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Bruce Springsteen's debut album found him squarely in the tradition of Bob Dylan: folk-based tunes arranged for an electric band featuring piano and organ (plus, in Springsteen's case, 1950s-style rock & roll tenor saxophone breaks), topped by acoustic guitar and a husky voice singing lyrics full of elaborate, even exaggerated imagery. But where Dylan had taken a world-weary, cynical tone, Springsteen was exuberant. His street scenes could be haunted and tragic, as they were in "Lost in the Flood," but they were still imbued with romanticism and a youthful energy. Asbury Park painted a portrait of teenagers cocksure of themselves, yet bowled over by their discovery of the world. It was saved from pretentiousness (if not preciousness) by its sense of humor and by the careful eye for detail that kept even the most high-flown language rooted. Like the lyrics, the arrangements were busy, but the melodies were well developed and the rhythms, pushed by drummer Vincent Lopez, were breakneck.
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Bruce Springsteen, Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Associated Performer, Bass, Composer, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist, Main Artist, Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Associated Performer, Bass, Composer, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist - Vincent "Loper" Lopez, Drums - Clarence Clemons, Saxophone - David Sancious, Organ, Piano - Harold Wheeler, Piano - Garry Tallent, Bass - Mike Appel for Laurel Canyon Ltd., Producer - Jim Cretecos for Laurel Canyon Ltd., Producer - Louis Lahav, Engineer - Bob Ludwig (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - Brian Lee (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - Jack Ashkinazy, Re-Mixer
(P) 1973 Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen, Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Associated Performer, Composer, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist, Main Artist, Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Associated Performer, Composer, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist - Vincent "Loper" Lopez, Drums - Clarence Clemons, Saxophone - David Sancious, Organ, Piano - Garry Tallent, Bass - Mike Appel for Laurel Canyon Ltd., Producer - Jim Cretecos for Laurel Canyon Ltd., Producer - Louis Lahav, Engineer - Bob Ludwig (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - Brian Lee (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - Jack Ashkinazy, Re-Mixer
(P) 1973 Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen, Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Associated Performer, Composer, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist, Main Artist, Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Associated Performer, Composer, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist - Vincent "Loper" Lopez, Drums - Clarence Clemons, Saxophone - David Sancious, Organ, Piano - Garry Tallent, Bass - Mike Appel for Laurel Canyon Ltd., Producer - Jim Cretecos for Laurel Canyon Ltd., Producer - Louis Lahav, Engineer - Bob Ludwig (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - Brian Lee (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - Jack Ashkinazy, Re-Mixer
(P) 1973 Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen, Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Associated Performer, Composer, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist, Main Artist, Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Associated Performer, Composer, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist - Vincent "Loper" Lopez, Drums - Clarence Clemons, Saxophone - David Sancious, Organ, Piano - Garry Tallent, Bass - Mike Appel for Laurel Canyon Ltd., Producer - Jim Cretecos for Laurel Canyon Ltd., Producer - Louis Lahav, Engineer - Bob Ludwig (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - Brian Lee (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - Jack Ashkinazy, Re-Mixer
(P) 1973 Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen, Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Associated Performer, Composer, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist, Main Artist, Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Associated Performer, Composer, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist - Vincent "Loper" Lopez, Drums - Clarence Clemons, Saxophone - David Sancious, Organ, Piano - Garry Tallent, Bass - Mike Appel for Laurel Canyon Ltd., Producer - Jim Cretecos for Laurel Canyon Ltd., Producer - Louis Lahav, Engineer - Bob Ludwig (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - Brian Lee (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - Jack Ashkinazy, Re-Mixer
(P) 1973 Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen, Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Associated Performer, Composer, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist, Main Artist, Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Associated Performer, Composer, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist - Vincent "Loper" Lopez, Drums - Clarence Clemons, Saxophone - David Sancious, Organ, Piano - Garry Tallent, Bass - Richard Davis, Bass - Mike Appel for Laurel Canyon Ltd., Producer - Jim Cretecos for Laurel Canyon Ltd., Producer - Louis Lahav, Engineer - Bob Ludwig (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - Brian Lee (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - Jack Ashkinazy, Re-Mixer
(P) 1973 Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen, Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Associated Performer, Composer, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist, Main Artist, Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Associated Performer, Composer, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist - Vincent "Loper" Lopez, Drums - Clarence Clemons, Saxophone - David Sancious, Organ, Piano - Garry Tallent, Bass - Mike Appel for Laurel Canyon Ltd., Producer - Jim Cretecos for Laurel Canyon Ltd., Producer - Louis Lahav, Engineer - Bob Ludwig (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - Brian Lee (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - Jack Ashkinazy, Re-Mixer
(P) 1973 Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen, Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Associated Performer, Bass, Composer, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist, Main Artist, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Associated Performer, Bass, Composer, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist, Piano - Vincent "Loper" Lopez, Drums - Clarence Clemons, Saxophone - David Sancious, Organ, Piano - Harold Wheeler, Piano - Garry Tallent, Bass - Mike Appel for Laurel Canyon Ltd., Producer - Jim Cretecos for Laurel Canyon Ltd., Producer - Louis Lahav, Engineer - Bob Ludwig (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - Brian Lee (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - Jack Ashkinazy, Re-Mixer
(P) 1973 Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen, Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Associated Performer, Composer, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist, Main Artist, Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Associated Performer, Composer, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Lyricist - Vincent "Loper" Lopez, Drums - Clarence Clemons, Saxophone - David Sancious, Organ, Piano - Garry Tallent, Bass - Mike Appel for Laurel Canyon Ltd., Producer - Jim Cretecos for Laurel Canyon Ltd., Producer - Louis Lahav, Engineer - Bob Ludwig (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - Brian Lee (Remastering Engineer), Mastering Engineer - Jack Ashkinazy, Re-Mixer
(P) 1973 Bruce Springsteen
Album review
Bruce Springsteen's debut album found him squarely in the tradition of Bob Dylan: folk-based tunes arranged for an electric band featuring piano and organ (plus, in Springsteen's case, 1950s-style rock & roll tenor saxophone breaks), topped by acoustic guitar and a husky voice singing lyrics full of elaborate, even exaggerated imagery. But where Dylan had taken a world-weary, cynical tone, Springsteen was exuberant. His street scenes could be haunted and tragic, as they were in "Lost in the Flood," but they were still imbued with romanticism and a youthful energy. Asbury Park painted a portrait of teenagers cocksure of themselves, yet bowled over by their discovery of the world. It was saved from pretentiousness (if not preciousness) by its sense of humor and by the careful eye for detail that kept even the most high-flown language rooted. Like the lyrics, the arrangements were busy, but the melodies were well developed and the rhythms, pushed by drummer Vincent Lopez, were breakneck.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:03
- Main artists: Bruce Springsteen
- Composer: Bruce Springsteen
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(P) 1973 Bruce Springsteen
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