3 Jersey Shore Fame

CHAPTER 3 Jersey Shore Fame One of the clubs in Asbury Park was called Upstage. Above a shoe store, it was a place where music groups played all night long. The walls were painted in neon colors, and black lights hung down from the ceiling. One evening Bruce walked in and politely asked the owner if

泽西海岸的名声阿斯伯里公园有一个俱乐部叫“后台”。 在一家鞋店的楼上，是一个音乐团体通宵演出的地方。 墙上涂着霓虹灯，天花板上挂着黑色的灯。 一天晚上，布鲁斯走了进来，礼貌地问店主是否

he could play. He was told to go onstage and set up his equipment. So that's what Bruce did. Bruce started playing and suddenly the room became very quiet. The audience stopped chatting and listened to the scrawny kid with long dark curls. They whispered about how good he was. He had a low gravelly voice that came from deep in his throat. He was serious, but had

他会玩。他被告知要上台准备他的设备。 布鲁斯就是这么做的。布鲁斯开始演奏，房间突然变得非常安静。 观众们停止了聊天，开始听这个骨瘦如柴、留着黑色长发的孩子说话。 他们低声说他有多好。 他的喉咙深处发出一种低沉沙哑的声音。 他是认真的，但是

energy and charm. The audience knew they were watching someone special. Some people in the audience were musicians themselves. When Bruce finished, a few of them jumped onstage with him to play. It turned out they wanted to start a band with Bruce. Was Bruce cool with that? Absolutely! Bruce and three other guys named the new band Child. They liked that name because it meant the beginning of something new. The band hired a manager who also owned a surfboard factory. Bruce lived in the factory, and

精力和魅力。观众知道他们在看一个特别的人。 听众中有些人本身就是音乐家。 布鲁斯唱完后，他们中的一些人跳上台和他一起演奏。 原来他们想和布鲁斯组建一支乐队。 布鲁斯不介意吗？绝对的!布鲁斯和另外三个人把新乐队命名为“孩子”。 他们喜欢这个名字，因为它意味着新事物的开始。 乐队聘请了一位同时拥有一家冲浪板工厂的经理。 布鲁斯住在工厂里，而且

the band rehearsed there, too. Sometimes they even helped make surfboards! Child played in Asbury Park and at clubs in other towns nearby. Soon they had a loyal following of college students. But it turned out there was another band named Child. They played in New York and had already made an album. So Bruce's band had no choice but to change its name. They became known as Steel Mill. Steel Mill grew more and more popular. They began to get jobs outside of New Jersey. They had lots of fans in Richmond, Virginia, which was five hours away by car. They also booked some shows in San Francisco, California. San Francisco was where famous bands like the Grateful Dead had started out.

乐队也在那里排练。 有时他们甚至帮忙制作冲浪板！孩子在阿斯伯里公园和附近其他城镇的俱乐部里玩耍。 很快，他们就有了一批忠实的大学生追随者。 但后来发现还有另一支乐队叫Child。 他们在纽约演出，并且已经出了一张专辑。 所以布鲁斯的乐队别无选择，只能改名。 他们被称为钢厂。 炼钢厂越来越受欢迎。 他们开始在新泽西以外的地方找工作。 他们在弗吉尼亚州的里士满有很多粉丝，开车要五个小时。 他们还预定了加州旧金山的一些演出。 像“感恩而死”这样的著名乐队就是在旧金山发家的。

Bruce's Bands through the Years Bruce was part of many groups before the E Street Band. Among them: 1. The Castiles: Bruce joined this band when he was fifteen years old. He played with the Castiles from 1965 until 1968, when they broke up. 2. Earth: Earth played together for six months between summer 1968 and winter 1969. 3. Child/Steel Mill: Child was formed in 1969, changed its named to Steel Mill, and played together until 1971. 4. Dr. Zoom and the Sonic Zoom: This large band had more than ten members but didn't last long— they only played two shows! 5. Bruce Springsteen Band: As the name says, Bruce was the main guy in the group. 6. E Street Band: The most famous of Bruce's bands, the E Street Band included many members of Bruce's earlier bands. Bruce has played with this band for over forty years.

布鲁斯的乐队在E街乐队成立之前，布鲁斯参加过许多乐队。 其中：1；卡斯蒂利亚乐队：布鲁斯15岁时加入了这个乐队。 从1965年到1968年，他一直和卡斯蒂利亚人一起演奏，后来他们解散了。 2. 地球：从1968年夏天到1969年冬天，地球在一起演奏了6个月。 3. Child/Steel Mill: Child乐队成立于1969年，后来改名为Steel Mill，并一直在一起演奏到1971年。 4. Dr. Zoom和Sonic Zoom：这支大乐队有十多个成员，但持续时间不长——他们只演出了两场！5. 布鲁斯·斯普林斯汀乐队：顾名思义，布鲁斯是乐队的主要成员。 6. E街乐队：E街乐队是布鲁斯最著名的乐队，其中包括许多布鲁斯早期乐队的成员。 布鲁斯在这个乐队演奏了四十多年。