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Bob Seger's next record was 1991's The Fire Inside, at a time when glam metal, grunge and alternative rock were all taking the forefront. His new music found little visibility on radio or elsewhere. The same was true of 1995's It's a Mystery... the album was certified Gold (500,000 copies sold). In between, however, his Greatest Hits compilation was a major success, achieving sales of over 8 million units through late 2006. Seger did go back on the road again for a 1996 tour, which was successful and sold the fourth-largest number of tickets of any North American tour that year.
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Detroit has always been a musical hotbed, and Bob Seger is one of its greatest rock and roll talents. His was a long, slow climb to the top, and his overdue breakthrough - with Night Moves, in 1977 - attested to his belief in himself and rock music as a dream worth pursuing. For more than ten years Seger labored on rock’s fringe. Sustained by a rabid fan base, he cut some fine albums and performed at least 200 shows a year. As Dave Marsh wrote, “He had all the requisites of greatness: the voice, the songwriting, the performance onstage, the vision and the ambition.”
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Bob Seger's "Shakedown," for example, is a favorite; the lyrics "Shakedown, breakdown, takedown, everybody wants into the crowded line. Breakdown, takedown, you're busted" works especially well when she's on a competitor's tail.
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Bob Seger developed into one of the most popular heartland rockers over the course of the '70s. Originally He was a hard-driving rocker in the vein of fellow Michigan garage rockers the Rationals and Mitch Ryder. He successfully created a unique American Sound which was actually the combination of the driving charge of Ryder's Detroit Wheels with Stonesy garage rock and devotion to hard-edged soul and R&B. Inspite of many lost opportunities of the initial Years of his career, Seger finally achieved a national audience in 1976 with the back-to-back release of his albums Live Bullet and Night Moves. These two Albums were a superb success which helped Seger in retaining his popularity for the coming two decades, releasing seven Top Ten, platinum-selling albums in a row.
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Originally a hard-driving rocker in the vein of fellow Michigan garage rockers The Rationals and Mitch Ryder, Bob Seger developed into one of the most popular heartland rockers over the course of the '70s. Combining the driving charge of Ryder's Detroit Wheels with Stonesy garage rock and devotion to hard-edged soul and R&B, he crafted a distinctively American sound. While he never attained the critical respect of his contemporary Bruce Springsteen, Seger did develop a dedicated following through constant touring with his Silver Bullet Band. Following several years of missed chances and lost opportunities, Seger finally achieved a national audience in 1976 with the back-to-back release of Live Bullet and Night Moves. After the platinum success of those albums, Seger retained his popularity for the next two decades, releasing seven Top Ten, platinum-selling albums in a row.
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Bob Seger had just been nominated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Kid was asked to do the honors and usher the man in. The friendship fanned the embers and after cutting a Vince Gill track “Real Mean Bottle” as a duet, Rock had convinced Seger to load up the rigs one more time. For Seger, semi-retirement had given him the chance to build song ideas more slowly, carefully and completely. Revitalized, the aging statesman wrote between 40 and 60 songs before 12 were selected for 2006’s Face the Promise. Some songs were four to five years in the making, others like “Simplicity”, “No Matter Who You Are”, “Won’t Stop” and “The Long Goodbye” were written in the last year. All contain Seger’s trademark blues, funk, soul, R&B and rock mix.
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