 This interlude would later be used as the basis for part of "Drive All Night" on "The River", but for many fans, in this extended 1978 "Backstreets" Springsteen had found the height of his performance artistry.Throughout, the E Street Band had a powerful but almost sparse sound, with each instrument's role clearly delineated (as members were added in the 1990s and 2000s the band's sound would become bigger but lose this clarity).In particular, Roy Bittan's piano was the musical keystone of many of the numbers.