Nils Lofgren - pound for pound, as they say...

These are my three Nils Lofgren records.  Above right is his Cry Tough, produced by Al Kooper.  A very awesome bassist - Chuck Rainey plays on it, as does the tragic Jim Gordon, on drums, as does Aynsley Dunbar.  I had an interesting discusion recently with my pal Doug - a huge Bruce Springsteen fan.  We got around to the E Street Band.  That's where I declared this: Pound for pound, as the saying goes in boxing, Nils Lofrgen is the most underappreciated "lead" guitarist in the annals of rock n roll.  Many mistakenly think Nils was an original E Streeter.  Bruce asked him to join only in 1984.  The first gig he landed, at age 17, was with with Neil Young's backing band - Crazy Horse.  Nils played on After the Gold Rush.  Click on post title for clip of Long May You Run.

Nancy has satelite radio in her car now and she loves 2 stations, one called Deep Tracks and the other Classic Rewind.  According to Sirius - it's "classic rock you just don’t hear anywhere else — deep album cuts, b-sides and rarities from the golden age of rock, when you’re in a classic mood and want to dig deeper."  Driving home we heard a Nils song called Daddy Dream.  What a old gem that is.  In conclusion, any band with Nils as 2nd lead guitar must be pretty deep.  Crazy Horse, Grin, The E Street Band, his solo work - this guy is in the Fender Strat HOF in my book.