when this came out, I gave it a listen. I didn’t like it for several reasons and I never went back to it.
The other day a friend of mine posted something on Facebook about the Netflix special and I thought I’d give it another go. I still find it very forced here and there, but I’m definitely liking it more now. I had to stop after My Father’s House yesterday because I was crying my eyes out. I’ll resume today.
Only watched the SoB film once and was absolutely blown away. Plays are notoriously difficult to make interesting films out of, and I thought they did a far better job than could have been expected.
I really must sit down and watch the whole thing again. I saw it once and that was it. I was just knacckered by the time I got to My Father's house section. I need to give it a chance.
No idea how that was filmed. Mr J filmed BTR by holding his phone hidden by holding the programme in his other hand, but he couldn't have kept that up for the whole evening. As it was I was scared he was going to get sussed and evicted!
Ok, seriously— maybe there is some technology where they build a camera into glasses. He’s got a perfect lock on Bruce’s face, and he scans in and out. I’m thinking it’s a glasses camera with hand controller for zooming. Also, there appears to be two angles, so two people working together. On the content side, I’ve got to say, this is sooooo much better than the Netflix version. This is relaxed, very funny, not stilted and nervous. I love it. I have asked my son if he can download it from YouTube before it disappears. I used to be able to do that stuff but it’s harder now.
1:40:40 to 1:44:20. ❤️❤️❤️😭
@Mario Brega A great substitute for an archive release. It's Friday afternoon after all...
I really wonder how this was filmed. A camera in a daisy on someone’s lapel? Hidden in a toupee?
Duly noted @Mario Brega thank you.
Off topic, how cool is that channel? Its a treasure trove. I even found a decent VHS sourced concert of the night I saw U2 here in Johannesburg, 21 March 1998.... So many memories of that epic concert, and it was freaky to watch the audience and think that somewhere in there was a mid Twenty-something me....
Was waiting for a parcel today so looked to YouTube for something to kill the time. Came across this and had to post it in here (before it's probably taken down). I remember there used to be a poster on the other forum who'd put audience recordings on a pedestal and mention how each Broadway show was unique. They probably are, and this helps that argument, but he was a bit of a dick so... Anyway, this is a fun watch and it's always cool to see and hear the differences to the official release. Some are gutting ("Tenth", of course), some are fucking hilarious (You have to watch 42:13 to 42:22, sorry this is non-negotiable). Enjoy!
Re the Broadway... It was huge back then on the Lake... Everyone posted pictures, dates, rave reviews, those extremely emotional posts that make you cry immediately..... It was a continuous event of exaggerated fandom and it lasted over a year...
I remember seeing a photo of Kay & the Calvary one morning and felt so envious...
Happy for all of you who had attended, but still bitter because it was completely out of my reach... Sour grapes...
Yes, I got mine before Rachel. I told about it on the other forum, but again, I still felt like a newbie there. 😂
As we approach almost a year since this pandemic came to North America, I am doing essentially none of the “extracurricular“ things I had been enjoying before - specifically, a lot of travelling and concerts.
Every so often now, I look at my shelf of souvenirs/paraphernalia (otherwise known as the Shrine), and I appreciate the special things I HAVE been lucky enough to experience in my life. Bruce’s pick is there, and sometimes I just hold it in my palm and remember what was, for me, a very special night.
I'm sure it must have been incredible to see Bruce in a small theater. The Netflix Special felt really long to me which is never a good thing.
This has made me want to watch it again and, as I have time on my hands, that just might be this afternoon taken care of!
That being said, I absolutely love listening to the show (I have a few different performances 😳)
I haven’t seen it in ages, but on Clarence’s birthday recently, someone online posted part of the show when Bruce talks about losing him, and it was very touching. Better than I remembered the video being.
i should probably go watch the whole thing again.
I'm a bit in the middle about SOB. Neither love it they way I hoped I would, but equally don't dislike it like some others do. Of course, my experience of it is exclusively via the Netflix film.
By strange coincidence, I rewatched the first third or so for the first time in probably 18 months or so last weekend, and got more engaged by it than any previous viewing. That piano piece with the story introducing My Hometown, and then the song itself, is magnificent.
Hoping to get a chance to watch a bit more this weekend.
Love it. One of my favourite Springsteen gigs to listen to.
I was comparing the three films just recently, and have to say that I agree with what Walkerinthesun has said in regards to the Broadway show earlier. I have enjoyed both the WS and LTY films much more. Broadway was watching a theatre piece on screen, and the tension and energy between the actor and the audience just weren't conveyed to the screen as convincingly, I think.
Two aspects in regards to Bruce's monologues I find to be true. They work perfectly in between songs if they are short (shortish) and when they are not providing the definitive answer but somehow lure you towards a certain direction, and leave the listener's headspace open for individual interpretation.
Broadway was too exact and detailed, too much about him, made me feel left out. Whereas in the other two documentaries his monologues were just short poetic breaks from the songs and were accompanied by Zimny's beautiful artistic footage and I felt much more comfortable and connected watching them.
I have a hard time with it. My Father's House is a spot I have to stop most of the time.