E Street Shuffle Archive

Rob Notes turns in an excellent seventies hard rock version of one of Bruce’s earliest songs.

Bruce wasn’t Steel Mill’s only songwriter. Co-lead vocalist Robbin Thompson contributed his own song to the band’s set lists, but their version was a far cry from Mercy Flight’s original.

A solid setlist, a loose performance, and some surprising placements made for a great night in Vancouver on the Wrecking Ball Tour.

The River Tour begins its morph into the “Autobiography Tour” as the ten-show victory lap kicks off in East Rutherford.

Yes, it was *that* good. On a night when no one expected it, Bruce played his best 21st century show with a scorching performance and a die-hard’s dream setlist.

There’s no better example of the Night One/Night Two rule than Bruce’s Fenway Park stand on the Wrecking Ball Tour. On Night One, Bruce was certainly playing it safe…

So nice they covered it twice–and both versions made the Top 100.

From deep in the vaults comes one of the oldest recorded Springsteen covers, unreleased until 1995 and featuring a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it David Bowie cameo.

Bearing influences both local and literary, “Spirit in the Night” immediately established itself as one of Bruce’s signature songs.