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Month: January 2011
Omitting this stunning street romance from Greetings From Asbury Park was a ballroom crime. Take a close listen to this misunderstood lost classic inside.
Known by a few names, “The Song” is an unreleased, unperformed but completely realized early songwriting exercise by Bruce.
Another treasure from the vault: Listen to “Street Queen,” Bruce’s car-on-boy fetish song from the very first day of recording sessions for Greetings from Asbury Park.
“Southern Sun” is one of the original Hammond demos Bruce never committed to disc, and while there are elements to admire, that’s probably a good thing.
“She’s Leaving” is a lovely outcast from Bruce’s pre-Greetings recording sessions, a rare survivor from the Bruce Springsteen Band era for which we have both a studio recording and a live performance.
Part therapy and part love letter, “Randolph Street” is a breathtakingly intimate remembrance of his grandparents.
This early demo, influenced if not shaped by Bruce’s 1971-72 family reunion, points the way to “Lost in the Flood” and other saga songs to come.
“No Need” is melodramatic, at times bordering on overwrought, but it offers fascinating insight into a young artist at a pivotal point in his journey.
In 1972, Bruce exorcised his toxic relationship demons with this harsh but beautiful character study.