The Bottom Line was the best music venue that I ever attended, and I spent many memorable nights there. Years after its closing, I still miss the presence of this wonderful club. Great sound, great sightlines, and great music.
breadalbane
· 8 months ago
Interesting story! And thanks for being refreshingly honest about your initial good-but-not-great impression of Springsteen -- it'd be so easy to claim you were amongst his first boosters, that you instantly grasped his genius, etc.
I haven't heard David S.'s solo work...maybe I should try tracking it down!
Mad Dog
· 8 months ago
"So without thinking of the consequences, I more or less single-handedly broke up the original E Street Band by pirating two of its charter members and signing them to Epic"
Boom Carter wasn't a charter member of the E Street Band. He only drummed for them for a matter of months, and the song "Born To Run" is the only official release he appears on.
The 1st E Street drummer, who played on all of Springsteen's 1st two albums, was Vinnie "Mad Dog" Lopez.
MichaelFortes
· 8 months ago
Thanks for sharing this story, Tom. Very cool to know the road that led to David's solo LPs. "Transformation" is pretty great. I got into that one when I was discovering Weather Report and Alphonso Johnson's solo records. Gonna have to dig that one up again!
side3
· 8 months ago
I am really digging these Tom Werman stories. Though The Nuge has sort of become a cartoon, back around 1975-1980 he was the real deal. Still love "Catch Scratch Fever".
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I haven't heard David S.'s solo work...maybe I should try tracking it down!
Boom Carter wasn't a charter member of the E Street Band. He only drummed for them for a matter of months, and the song "Born To Run" is the only official release he appears on.
The 1st E Street drummer, who played on all of Springsteen's 1st two albums, was Vinnie "Mad Dog" Lopez.