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Considering I almost died several times in the taxi on the way back to the hotel I would have, at least died happy
The first time I heard Thunder Road will always be the moment for me, but tonight overall was just epic. Jungleland wasn't note perfect but who cares......it was unbelievable. My seats were on Susie's side so after encores when she stood with her violin ready & the spotlight was on her & Roy I just knew what was coming.
Bruce was in a great mood and the crowd loved it.
Had some odd people around....one went & bought a t shirt during Jungleland, the old guy next to me was at his first show & as long as people didn't stand up was all he was hoping for. ' sorry you're at the wrong show mate!'
A guy behind us with some mates only knew Born in the USA but he was up first pumping during Badlands.
I had a kindred spirit next to me, knew the songs & was up out of his seat most of the nit.
I gotta say 'Devils & Dust' to open was just incredible.
Amazing amazing night.........you guys are in for a treat. It is everything you think it might be, hope it might be and every superlative you've ever heard, it's that and more......the greatest show on earth. You betcha
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In 1987 there was an epic State of Origin game at Football Park. SA won by 4 pts but the Vics were down by 5 goals at 3/4 time and Gogin threw Lockett in the ruck and the Vics threw everything at SA to almost win.
The Ch 7 Adelaide commentator was ex South Adelaide and state rover from the 1960's Ian "Daisy" Day. Day was a very mild manner commentator not known for hyperbole. After the siren went the crowd erupted and Day said, quiet excitely, something like, the siren goes and South Australia win by 4 pts. There was a pause for 2 or 3 seconds then Day says
THAT WAS A BALL TEARER !!!!!
My mates who watched the TV coverage live or on replay and I, refer to that as the BALL TEARER state game.
Tonight's concert
WAS A BALL TEARER !!!!!
From this day forth I am referring to tonight's concert as the BALL TEARER concert. I wish I was in the Pit but it didn't mater it was that ****en good!!!
Great irony that Monday night I said Seven Nights to Rock was in the vain of Detroit Medley and he pulls that out of his back pocket. More later gotta get something to eat.
The Ch 7 Adelaide commentator was ex South Adelaide and state rover from the 1960's Ian "Daisy" Day. Day was a very mild manner commentator not known for hyperbole. After the siren went the crowd erupted and Day said, quiet excitely, something like, the siren goes and South Australia win by 4 pts. There was a pause for 2 or 3 seconds then Day says
THAT WAS A BALL TEARER !!!!!
My mates who watched the TV coverage live or on replay and I, refer to that as the BALL TEARER state game.
Tonight's concert
WAS A BALL TEARER !!!!!
From this day forth I am referring to tonight's concert as the BALL TEARER concert. I wish I was in the Pit but it didn't mater it was that ****en good!!!
Great irony that Monday night I said Seven Nights to Rock was in the vain of Detroit Medley and he pulls that out of his back pocket. More later gotta get something to eat.
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Haha just notice thru my subscription of www.pressdisplay.com the front page of Thursday's green guide in the Age has a picture of Stevie and the headline is
in cold blood
Steven Van Zandt takes mob rule to Europe's frozen north.
Online article link is
http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/e-street-bander-on-the-run-20130319-2gczu.html
in cold blood
Steven Van Zandt takes mob rule to Europe's frozen north.
Online article link is
http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/e-street-bander-on-the-run-20130319-2gczu.html
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Rosie will come out to play at HR2 I think. Just got an inkling he is going to go all out at that show, think it is going to be very special.
Netti WHO ON EARTH GOES AND BUYS A T-SHIRT DURING A SPRINGSTEEN CONCERT LET ALONE JUNGLELAND!!!!!!!!!!
That is ridiculous.
3 days. Come onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Netti WHO ON EARTH GOES AND BUYS A T-SHIRT DURING A SPRINGSTEEN CONCERT LET ALONE JUNGLELAND!!!!!!!!!!
That is ridiculous.
