Springsteen - Seeger Sessions

I think his ticket prices are pretty reasonable. There are $100 tickets but also some at a lower price level around $60. That's about what Billy Joel charged on his recent tour. The Boss can command these kind of prices because of who he is. He's a legend, he's in the rock and roll hall of fame, and this band is going to put on a rocking show. Also, think about the other 17!!! musicians he has to pay for this tour. It's worth the cost.

I haven't heard the album yet (I'm waiting for the release), but I'm going to try and catch the DC show at the Nissan Pavilion.

Bathgate66 wrote:

im attending tuesday nights rehearsal show and looking forward to it .
also gonna try for the " free " tix on the GMA show tomm morning !


enjoy !

That's a great summary. I'm getting excited now. Have fun at the rehersal! Wish I could be there...

Kricket wrote:

hey Bathgate66.....so how were the shows??? I want details on both

i'm on my way out to Asbury Park NJ right now ! 3:30am, NYC time . Look for me on Good Morning America- ( ABC Network ) its a safe bet i'm the only guy wearing the black YIELD hat .


Later Folks !

WOW !

For anyone who has the chance to see Bruce on this Seeger Sessions Band Tour- I'd recomend you RUN- do not walk- to go see thiese shows !Do not go if you are expecting to hear Born To Run and Rosalita- this is a new invention of the Man - and he never ceases to amaze !


For the morning segment & Good Morning America we arrived around 5 am, stopped for coffee, and made our way to meet some friends that work for GMA ( cameramen ) . They got us VIP credentials and we were allowed into the Convention Hall before the rest of the people who held free tickets that were given out last week thru Ticketbastard. We madeour way into the desginated VIP area and were situated right on the railing in stagefront, just a tiny bit to the left of center( Bruce ) .
The stage setup was just magnificent ! Mic Stands and instruments everywhere ! The fans were then let in, and they filled the venue asthetically for television purposes . Small segments were left empty, and others were cosmetically filled . " Seat Fillers " is what the people actually were- wheather thery realized it or not was another question- it was all about the television production .
Bruce arrived around 7:00 am, made a very brief appearance out on stage. He was in a great mood, making all kinds of jokes the entire time . He joked about him not being a morning person and that he admired all the hardcore fans that were before him . He looked literally like he stumbled out of bed, unkept, and he made no excuses about it . He said he had his pajamas under his jeans and that later, he'd go home and get right back into bed . His voice was scratchy and he was dragging . Clearly, he wasnt into it , but oh to sell records .
Around 7:45 am the full band came out, one by one, and they just kept coming ! Bruce was the last one out , and clearly he had some coffee and his guitar was strapped around his neck .
They then ran thru 3 songs, that they woulde play for the live broadcast- all off the new album . 1) Old Dan Tucker, 2 ) O' Mary Dont You Weep, and 3 ) Jacobs Ladder .Based on those titles, if you'd think " hillbilly " music, or redneck music- you wouldnt be far off, but its not like that in person .It is a spectacle, and something everyone should witness if given the opportunity .The sound is so powerful, your eyes are going everywhere all over the stage- not wanting to miss a thing, and so much to see at once . Once the live telecast began, it was clearly all coordinated and choreographed . The production manager was all over the place with the headset in her ears, constantly keeping abreast of time and counting down. She would continually tell Bruce 5-4-3-2-1,.. and so on,...afterall- it was a live broadcast.
Bruce was in a great mood , cracking all kinds of jokes the entire time thru . He was even giving that production lady a hardtime, making all kinds of jokes . Bruces voice was giving him problems, he was gargling onstage with Listerine and was taking coughdrops in between, and then spitting them out once they went live . He even treated us to an improvised " whisteling " song ( sounded like a cowboy theme from old cowboy movies ) and also gave us an extra song " When The Saints Go Marching In " - that were not broadcast on the television show .It was all over and out by 9:05 am .
It was awesome!!! I was even lucky enough to get one of Bruces' guitar picks--- of course which instantly went to my Girlfriend.


