Born in Long Branch‚ New Jersey back in 1949‚ Bruce Springsteen started his musical career in 1964 but was able to release his first studio album only nine years later‚ in 1973. Over the decades he became one of the most successful and influential American musicians of all time. He sold an estimated amount of more than 140 million records worldwide.With 21 studio albums released and hundreds of songs‚ it';s not easy to pick a favorite one. But Bruce himself once revealed which is his favorite song from his career.Bruce Springsteen';s favorite song from his discographyIt was in an interview with The Project in 2023 (Transcribed by Rock and Roll Garage) that Springsteen chose ";Born To Run"; as his favorite song from his discography. ";I have to go with the fans. I guess‚ we usually say ';Born To Run';. Because it was the song where I invented myself. It carried a certain amount of Rock and Roll past‚ current and future.";";I';ve managed to write well about the Classic Rock archetypes. The car‚ the girl‚ the road‚ the guy‚ the running. This all classic B-movie Rock cliches that I was able to use and reinvigorate in my own way. Bring new life to and bring current into 1975‚ which was when the record was released. So if I have to go with one‚ I';m always comfortable of going with that one‚"; Bruce Springsteen said.First released as a single in 1975‚ months before Springsteen and the E Street Band finished the recording of the album of the same name‚ ";Born To Run"; became a hit. As the musician recalled in an interview with Rolling Stone in 2005‚ releasing the single before probably helped to promote the album. At first they thought they would be able to finish the album really fast‚ so that';s why they released that single. But things didn';t go as planned and it took them six months to finally release the album.";When Born to Run came out‚ we had the unusual thing of the single being out six months before the album came out. We took so long with the record that we gave the song to the radio stations thinking we were going to be almost done. But thats not what happened.Bruce Springsteen continued:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxuThNgl3YA&;amp;pp=ygUMYm9ybiB0byBydW4g";So a lot of time passed before the album came out and a couple of good things happened. One is that the song itself did get quite a bit of radio play. There was a big buzz on it. I think what made the album have a buzz on it was the fact that ';Born to Run‚'; the cut‚ had been played for quite a while on the FM radio stations. (...) We were considered not a success at that particular moment‚ and so ';Born to Run'; was pretty critical. We were hoping to get some attention and make a dent‚ so yeah‚ I think Steve is right. On the other hand‚ I mean‚ I dont know if it would have finished us.";";Because what the hell else were we going to do (laughs)? Theres that element‚ too. And the night the guys from the record company walked out of the show‚ I told the band‚ ';Look‚ they may think we are going to go away‚ except we have no place to go (Laughs)‚"; Bruce Springsteen said.At the time‚ the single ";Born To Run"; peaked at number 23 on the United States Billboard Hot 100. But that album also had other famous tracks like ";Thunder Road"; and ";Jungleland";.According to Best Selling Albums website‚ ";Born To Run"; is Springsteen';s second best-selling record. It sold an estimated amount of more than 7 million copies. The first one is ";Born In The U.S.A"; (1984)‚ which sold an estimated amount of more than 30 million copies.The post Bruce Springsteens favorite song from his discography appeared first on Rock And Roll Garage.

If you ever had the chance to see someone famous up close you know what it is like to get starstruck but that really happens to everyone‚ even to people who are famous. Everybody has their heroes and will get really nervous when they finally have the chance to meet them. That already happened many times with the legendary Alice Cooper‚ who is the godfather of Shock Rock.In an interview with BBC Radio Scotland in 2023 (Transcribed by Rock and Roll Garage)‚ the musician recalled how crazy it was when many movie stars started to appear at his concerts in the early 70s. Some of them were Groucho Marx and Fred Astaire‚ who really liked the show and praised him at the time.The artists that made Alice Cooper get starstruck";Groucho Marx came to the show and he wanted to see what all this talk was about this show. He saw it as Vaudeville. It is a dark Vaudeville. Rock and Roll Vaudeville‚ if you really want to look at it. He started bringing (people) like Mae West‚ Fred Astaire‚ Jack Benny‚ George Burns. They';re on the side of the stage watching the show. The audience is freaked out totally by what we';re doing and these guys are like ';Grace Allen and I used to do this on an act in 1923 in Toledo with a guy with the guillotine';.";";They were not shocked in the least bit. They';d seen it all‚ right. But we';re looking on the side and (we couldn';t believe they were there). My dances are going (whispering) ";That';s Fred Astaire";. And he comes back and says ';your dancers are great';. (Then) of course the dances are just going ';He just said that we were great!'; When Salvador Dal saw the show‚ it was surrealism. Dal took credit for everything‚ so he says it';s surrealism and it';s based on me (laughs). We went ';Well‚ of course'; (laughs)‚"; Alice Cooper said.In the early 70s already Cooper had the chance to meet many other famous artists‚ like John Lennon for example. They were part of the drinking club ";Hollywood Vampires";‚ which also had Micky Dolenz and Harry Nilson.Formed in 1968‚ the band Alice Cooper remained together until 1975 when dissolved and Vincent Furnier‚ the vocalist and main songwriter started his solo career using the same name and persona. The original group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ghSub0_d5UThe post The artists that made Alice Cooper get starstruck appeared first on Rock And Roll Garage.

After Sammy Hagar was fired from Van Halen in 1996‚ the band tried to reconnect with David Lee Roth but the possible reunion didn';t work. So they decided to bring a new singer and the chosen one was Gary Cherone of Extreme. In 1998‚ the infamous ";Van Halen III";‚ which is the band';s eleventh studio album‚ was released.Although the album peaked at number 4 on the Billboard 200 charts‚ it failed to be as successful as the records with Roth and Hagar. It was produced by Eddie alongside Mike Post‚ who is best known as the composer of many theme shows‚ like ";Law &;amp; Order";‚ ";The A-Team"; and ";Magnum P.I.";In an interview with Hustle (Transcribed by Ultimate Classic Rock)‚ the musician recalled that Eddie played the drums in many tracks of that album. His older brother Alex was going through a divorce at the time and battling drug addiction‚ so he wasn';t playing like he used to.Van Halen III producer says Eddie played the drums in many tracks";I knew the record wasn';t really good. I knew the record was kind of crappy. But it';s the way Ed wanted it. It was one of the worst periods in his life (Alex). He was drinking a lot. ... and he just wasn';t Al. He wasn';t playing like Al. I said‚ ';Al‚ I gotta do something here really difficult. This is really going to be a hard conversation. And I just ask you from the bottom of my heart to stay calm‚ and use your logic and your kindness. (...) Al‚ you';re in the middle of a divorce‚ you';re really fucked up‚ and you';re not playing like Alex. You are not playing like you.";";And my job is to get your little brother to do a record sober‚ and to facilitate that. So you gotta sit down‚ and concentrate on yourself‚ and concentrate on your divorce‚ and concentrate on getting rid of all the substance abuse. You don';t want to stop your little brother from doing something that';s very different for him. He';s had tremendous struggles. Be a big brother here. Put yourself second and let this kid do what he wants to do‚ he';s earned it.";";It didn';t take him long‚ it took him four‚ five or six months and he was great. They start rehearsing‚ and god‚ Al just sounds like Al and it';s just fucking great. Twice as good as what Ed played on the record‚"; Mike Post said.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT8RdKN8u9wIt';s worth reminding that when they were young kids‚ Eddie first started to play the drums and Alex the guitar. After some time Alex realized he was better at playing the drums and Eddie playing the guitar. So they swapped instruments and entered Rock and Roll history.The post Van Halen III producer says Eddie played the drums in many tracks appeared first on Rock And Roll Garage.

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