3 days. Come onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
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Everyone needs to read this Netti NitroFan UpForGrabs RussellEbertHandball Ford Fairlane pjcrows rosalita Goo JuddyBuddy paddy18 JimDocker Gasometer jpkennedy alfy! The Old Dark Navy's Black Thunder Zuma [USER]King Elvis[/USER] DrVanNostrand
We have a secret Bruce group on FB going on and my mate who is going to all the shows said this about last night's show
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Last night's show was a joy to behold. A masterclass. A manifesto on the importance of music for helping us make sense of our world, and a testament to the power of the song in the right hands. Also a reminder that after Bruce, there will be nobody to replace him. In my mind, he's analogous to the ideal centre of the political spectrum (libertarianism); he is the ideal centre of the two rock music extremes of Elvis Presley (all body/dancing, not much brain/literary action) and Bob Dylan (not much dancing, extreme cerebral activity). Or maybe he's both extremes at once? (Don't apply the political spectrum analogy though: he's not Stalin.)
The opening two songs - Devils and Dust, Last to Die, two different, but equally profound responses to the same subject (US troops in the Middle East) performed to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the start of the war - were stunning. They created a sombre mood, and built the enormous tension that would subsequently be torn down in the catharsis of what was to follow.
The Ties That Bind. Didn't think I'd hear it! He knows how to connect the political (first two songs) with the personal (most of what follows). But my God it was good. And straight into Darkness on the Edge of Town. The guttural, agonised cry of the last word ('town') was brutal. The first four songs alone were worth every yawn I'll have today.
Only Bruce could write a song about a sports stadium being demolished and make it mean something approaching a metaphor for all of life's struggles. It's his myth of Sisyphus. Wrecking Ball was massive. The "Hard times come/hard times go" bridge was a deep, religious experience.
Death to my Hometown was amazing, once again. I love the key change in the live version. It's an Irish folk song, and the melody - like many of Dylan's - is completely derivative. But that's the point: we see the old in the new. The lyric also tells a familiar story. He taps into songwriting tradition in ways that only Dylan surpasses.
Out in the Street was some light relief. And another chance for Bruce to prove he's Dorian Gray: what other 63 year old would consistently crowd surf half the length of the arena to get back to the main stage?
Does This Bus... has never been my favourite Boss song, but it was the best version I've heard. And not in a nostalgia kind of way. The horns turned it into deep soul music, and Bruce's older man voice gave the lyric a perspective the original lacks.
We got The Promised Land in Brisbane too, and this time it was the first of four sign requests IN A ROW. The next three were all Born in the USA songs: Cover Me (with a Nils solo to die for), No Surrender (an ironic statement on the first two songs, in retrospect), and - wait for it - I'm on Fire. Full band, with extended vocal falsetto in the coda. I really didn't expect that.
My City of Ruins was, as always, magisterial. He really taps into that Southern preacher persona, but without the dogmatic fundamentalism that limits its appeal (thankfully).
High Hopes for the third time. I'm really digging it. Much more than the recorded version. It's all about the E Street horns. They're outrageously good.
Because the Night reminds us once again that he really shouldn't have given it to Patti Smith (although her version is obviously also great), and Open All Night does what Elvis did at his best too: makes everybody (even the 70 year old in front of me) stand up and dance for the rest of the show.
...Sunny Day is always as cheesy as it gets. But we allow him this because the random kid he chooses from the audience to sing the last chorus with him (and then knee slide down the front of the stage) is always cute. Lonesome Day (another first) reminds us again of the first two songs ("Better ask questions before you shoot"), and simultaneously keeps people dancing. Weird but awesome.
Tom Joad. I don't want to ruin this for people who haven't seen the show yet. He'll play it in Melbourne, and when he does, it'll be something you'll tell your grandkids about one day.
Badlands finishes the main set really subtly. Not.
I don't want to rub it in or anything (Cruyff14!), but Jungleland was the best thing I've seen him play so far. The sax solo was just bloody marvellous (Jake knew he made Clarence proud, and Bruce gave him a big hug at the end), and the howl in the coda was better than it was in 1975. An exceptional piece of
writing and arranging, and performed with all the respect it deserves.
