![]() ![]() Over time John Mellencamp seemed to find his own voice and became a truly great artist in his own right. Even through John Mellencamp was from the Midwest, his music was clearly inspired by Born To Run. At the time the Springsteen inspiration was overly apparent. This was a year after the release of Born To Run. Originally known as Johnny Cougar, Mellencamp’s first album was released in 1976 entitled Chestnut Street Incident. Part II is the section that includes artists that were already established before Springsteen but were clearly inspired by Bruce Springsteen’s music. Part one are the artists that came after Bruce Springsteen who were clearly inspired by the Boss. What Chuck Berry had done in the 1950s, what The Beatles, Dylan and the Stones did in the 1960s, Bruce Springsteen had done in the 1970s – changed the landscape of rock and roll and inspired a new from of music. īorn To Run was such a powerful record that anyone with a heart could not help but be affected by the beauty and brilliance of the music on the Born To Run album. It also inspired artists already established to tweak their sound or compose music incredibly inspired by Born To Run. The Born To Run album was one of the most inspiring record ever released and was the album that inspired countless of young people to go into music. Bruce Springsteen has often been quoted as saying that it was the voice of Roy Orbison and the Phil Spector “Wall of Sound,” that inspired him the most in composing and recording the album. It was and still is one of the greatest albums ever released. The Born To Run album turned Bruce Springsteen into one of the biggest rock and roll stars in the world. It is very evident on “Kitty’s Back,” that Morrison’s “Moondance,” played a heavy inspiration on that track.īruce Springsteen released his third album titled Born To Run in 1975. Perhaps the one artist that seemed to inspired Bruce Springsteen the most on the record was Van Morrison. You can hear elements of all of it on Bruce Springsteen’s second album. When you are a bar band musician you live, eat and breath that music. Bruce Springsteen and his band mates were playing bars in the late 1960s when artists like Sam & Dave, The Rascals, The Kinks, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and all those great Motown and Stax Records artists were being played on the radio, on jukeboxes and by bar bands every day and night of the week in the 1960s. Musicians become inspired by countless artists whose material they must learn as a cover band. Bar bands learn so much material to please different audiences in the hundreds of venues they play. ![]() The E Streets Band’s experience playing night clubs shined on the record. A strong street style jazz sound flowed through the record at key points. The album showcased Springsteen’s musicals skills on a far more diverses level. Bob Dylan was the voice of a generation and there was no way that Dylan could not have played a role in Springsteen’s music and lyrics while he was first starting out.īruce Springsteen’s second album entitled The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle was a completely different record from Greetings From Asbury Park New Jersey. Over time, Bruce Springsteen would often reference Dylan’s work especially on the political side and his stance against the Vietnam War as an inspiration.The truth is however that most young people growing up as teenagers in the 1960s were against the Vietnam War. Bob Dylan was still one of the biggest artists in the music world at the time so for Springsteen, the comparisons were inevitable. In many ways they dressed the same and had even a similar look. Springsteen’s folk guitar juxtaposed against heavy lyrical imagery could not avoid the compassions. In 1973, Bruce Springsteen released his first album entitled, Greetings From Asbury Park New Jersey. First up in our series is one of rock and roll’s most beloved singer songwriters and performers, the boss himself, Mr. However it will not just take a look at artists that were inspired by these legends, but also those who inspired them. Photo: Takahiro Kyono Our new “Artists Like Series,” will attempt to take a look at classic rock’s most legendary artists and those that sound similar in styles. ![]()
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