Band-friendly and Ironically faithful to the historically inaccurate original, Bruce’s 1997 arrangement of “Jesse James” is likely to come out at both Seeger and E Street shows. Backstory and great performances inside.
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Recorded during the freewheeling second Seeger Session, “Old Dan Tucker” led of Bruce’s 2006 album and became a nightly favorite on tour.
The true, winding road from a backyard birthday party to a critically acclaimed, Grammy-winning album.
Bruce plays his original holiday song for ribald laughs, but beneath its risque surface it has a lot to say.
“Souls of the Departed” serves as the mirror image and bookend to “Better Days” on Bruce’s Lucky Town album–a deeply unsettling song about the hidden costs of a charmed life.
The second time’s the charm: Bruce takes another crack at writing about wedding days, and this time he captures the life lessons he learned since the first time.
In 1991, Bruce shed his skin and embraced life as a family man with “Living Proof,” one of the most important and influential songs in his catalog. Analysis and great performances inside.
Ominous, brooding, and referential, “The Big Muddy” sticks out like a sore thumb on Bruce’s Lucky Town album–but it’s one of the album’s best songs.
“If I Should Fall Behind” is an enduring favorite that continuously grows, changes, and evolves like the best and strongest of relationships.