U N C L E *B R U C E* S P R I N G S T E E N *

mwbeck10

mulva9 wrote:

So for some reason I never gave Bruce a chance. I think probably because growing up I mostly only knew Born In the USA, Dancing in the Dark, Streets of Philadelphia, etc. None of which I'm a big fan of still.

I bought Magic on a whim and love it. So I got Nebraska next and love that. Where should I go next?

The Rising is also a great album....lyrics are very somber, but excellent. Just get 'em all. I'm off to Oakland in about an hour. Bruce tonight, Bridge tomorrow. It's gonna be a great weekend.

Bathgate66

mulva9 wrote:

So for some reason I never gave Bruce a chance. I think probably because growing up I mostly only knew Born In the USA, Dancing in the Dark, Streets of Philadelphia, etc. None of which I'm a big fan of still.

I bought Magic on a whim and love it. So I got Nebraska next and love that. Where should I go next?

Part of Bruces lore is the Live show experience.
It is captured well on Live 1975-85 package.

The Essential Bruce Springsteen is also really good- even moreso if you are able to snag the limited 3 disc set ( not the 2 ) .

Maybe you can go the chronological route , in the order of the releases, but if not i would also get greetings from asbury park and definitely without a doubt Born To Run .( this just was reissued in the 30th anniversary package whgich includes the documentary " Wings For Wheels " along with the live 1975 concert " Live At The Hammersmith Odeon " where you really see how these guys crashed onto the scene in some powerful performances.

I see you're from Boston.
Get your ass to the last 2 US Shows of this tour ( before the band and the magic heads over across the pond to europe ) , which will happen in just 2 or 3 weeks. There are regular ticket "drops" on TM, so keep your eyes peeled. If i hear of ticketdrops, i usuallly post here in this thread, so check back.

enjoy.

ashtrayrock

mulva9 wrote:

So for some reason I never gave Bruce a chance. I think probably because growing up I mostly only knew Born In the USA, Dancing in the Dark, Streets of Philadelphia, etc. None of which I'm a big fan of still.

I bought Magic on a whim and love it. So I got Nebraska next and love that. Where should I go next?

You mean you don't own the cd called Born To Run, yet?

Forget about Darkness, for now

Bathgate66

ashtrayrock wrote:

You mean you don't own the cd called Born To Run, yet?

blasphemy !

Anon

mulva9 wrote:

So for some reason I never gave Bruce a chance. I think probably because growing up I mostly only knew Born In the USA, Dancing in the Dark, Streets of Philadelphia, etc. None of which I'm a big fan of still.

I bought Magic on a whim and love it. So I got Nebraska next and love that. Where should I go next?

Born To Run (30th anniversery)
The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ
Devils & Dust
Live 1975-85
The River
USA

mulva9

ashtrayrock wrote:

You mean you don't own the cd called Born To Run, yet?

Forget about Darkness, for now

It's true, but not for long.

If Boston tickets drop, then I think I'll pounce on them.

Bathgate66

streaming audio of Jungleland from MSG Night 2 .
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mulva9

Just got some great deals at the local record shop.

Born To Run - 9.99
Darkness on the Edge of Town - Used 6.99
The Rising - Used 3.99!!!

Bathgate66

Bathgate66 wrote:

streaming audio of Jungleland from MSG Night 2 .
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The rangers had a homecoming in Harlem late last night
And the Magic Rat drove his sleek machine over the Jersey state line
Barefoot girl sitting on the hood of a Dodge
Drinking warm beer in the soft summer rain
The Rat pulls into town rolls up his pants
Together they take a stab at romance and disappear down Flamingo Lane


Well the Maximum Lawman run down Flamingo chasing the Rat and the barefoot girl
And the kids round here look just live like shadows always quiet, holding hands
From the churches to the jails tonight all is silence in the world
As we take our stand down in Jungleland


The midnight gang's assembled and picked a rendezvous for the night
They'll meet `neath that giant Exxon sign that brings this fair city light
Man there's an opera out on the Turnpike
There's a ballet being fought out in the alley
Until the local cops, Cherry Tops, rips this holy night
The street's alive as secret debts are paid
Contacts made, they vanished unseen
Kids flash guitars just like switch-blades hustling for the record machine
The hungry and the hunted explode into rock'n'roll bands
That face off against each other out in the street down in Jungleland


In the parking lot the visionaries dress in the latest rage
Inside the backstreet girls are dancing to the records that the D.J. plays
Lonely-hearted lovers struggle in dark corners
Desperate as the night moves on,
Just a look and a whisper, and they're gone


