Bruce went to CBGBs (to see Suicide)

I just learned that Bruce Springsteen was a huge fan of the synth-punk band Suicide in the late 1970s and used to rock out right up at the stage at their shows in NYC. I decided to do my first weekend recording bender in a while in an effort to assimilate that unlikely factoid.

It was a blast to try to figure out how to approximate Suicide's weirdo distorted farfisa-meets-rhythm ace sound. I think I woke up the neighbors as far as two blocks down when I did that scream at the end.

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posted by umbú (2 comments total)

Oh yeah. You can totally hear it in "State Trooper" on Nebraska and not quite as strong, but the influence is definitely there in "I'm on Fire." Bruce was surprisingly clued in.
posted by Smedly, Butlerian jihadi at 10:59 AM on December 10, 2024 [1 favorite]

I just listened to State Trooper and you're definitely right. It's not even hidden at all. I just grew up with I'm on Fire and Glory Days-era Bruce, so the pairing seemed much more random to me.
posted by umbú at 12:01 PM on December 10, 2024