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Published 2001-04-14
Backstreets reports that "American Skin" will be released as a single in Europe on April 23. No word on whether this will be the studio version that was recorded earlier this year with The E Street Band or the same version as on Live in New York City. Also no word on bonus material. ... Read more
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Published 2001-04-13
Drummer for Conan O'Brien, band leader of the Max Weinberg 7, author of The Big Beat, lecturer, family man, and last but not least, the mighty, mighty, mighty, MIGHTY Max Weinberg of The E Street Band turns 50 today, Friday. Happy Birthday from Greasy Lake! May you continue to pound those drums for many more years. ... Read more
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Published 2001-04-13
Before embarking on the Reunion Tour, Bruce contacted Paul McCartney for advice about bringing his children along on the road. This little tidbit appeared in USA Today a couple of days ago, and you can read it here. Whether Bruce used any of the ex-Beatle's advice is unknown, but it's a well-known fact that Bruce and Patti's children did go along for much of the tour, including Europe. Evan could ... Read more
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Published 2001-04-11
In what appears to be a preview article to the new Top 200 album list, Billboard mentions that Bruce's Live in New York City debuts at #5. This is not even the the highest debut of the week. In fact, it's surpassed by two other albums. In return, in Italy Bruce shoots straight to #1 and in England it debuts at #9 ... Read more
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Published 2001-04-11
It's been established before, but now even Masquerade Records should understand it: Bruce's early demos belong to Bruce. This final decision was made by London's Court of Appeal which thereby refused Masquerade Records claim to owne the copyrights of an album's worth of songs recorded by Bruce in the early Seventies. Read the story here. ... Read more
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Published 2001-04-11
Fans in the UK can look forward to not only the HBO show, but also a new Bruce special. Nothing is set in stone yet, but it looks like the HBO show may be aired on April 28 on Channel 4. No word on whether it will be the complete show as shown on HBO or just part of it. On April 25 or May 2, Top of the Pop will feature a 45 minute Bruce special including new interview footage where Bruce will, amo ... Read more
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Published 2001-04-09
The HBO show has swepped the various Springsteen fan communities off their feet. Everywhere fans are raving about the Saturday night broadcast, and for once their verdict seems to be unanimous. But if you want a more objective view, see what Billboard's reviewer had to say here. ... Read more
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Published 2001-04-03
In an interview with Associated Press, Bruce confirmed that his plan is to record an album with the E Street Band before anything else: "It's not going to be our usual amount of time to make a record -- we don't have the time to waste anymore," he added. He also mentioned his desire to release more music and in a more "relaxed fashion" using the Internet. Well, let's see about that. You can read t ... Read more
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Published 2001-04-03
For fans in Europe and the United States, the wait is over. Live in New York City hit the streets in most of Europe yesterday and in the States today. Reviews are generally fairly positive, but many critics focus on the strange sequencing and what they consider the somewhat sloppy execution of the project ... Read more
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Published 2001-04-03
Customers at Jack's record store in Red Bank, NJ, probably thought they were dreaming when last night around midnight, without any kind of announcement, Bruce Springsteen suddenly appeared in the store and started to sign the new album. He stayed for more than an hour chatting with the fans and signing autographs for everyone. He left around 1:30 a.m. thanking his fans for their support for him an ... Read more
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Latest comments
| Deborah Brooks commenting on : I enjoyed it overall, but kind felt bogged down in the manager, contract, this producer, that producer, this person was the technician, etc... I guess I wanted a bit more about being a father/husband...not PERSONAL..I know he keeps his life private and he SHOULD, but I know he is said to be an exceptional father and so many rockers DON"T pull that off. |
| Karsten, Greasy Lake commenting on : Good question. You'll just have to make a guess. But if I may give you a hint, Marc Dolan is on par with the general public opinion, although he takes it a step further than probably most fans would. |
| Mimi Griswold commenting on : Um, if we're trying to win the book... you can pretty much assume we have not read it yet.. so how could we lnow the correct answer? |
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