{"id":14565,"date":"1988-03-22T11:00:00","date_gmt":"1988-03-22T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=14565"},"modified":"2026-02-08T07:39:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T15:39:27","slug":"matr-garland-jeffreys-and-bruce-springsteen-r-o-c-k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1988\/03\/22\/matr-garland-jeffreys-and-bruce-springsteen-r-o-c-k\/","title":{"rendered":"R.O.C.K."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We can hear the E Street connection in Garland Jeffreys&#8217; &#8220;R.O.C.K.&#8221; from its very first notes&#8211;that&#8217;s Roy Bittan featured prominently on piano throughout.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p4fpSxuTc7c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Buried deep on Jeffreys&#8217; 1981 album\u00a0<em>Escape Artist\u00a0<\/em>(produced by Bob Clearmountain and featuring Danny Federici&#8217;s keyboards as well as Roy&#8217;s piano), &#8220;R.O.C.K.&#8221; is an irresistible anthem that demands to be played at full volume.<\/p>\n<p>Still, despite Bruce&#8217;s many stage appearances with Garland Jeffreys over the years (eighteen as of this writing), Bruce and Garland only once tackled what should have been a natural team-up.<\/p>\n<p>Or to be more accurate, they played it three times, once nightly during Bruce&#8217;s three-night holiday show stand in December 2003, when Bruce invited Garland to &#8220;lift up&#8221; the show.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a wonderful clip from the second night, with Garland and Bruce backed by The Max Weinberg 7.<\/p>\n<div id=\"v-4WU9SDS9-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='758' height='568' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/4WU9SDS9?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Bruce and Garland certainly lifted the show, and you can clearly sense their mutual esteem and affection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>R.O.C.K.<br \/>\nFirst performed:<\/strong> December 5, 2003 (Asbury Park, NJ)<br \/>\n<strong>Last performed:<\/strong> December 8, 2003 (Asbury Park, NJ)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 December 4, 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nightly during Bruce&#8217;s 2003 holiday show stand in Asbury Park, Bruce and Garland Jeffreys lifted the show with a team-up on Garland&#8217;s 1981 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