The evening show notes from http://www.Backstreets.com : http://www.backstreets.com/news.html
4/25, REHEARSAL 3: A 20/20 SHOW
20 songs, 20 musicians... and mighty sharp
"Welcome to the evening show! Oh my god were we up early this morning... it was terrible. Everybody's all bright-eyed... I hate that." But any lack of sleep took no toll on the show, which continues to tighten up -- as Bruce said tonight of these rehearsals, thanking the Asbury crowd, "You have honed us into a well-oiled, swingin' machine." Damn skippy. He tinkered with set a bit, opening with a spotlight on Greg Liszt and his banjo for "Jesse James," and switched the order of a few other songs, too. And in the encore, "Turn! Turn! Turn!," sent out to Pete Seeger, took the place of "My City of Ruins." Its first public performance here included a beautiful vocal turn by Mark "Chocolate Genius" Thompson. (Thompson also adds stand-out vox to "Eyes on the Prize" and "When the Saints Go Marching In," which closed the show again tonight.) As for originals, Bruce kept "You Can Look" in its bring-the-house down penultimate slot, and "Mystery Cadillac" and "If I Should Fall Behind" stayed in the set from last night as well. Before the "Fall Behind" waltz, he got a big laugh: "A lot of people tell me they've used this as their wedding song. I'd like to think of it as an emergency preventive divorce song." The band was breaking in its full European horn line-up tonight, and when, mid-set, LaBamba and Mark Pender joined back in as well, we were looking at a six-man horn section and, lordy, 20 people on stage. Thankfully, Bruce's traffic control remains up to the task, for one big, glorious noise. Look out, New Orleans -- just one more rehearsal show to go between them and you. You're gonna like it.


I recomend you all go check out these shows . It is overwhelming- and you are sure to enjoy this show- even if you are not or have not been a huge fan of Bruce- this may just change your mind . It is in the styling of New Orleans Jazz/ Zydecho, & oldtime spirituals and has Jazzy, Blues influence .

Enjoy the Shows !

frogwater wrote:

I saw you up front on ABC when I was watching GMA! The 'Yield' hat immediately caught my eye.

thanks man- i have been hearing the very same from a bunch of people !
Even at the night-time show- a guy i never even saw before comes up to me and says " you were here this mroning, no ?" I said "Yes- as a matter of fact I was".....- he was like " I recognize your hat " ....

LOL

go figure !

Hey...thanks for the reviews, but the pick went to your girlfriend? hmmm...I woulda kept it Tix for Detroit go onsale this wkend and I hope I can get a pair, I've only seen him once live, on his solo tour and wow! This is a great chance to catch him in a different light.

I missed the GMA show so if you see a link for it let me know...thanks:)

Bathgate66 wrote:

WOW !

For anyone who has the chance to see Bruce on this Seeger Sessions Band Tour- I'd recomend you RUN- do not walk- to go see thiese shows !Do not go if you are expecting to hear Born To Run and Rosalita- this is a new invention of the Man - and he never ceases to amaze !


For the morning segment & Good Morning America we arrived around 5 am, stopped for coffee, and made our way to meet some friends that work for GMA ( cameramen ) . They got us VIP credentials and we were allowed into the Convention Hall before the rest of the people who held free tickets that were given out last week thru Ticketbastard. We madeour way into the desginated VIP area and were situated right on the railing in stagefront, just a tiny bit to the left of center( Bruce ) .
The stage setup was just magnificent ! Mic Stands and instruments everywhere ! The fans were then let in, and they filled the venue asthetically for television purposes . Small segments were left empty, and others were cosmetically filled . " Seat Fillers " is what the people actually were- wheather thery realized it or not was another question- it was all about the television production .
Bruce arrived around 7:00 am, made a very brief appearance out on stage. He was in a great mood, making all kinds of jokes the entire time . He joked about him not being a morning person and that he admired all the hardcore fans that were before him . He looked literally like he stumbled out of bed, unkept, and he made no excuses about it . He said he had his pajamas under his jeans and that later, he'd go home and get right back into bed . His voice was scratchy and he was dragging . Clearly, he wasnt into it , but oh to sell records .
Around 7:45 am the full band came out, one by one, and they just kept coming ! Bruce was the last one out , and clearly he had some coffee and his guitar was strapped around his neck .
They then ran thru 3 songs, that they woulde play for the live broadcast- all off the new album . 1) Old Dan Tucker, 2 ) O' Mary Dont You Weep, and 3 ) Jacobs Ladder .Based on those titles, if you'd think " hillbilly " music, or redneck music- you wouldnt be far off, but its not like that in person .It is a spectacle, and something everyone should witness if given the opportunity .The sound is so powerful, your eyes are going everywhere all over the stage- not wanting to miss a thing, and so much to see at once . Once the live telecast began, it was clearly all coordinated and choreographed . The production manager was all over the place with the headset in her ears, constantly keeping abreast of time and counting down. She would continually tell Bruce 5-4-3-2-1,.. and so on,...afterall- it was a live broadcast.
Bruce was in a great mood , cracking all kinds of jokes the entire time thru . He was even giving that production lady a hardtime, making all kinds of jokes . Bruces voice was giving him problems, he was gargling onstage with Listerine and was taking coughdrops in between, and then spitting them out once they went live . He even treated us to an improvised " whisteling " song ( sounded like a cowboy theme from old cowboy movies ) and also gave us an extra song " When The Saints Go Marching In " - that were not broadcast on the television show .It was all over and out by 9:05 am .
It was awesome!!! I was even lucky enough to get one of Bruces' guitar picks--- of course which instantly went to my Girlfriend.


