> Amazing night, the atmosphere was electric from the get-go. The
> "paperless" system was an unbelievable disaster. Took me 45 minutes
> to get into the Garden. Every single person with a paperless ticket
> had to wait at a will call window to show their credit card and
> receive a hard ticket. Fucking morons. Caution to those of you going
> tomorrow.
> The set:
> 1. Thundercrack
> 2. Seeds
> 3. Prove it all Night
> All three fucking rocked, particularly Prove It. Bruce was wailing on
> the guitar.
> 4. Hungry Heart
> 5. Working on a Dream
> Typical, crowd surf as usual.
> 6. The E Street Shuffle
> 7. 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
> 8. Kitty's Back
> 9. WILD BILLY'S CIRCUS STORY
> 10. Incident On 57th Street
> 11. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight
> 12. NEW YORK CITY SERENADE
> What can I say? It was other-worldly. Just magical, particularly
> NYCS. The strings, the piano, everything. Rosie was a little off
> kilter in my book. It's a show stopper, it's just odd in the middle
> of a set. Otherwise, the whole album was just amazing.
> 13. Waiting on a Sunny Day
> 14. Raise your Hand-You Sexy Thing
> 15. Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?
> 16. Glory Days
> 17. Human Touch
> 18. Lonesome Day
> 19. The Rising
> 20. Born to Run
> Very standard, playing to the casual fans who were bored for the
> previous 45 minutes, I suppose.
> 21. Wrecking Ball
> What? Why? Awful. I've never seen an encore fall flatter. A
> resounding thud, despite a Clyde Frazier mention.
> 22. Bobby Jean
> 23. American Land
> 24. Dancing in the Dark
> Again very standard. Bruce danced with his sister, who was sitting
> about 10 seats away from me with their Mom. That was a very genuine
> moment.
> 25. Higher & Higher (with Elvis Costello)
> Fantastic version, lots of fun. Elvis took the first verse. Kind of
> a waste of a great guest spot, but whaddaya gonna do?
> I was really expecting another one after H&H, but I was satisfied.
> Just hearing WIESS live was worth every penny and every ounce of
> effort.
> SEEN IN THE PIT: Artie Lange (with Ralph Cirella and Robin Quivers),
> Clarence's son, Pat Reilly, Tom Coliccio.
> BIGGEST ASSHOLE OF THE NIGHT: The doofus in the pit that held up huge
> "New York City Serenade" sign for 3/4 of the show, including DURING
> the song as well as in the encores.
> CLOSE RUNNER UP: The doofus that held a "LONG BLACK VEIL" sign in
> Bruce's face for all of "Born To Run".
|
