Bruce Springsteen

[Ted Dansons Wig]

That's fair enough mate. I think my view of the gig was soured by being stuck a million miles away from the stage. The best thing to come out of the gig was hearing Cynthia, what a tune!

Was that the one that Eric Burdon came on at?

[Ted Dansons Wig]

Maybe he should charge extra for the privilege of being close.

And a bit more for the pre-show acoustic sets.

And all the other things he does for free that many acts charge for

VIP meet and greets. theres an idea - wonder why no-ones thought of it

[The Nal]

Heres a Bruce meet and greet. "Counter Burger" in Dublin.

And you can meet him on stage at his gigs!

[Ted Dansons Wig]

Heres a Bruce meet and greet. "Counter Burger" in Dublin.

That's where hes gone! He's working in Counter in Dublin.

Edited December 22, 2014 by Ted Dansons Wig

[zero000]

Was that the one that Eric Burdon came on at?

That's the one. I think the majority of the crowd didn't have a clue what was going on.

[Ted Dansons Wig]

That's the one. I think the majority of the crowd didn't have a clue what was going on.

Those below a certain age didn't. Those with a few more years knew him - though many were suprised to see him cos they thought he was dead.

[Wooderson]

Eh, one of the reasons I've queued all day to see Bruce is to avoid the very problem you speak of. Standing tickets outside the pit is an unpleasant mess.

[Ted Dansons Wig]

Eh, one of the reasons I've queued all day to see Bruce is to avoid the very problem you speak of. Standing tickets outside the pit is an unpleasant mess.

Once you've been in the pit - its hard to consider going back behind the barrier. I took the time to queue after reading the opinions on here a couple of tours back. Before that I hadn't been that arsed. Worth the effort every which way.

Edited December 24, 2014 by Ted Dansons Wig

[zero000]

I still stand by it being an annoying system, I'd much rather be in the pub all day getting ruined.

Out of interest what are the fans in the queue like? I watched that documentary they put out not long ago and some of the fans were ridiculous. It's like they listened to nothing but Springsteen, all day, every day.

[Ted Dansons Wig]

I still stand by it being an annoying system, I'd much rather be in the pub all day getting ruined.

Out of interest what are the fans in the queue like? I watched that documentary they put out not long ago and some of the fans were ridiculous. It's like they listened to nothing but Springsteen, all day, every day.

Yes ....and?

Most in the queue just want to get the best view they can and put up with a boring afternoon to achieve it. There's also a smattering of Bruce nutters - but they've usually got their numbered pit admissions by the time we get there (Cardiff for instance they started queuing the day before at least). Some of them are a little odd. We were stood in front of a guy who got a metal music stand out when he came on and followed the sheet music all the way through the gig.

Take a look if you haven't already at BTX - one of the Springsteen message boards. Populated by complete Bruce Nazis. That's where the real nutters hang out. You might recognise some of the posters on here as well mind - Nal for instance goes on occasionally and winds folk up I've noticed.

[russycarps]

Anyone watching Springsteen & I on skyarts? It's really quite touching.

I am on a massive come down and feeling quite teary though

Edit shit, thought this was in the Glastonbury forum

Edited April 19, 2015 by russycarps

[The Nal]

Anyone watching Springsteen & I on skyarts? It's really quite touching.

I am on a massive come down and feeling quite teary though

Edit shit, thought this was in the Glastonbury forum

A proper collection of weirdos.

[When Jokers Attack]

Needing a tour, almost been two years since I've seen him.

[Gnomicide]

Mahoosive River box set coming out.

Four CD, Three DVD set out on December 4th

"It features the original single disc album of The River (then called The Ties That Bind) Springsteen planned on releasing in 1979, 11 previously unreleased outtakes from The River sessions, a new documentary, a concert filmed on the The River tour and another 10 songs from the era that were released on previous archival packages."
 

