Bruce meets Max for the first time, debuts a new arrangement for “The Ghost of Tom Joad” with Tom Morello, kicks off the European leg of the first River Tour, and subjects himself to a deeply insightful 90-minute interview.
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Greatest Hits (11)
Rarities abound at gigs played on this day. Listen to live performances of “Lion’s Den,” “So Young and In Love,” “Janey, Don’t You Lose Heart,” and more. Plus: Greatest Hits is released on this date in 1995.
On this day in history: Bruce reassembles the E Street Band for the first time in over five years. See their rehearsal and performance footage here.
On this date: listen to the earliest live recording of Bruce and the E Street Band, a full performance of Springsteen on Broadway, and more.
Bruce’s last great hit was a defining moment for his career and a pinnacle of his songwriting.
How an outcast from the Born in the U.S.A. sessions became the song that ushered in the E Street Band’s Reunion era.
In any version, in any arrangement, “Blood Brothers” packs an emotional punch and holds a special place in fans’ hearts.
“Back in Your Arms” is Bruce’s most soulful and rueful torch song, presaging themes he still grapples with today.
“Secret Garden” is one of Bruce’s best love songs. It’s also one of his least romantic.
Bruce recorded “Waiting on the End of the World” twice, with both the “other” band and the E Street Band–yet he didn’t release either version. I have a theory as to why,