The Greatist Recordings of All-Time

51."Born to Run"-Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

"Born to Run" was the last song on which drummer Vincent "Boom,Boom" Carter
played before he was replaced by Max Wienburg.The funny thing is-if you didn't know
a differant drummer played on all the other tracks you'd never know the differance.
Both Carter and Wienburg have distinctive drum styles-so why can't we tell the differance?
There are a couple of factors."Born to Run" is an all-out Rocker,even so there's
a middle eight that evolve's into a series of about 20 desending notes-that's very unusual
for a rock song.The song also has an amazing amout of overdubs-Springsteen was trying
to recreate Phil Spectors "Wall Of Sound" and he suceeded.So with it's large amount of
overdubs and complex arrangement-plus the shear rock 'n roll driving force of the song;
Carter's drumming style is hidden to a certain degree.The other tracks on the album are
less complex in general and have fewer overdubs so the end result is you don't notice there's
a differant drummer.

Written by Pete Holly-2009-Copyright-all rights reserved