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The Wild, the Innocent & the E-Street Shuffle ReviewBruce Springsteen won me over forever in 1973 with this album. I went to see him perform as an opening act for Dr. John in Santa Monica as a result of this album. My college roomate had a big quadrophonic stereo system that he'd use for dorm dances, and the one demand I made on him for helping him carry his stuff downstairs was that we could play "Rosalita" and "Kitty's Back" at every dance. All the kids at first would stop dancing, because it was the only unfamiliar stuff we'd play, but by the last dance, I had people lining up to find out who made this great music.Bruce took the expansive, poetic, musical pastiche style of this album forward with "Born To Run," but then after that album, he decided to focus his artistry on shorter songs with tighter lyrics and clear, understandable points of view. So in many ways, this album represents the road not taken. But it exists, it's still in print, and it's a classic.
Some have objected to how it was recorded, and also to the relatively weak playing of the old drummer, Vini Lopez. Points conceded, but they don't mar the brilliance and enjoyability of this album. The pianist, David L. Sancious, more than makes up for any deficiencies by playing the most outrageous piano backup I've ever heard. As fine as Roy Bittan is, Sancious' departure from E Street for a career in jazz-rock fusion was a musical tragedy. Listen to his opening for "NY City Seranade"--Chopin meets Gershwin, easing into a beautiful duet with acoustic guitar that is otherwordly. Elsewhere, he provides Bruce with all the rhythmic support his drummer couldn't.
It is unbelievable that this seemingly inarticulate kid was able to pack so much American musical heritage into one inexpensively produced album, and in the process create new musical molds. And, as romantic and poetic as some of this album is, most of it is very lighthearted and fun, capturing better than any of Bruce's other albums the spirit of the great entertainer that his live shows have always displayed. This album is Bruce's cheeseburger deluxe--greasy and sizzling, with smoke rising into the summer ocean air, spreading delight everywhere.
My fondest hope would be that, one day, Bruce would return to this style, adding a few musicians who could help him bring it off, maybe even bringing Sancious back into the fold. On Nightline, it sounded like he was trying to write a few in that style when "The Rising" was in the works.
Failing that, if he would just do us the favor of one day performing "New York City Serenade" live on TV...then he'd really impress people.The Wild, the Innocent & the E-Street Shuffle OverviewNo Description Available.Genre: Popular MusicMedia Format: Compact DiskRating: Release Date: 5-OCT-1989
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