{"id":12100,"date":"2019-09-09T04:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=12100"},"modified":"2023-01-01T11:20:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T19:20:32","slug":"matr-joe-grushecky-and-bruce-springsteen-gimme-shelter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/09\/matr-joe-grushecky-and-bruce-springsteen-gimme-shelter\/","title":{"rendered":"MatR: Joe Grushecky and Bruce Springsteen, Gimme Shelter"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s shocking that it took Bruce until 1995 to cover what is arguably The Rolling Stones’ greatest song (Rolling Stone<\/em> and\u00a0Ultimate Classic Rock<\/em> certainly think so, at least); it’s even more surprising that he hasn’t covered it since.<\/p>\n

Or properly, for that matter, since his one and only stab at it (other than quoting it nightly in “Cover Me<\/a>” on the Tunnel of Love Express Tour) was with Joe Grushecky on backing vocals and guitar only.<\/p>\n

In the autumn of 1995, Bruce became an honorary (and temporary) Houserocker, joining the band for their “October Assault” in support of Joe’s Bruce-produced\u00a0American Babylon<\/em><\/a> album (which, IMHO, every Springsteen fan should own).<\/p>\n

When the band played their final of three shows at Nick’s Fat City in Pittsburgh on the evening of October 21st, “Gimme Shelter” was a setlist bonus. Fortunately, the performance was captured for posterity and issued on the CD single for Joe’s “Labor of Love<\/a>.” While you can clearly here Bruce on backing vocals and guitar throughout, it’s a performance worth listening to even if Bruce hadn’t been there. The Houserockers more than do justice to the original.<\/p>\n