In 2008, Alejandro Escovedo’s upcoming single received an unexpected boost from The Boss when Bruce asked Alejandro to perform it with him live in concert–their first joint appearance of many.
Month: August 2020
One-man band/production team Alex Perry delivers a solid cover of “Long Walk Home” in its album arrangement.
Written long before 9/11 but perfectly capturing the pain of its first responders, “Nothing Man” is a bleak but ambiguous look at the lasting emotional effects of intense trauma.
Twice only: Bruce, Southside, and Little Steven trade lead vocals on Steve’s standout track from Southside’s 1991 don’t-call-it-a-comeback album.
One time only: Bruce covers Darlene Love (in a song for which she was never credited) for the first time in the summer of 1976.
From the wonderful 2003 Light of Day tribute album comes this wonderfully fresh perfectly suited arrangement of “Mansion on the Hill.”
One time only: Bruce turns the spotlight on Southside Johnny when Dr. Zoom and the Sonic Boom play the only known performance of “Southside Shuffle.”
One time only: Bruce joins Roy Orbison and an all-star backing band in a show-stopping performance of “Running Scared.”
Rest in peace, Justin Townes Earle–gone far, far too soon.
“Meet Me in the City” didn’t make it on The River, but it’s still the perfect, meta summation of Bruce’s landmark album.