Part therapy and part love letter, “Randolph Street” is a breathtakingly intimate remembrance of his grandparents.
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More urgent and more relevant with each passing year, “We Take Care of Our Own” is Bruce’s reminder to his countrymen: We are better than this.
This early composition by 18-year-old Bruce Springsteen reveals a growing awareness and concern for societal ills.
Stark, dark, and brooding, the film noir-ish “Point Blank” dazzles with one of Bruce’s very best vocals and arrangements.
“Under the Gun” donated its lyrics to “The River” and “Wreck on the Highway” but there’s still a terrific rocker hiding away in the vault somewhere. Let’s trace its evolution to get a sense of what the final song might promise.
Bruce’s only officially released original instrumental provided a much-deserved song-length spotlight for The Big Man.
Nothing particularly stands out about this Bruce Springsteen Band-era road song, but sometimes that’s not that the aim.
Bruce plays his original holiday song for ribald laughs, but beneath its risque surface it has a lot to say.
This early draft of “Factory” has a surprising and somber depth all its own.
Sister song to “Mary Lou” and cousin to “Two Hearts.” this under-the-radar River-era outtake endures as a fan favorite.