Elsewhere, he provides Bruce with all the rhythmic support his drummer couldn't. Listen to his opening for "NY City Seranade"-Chopin meets Gershwin, easing into a beautiful duet with acoustic guitar that is otherwordly. As fine as Roy Bittan is, Sancious' departure from E Street for a career in jazz-rock fusion was a musical tragedy. Sancious, more than makes up for any deficiencies by playing the most outrageous piano backup I've ever heard. Points conceded, but they don't mar the brilliance and enjoyability of this album. Some have objected to how it was recorded, and also to the relatively weak playing of the old drummer, Vini Lopez. But it exists, it's still in print, and it's a classic. So in many ways, this album represents the road not taken.
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.īruce 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. 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. John in Santa Monica as a result of this album. I went to see him perform as an opening act for Dr.
The truth is, The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle is one of the greatest albums in the history of rock & roll." -William Ruhlmann, allmusic.Bruce Springsteen won me over forever in 1973 with this album. He would later make different albums, but he never made a better one. ".the album's songs contain the best realization of Springsteen's poetic vision, which soon enough would be tarnished by disillusionment. It also featured a crucial sonic addition to the nascent E Street Band: organist Danny Federici joined keyboardist David Sancious, bassist Garry Tallent, drummer Vini Mad Dog Lopez and saxophonist Clarence Clemons in the bands ranks. Bruce Springsteens sophomore album featured a more cinematic style of songwriting, with the kind of outsized suburban characters that would become Springsteens calling card (∴th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy), Incident on 57th Street, Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)). The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released on September 11, 1973. Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 345/500! Typical order times are located within the product description.ġ80g Vinyl Remastered from Original Source Tapes by Bob Ludwig! It is not guaranteed.Ī Special Order item is an item that we do not stock but can order from the manufacturer. When an item is Out Of Stock and we have an estimated date when our stock should arrive, we list that date on our website in the part's description. We do not have a specific date when it will be coming.Īwaiting repress titles are in the process of being repressed by the label. The Preorder can be released anywhere between weeks, months or years from its initial announcement.Īn Out Of Stock item is an item that we normally have available to ship but we are temporarily out of. Other Preorders are set to release 'TBA.' This means that release date is yet 'To Be Announced'. If a projected release date is known, we will include this in the description in red. Typically the label will set a projected release date (that is subject to change). An In Stock item is available to ship normally within 24 business hours.Ī Preorder is an item that has not yet been released.
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