The Bruce Springsteen Band morphed into the E Street Band so naturally that for all of 1973 and half of 1974, no one seemed to notice or care that the band was between names.<\/p>\n
But while the band’s personnel might have moved seamlessly to E Street, the same can’t be said of their repertoire. When Bruce dissolved his eponymous band, he left behind almost the entire catalog of songs he’d written and tailored to their funky, bluesy, and often brassy sound.<\/p>\n
It’s almost impossible to find songs from the Bruce Springsteen Band era that crossed over to E Street, and the few that did didn’t last long. Long-time fans might be familiar with “You Mean So Much to Me<\/a>,” which made several appearances throughout Bruce’s first two album tours. Beyond that, we’d have to scavenge set lists for the occasional one- or two-off cameos of early relics like “Funk Song<\/a>.”<\/p>\n And then there’s “Secret to the Blues.”<\/p>\n