#Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band

[factoseintolerant]

The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts

[ultra-francesca-mercury]

june 4, 1984

Bruce Springsteen releases the album Born In The U.S.A. The cover photo, showing Bruce posed in front of the American flag, gives many the wrong idea about the title track, which is about the struggles of a veteran returning home from the Vietnam War.

[the-hottest-band-tournament]

Round Two

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band 

Defeated opponents: Prince and The Revolution

Formed in: 1972

Genres: Rock, rock and roll 

Lineup: Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, guitars, harmonica, keyboards

Clarence Clemons – backing vocals; tenor, baritone, and soprano saxophones; percussion

Garry Tallent – backing vocals, bass

Roy Bittan – piano, accordion, keyboards

Danny Federici – backing vocals, organ, accordion, electronic glockenspiel

Max Weinberg – drums, percussion

Nils Lofgren – backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, accordion

Patti Scialfa – harmony and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesizers

Albums from the 80s: 

The River (1980)

Born in the U.S.A. (1984)

Live 1975/85 (1986)

Tunnel of Love (1987)

Propaganda: When you think of American rock in the 80s, you think of Bruce. And Bruce made the majority of his best music with the E Street Band.

Depeche Mode 

Defeated opponents: Anthrax

Formed in: 1980

Genres: Synth-pop, electronic rock, new wave, dark wave, alternative rock

Lineup: Dave Gahan - vocals

Martin Gore - guitar and keyboard

Alan Wilder - drums and keyboard

Andy Fletcher - bass

Albums from the 80s: 

Speak & Spell (1981)

 A Broken Frame (1982)

Construction Time Again (1983)

Some Great Reward (1984)

Black Celebration (1986)

Music for the Masses (1987)

Propaganda: The music. The LOOKS. The voice. (The sexual tension?) And they’re still going strong. My colleague saw them in the UK when they were only starting out and said they were so nervous. I find the juxtaposition of the confidence of their sound (not to mention the black leather) and that anecdote really endearing.

Visual propaganda for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band:

Visual propaganda for Depeche Mode:

[nadja-antipaxos]

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band || Amsterdam || May 27, 2023

Photographer: Rob DeMartin

[magicalonsomanydances]

So while Al Pacino's right hip is his sassy gay side in the case of Bruce Springsteen it is his left side thus proving that these two are mirror twins separated at birth with one being raised in New York and the other in New Jersey in this essay I will...

[romanarose]

Whenever Bruce Springsteen says “brother” in a song I find myself thinking

[krispyweiss]

Garry Tallent Turns 75

A lot of talent has crossed E Street over the past five decades. But only one Tallent has been there since the beginning.

Born Oct. 27, 1949, E Street Band bassist Garry Tallent turns 75 today. And, as the only remaining original member besides Boss Bruce, he’s known as “the foundation of the E Street Nation.”

In fact, Tallent’s played only one less E Street gig than Springsteen, having skipped the Band’s 2020 “Saturday Night Live” appearance owing to his concerns about COVID-19 and travel.

Tallent’s recorded with Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle and the Highwaymen and produced such artists as Southside Johnny, Marshall Crenshaw, Steve Forbert and Gary U.S. Bonds.

So he can find other work. But it seems safe to say E Street will be home to Garry Tallent - extra consonants and all - until the end.

10/27/24

[seethesound]

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band 1988

[allthedesiredusernamesaretaken]

... listen to music ..

[born-in-the-silver-springs]

I just re-blogged several Bruce Springsteen transmasc text posts. I’m not sorry.

[agirlnamedbone]

Virginia Chamlee

[spilladabalia]

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Lost In the Flood (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London '75)

[ultra-francesca-mercury]

august 13, 1975

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band play the first of five sold-out shows at The Bottom Line in New York City. The shows help establish Springsteen as a great live performer and draw national attention.

[nadja-antipaxos]

"CAN YOU FEEL THE SPIIIIIIIIRIT?"

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band playing "Spirit In the Night" at the Sea Hear Now Festival 2024.

Wonderfully, the almost 75 year old howls at the moon. Love him.

[bayareabadboy]

In The Rock 8/25/1975: Springsteen releases ‘Born to Run’, his breakthrough album, which hits number three on the album chart & sells over six million copies in the U.S.

[adamshallperish]

one thing about bruce springsteen is his adamant refusal to put his lyrics on spotify. he really said you better either listen to my songs enough to know them all by heart or you guess. godspeed.