Born to Run. No comment necessary. Bobby Jean brought the tears again. "I miss you baby/Good luck, goodbye" gets me every ****ing time. Only Bruce could sing those words - eternal cliches - and make them mean everything.
And Dancing in the Dark, Detroit, and Tenth Avenue finished the show in usual style and elation.
We will never haver an artist like Springsteen again, and you have to really take the opportunity to 'suck the marrow' as much as you can. Musicians aren't as ambitious (generally) these days (who can afford to be?), and aren't as historically connected to the greats (remember, John Hammond also signed Dylan as well as jazz and blues greats to Columbia, and this line is evident in Springsteen's music). Even those who do mine the History of Song (and I'm not just talking about rock music here) are usually too cerebral to make their audiences dance so much. And what musician of a younger generation can afford to tour a shit hot 17 piece band around the world? This is a rare experience to be treasured. Trendy po-mo art rockers come and go, but Bruce's artistry and influences gives this music long life. Eternal life, perhaps. This was a show to treasure.
We have a secret Bruce group on FB going on and my mate who is going to all the shows said this about last night's show
-----
Last night's show was a joy to behold. A masterclass. A manifesto on the importance of music for helping us make sense of our world, and a testament to the power of the song in the right hands. Also a reminder that after Bruce, there will be nobody to replace him. In my mind, he's analogous to the ideal centre of the political spectrum (libertarianism); he is the ideal centre of the two rock music extremes of Elvis Presley (all body/dancing, not much brain/literary action) and Bob Dylan (not much dancing, extreme cerebral activity). Or maybe he's both extremes at once? (Don't apply the political spectrum analogy though: he's not Stalin.)
The opening two songs - Devils and Dust, Last to Die, two different, but equally profound responses to the same subject (US troops in the Middle East) performed to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the start of the war - were stunning. They created a sombre mood, and built the enormous tension that would subsequently be torn down in the catharsis of what was to follow.
The Ties That Bind. Didn't think I'd hear it! He knows how to connect the political (first two songs) with the personal (most of what follows). But my God it was good. And straight into Darkness on the Edge of Town. The guttural, agonised cry of the last word ('town') was brutal. The first four songs alone were worth every yawn I'll have today.
Only Bruce could write a song about a sports stadium being demolished and make it mean something approaching a metaphor for all of life's struggles. It's his myth of Sisyphus. Wrecking Ball was massive. The "Hard times come/hard times go" bridge was a deep, religious experience.
Death to my Hometown was amazing, once again. I love the key change in the live version. It's an Irish folk song, and the melody - like many of Dylan's - is completely derivative. But that's the point: we see the old in the new. The lyric also tells a familiar story. He taps into songwriting tradition in ways that only Dylan surpasses.
Out in the Street was some light relief. And another chance for Bruce to prove he's Dorian Gray: what other 63 year old would consistently crowd surf half the length of the arena to get back to the main stage?
Does This Bus... has never been my favourite Boss song, but it was the best version I've heard. And not in a nostalgia kind of way. The horns turned it into deep soul music, and Bruce's older man voice gave the lyric a perspective the original lacks.
We got The Promised Land in Brisbane too, and this time it was the first of four sign requests IN A ROW. The next three were all Born in the USA songs: Cover Me (with a Nils solo to die for), No Surrender (an ironic statement on the first two songs, in retrospect), and - wait for it - I'm on Fire. Full band, with extended vocal falsetto in the coda. I really didn't expect that.
My City of Ruins was, as always, magisterial. He really taps into that Southern preacher persona, but without the dogmatic fundamentalism that limits its appeal (thankfully).
High Hopes for the third time. I'm really digging it. Much more than the recorded version. It's all about the E Street horns. They're outrageously good.
Because the Night reminds us once again that he really shouldn't have given it to Patti Smith (although her version is obviously also great), and Open All Night does what Elvis did at his best too: makes everybody (even the 70 year old in front of me) stand up and dance for the rest of the show.
