The "Magic" is missing

Great footage and audio of recent performances Incident, Thunder Road and BTR

http://greasylake.org/news_record.php?id=1301&PHPSESSID=a61164112aa335f24d4bb1eba44a204b

 

that's tremendous! thanks!!

 

It's gotta be illegal, but that's some great stuff right there.

 

Shot by a fan in the second row

 

clearly. the person was in the first two rows. my question: how'd he/she get away with it? sweet.

 

I suspect the artists (and management) are OK with this kind of stuff coming out; essentially, it's free advertising for the album and tour.

The quality isn't good enough that if you're a real fan, you'd rather own this than a well-recorded HD concert DVD.

 

When I read the setlist, it seemed like a special show. Unfortunately, it was because the Phantom has to miss the European leg for treatment for Melanoma. Per Backstreets:

Amid rumors that Danny Federici's health would prevent him from making the trip to Europe next week, Bruce and the E Street Band closed out their North American leg with a stunner of a show in Boston. And while we believe strongly in respecting his privacy, we simply can't talk about this night without talking about Danny. His talent, the band's love for the man, the crowd's love for the man -- all were there for all to see. This show was all about Dan Federici. The setlist (and oh, what a setlist) was clearly crafted with him in mind. There were the two tour premieres -- "This Hard Land" giving Danny a stretched-out solo spot, "Tenth Avenue Freeze-out" recalling the formation of the E Street Band, of which Danny was of course a founding member (easy to forget that only he, Clarence, and Garry go all the way back). And then the three songs from those Wild & Innocent early days -- reprising the "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)"/"E Street Shuffle" two-fer from Albany, and adding "Kitty's Back" for good measure -- all of which gave Danny chances to shine.

Federici's "Kitty" solo, at Bruce's urging, went on and on. "Sandy," too, was a spotlight moment, with Danny strapping on the accordion; bringing him front and center, Bruce called out, "Ladies and Gentlemen, winner of the Ted Mack Amateur Hour!" Tossed-off ad lib that it was, that remains a significant moment to me as I think back on the show today. It was a night of good humor. It was a night of musicianship, of history, of shared history, and of the joy of making music together in the present moment. It wasn't a maudlin night. There was no overt reference to any leave of absence, certainly no mention of any health issues. What do you do in the face of those things instead? You get up there and play. And they played their hearts out. "Darkness" was ablaze. The whacked-out funk coda of "E Street Shuffle" was a killer, with Max going nuts on the drums. "The Rising" was more determined than I've heard it since '03. "Tenth Avenue Freeze-out" was a blast, and wicked tight, even with a way-loose Peter Wolf up there shakin' it with Patti.

And what else do you do? If you're Nils, you spend as much time as you can up on the organ riser, playing shoulder-to-shoulder. If you're Bruce, you head over to Danny during the bows at show's end and throw your arm around him, with a look on your face that says "godammit, I know we said we weren't going to talk about this tonight, but you can't stop me from doing this," and you bring him to the center of the pack, and he takes a bow of his own. And if you're the crowd, you chant "Danny! Danny! Danny!" It was as spontaneous as the "E Street Band" chant at Madison Square Garden on July 1, 2000 -- with fewer dry eyes, I imagine, both onstage and off.

 

For what it's worth (and yeah, that's "not much"), Brice gets more or less stiffed by the Grammys. No album of the year, for instance.

(Kane West and Amy Whitehouse the biggest nominees.)

http://tinyurl.com/2tz9l6

 

If you're talking about Amy Winehouse, well, maybe they're trying to do something for her in anticipation of her upcoming 2008 tour death.

 

They tried to make me spell correctly, I said no, no, no.

 

I cannot hold a candle to any of you in terms of Springsteen knowledge, nor do I pretend to. I have a few of the albums--all Born In The USA and thereafter--and thought "The Rising" was as good an album as I've ever heard.

I really like "Magic" thus far, but particularly "Radio Nowhere," which grows on more and more every time I see it on BYH Classic. There's something about Bruce chanting "I just wanna feel your rhythm" that makes it as carnal as "Human Touch" was yearning and romantic. Good stuff.

 

Just announced three dates at Giants Stadium July 27, 28 and 30.

Tickets on sale next Saturday (Dec. 15) at noon.

Needless to say, more shows will be added.