the Asbury Jukes. Love’s record
has that same sound to it — a
combination of 60s vibe and
the Jersey Shore. In fact, from
the opening track (“Among the
show how important Van Zandt
is to the genre.
“When I talk about the album, I
tell people Stevie’s come into his
own,” said Love. “He did a lot of
Believers”) the record is reminis- producing with Bruce Springscent of a Jukes album sung with
teen and it was nobody’s fault,
songs bounce, and Darlene’s
tion for it. But Stevie said, ‘That’s
a female voice. Horns blare,
but Bruce got most of the atten-
voice brings everything home. If what I was hired and paid to do
you never believed there was an and that’s what I did.’”
“Asbury Sound” this record may
change your mind. It may also
The two had worked togeth-
er in the studio once before
Listen to “Night Closing In” by Darlene Love
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