![]() ![]() While these clues might logically make Born To Run a more likely choice for Halloween, I think its song structures are a bit too rigid and its lyrical themes are frankly just too depressing for a Phish Halloween. ![]() The connection between Springsteen and Trey/Phish has become more obvious during the 3.0 era, with Bruce sitting in with the band at Bonnaroo in ‘09, Born To Run showing up on the list of potential musical costumes before Festival 8 and the band covering “Thunder Road” the day after Clarence Clemons died in June 2011. cachet that it has its own Springsteen song. ![]() Jersey Boy Trey Anastasio may have escaped the full weight of this burden by founding Phish in the underrepresented rock state of Vermont, but its impossible to ignore theGarden State connection anytime a homegrown act plays Atlantic City, a town with so much N.J. Nobody understands this like Bruce Springsteen, who has somehow become an icon of Jersey culture even though many of his songs do not cast a positive light on the state. It seems like musicians from New Jersey all end up inescapably linked to the state’s identity. Be sure to check out those installments where we discussed Bob Seger’s Nine Tonight, Stevie Wonder’s Songs in the Key of Life, Derek and the Dominos’ Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, The Flaming Lips’ Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Led Zeppelin II and Michael Jackson’s Thriller, The Band’s The Last Waltz, The Police’s Synchronicity, Todd Rundgren’s Todd and Radiohead’s OK Computer. Just because we’ve posted it last doesn’t mean we think it’s any more likely than the previous suggestions. This time, we’ll take a look at Bruce Springsteen’s The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle. O ur Phish Halloween series concludes with a final cover possibility for tonight’s show. ![]()
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