Music to heavy metal band that featured Bruce Springsteen before and Street Bandthe Boss reveals how he had an unusual start in the song, playing in a heavy group that even opened to Black Sabbath and Grand Funk Railroadpor Redation

Bruce Springsteen built a long -lived career. From the early 1970s, it became an icon of rock from the working class of United States. During much of this trajectory, he was accompanied by And street bandyour famous support band.

However, Bruce’s life before arriving at Estrelate points to an interesting curiosity: The Boss has played in a heavy rock group and can be classified as Heavy Metal. Even opened shows for names like Black Sabbath and Grand Funk Railroad.

It is about Steel Millband founded in New Jersey in 1969 and was active only two years, until 1971. The group included other future members of the And street bandhow Steve Van Zandt, Vini Lopez and Danny Federici.

In 2014, Bruce Sprigsteen told the Rolling Stone USA (via American Songwriter) About this experience and what the sound of Steel Mill:

“I had a completely different career as a heavy metal guitarist that was never released on any album. I had a Prog band, basically. Steel Mill It was a Heavy Metal classic, Prog Rock, Blues, kind of a quartet from the late 1960s, early 1970s. We made a lot of music. “

As quoted by Bruce, the group did not even launch official material. However, it has often played live, and some of these presentations are available on the internet, even without the ideal quality.

“I have never closed the door for any of this. It was never released on album anywhere, but there are tons of music. If you go to YouTube, there is actually a lot there.”

Two years later, in 2016, Bruce spoke again about the Rolling Stone and added:

“I learned a lot. I went to places where I had never gone. I entered a broader musical environment and learned that we were very good, but not as good as I thought. I had to think about what to do about it.”

Bruce Springs Solo

In 1973, Bruce Springsteen launched Greetings from Asbury Park, NJalbum that marked the beginning of his solo career. In the following years, he has infected masterpieces as Born to Run (1974), Darkness on the Edge of Town (1977) and The River (1980) and reached the commercial peak with Born in the USA (1984), your most popular work.

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