Adam Raised a Cain - Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town - 1978

And The Boss finally rears his head.

You don't often hear people claim that Bruce is a predecessor to shoegaze, but I do think the crazy trill picked guitar line that runs through this song is more or less one delay pedal away from being Slowdive's favorite trick.

Also, and I realize this my generations equivalent of the "the Beatles were heavily influenced by the Monkeys" statement, but I like this song cause it sounds like Eddie and the Cruisers.