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Went to see these guys Thursday. They were great and I thought they might appeal to some of the gentlemen here who prefer an older style of rock.

They are a young band from New Jersey, apparently Springsteen's favorite young band and he frequently joins them on stage. They sound quite a lot like Springsteen with a modern tint.


59 Sound
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2Lk5NU0XQw

American Slang
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAqbnTKQBIY

Here they are with Springsteen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul0XCTeJx_o

I knew I had heard of these guys before. They did a cover of one of Bruce's song. It was posted on his website:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KAggCmLGYc

Good stuff.

I saw them last summer at the XPN Music Festival in Camden, NJ, a big 3 day thing (I only went to one day). They were so unabashedly derivative of early Springsteen that I couldn't take them seriously. I guess Bruce is flattered.

See you're not listening closely enough. Musically they have a lot more similarities with Brit Pop, but the vocal style and lyrics make them sound like Bruce. It's a common oversight from reviewers etc. also. I also don't see what would be wrong with being derivative anyway, almost everyone is.