Waiting for my copy from across the pond, Bob!!  They always get the good music shows on TV...


Have a great time this weekend, guys!!!

Can ya say........
Brooooouccce!!!   


p.s. no problem at all getting tickets for Cleveland and Detroit

Nice enough setlist - glad you guys had fun.

8:09

1. Jackson Cage (w/Max)
2. She's The One
3. Working On The Highway
4. Hungry Heart
5. Outlaw Pete
6. Badlands
7. Working On A Dream
8. Seeds
9. Johnny 99
10. Point Blank
Collecting signs
11. Raise Your Hand
12. Burning Love
13. For You
14, Trapped
15. Waitin' On A Sunny Day
16. The Promised Land
17. If I Should Fall Behind (A request from Don who says it's his 124th show)
18. Backstreets
19. Lonesome Day
20. The Rising
21. Born To Run
22. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)

23. Detroit Medley (w/Jay)(They have a blow up doll on the stage.)
24. Hard Times
25. American Land
26. Dancing In The Dark
27. Born In The USA
28. Twist & Shout

By Jed Gottlieb / Music Review: Bruce Springsteen
Sunday, August 23, 2009 - Updated 2h ago
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E-mail   Print   (5) Comments   Text size   Share   Buzz up!OK Bruce, now you’re just showing off.

Seriously, man, on your sixth Boston-area gig in two years - tonight Springsteen and his rumblin’ E Street Band play their seventh area date, as the second of their two-night Comcast Center stand - you gotta play another wicked-powerful, near-three-hour show? Don’t you ever slow down?

The answer is no. The new albums may be notably lackluster, but the live shows are still killer.

Last summer at Gillette, it was joyous versions of “Little Latin Lupe Lu,” “Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?” and a great “Spirit in the Night.” In April at the Garden, it was “Tenth Avenue Freeze Out” and a manic “Adam Raised a Cain.” Last night at the Comcast Center, he filled in anything he might have missed.

The Boss started slow with “Jackson Cage,” but he quickly pumped up the crowd. “She’s the One” had that E Street crescendo the fanatics love, “Working on the Highway” was turned into the dirty shuffle it’s always wanted to be, and “Hungry Heart,” well, if we you were part of that singalong, you can skip church tomorrow, because you were part of a sacred ritual.

After that there were some bumps. “Outlaw Pete” is getting better but still sounds like KISS’ “I Was Made for Lovin’ You,” and “Working on a Dream” is losing its shine.

The classic E Street warhorses - “Badlands,” “Johnny 99,” “Born to Run,” “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight” - were taut and loose and tight and messy all at once (just as the cult loves them).

The one-two punch of “Lonesome Day” and “The Rising” are working better than ever. And the request session, where Bruce pulls pleas out the audience, isn’t getting old. This time around, the highlights were “For You,” off his ’73 debut, and Jimmy Cliff’s “Trapped” - a fan favorite for decades.

Although wife Patti Scialfa was missing, as she was in April, the rest of the E Street crew was in excellent form. Sax man Clarence Clemons is showing his age but he’s still got it; drummer Max Weinberg thundered those skins like a kid - oh, and so did his kid, Jay, guesting on a few tunes, including “Devil With a Blue Dress.”

Springsteen can’t keep this up forever, Can he? No, no he can’t. So maybe we should indulge his showing off - and a few weak new songs.

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Gazza wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2009 at 1:51pm:


Yeah their was a thread about the poop situation on Backstreets and I talked to some people at the hotel I'm staying at who smelled it as well.... I didn't realize Joey was at the show last night.

