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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Shuffle - Kitty's Back (Patreon)

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2026-04-12 15:00:16
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This was a huge surprise for me. I am versed in Springsteen's popular songs because of film and friends, but this was a piece of gold.

The way the song plays with the use of a slow to slightly faster tempo is interesting. It feels like they want to keep the listener on their toes.

The track on the album still has a rock vibe even though it leans towards a jazzy shuffle, but the live version? I wouldn't have guessed "The Boss" was a rock artist.

This was a joy to experience!

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Bill W

Many people get wrapped up in the "energy" of live versions. I guess I am not necessarily one of them. I've heard/watched 7 or 8 different live versions of this song and none of them (IMO) compare to the album version. (as far as I know it wasn't performed live very often until the 2000s.) They're either too fast, too slow, poor sound quality, bad mix....and NONE of them feature the signature organ solo- (the organ player David Sancious quit the band after this album). And none match the free, instinctive drumming heard on the album (the drummer Vini Lopez was fired after this album- for non-musical reasons 😜). My argument- if you just had audio for this live performance and couldn't actually see the band, and experience the joy of watching it come alive, does it measure up? For me, no.

Bill W

What is puzzling to me on this track- like yourself, I hear multiple horns- but the only horn credited is Clarence Clemons' tenor sax. There are horns credited elsewhere on the album: Tuba (Garry Tallent- bass player) Soprano sax (David Sancious- organ player) Cornet (Vini Lopez- drummer) Baritone sax (additional studio musician Al Tellone) I haven't been able to find any additional/alternate info regarding the horn arrangement on this song. Once they get into the faster tempo early on, I don't think any tempo changes beyond that are intentional. I could be wrong, but to me it seems so slight, I believe it is organic... which is not really uncommon on older recordings. I think it's noticeable here because the beat gets cut in half for that portion. To me, the drummer Vini Lopez has a very loose style- holding the pocket, but still very free and spirited- and this is some of Garry Tallent's finest bass work. Love to see you grooving to that. 😀😀 Bruce's guitar playing... I think he's better than most people give him credit for, but I still wouldn't include him on any lists...even an "underrated" list. 🤣 He's more of a technician than a soloist as you pointed out playing the muted parts and accents. He's aware of his strengths and weaknesses. He never plays a lot of notes, but he does manage to squeeze every drop of emotion from the notes that he DOES play. As far as storytelling- on the first two albums Bruce was still fleshing out the kinds of stories he wanted to tell and the kinds of characters he wanted to explore in his songs. The earlier stuff is more based on street scenes- NJ, NY - colorful characters, gritty, greasy environments..and a bit of wordplay and wordiness (taking a page from Bob Dylan's playbook.) This is my 2nd (or 3rd) favorite Springsteen album despite only having 7 songs ..and only 6 that I'm fond of. It's his most progressive sounding and varied as far as song length, ranging from 4:31 to 9:55. His next album is 1975's Born To Run which he composed mostly on piano and honed in on the sound/style he would be most associated with (until Born in the USA.) And on which he established himself in many people's eyes as one of Rock's better lyricists. If I pitch you a song from that album, it will likely be a live version so you can get the vintage concert experience that earned him and the E Street Band a reputation as one of the best live acts.

Matt Kooser

I thought for a minute you were also going to listen to The E Street Shuffle, the song that is. Did you intentionally put E Steet Shuffle in your title instead of E Street Band? Anyway, I really enjoyed this. I think it's become my favorite Springsteen album -- a perfect fun summertime album, as all or nearly all songs mention summer or hot weather. All 4 of his 70s albums are all-time favorite albums of mine, though each one is a bit different.

Bill W

"E Street Shuffle" would be a good companion piece -👍 they both feature horn arrangements and jazzy elements, similar characters and images....but a very different energy.

Bill W

E Street Band members seen here on Conan are, L to R: Clarence Clemons (1973- 2011 *died) Saxophone, backing vocals, aux. percussion. aka "The Big Man", "C". Danny Federici (1973-2008 *died) Keyboards, accordion, glockenspiel. aka "The Phantom" Nils Lofgren (1984-present) Guitar, backing vocals. Nils had previously been a solo artist and member of Crazy Horse who recorded with Neil Young. Max Weinberg (1974-present) Drums. aka "Mighty Max" Garry W. Tallent (1973-present) Bass. Steven Van Zandt (1975-1984, 1999-present) Guitar, backing vocals, mandolin. aka "Miami Steve", "Little Steven". Roy Bittan (1974-present) Piano, keys. aka "The Professor". Patti Scialfa-Springsteen (1984-present.) Acoustic guitar, backing vocals, tambourine. *also seen here is touring band member -violinist/backing vocalist Soozie Tyrell (2002-present ) behind Patti, on tambourine, backing vocals. In 2006 Springsteen (w/o the E Street Band) recorded an album of traditional American Folk songs, many of which were performed in a traditional/New Orleans jazz style featuring an assortment of musicians. Two members of the Max Weinberg 7 were included in the band- Mark Pender (trumpet) and Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg (trombone). Also included was saxophonist Eddie Manion. Manion, Pender and Rosenberg later joined the longtime section The Miami Horns.

Bill W

Bruce's nickname "The Boss" originated among his bandmembers, tongue-in-cheek. In the early days before he could afford a manager- In addition to being the driving musical force, Bruce would book the gigs, handle logistics, collect the money from the venue owner/manager, and dole it out to the band members, etc. Eventually it leaked outside the band to roadies, music journalists, DJs etc. Bruce doesn't particularly care for it, but over the years has grown to accept it.