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Newch91

Damn book is making me cry at the end, talking about the passing Danny and Clarence. This is such a great biography. One of my favorites that I've ever read.

Newch91

Finished "Bruce" last night. Great bio. It's definitely one of my favorite biographies, along with "John Lennon: The Life." I may end up reading it again when the semester is over.

Better Dan

Trailer for the fan made DVD/Blu Ray of last year's Paris night 1 show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKkNIrlH ... tu.be&hd=1

Bathgate66

Better Dan wrote:

Trailer for the fan made DVD/Blu Ray of last year's Paris night 1 show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKkNIrlH ... tu.be&hd=1

a 43 minute trailer?
:shock:


I love when the house lights come on ,
and you can see the entire crowd going ballistic !

Bathgate66

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/201 ... digs_d.php



E Street Shuffle: The Glory Days of Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
By Clinton Heylin
Viking, 352 pp., $27.95.

Capping a trilogy of recent, impressive Springsteen bios that also includes Marc Dolan's Bruce Springsteen and the Promise of Rock and Roll and Peter Ames Carlin's semi-authorized Bruce, noted music journalist Heylin digs a bit deeper for the hardcore fan in this tome originally published in England.

Heylin is a fine journalist, a writer whose Behind the Shades remains the definitive Dylan bio, but his strength has always lay in his near-obsessive attention to detail. So those looking for a more general or sociological bio might look elsewhere, as E Street Shuffle is mostly concerned with the minutiae of the music.


Thus, through original interviews and previous quotes -- as well as his own analysis--Heylin goes deep into Springsteen's songwriting process, unreleased and rare songs, concert recordings, bootlegs, and even Bruce's intense mind-wrestling with song sequencing on records.

And there's much to work with. After all, Bruce is a guy who released Tracks, a 4-CD box set of songs he didn't think were good enough to make their intended albums -- and he has hundreds of more in those vaults at Thrill Hill.

Heylin's section on Nebraska is particularly worth noting, for how the album was conceived and executed as well as Springsteen's thoughts that it would become his own John Wesley Harding.

Ironically, the E Street Band themselves only make fleeting appearances. Most members are mentioned or quoted only briefly, and a few names don't appear at all. A bit odd, considering the book's focus is on the E Street's first era albums up through Tunnel of Love only. (Note - the U.S. edition has excised Heylin's 100-page song-by-song analysis, as well as the color photo section).

As mentioned, E Street Shuffle is definitely for the more committed Bruce fan, but Heylin's own commitment to the material and the music is more than evident.

the wolf

Finally got the "Tracks" Box. Just got to "Thundercrack" and i'm wondering how this didn't make it on an album. This guys is amazing. Always liked him, but his 80's stuff kinda threw me off the scent a bit.

Decided to really give him a try after he played the Super Bowl. I'm so glad i've taken my time getting his albums and really letting them gestate before jumping on to another.
He has easily become one of the biggest influences on my songwriting.

better late than never i suppose!!

Bathgate66

the wolf wrote:

Finally got the "Tracks" Box. Just got to "Thundercrack" and i'm wondering how this didn't make it on an album. This guys is amazing. Always liked him, but his 80's stuff kinda threw me off the scent a bit.

Decided to really give him a try after he played the Super Bowl. I'm so glad i've taken my time getting his albums and really letting them gestate before jumping on to another.
He has easily become one of the biggest influences on my songwriting.

better late than never i suppose!!

Thundercrack is awesome live.
I hope you get to witness the spectacle in person-
if you get the chance jump on it !
You will not be disappointed, not even a little bit.

the wolf

Bathgate66 wrote:

the wolf wrote:

Finally got the "Tracks" Box. Just got to "Thundercrack" and i'm wondering how this didn't make it on an album. This guys is amazing. Always liked him, but his 80's stuff kinda threw me off the scent a bit.

Decided to really give him a try after he played the Super Bowl. I'm so glad i've taken my time getting his albums and really letting them gestate before jumping on to another.
He has easily become one of the biggest influences on my songwriting.

better late than never i suppose!!

Thundercrack is awesome live.
I hope you get to witness the spectacle in person-
if you get the chance jump on it !
You will not be disappointed, not even a little bit.

My girl and I were talking about this the other day while watching the Hyde Park blu-ray.

We've been together for just over 2 years, and she knows how much his music means to me.
She couldnt believe I've yet to see him live.
She said "Next time he's near, we are going!!" She makes me

ilockyer

Bathgate66 wrote:

I have heard that previously--
Amazing - wonder how many outtakes there are-
probably a box set or two worth !

:thumbup:

Here's a starting point for you:

http://www.alllossless.com/bruce-spring ... 2003-flac/

Bathgate66

the wolf wrote:

Finally got the "Tracks" Box. Just got to "Thundercrack" and i'm wondering how this didn't make it on an album. This guys is amazing. Always liked him, but his 80's stuff kinda threw me off the scent a bit.

Decided to really give him a try after he played the Super Bowl. I'm so glad i've taken my time getting his albums and really letting them gestate before jumping on to another.
He has easily become one of the biggest influences on my songwriting.

better late than never i suppose!!

Check out the evolution of " Thundercrack"

1970s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibvjG14A ... r_embedded

March 29 2012
Philadelphia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... nPxmotDMTE

Bathgate66

ilockyer wrote:

Bathgate66 wrote:

I have heard that previously--
Amazing - wonder how many outtakes there are-
probably a box set or two worth !

:thumbup:

Here's a starting point for you:

http://www.alllossless.com/bruce-spring ... 2003-flac/

holy bejeebus- 21 CDs worth ! :shock:

Newch91

Bathgate66 wrote:

ilockyer wrote:

Bathgate66 wrote:

I have heard that previously--
Amazing - wonder how many outtakes there are-
probably a box set or two worth !

