Early candidate for out-of-leftfield, knock-it-out-of-the-park killer cover of 2014. Bruce and the band opened their show Saturday night in Perth, Australia (hometown on Bon Scott) with the AC/DC song.
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VIDEO:" "Just Like Fire Would" – Bruce Springsteen and E St. Band
Of all the songs on Springsteen’s new High Hopes album, his cover of the song “Just Like Fire Would” by Australian punk rock band The Saints is nearest a throwback to the bar band day of the E Streeters. When other songs on the new album are either Tom Morello-fied or loop-filled or recast versions of songs the band has been rocking on stage for a few years, this one sounds like we want the band to sound. A musical home to come back to. Not always staying , but regularly visiting. What makes the mystique work for this one is the plucking of an obscure (for most) band and a song that sounds eerily like it could have been written by Bruce anyway.
VIDEO: "Stomp and Holler" – Hard Working Americans
Todd Snider has put together a band that is part roots rock and roll, part Black Crowes-like jam band, and part hillbilly electrified country rock and roll. Hard Working Americans release an album in January…this is the first single. I like it…
VIDEO: Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello – "Radio Silence"/"Radio Nowhere"/"Radio Radio"
It boggles my brain as to how I have missed this after all these years. So here it is for you. An inspired trio of songs, with Springsteen leaning into both his guitar and the moment, and Elvis looking like his life depended on making these six minutes great.
http://youtu.be/mf0a0_jmfvQ
VIDEO: Warren Zevon -1982- "Poor Poor Pitful Me"/"Cadillac Ranch"
Been a while since the last post. Workin” to get back in the groove. Watch for more. Here’s one from a Zevon video I rented at the local video store 30 years ago – the performance and the energy blew me away. My first real good foray into what a great rock and roll show might feel like.
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VIDEO: Bob Seger humbles everyone watching "The Voice"
If you haven’t seen the video of Bob Seger on “The Voice”, check it out here. Like American Idol, the music competition show invites guests to perform with the contestants.
This video has been circulating for a while, but worth a look to hear a old rock and roller absolutely kill it with a pair of newbies (Swon Brothers) who are not bad if they stay out of Rascal Flatts territory. We don’t need another falsetto country lite band, right? And they seemed geeked to be sitting by Seger – as they should be.
“Night Moves” (though a truncated version) is done proud. And the backing band will be a nice surprise. Some killer B3 organ and a damn good cover band version of the song for Seger and the kids to sing. Just wonder if anyone in the audience had a clue that the Michigan legend was in fine voice and probably the best rocker/musician/guest they will hear all season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrY3HzPV5sE