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Bruce Springsteen - Volume 13 - Restless Days - The Telegraph Hill Rehearsals Volume 3Songs 1-10: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Rehearsals at Telegraph Hill Studio,Holmdel, New Jersey, January 11th, 1980.1. Jole Blon #12. Restless Nights #83. Restless Nights #9 Practice takes4. Restless Nights #105. Restless Nights #11 Practice takes6. Restless Nights #127. Restless Nights #138. Jole Blon #29. Jole Blon #310. Wreck On The Highway Country versionSongs 11-14: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Rehearsals at Telegraph Hill Studio,Holmdel, New Jersey, January 16th, 1980.11. Stolen Car #112. Stolen Car #213. Stolen Car #3 Practice takesTesting keyboards, different lyrics, new harmonies and ending parts.14. Stolen Car #4The early days of the new decade found Bruce & The E Street Band hard at work rehearsing new material.Some of our previous editions have included rehearsals of songs that would end up on "The River",along with others that would never see the light of day.This latest edition contains tunes that fall into both categories.After a quick run through of "Jole Blon," later given to Gary U.S. Bonds for the "Dedication" LP,we find the E Streeters running through multitakes of "Restless Nights".You get the full benefit of an E Street Band rehearsal here, with all the chatter,direction from Bruce and song construction workouts included among complete takes of "Restless Nights".It's interesting to hear the band break down a part of the song one moment and then incorporate it intothe next full take immediately after. You'll hear different guitar solos and faster versions of "Restless Nights"than the studio version. Take your pick of the highlights of these sessionsthe blistering lead guitar runs of Bruce and Steve,Danny's swirling organ sound reminiscent of "Highway 61 Revisited" or Bruce's growling lead vocals?Two wonderful takes of "Jole Blon" precede a unique, country like version of "Wreck on the Highway",more uptempo than the released version, with some lyrical differences.The evolution of "Stolen Car" finalizes this edition of the Telegraph Hill rehearsals.Among complete versions of this much rehearsed tune you'll find the band practicing keyboard breaks,faded endings and Bruce testing out different lyrics,not to mention singing in different keys and testing out various harmonies.It's interesting to see how the song evolved and how it compares to the studio outtakesand the official "The River" version.
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