975
“Here’s something to you all, to Toronto from Asbury Park, with love.”
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, February 5, 1975
Let’s welcome home to the Main Point, and to WMMR, one more time: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.
Double Dynamite: Sam Moore & Bruce Springsteen on the Asbury Park Boardwalk
"I learned so much about leading a band from watching Sam Moore onstage."
Springsteen & U2, World AIDS Day Concert, Times Square, December 1, 2014
I can still viscerally remember what it felt like afterwards, standing on the subway platform with a friend and we were absolutely vibrating with glee and exhilaration. Her train came first and when I got on mine I was still on such an emotional high I forgot I was standing
"a fighting prayer for our country" - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Toronto, November 6, 2024
Who we are, what we'll do and what we won't.
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Why Bruce Springsteen's "Road Diary" works so well
What Road Diary does particularly well is unpack how Springsteen works his magic.
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Ed Vedder with the E Street Band, CAA, E. Rutherford, NJ, October 13, 2004
"Hello everyone, hello New Jersey. Bruce asked me to do this song, and since he’s the boss and I’m the employee, here it is.”
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Three Minute Record: Jackie Wilson, "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher"
Mr. Excitement!
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Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band,The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, October 20, 2009
The last Bruce night at the Spectrum!
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Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Pittsburgh, PA, August 15, 2024
Welcome to the opening show of the North American leg of the 2024-2025 Springsteen Tour. Hot damn.
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MAGIC, PART 2: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Madison Square Garden, October 18, 2007
“Are there any lovers out there tonight?”
Be True
"Spare Parts" is a pro-choice song.
we will save us.
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Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ, March 24, 2009
I love the rehearsal shows, because they are rehearsals.
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40 Years of "Born In The USA"
It is the 40th anniversary of Born In The USA next month and so he is releasing...the exact same record, but on red vinyl.
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Springsteen 2024 Tour Analysis: US Leg 1
Now that the first 10 shows of the 2024 Springsteen tour are over and he's heading for the European run, I wanted to offer some thoughts on the set.
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Bruce Springsteen & the Seeger Sessions Band: Good Morning America Taping, Convention Hall, Asbury Park, April 25, 2006
SLEEP DEPRIVED GMA RAMBLINGS
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"Best of" Bruce Springsteen?
On April 19th, Bruce Springsteen will release a new greatest hits compilation titled Best of Bruce Springsteen. but is it?