The Ties That Bind: The River Collection Track List

CD 1

The River - Record One

1. "The Ties That Bind"
2. "Sherry Darling"
3. "Jackson Cage"
4. "Two Hearts"
5. "Independence Day"
6. "Hungry Heart"
7. "Out In The Street"
8. "Crush On You"
9. "You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)"
10. "I Wanna Marry You"
11. "The River"

CD 2

The River - Record Two

1. "Point Blank"
2. "Cadillac Ranch"
3. "I'm A Rocker"
4. "Fade Away"
5. "Stolen Car"
6. "Ramrod"
7. "The Price You Pay"
8. "Drive All Night"
9. "Wreck On The Highway"

CD 3

The River: Single Album

1. "The Ties That Bind"
2. "Cindy"
3. "Hungry Heart"
4. "Stolen Car" (Vs. 1)
5. "Be True"
6. "The River"
7. "You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)" (Vs. 1)
8. "The Price You Pay"
9. "I Wanna Marry You"
10. "Loose End"

CD 4

The River: Outtakes

Record One

1. "Meet Me in the City"
2. "The Man Who Got Away"
3. "Little White Lies"
4. "The Time That Never Was"
5. "Night Fire"
6. "Whitetown"
7. "Chain Lightning"
8. "Party Lights"
9. "Paradise By The "C""
10. "Stray Bullet"
11. "Mr. Outside"

Record Two

12. "Roulette"
13. "Restless Nights"
14. "Where The Bands Are"
15. "Dollhouse"
16. "Living On The Edge Of The World"
17. "Take 'em As They Come"
18. "Ricky Wants A Man Of Her Own"
19. "I Wanna Be With You"
20. "Mary Lou"
21. "Held Up Without a Gun"
22. "From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)"

DVD 1

The Ties That Bind (Documentary)

DVD 2

The River Tour, Tempe 1980

Concert – Part 1

1. "Born to Run"
2. "Prove It All Night"
3. "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out"
4. "Jackson Cage"
5. "Two Hearts"
6. "The Promised Land"
7. "Out in the Street"
8. "The River"
9. "Badlands"
10. "Thunder Road"
11. "No Money Down"
12. "Cadillac Ranch"
13. "Hungry Heart"
14. "Fire"
15. "Sherry Darling"
16. "I Wanna Marry You"
17. "Crush on You"
18. "Ramrod"
19. "You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)"

DVD 3

The River Tour, Tempe 1980

Concert – Part 2

1. "Drive All Night"
2. "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)"
3. "I'm A Rocker"
4. "Jungleland"
5. "Detroit Medley"
6. "Where The Bands Are (Credits)"

BONUS: The River Tour Rehearsals

- Ramrod
- Cadillac Ranch
- Fire
- Crush On You
- Sherry Darling

 

[When Jokers Attack]

[Gnomicide]

£59.99 on iTunes!

[Wooderson]

It's my fave of his records.

[zero000]

Finally managed to get a copy of Darkness on the edge of town on vinyl.  In glorious condition and it sounds better than ever. :)

[Gnomicide]

£15 CDs for £15? I've already got a few of these on bootlegs but that seems a hell of a bargain. Maybe because they are pretty much freely available but seems a little too good to be true?

[The Nal]

32 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

£15 CDs for £15? I've already got a few of these on bootlegs but that seems a hell of a bargain. Maybe because they are pretty much freely available but seems a little too good to be true?

Great price yeah. CDs are a dying format and also shit, hence the price!

[incident]

On 24/11/2015, 15:01:05, tonyblair said:

I don't understand how a legit outlet, like Amazon, gets away with selling product that has never legally been available?

Having said that, this is a much better option than the official 3cd/5lp live box set that was officially released

It is legal - I can't remember all the details, but basically there's some kind of loophole that means that certain foreign radio broadcasts aren't under copyright in the UK or something like that - so anyone can release them and there's nothing that Springsteen and/or his record company can do to stop it.

[zero000]

Touring the US supporting the  River reissue: http://m.pitchfork.com/news/62389-bruce-springsteen-and-the-e-street-band-announce-north-american-tour/

Hope he brings the tour to the UK!

[atomised]

Would love to see him bring this tour here. 

[The Nal]

Hope youre right Tonyo. Will be interested to see the setlists. Not 100% convinced a River heavy setlist with outtakes etc will go down as well with Joe 6 pack.

[When Jokers Attack]

It will be The River in full I think.  Confident of a tour over here and want to get to a couple of shows.