Last Saturday (Oct. 13), it was announced that Bruce Springsteen would perform today (Oct. 18) at rallies in Parma, Ohio and Ames, Iowa for President Barack Obama. Late last night, a message from Springsteen outlining his reasons for doing so was published to his website.
After the unprecedented success of 'Born in the U.S.A.,' nobody would have blamed Bruce Springsteen if he had chosen to deliver another album of stadium-friendly blue-collar anthems. Instead, Springsteen scaled everything back as he looked inward for the haunting and powerful 'Tunnel of Love,' which was released on this day (Oct. 9) in 1987.
When Bruce Springsteen started recording a batch of new songs to a four-track tape machine in his New Jersey bedroom in January 1982, he wasn’t planning to release an album. The acoustic demos were to be used as guidelines for the E Street Band, who would bring their epic heft to the two dozen or so songs Springsteen had recently written. But something happened along the way to Springsteen’s sixth album: The more he listened to the bare, stark songs on the cassette he carried around, the more he thought this was how they were supposed to sound.
There's nothing wrong with Max Weinberg, but his predecessor with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band was back in the drum seat Thursday night (Sept. 19) at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez surprised fans by sitting in to play 'E Street Shuffle' and later the tambourine on '10th Avenue Freeze-Out' and 'Twist and Shout.'
Forget about whether Barack Obama saw a bounce in the polls after the Democratic National Convention last week -- the biggest beneficiary appears to be Bruce Springsteen, whose 'Wrecking Ball' single 'We Take Care of Our Own' saw a massive sales increase after it was played at the end of Obama's speech last Thursday (Sept. 6).
August 13, 2012 Thanks to everyone that came out to JACK's first ever Throwback Concert with some of the best tribute bands you will ever see. It was easy to close your eyes on the beach and imagine you were actually at a Tom Petty, U2, Bruce Springsteen or Van Halen concert when you were actually listening to Full Moon Fever, El
As they rose to mega-stardom in the ’80s, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s four-hour concerts became a part of his own mythology. However, the concerts weren’t actually four hours long. In reality, they ran about three-and-a-half hours of music, with a 20-25 minute break in the middle.
The most difficult challenge for a musician when writing topical songs is making them resonate beyond their run in the news cycle. The opening riff of Neil Young‘s ‘Ohio’ still brings chills more than 40 years after the Kent State shootings because of its urgency, but when was the last time you listened to Sting‘s first couple of solo records?
Even though the core of Bruce Springsteen‘s E Street Band is over 60, they are still able to play more than three hours every night with more energy than bands half – check that – one-third their age. Except, of course, when the ruffians get shut down by the police for being out too late. In a new interview, guitarist Nils Lofgren describes what it’s like at the end of those marathons.
Twenty-time Grammy winner, Bruce Springsteen, has been named MusiCares Person Of The Year for 2013. He will be honored at a ceremony tied into the Grammy Awards next February.
Jimmy Fallon continues to work with some of the top music talent in late night, and it’s paying off as the comedian-turned-talk show host has just issued a new album called ‘Blow Your Pants Off.’
Back in February, Bruce Springsteen met with the European press in Paris to talk about his new album, ‘Wrecking Ball,’ which had yet to be released. Director Thom Zimny, who has worked with Springsteen on his videos and concert DVDs, has taken highlights from that press conference and made a 22-minute documentary, ”Wrecking Ball:’ A Conversation with Bruce Springsteen,’ complete with several songs from the album and other video footage. The film premiered on CNN’s website.