The evening show notes from http://www.Backstreets.com : http://www.backstreets.com/news.html
4/25, REHEARSAL 3: A 20/20 SHOW
20 songs, 20 musicians... and mighty sharp
"Welcome to the evening show! Oh my god were we up early this morning... it was terrible. Everybody's all bright-eyed... I hate that." But any lack of sleep took no toll on the show, which continues to tighten up -- as Bruce said tonight of these rehearsals, thanking the Asbury crowd, "You have honed us into a well-oiled, swingin' machine." Damn skippy. He tinkered with set a bit, opening with a spotlight on Greg Liszt and his banjo for "Jesse James," and switched the order of a few other songs, too. And in the encore, "Turn! Turn! Turn!," sent out to Pete Seeger, took the place of "My City of Ruins." Its first public performance here included a beautiful vocal turn by Mark "Chocolate Genius" Thompson. (Thompson also adds stand-out vox to "Eyes on the Prize" and "When the Saints Go Marching In," which closed the show again tonight.) As for originals, Bruce kept "You Can Look" in its bring-the-house down penultimate slot, and "Mystery Cadillac" and "If I Should Fall Behind" stayed in the set from last night as well. Before the "Fall Behind" waltz, he got a big laugh: "A lot of people tell me they've used this as their wedding song. I'd like to think of it as an emergency preventive divorce song." The band was breaking in its full European horn line-up tonight, and when, mid-set, LaBamba and Mark Pender joined back in as well, we were looking at a six-man horn section and, lordy, 20 people on stage. Thankfully, Bruce's traffic control remains up to the task, for one big, glorious noise. Look out, New Orleans -- just one more rehearsal show to go between them and you. You're gonna like it.


I recomend you all go check out these shows . It is overwhelming- and you are sure to enjoy this show- even if you are not or have not been a huge fan of Bruce- this may just change your mind . It is in the styling of New Orleans Jazz/ Zydecho, & oldtime spirituals and has Jazzy, Blues influence .

Enjoy the Shows !

from one bruuuuuce to another thanks for the review of the show today. i will for sure go see him on this tour just like i ahve the past 2 tours. hes in another league when performs some of the best concerts i have gone to in my life where his concerts

bumped for the west coasters

Oddly enough, no onsale dates have been announced as of yet , besides the ones listed there on that list I enclosed .
( OH, WI, IN, & MI )
I suggest you keep a close eye on http://www.backstreets.com on the tour/ticket page.( under news )
This is really some show- i hope you're able to get tickets .

Again, if someone is going to hear Born To Run, Rosalita , Born In The USA, you will be letdown .
He does reinvent a few oddities- redone and rearranged Springsteen classics - but you wont even recognize them ! He did Adam Raised A Cane, You Can Look But You Better Not Touch, to name a few , -- all different from the norm and different from what our ears are used to .

You will undoubtebly enjoy it if you like Bruce.

Enjoy !