Category: Roll of the Dice (596)
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Roll of the Dice: Southside Shuffle
August 25, 2020
By Ken Rosen
One time only: Bruce turns the spotlight on Southside Johnny when Dr. Zoom and the Sonic Boom play the only known performance of “Southside Shuffle.”
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Roll of the Dice: Meet Me in the City
August 23, 2020
By Ken Rosen
“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.
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Roll of the Dice: Phantom Love (Just 16)
August 19, 2020
By Ken Rosen
Let’s take another trip into the Bruce’s notebook archive and look at an early work-in-progress that never made it to a full song.
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Roll of the Dice: Dollhouse
August 15, 2020
By Ken Rosen
“Dollhouse” features the E Street Band at their new waviest, transforming a River outtake to a piece of power pop perfection.
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Roll of the Dice: Fire
August 5, 2020
By Ken Rosen
Look past the dated lyrics (and the limp studio version), and “Fire” goes the distance as a fan-favorite rarity. The secret? It’s…
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Roll of the Dice: The Fire Engines Are Returning Home
July 31, 2020
By Ken Rosen
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Roll of the Dice: You've Got It
July 30, 2020
By Ken Rosen
It’s an okay trifle, but whatever makes a pop song great, “You’ve Got It” ain’t got it.
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Roll of the Dice: Janey Needs a Shooter
July 27, 2020
By Ken Rosen
The decade-long and winding tale of an early outtake that missed making three albums but ended up (sorta) on one by Warren Zevon.
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Roll of the Dice: Cadillac Ranch
July 23, 2020
By Ken Rosen
Simultaneously morbid and mirthful, “Cadillac Ranch” bears surprisingly deep substance beneath its rollicking veneer.
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Roll of the Dice: Johnny 99
July 20, 2020
By Ken Rosen
The tale of “Johnny 99” is an ironic one: on vinyl, it’s one of Bruce’s finest songwriting achievements, but on stage it loses power as it gains relevance.