The Night Bruce Springsteen Became Rock's Future

"I saw rock ‘n' roll's future, and its name is Bruce Springsteen," critic Jon Landau wrote in Boston's Real Paper shortly after seeing Bruce tear down Harvard Square Theatre on May 9, 1974. This playlist recreates the frenzied set that inspired the rave, opening with the tender string-and-sax odyssey "New York Serenade" and building up to horn-filled soul jam "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)."