...Sunny Day is always as cheesy as it gets. But we allow him this because the random kid he chooses from the audience to sing the last chorus with him (and then knee slide down the front of the stage) is always cute. Lonesome Day (another first) reminds us again of the first two songs ("Better ask questions before you shoot"), and simultaneously keeps people dancing. Weird but awesome.
Tom Joad. I don't want to ruin this for people who haven't seen the show yet. He'll play it in Melbourne, and when he does, it'll be something you'll tell your grandkids about one day.
Badlands finishes the main set really subtly. Not.
I don't want to rub it in or anything (Cruyff14!), but Jungleland was the best thing I've seen him play so far. The sax solo was just bloody marvellous (Jake knew he made Clarence proud, and Bruce gave him a big hug at the end), and the howl in the coda was better than it was in 1975. An exceptional piece of
writing and arranging, and performed with all the respect it deserves.
Born to Run. No comment necessary. Bobby Jean brought the tears again. "I miss you baby/Good luck, goodbye" gets me every ****ing time. Only Bruce could sing those words - eternal cliches - and make them mean everything.
And Dancing in the Dark, Detroit, and Tenth Avenue finished the show in usual style and elation.
We will never haver an artist like Springsteen again, and you have to really take the opportunity to 'suck the marrow' as much as you can. Musicians aren't as ambitious (generally) these days (who can afford to be?), and aren't as historically connected to the greats (remember, John Hammond also signed Dylan as well as jazz and blues greats to Columbia, and this line is evident in Springsteen's music). Even those who do mine the History of Song (and I'm not just talking about rock music here) are usually too cerebral to make their audiences dance so much. And what musician of a younger generation can afford to tour a shit hot 17 piece band around the world? This is a rare experience to be treasured. Trendy po-mo art rockers come and go, but Bruce's artistry and influences gives this music long life. Eternal life, perhaps. This was a show to treasure.
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A bit slow this morning. Been listening to ABC Radio 702 in Sydney and people have been ringing and txting in to talk about the show. This didn't happen much on Tuesday morning.
The constant thing in all the comments is the connection he makes with his fans and the shear joy he and the band had all night. Linda Mottram the host, is pumped and she played Hungry Heart just after the 9-30 headline news.
I'm going to do a full write up this morning unlike my slack efforts of the other 2 shows I went to.
If Bruce did as much crowd visiting as Brisbane last Thursday and drop one of the songs for Spirit in the Night it would have been a 3 and 1/2 hour show It was epic.
The constant thing in all the comments is the connection he makes with his fans and the shear joy he and the band had all night. Linda Mottram the host, is pumped and she played Hungry Heart just after the 9-30 headline news.
I'm going to do a full write up this morning unlike my slack efforts of the other 2 shows I went to.
If Bruce did as much crowd visiting as Brisbane last Thursday and drop one of the songs for Spirit in the Night it would have been a 3 and 1/2 hour show It was epic.
For those who went last night... How was the final verse of Jungleland? Must have been magical, yeah?
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Yep. It's such a great song.
I think for me at least the highlight was 'Tom Joad' though, They have taken an already great song and just popped a rocket up it's butt. Just awesome.&+
I think for me at least the highlight was 'Tom Joad' though, They have taken an already great song and just popped a rocket up it's butt. Just awesome.&+
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My photo from my seat of The Boss and band playing Death to my Hometown from last night
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Yep it was fantastic. it went the full 11 minutes and Jake did a great solo for the standard 90 seconds or so. The Boss gave Jake a hug and pat on the back at the end of it. I thought Jake dominated the encore. More later.
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Last night was simply unbelievable. Best concert I probably have attended. The setlist was amazing, jungleland was ridiculous. Pretty happy right now
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My favourite lyrical parts of that (as in, the way they are sung sort of thing) are;
The midnight gangs 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 streets 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 rocknroll 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
The Kids flash guitars to down in Jungleland bit is just amazing, I absolutely love it.
I get why you love the end though. To sing 'Down in Jungleland' with 15,000 other people will be amazing. Yes, will.