Beneath the city two hearts beat
Soul engines running through a night so tender
In a bedroom locked
In whispers of soft refusal and then surrender
In the tunnels uptown the Rat's own dream guns him down
As shots echo down them hallways in the night
No one watches when the ambulance pulls away
Or as the girl shuts out the bedroom light


Outside the street's on fire in a real death waltz
Between flesh and what's fantasy
And the poets down here don't write nothing at all,
They just stand back and let it all be
And in the quick of a knife
They reach for their moment and try to make an honest stand
But they wind up wounded, not even dead
Tonight in Jungleland

Bathgate66

Tour Premiere





1. Radio Nowhere
2. No Surrender
3. Lonesome Day
4. Gypsy Biker
5. Magic
6. Reason to Believe
7. Two Hearts
8. She's the One
9. Livin' in the Future
10. Promised Land
11. TUNNEL OF LOVE
12. Racing In The Streets
13. Workin' On The Highway
14. Devils Arcade
15. The Rising
16. Last To Die
17. Long Walk Home
18. Badlands
19. Girls
20. Thundercrack *
* Hardly anyone knew the chorus, and Bruce said the sha la la's were terrible..."you're fuckin' an old man up!"
21. BTR
22. Dancing In The Dark
23. American Land


apparently there was a 75yo man dancing his ass off in the pit area.

Anon

i could do w/out Two Hearts and Workin' On The Highway... gimme Out In The Street and My Love Will Not Let You Down any day over them.

LedZepFan

Mushmouthmatt wrote:

My Love Will Not Let You Down

while i disagree with you on two hearts, i recently discovered this song and it is AWESOME

Anon

i donno. Two Hearts isn't a filler song on The River.... but it's close.

as much as i enjoy My Love Will Not Let You Down i prefer Bring On The Night which shares many of the lyrics but the lyrics fit the music better.

Cree Nations

I love the boss. I havent bought this new cd...but will now.

Bathgate66

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO7fUbbM-UE

its ok Boss.

we all know this was purely a money- making venture, as well as promotion for your latest masterpiece Magic .

we also all know where your true alliances and allegiance lie :

Exhibit A

HOOKER

BRUCE IN LOS ANGELES NIGHT ONE WHOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO
WHo will be there????

Bathgate66

HOOKER wrote:

BRUCE IN LOS ANGELES NIGHT ONE WHOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO
WHo will be there????

aparently you havent heard about the " night 2 " rule.
( unless youll be attending that , also )



you'll still have a blast- you lucky left coasters.

Bathgate66

Bathgate66 wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO7fUbbM-UE

its ok Boss.

we all know this was purely a money- making venture, as well as promotion for your latest masterpiece Magic .

we also all know where your true alliances and allegiance lie :

Exhibit A

Exhibit B


Exhibit C




Enjoy the Magic, LA .

Will be too late to see the setlist for me, but I will be eager to see what played out on the Backstreets.

Bathgate66

Going by album

Greetings From Asbury Park
For You
Spirit In The Night

The Wild, The Innocent, & The E Street Shuffle
Incident on 57th Street

Born To Run
Thunder Road
Night
Backstreets
Born To Run
She's The One
Meeting Across The River
Jungleland

Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Badlands
Adam Raised A Cain
Something in the Night (rehearsal show)
Candy's Room
Racing In The Street
The Promised Land
Prove It All Night
Darkness On The Edge Of Town

The River
The Ties That Bind
Two Hearts
You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)
Cadillac Ranch

Nebraska
State Trooper
Reason To Believe (Hells yeah!)

Born In The USA
Born In The USA (counting rehearsal show)
Darlington County
Working On The Highway
No Surrender
Dancing In The Dark
My Hometown

Tunnel Of Love
Tougher Than The Rest
Tunnel Of Love
Brilliant Disguise

Tracks
Thundercrack
Cynthia

The Rising
Lonesome Day
Waitin' On A Sunny Day
The Rising

We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions Band
American Land

Magic
Radio Nowhere
Livin' In The Future
Your Own Worst Enemy
Gypsy Biker
Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Magic
Last To Die
Long Walk Home
Devil's Arcade

All non-Bruce songs
Town Called Heartbreak
Keep The Car Running
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Alright, so 50 individual songs for only 16 shows into the tour.
FYI; at this point in the Rising tour I beleiev there had been 32 different songs played....
I believe (and I'm happy to be corrected) that 13 shows in; we have a higher variance % on this tour than on any other Bruce & band tour ever !!!!!

I find it interesting that " I'll Work For Your Love " hasnt been played yet.
Still plenty of tour remaining,.....

HOOKER

Bathgate66 wrote:

aparently you havent heard about the " night 2 " rule.
( unless youll be attending that , also )



you'll still have a blast- you lucky left coasters.

I will be there