![]() "Wild Billy's Circus Story" marks the point on wildly divergent career paths when Springsteen and Tom Waits seemed to intersect. This would be the only time the cinematic vistas of Springsteen's early lyrics were matched by equally impressionistic music. While this is solidly a rock record, there are hints of jazz, blues, soul, Latin music, and more. Though the signature Spector-on-steroids E Street Band sound wouldn't fall fully into place until the next album, this one sounds like a sudden realisation of a universe of musical possibilities. The most musically expansive record of his career, THE WILD, THE INNOCENT & THE E STREET SHUFFLE found Bruce beginning to find his own sound, moving beyond the Dylan-meets-Van Morrison folk-rock of his debut. "And the kids down there, either dancing or hooked up in a scuffleĭressed in snakeskin suits, packed with Detroit muscleīruce Springsteen's second album found him at a pivotal point in his development. On November 7, 2009, Springsteen and the E Street Band played the album in its entirety for the first time ever in a concert at Madison Square Garden. While Allmusic refers it to: "flawless piece of music" and of the album as a whole as "one of the greatest albums in the history of rock & roll"! In 2003, the album was ranked number 132 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. However, once Springsteen achieved popularity with Born to Run, several selections from this album became popular FM radio airplay and concert favorites. The album includes the song "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)," the band's most-used set-closing song for the first 10 years of its career.Īs with Springsteen's first album, it was well-received critically but had little commercial success at the time. "The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle" is the second album by Bruce Springsteen and the as-yet-unnamed E Street Band, and is described by Allmusic as "one of the greatest albums in the history of rock & roll." It was released in 1973. ![]()
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