Just back from night #2....Let the great debate begin. Or end as the case may be. The general rule of thumb is that the second night is almost always better than the first. I have seen some pretty cool night #2 shows in my time. A bit rare for me to actually catch back to back shows in the same city. Nobody's curing cancer here. But,it just seemd like last night was such a cooking hot show....on all levels. Tonight, wasn't bad. But it just seemed to be a bit more uneven then last night. The River was nice...as was Independence Day. My seat was even better,more towards the middle. But,man did they oversell the pit. Iwas only about 5 rows behind the pit. But by the time the show started,people were lined up in the aisle back to my row....Anyway,it's a bit like debating who your favorite child is. No wrong answer. I tought last night was a little better. But no regrets eitehr way. Met a whole bunch of cool Springsteen fans...and the wicked pissah himself.....barring any strange developments. Like Bruce rediscovering the west coast. This is probably it for me. Been a blast. I will live vicariously through those that still have shows coming up. Have fun Meg and anybody else going to a show....I have to say that any Springsteen show these days is still better than what the Stones can put on.

"I have to say that any Springsteen show these days is still better than what the Stones can put on."

         

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It sure is, but its also a site for music fans who happen to like the Stones' music very much. Cant understand why its so hard for some people to grasp that its possible to get great pleasure out of other forms of music as well.  The sense of outrage when this happens (and I see this on other boards too) is a bit talibanesque to me and somewhat baffling.

After all, it was Keith himself who said that the greatest epitaph a musician can have is that they 'passed it on' and inspired others. There's a lot of great music in the world, and existing in some form of musical vacuum strikes me as a bit odd.

LadyJane wrote on Aug 24^th, 2009 at 4:31pm:


Your outrage is misplaced.

Firstly, I never said Springsteen was better than the Stones. I didnt even mention him or compare the two. They're two separate and different acts. I get immense pleasure and enjoyment from both.

Secondly - after 47 shows including shows in 8 or 9 countries on their last tour, its not like I'm not a Stones fanatic. I've only seen Springsteen 29 times by comparison, although why I seem to feel I have to justify or prove that I'm also a Stones fan is a bit odd.

I'd have no problem with someone enjoying Bon Jovi or saying so. Each to their own. I'm sure they put on a great show for their fans - it's just not for me, personally but if someone goes to one of their shows and gets a huge kick out of it, good for them.

Defending the Stones isnt the issue - youve completely missed the point. Perfectly reasonable and valid point to say that your favourite act is 'better' than someone else's, even if there's no way of proving it other than personal taste.

The point is that feeling somewhat offended if someone says they enjoy a show by someone else or if they enjoy a show more by one act compared to another is absurd and infantile. Music is a personal thing and its all a matter of taste.

I see this all the time - not just for Bruce, but for U2, Dylan, AC DC, Neil Young - whoever happens to be playing live at that time. People get all uptight if someone dares enjoy it too much or even says something like "I wish the Stones could try this...". It's just silly.  

And yeah, its Talibanesque - and while its not exclusive to Stones boards, its certainly more prevalent on them from what I can see.

Well I'll put it another way.  I love the Stones. Yes I post on a Stones message board!
But I do not eat, drink, and sleep the Stones.   Never have and never will.  Same with Bruce, Bob, Jackie, Neil, OCMS, Emmylou, Leonard Cohen, Steve, the Killers, Van Morrison, and others too numerous to mention.  Music can be intensely personal and maybe some can only enjoy one band or one kind of music.  Concert experiences are very personal also and we all react differently and compare this show with the last ones we saw and yes we even compare other artists to the last Stones we saw.  Doesn't mean anyone loves the Stones any less. Doesn't mean we aren't anxious to see them one more time.  Just means we try to put things into perspective and yes broaden our horizons.  I worry what will happen to a lot of people  here when the Stones are no more.

It's OK, LJ.  It will all be OK.  I am sure SCL wouldn't miss the Stones in 2010-nor will Gazza or myself.

There are always Tribute Bands!  

I didn't mean the review of the concert. I'm happy they had a good time.

I feel it would be in bad taste for me to go to a Bruce Springsteen website and make the statement that "I have to say that any Stones show these days is still better than what Bruce and ESB can put on".  Them's fightin words.

LJ.

LadyJane wrote on Aug 24^th, 2009 at 5:18pm:

Only if you are a red head who loves a good fight..

And I will go on record..Bruce's shows ARE on a whole different level performance wise than the last Rolling Stone concert I saw. But how do you make that statement and not end up with a black eye?!!

lighten up lj