:thumbup:

Here's a starting point for you:

http://www.alllossless.com/bruce-spring ... 2003-flac/

holy bejeebus- 21 CDs worth ! :shock:

I've listened to the first two.

Bathgate66

10 Most Striking Bruce Springsteen Lyrics

do you all agree ?

http://blogs.wickedlocal.com/springstee ... z2JHorWvqT


1 “Is a dream a lie if it don’t come true, or is it something worse?,” from “The River” off The River, 324 votes, 8%.

2 “Show a little faith, there’s magic in the night,” from “Thunder Road” off Born to Run, 200 votes, 5%.

3 “Ain’t no sin to be glad you’re alive,” from “Badlands” off Darkness on the Edge of Town, 183 votes, 4%.

4 “Barefoot girl sitting on the hood of a Dodge, drinking warm beer in the soft summer rain,” from “Jungleland” off Born to Run, 162 votes, 4%.

5 “Blow away the lies that leave you nothing but lost and brokenhearted,” from “Promised Land” off Darkness on the Edge of Town, 158 votes, 4%.

6 “It’s a sad man my friend who’s livin’ in his own skin and can’t stand the company,” from “Better Days” off Lucky Town, 147 votes, 4%.

7 “She stares off alone into the night, with the eyes of one who hates for just being born,” from “Racing in the Street” off Darkness on the Edge of Town, 138 votes, 3%.

8 “Tonight my baby and me we’re gonna ride to the sea and wash these sins off our hands,” from “Racing in the Street” off Darkness on the Edge of Town, 138 votes, 3%.

9 “Poets down here don’t write nothing at all, they just stand back and let it all be,” from “Jungleland” off Born to Run, 136 votes, 3%.

10 “You’ve got to learn to live with what you can’t rise above,” from “Tunnel of Love” off Tunnel of Love, 120 votes, 3%.

Of course, when you notice how many of those top responses are in the 3%-4% range, you can tell how varied the choices were — in fact, each of the 70 poll options got at least a few votes, and the third most popular response was actually “Other answer” — we got well over 100 additional suggestions that didn’t make our original list. Proof positive that when it comes to songwriting, the man’s got some chops.

As for what those “other answers” were, here are the ones people mentioned the most often, with the first being far and away No. 1 among the add-ons:
“God have mercy on the man who doubts what he’s sure of,” from “Brilliant Disguise” off Tunnel of Love.
“We learned more from a three-minute record, baby, than we ever learned in school,” from “No Surrender” off Born in the USA.
“It’s a town full of losers and I’m pulling out of here to win,” from “Thunder Road” off Born to Run.
“You ain’t a beauty, but hey, you’re alright,” from “Thunder Road” off Born to Run.
“Poor man wanna be rich, rich man wanna be king, and a king ain’t satisfied till he rules everything,” from “Badlands” off Darkness on the Edge of Town.
“Well if I had one wish in this God-forsaken world, kids, it’d be that your mistakes would be your own,” from “Long Time Comin’” off Devils and Dust.

For a sampling of the other reader suggestions check out this Google doc. You can see how your favorite line did in the poll by checking out the full results here, and check out some of the other suggestions in the post comments here. (Although you may want to skip over that discussion about “Reno.”)

And the takeaway? I guess it’s that for those of us who’ve followed his work through the years, Bruce Springsteen’s words, phrases and images continue to be inextricably interwoven in our hearts and minds — available at a moment’s notice to help us give context and clarity to almost any situation we find ourselves in. If there’s a higher compliment to a songwriter, I don’t know what it is.


Read more: POLL RESULTS: Top 10 ‘Most Striking’ Springsteen Lines & Lyrics | Blogness on the Edge of Town http://blogs.wickedlocal.com/springstee ... z2JHpDV4CZ

Better Dan

Watched disc 1 of the London Hyde Park DVD for the first time yesterday. :shock:

Going to put on disc 2 this afternoon.

Newch91

Better Dan wrote:

Watched disc 1 of the London Hyde Park DVD for the first time yesterday. :shock:

Going to put on disc 2 this afternoon.

You're in for a treat. That DVD was the icing on the cake for me becoming a Bruce fan. After watching it, I said I had to see him live...and I did, 2 years later. Watching it and having it on the surround sound is unbelievable.

Newch91

Bathgate,

any of those "Other Answers" could have been in the top 10. The guy is that good.

Better Dan

Newch91 wrote:

Better Dan wrote:

Watched disc 1 of the London Hyde Park DVD for the first time yesterday. :shock:

Going to put on disc 2 this afternoon.

You're in for a treat. That DVD was the icing on the cake for me becoming a Bruce fan. After watching it, I said I had to see him live...and I did, 2 years later. Watching it and having it on the surround sound is unbelievable.

I look forward to it. Did you ever see that Live in Dublin with the Sessions Band release? I've been thinking about purchasing that for a while.

Bathgate66

This London Hyde Park DVD, is it a Bootleg DVD ?

Newch91

Bathgate66 wrote:

This London Hyde Park DVD, is it a Bootleg DVD ?

:shock:

http://www.amazon.com/Bruce-Springsteen ... pringsteen

Newch91

Better Dan wrote:

Newch91 wrote:

Better Dan wrote:

Watched disc 1 of the London Hyde Park DVD for the first time yesterday. :shock:

Going to put on disc 2 this afternoon.

You're in for a treat. That DVD was the icing on the cake for me becoming a Bruce fan. After watching it, I said I had to see him live...and I did, 2 years later. Watching it and having it on the surround sound is unbelievable.

I look forward to it. Did you ever see that Live in Dublin with the Sessions Band release? I've been thinking about purchasing that for a while.

Nope. I have the NYC and Barcelona DVDs also.