For a few seconds here, you might be fooled into thinking this was the E Street Band. An aggressive snap-roll of the drums, a single guitar chord, and a joyous piano figure sure did sound about right. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and theRead More
Here Bruce presents a variation on “Be careful of what you wish for…,” turned sideways as “…with every wish comes a curse.” We want that job, no matter what it might do to us. We want that person, even if they’re not “the one.” You May Also Like: Reevaluating BruceRead More
Here’s a great example of how Bruce’s live performance can transform a song. “Gloria’s Eyes,” the studio version is nothing special. A guy-loses-girl story set to a rolling guitar figure/blues changes thing. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’
“Cross My Heart” immediately struck me as one of those little naughty slice of life vignette’s to be placed alongside songs like “Pink Cadillac” and (more recently) “You’ve Got It.” The innuendo is about as subtle as most old blue tunes (read: not) You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’sRead More
A mostly spoken narrative (about the vapidity of television) supported by just a bassline and shadowy keyboards, the sound of “57 Channels (And Nothin’ On)” was definitely a departure for Bruce. I have to admit that my bookish self liked this song You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘TheRead More
Looking back, the slightly angular (for Bruce) guitar lines that introduce “Soul Driver” remind me of the phrases he played during “Once Upon a Time in the West” for the 2007 tribute We All Love Ennio Morricone. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and theRead More
It had been five long years, more than that if my disappointment with Tunnel Of Love is to be considered. You May Also Like: How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel of Love’ Dug Deeply to Find Hard Truths Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’
As I close out Tunnel Of Love, I encounter the one song in the entire cycle that I truly enjoy start to finish. Most of the themes on this album carry with them some elements of universality. You May Also Like: How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel of Love’ Dug Deeply toRead More
During this revisit of Tunnel Of Love, I found myself really wanting to like this song. It seems like a kind of companion piece to One Step Up, a cautionary tale. You May Also Like: How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel of Love’ Dug Deeply to Find Hard Truths Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’sRead More
It wasn’t too many years after the release of Tunnel Of Love that I went through some of the same emotions on display during “One Step Up.” Things were just plain busted. Neither of us were happy in our own skin. You May Also Like: How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel ofRead More
