Street Band! But he was very down
to Earth and is a great musician.”
Years after the Slane concert
when Springsteen played a pair of
shows in Kilkenny in 2013, Reel’s
band did four shows (two each
night Bruce played). They were
billed as Ben Reelsteen and performed
sets of Springsteen songs.
He laughs remembering that the
promoter made posters calling it
the “Me Balls Are Wrecked Tour”
to contrast with Springsteen’s
Wrecking Ball Tour.
“I always thought it would have
been funny if Bruce had seen that
poster!” said Reel.
Recording in Nashville is special
for any musician, but also very
workman like. Reel says it was
like going to the office. They’d
work from 10:00am to 6:00pm
and sometimes a bit later. It was
a tight schedule - two days tracking
and one day for overdubs and
backing vocals - but Reel liked
the process and the end result.
Many critics are writing this is his
most complete album and he
tends to agree.
Watch Ben Reel Band cover “Brilliant Disguise” by Springsteen
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