Is a discarded fifty-years-old, thirty-minutes-long opus really the secret origin of “Kitty’s Back,” “Cadillac Ranch,” and “One Step Up?” Just listen and decide for yourself.
Category: Roll of the Dice
“What Love Can Do” is a reminder that while love can’t solve society’s ills, it can give us the strength to face them. It’s more timely now than when Bruce wrote it.
Part myth, part strut, and all magic: it’s the story of Bad Scooter and the E Street Band.
Sister song to “Reno” and cousin to “Further On (Up the Road),” “Maria’s Bed” is a carefree jaunt with surprising depth and hidden poignancy–it’s one of Bruce’s best 21st-century songs.
“The Big Payback” is a Nebraska-era B-side obscurity, as tight, taut, and sinister as anything on the album it didn’t make but a whole lot more fun to sing.
Yes, “My Lover Man” is a controversial song, but not because of the point-of-view character’s gender.
“Queen of the Supermarket” is one of Bruce’s best 21st century songs. There–I’ve said it. I’ll explain why inside.
What can we say about this early, bluesy Steel Mill original other than that it showcases a young Bruce Springsteen developing his stage presence and patter? Um… let’s just go with that.
Want to know why Bruce Springsteen became known as the “Fastest Guitar in Asbury Park?” Listen to this.
Musical cousin but lyrical opposite to “Lucky Town,” “You’ll Be Comin’ Down” is an under-the-radar track (perhaps justifiably) from Bruce’s Magic album.