Bruce Springsteen

[The Nal]

[The Nal]

I've never seen him do Incident or Serenade out of the dozen + shows I've seen. Heres hoping for the next one.

And no, hes not letting up. Hopefully he'll be an excuse for a nice winter break in a city I haven't been to before.

Speaking of Wild Innocent - this didn't make the album. Great version. Although you can see why it didn't make the album. Its a bit ploddy.

Edited February 28, 2014 by The Nal

[The Nal]

Rumours of a Hamburg show in July, which would probably mean some other shows in Europe.

Lopez on drums yeah. Great drummer. Plenty of jazz and swing in there. Not a stadium drummer really though was he? Weinberg is more suited to the louder stuff. "Night" for example which is one of the first songs he played on. Wouldn't have sounded the same with Lopez playing.

Surprised about the German show if true. Means hes only doing 8-9 weeks in the US. And thats with no break at all. Good for Europe though!

Hes enjoying himself down under.

Gold Coast bike ride the day after the beach party!

Edited February 28, 2014 by The Nal

[The Nal]

I bet you're in it really.

Heres Tony on the right

[Ted Dansons Wig]

Just watching Springsteen and I and I have come to the conclusion that you lot are a right set of weirdos.

This from one of the main contributors to a 100 page thread on frigging Nick Cave...

[The Nal]

He regularly posts on a holocaust denier forum too I hear.

[Ted Dansons Wig]

He regularly posts on a holocaust denier forum too I hear.

And he hunts bears

[Bobs]

Springsteen is amazing.

Went to see the Stones last week in Lisbon, so you can imagine how made up i was to see, two of my favourites, on the same stage. AMAZING.

[Ted Dansons Wig]

Saw it first night it came out. Wife looking at me during the film with a mixture of pity and disgust was one thing.

It was everyone singing along applauding at the end of each song like they were at a gig that was really odd.

[Ted Dansons Wig]

I only shoot ursine Nazis

That would make a great album title

[The Nal]

This is excellent

[russycarps]

I heard his cover of jersey girl on the wireless the other night, it was well ace!

[The Nal]

His Jersey Girl is a little too "nice" for me.

[russycarps]

His Jersey Girl is a little too "nice" for me.

It was a live version. It went down a treat with my ears. I prefer waits of course, but I wish he'd done it at glast...

[Gnomicide]

Watched the Bruce Springsteen Musicares Tribute show on Sky Arts last night. I expected the usual tosh from this sort of thing but absolutley loved it. Some stonking covers and a great short set from the man himself at the end.

The only poor versions of his stuff were the ones Elton Joh and Sting did, the rest were all pretty damn good. Even Mumfords! Jim James and Tom Morello doing Ghost of Tom Joad was off the scale.

This link has Natalie Maines, Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite performing Atlantic City.

http://www.sky.com/tv/show/bruce-springsteen-a-musicares-tribute

MusiCares Set List:

Alabama Shakes, "Adam Raised a Cain"

Patti Smith, "Because the Night"

Ben Harper, Natalie Maines, Charlie Musselwhite - "Atlantic City"

Ken Casey (Dropkick Murphys), "American Land"

Zac Brown and Mavis Staples, "My City in Ruin"

Mumford and Sons, "I'm on Fire"

Jackson Browne and Tom Morello, "41 Shots (American Skin)"

Emmylou Harris, "My Hometown"

Kenny Chesney, "One Step Up"

Elton John, "Streets of Philadelphia"

Juanes, "Hungry Heart"

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, "Tougher Than The Rest"

Jim James and Tom Morello, "Ghost of Tom Joad"

John Legend, "Dancing in the Dark"

Sting, "Lonesome Day"

Neil Young and Crazy Horse, "Born in the USA"

Bruce Springsteen, "We Take Care of Our Own," "Death to My Hometown," "Thunder Road," "Born to Run"

Ensemble, "Glory Days"

[russycarps]

what was the jackson browne bit like?

[The Nal]

what was the jackson browne bit like?

Probably a bit awkward now that Neiler is nailing his ex missus.

Committed Bruce fans. Have to love them!

Edited September 18, 2014 by The Nal

[Gnomicide]

what was the jackson browne bit like?

Really good. Bruce seemed to approve. I think it was the first one that got him out of his seat.

[Wooderson]

Neiler all up on Viagra and Mountain Dew.

[Gnomicide]

New remastered box sets available...

Bruce Springsteen: The Album Collection Vol. 1 1973-1984 is a boxed set comprised of remastered editions of the first seven albums recorded and released by Bruce Springsteen for Columbia Records between 1973 and 1984. All of the albums are newly remastered (five for the first time ever on CD) and all seven are making their remastered debut on vinyl.

The seven albums are recreations of their original packaging and the set is accompanied by a 60 page book featuring rarely seen photos, memorabilia, and original press clippings from Springsteen's first decade as a recording artist.

Acclaimed engineer Bob Ludwig, working with Springsteen and longtime engineer Toby Scott, has remastered these albums, all newly transferred from the original analogue masters using the Plangent Process playback system.

[The Nal]

A couple of them are in dire need of a remaster.

[Gnomicide]

A couple of them are in dire need of a remaster.

Yeah, I got the little red box set a few years back and the sound on The River and Darkness always strike me as being poor.

[Wooderson]

Darkness has been remastered.

[Wooderson]

FYI WOWHD Ireland have it on pre-order for 113 (!!!) whereas Amazon UK quoting 195.

[Wooderson]

is it any good?

Its fantastic.