![]() A boogieing clavichord and uproarious sax set the background for a rough and tumble tale of young punks, cute girls, run ins with the law, and teenage love. “The E-Street Shuffle” starts off the album of its name sake awash in heavy funk. WILD INNOCENT E STREET SHUFFLE FREEWhen taken in as a whole, The Wild, The Innocent, & The E-Street Shuffle, with its care free sense of cool, abundant attitude, and youthful energy, is the musical equivalent of The Fonz. ![]() This fit seamlessly with the fiery youth of the inner city characters that Springsteen had decided to mold his album around. put on the back burner in favor of a grand fusion of nostalgic Rock 'n' Roll and soulful R&B. The Wild, The Innocent, & The E-Street Shuffle saw the folksier tendencies of Greetings. Like his debut, it was released to critical acclaim and slow sales. Some 9 months later, The Boss and his then unnamed E-Street band, released The Wild, The Innocent, & The E-Street Shuffle. While his mix of hometown folk-swagger with blues rock garnered him instant Dylan comparisons, the positive reviews didn't translate to sales, as it only sold 25,000 copies in its first year of release. After being signed to Colombia records in 1972, the then 22 year old Bruce Springsteen released his debut album, Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J., in January of 1973. Its almost hard to believe, but despite Springsteen's domination of the American music scene for the last 30 years his career had a rocky start. In this decade alone, New Jersey's native son and his E Street Band have had four consecutive albums debut at number one on the charts, tour after tour grossing in the hundreds of millions of dollars, and earlier this year they performed at the Super Bowl XLIII halftime show. Thirty-six years after first making waves with Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J., The Boss is just as popular as ever. Songs like "Rosalita", "Born to Run", and "Glory Days", not only offer an endearing cross-section of the American dream, they encapsulate a youthful vigor and joie de vivre that resonates across the generational divide. ![]() He's made a near 40 year career out of capturing the essence of Americana. Review Summary: Now I know your mama she don't like me 'cause I play in a rock and roll band and I know your daddy he don't dig me but he never did understandīruce Springsteen is an American legend. ![]()
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