Finally had a chance to start this archive today and I'm a bit under halfway in and it's absolutely spectacular.
"It was a small town bank...it was a mess; I had a gun—you know the rest" is practically Hemingway in its conciseness and power. And with "Highway Patrolman," Springsteen proves that he was decades ahead of the ACAB movement.
Señora, is there anything I can do? Isn't this the most compassionate and romantic pick up line you have ever heard? It still melts me every single time...
I like how he sings "boombox" in Belfast and "tape deck" in Freehold, and I like that after intensely singing "stay hard, stay hungry..." by himself in Belfast, he hesitates in November, opening it up to the audience in a "why ain't you guys singin' along?" sort of way.
Oh yeah, Danny's on organ in Asbury Park. Love the amount of "yeah Danny!" shouts in this one. No hesitation for the famous line here, he knows they're gonna sing it.
Because of him presuming everything he's said over the show might have been lost in translation ("if anyone wants to translate") he is full on taken aback here in Nice when they join in. He did not expect that!
I'm now going to listen all four versions of "This Hard Land" we've got from this tour. Not with the intention of finding, but simply because it's nice to have the option 🙂
I did this with Dry Lightening yesterday. There are subtle nuances in how he perfomes. The one that's evident is how he finishes the last word in a verse, either going up a bit or streching it, or it stays completely flat.
The second difference is the amount of his non verbal sounds. Deep sighs, loud exhaling, swallowing....
This might be absolutely bogus, but I keep imagining that he was in high spirits on this night. You know... the impressions of Cote d'Azur end of May... The show seems somehow lighter, the songs are presented beautifully, but his voice seems more sparkling and uplifting to me. I'm not by any means saying that he's not giving the songs the attention and depth they require, it's just a feeling I have. Am I nuts?
Finally had a chance to start this archive today and I'm a bit under halfway in and it's absolutely spectacular.
"It was a small town bank...it was a mess; I had a gun—you know the rest" is practically Hemingway in its conciseness and power. And with "Highway Patrolman," Springsteen proves that he was decades ahead of the ACAB movement.
Absolutely spectacular.
Señora, is there anything I can do? Isn't this the most compassionate and romantic pick up line you have ever heard? It still melts me every single time...
I used to think I was the only one who loved these Joad shows like I did. Seeing the love on display is moving. Just awesome.
I have noticed a couple of things though 😂
I like how he sings "boombox" in Belfast and "tape deck" in Freehold, and I like that after intensely singing "stay hard, stay hungry..." by himself in Belfast, he hesitates in November, opening it up to the audience in a "why ain't you guys singin' along?" sort of way.
Oh yeah, Danny's on organ in Asbury Park. Love the amount of "yeah Danny!" shouts in this one. No hesitation for the famous line here, he knows they're gonna sing it.
Because of him presuming everything he's said over the show might have been lost in translation ("if anyone wants to translate") he is full on taken aback here in Nice when they join in. He did not expect that!
I'm now going to listen all four versions of "This Hard Land" we've got from this tour. Not with the intention of finding, but simply because it's nice to have the option 🙂
This might be absolutely bogus, but I keep imagining that he was in high spirits on this night. You know... the impressions of Cote d'Azur end of May... The show seems somehow lighter, the songs are presented beautifully, but his voice seems more sparkling and uplifting to me. I'm not by any means saying that he's not giving the songs the attention and depth they require, it's just a feeling I have. Am I nuts?