Devils and Dust and Long Walk Home

For reasons which I hope to blog about soon I was reminded of the following two tracks which serve as a reminder of Springsteen's songwriting genius (in my opinion of course):

So for no particular reason other than sadly still very relevant:

New Springsteen ep American Beauty

You may have been lucky enough to snatch one on RSD 2014 (or pay over the odds on eBay). No matter - this is worth the price of admission for Hey Blue Eyes alone. Bruce seems to have been one of the few social commentators on the Bush Jr era and I often wonder why that is. To quote the artist “Hey Blue Eyes” rounds out the EP with one of my darkest political songs. Written during the Bush years, it’s a metaphor for the house of horrors our government’s actions created in the years following the invasion of Iraq. At its center is the repressed sexuality and abuse of power that characterized Abu Ghraib prison. I feel this is a shadow we as a country have yet to emerge"

 

You can download the ep at iTunes.

Bruce Springsteen - My Fathers House

The quality of the video is terrible, the quality of the intro and performance are legendary.

If Bruce Is Good Enoough for Strummer!!

From the Guardian:

"In the mid-90s, Strummer was asked for his thoughts on Springsteen for a TV project. The answer came in the form of the fax revealed here: "Bruce is great ... if you don't agree with that, you're a pretentious Martian from Venus"! The respect was mutual; Springsteen was quick to pay tribute when Strummer died in December 2002 , describing him as "one of the greatest rockers of all time" .

Whats is nice about the wee note is that the block printing Joe uses is exactly the same as the lyric insert on London Calling.

Springsteen Performs Fade Away In Stockholm

Amazing performance if you consider that this is unrehearsed and had not been played by the E Street band since 1981. Ropey quality and Bruce needs to work ion the intro!

Springsteen Live in Philly!

Some Springsteen clips from 28th April Show:

Bruce Springsteen performs Outlaw Pete in Philadelphia

Bruce Springsteen performs Out in the Street in Philadelphia

Bruce Springsteen performs Badlands in Philadelphia

Record Store Day 18th april

Sadly this nice Springsteen 7" is only available in the states. If anyone happens to get their hands on a copy...



Side A: "What Love Can Do" from Working On A Dream
Side B: "A Night With The Jersey Devil"

But I will report back on what I do pick up on Saturday next week!

Springsteen kicks Off In San Jose

Will not, I promise be posting about every gig on the tour, but cannot resist the occassional note on progress.

The set from last night may not please the die hards but is sure to be a crowd pleaser when he hits the stadium summer gigs:

Badlands Outlaw Pete My Lucky Day No Surrender Out In The Street
Working On A Dream Seeds Johnny 99 The Ghost Of Tom Joad
Good Eye Good Rockin' Tonight Darlington CountyGrowin' Up Waitin' On A Sunny Day The Promised Land The Wrestler Kingdom Of Days Radio Nowhere Lonesome Day Born To Run

Encore

Hard Times (Come Again No More) Thunder Road Dancing In The Dark Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out Land Of Hope And Dreams American Land

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmAORPQcNHQ&feature=player_embedded