On this date: Bruce surprises with a call-in to E Street Radio and a guest appearance with Gaslight Anthem, plus an emotional show the day after John Lennon’s death. Much more inside.
Tag: The Ties That Bind: The River Collection
The Ties That Bind: The River Collection was released on this day in 2015. Other highlights from this date: guest appearances from Joe Grushecky, Tom Morello, and Mike Ness, rare River Tour footage, and more.
Big day: Bruce releases his second studio album, films a 1980 River show for posterity (and an eventual box set), and makes guest appearances with Huey Lewis, Bob Geldof, and Eric Church. Lots more inside.
A true hidden gem from the Darkness/River era that should have seen an official release long before.
This early love song hasn’t aged well but it paved the way for Bruce’s more mature and nuanced reflections on love and marriage.
“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.
“The Man Who Got Away” is a terrific piece of sleight-of-hand songwriting that should never have been allowed to get away.
Part “Point Blank” and part “Jersey Girl,” this River outtake is much more than the sum of its parts.
“The Price You Pay” is considered to be one of Bruce’s most enigmatic songs, but it’s only the backstory that’s mysterious–the song reveals itself when we pay close attention.
The curious case of a bootleg turned official release (and the mystery of why bother).