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Roll of the Dice

Roll of the Dice: Stockton Boys

Posted on January 10, 2019December 15, 2021 by Ken

A precursor to “Working on the Highway,” Bruce’s lost-in-time “Stockton Boys” never made it past the home demo stage–but those demos escaped into the wild. Take a listen inside.

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Roll of the Dice: Everybody Wants My Baby

Posted on November 15, 2018December 5, 2020 by Ken

“Everybody Wants My Baby” was on its way to being an edgy uptempo rocker before it went missing in action. Listen to a pretty well-formed demo inside.

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Roll of the Dice: Where the Bands Are

Posted on November 8, 2018April 14, 2019 by Ken

“Where the Bands Are” is power pop perfection, showcasing the E Street Band at their most joyous.

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Roll of the Dice: Jackson Cage

Posted on November 4, 2018January 1, 2024 by Ken

“Jackson Cage” is a case of a theme in search of a song. It took a while for Bruce to find it, but find it he did. Let’s trace this underrated song’s winding path inside.

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Roll of the Dice: Chevrolet Deluxe

Posted on October 6, 2018December 13, 2021 by Ken

Bruce seems to have spent a lot of time working on “Chevrolet Deluxe,” but in the end, he sold it for parts.

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Cover Me, Passenger: The River

Posted on October 5, 2018December 13, 2021 by Ken

Passenger stops by SiriusXM’s Studios and performs a stripped-down cover of “The River.”

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Where the Band Was: Seattle, August 11, 2005

Posted on August 11, 2018August 5, 2023 by Ken

Bruce was in storyteller mode at a rare tour stop in Seattle, treating us to a very different setlist than the night before in Portland.

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Roll of the Dice: Sherry Darling

Posted on July 6, 2018January 1, 2024 by Ken

“Sherry Darling” is synonymous with summer–one of Bruce’s loosest, most carefree (and believe it or not, romantic) songs, yet it dates back to the serious Darkness sessions.

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Roll of the Dice: Two Hearts

Posted on May 28, 2018January 1, 2024 by Ken

“Two Hearts” is one of Bruce’s early songwriting masterpieces, and one that is best listened to acoustically than in its original arrangement.

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Roll of the Dice: Fade Away

Posted on April 28, 2018November 26, 2019 by Ken

“Fade Away” is a young man’s “Back in Your Arms,” a Danny Federici-powered cry of anguish over lost love. It’s beautiful and perfect–Bruce’s songwriting at its best.

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