Listened to this over the weekend again. I love the over all show and sound of the release. Only thing I disapprove of is the use of the Horns on Murder Inc. Some tunes shouldn't have horns at all, Adam is another. Some tunes just need more guitar!
I've listened to this show twice already and there's a lot here to unpack, and it's all so good. 'Stolen Car' is perfect and 'Loose Ends' is sooo good! Great show
I was driving home, and found myself enjoying Waitin On a Sunny Day immensely... This doesn't happen very often... I'm just loving the horns so much... Less is perhaps more, but with Springsteen less is perfect, and more is just mind blowing. I would like to attend another show in this format.
@Louisa He has been rocking Johnny since at least 2009 ....and even a version i heard in 2003 was pretty rocking ....I think they call that one the Hoedown version
@Louisa As ENJ states, that arrangement of Johnny 99 was a regular feature in 2009. Except it rocked harder back then, and there were no horns. (Best example of it is probably the Hyde Park performance, available on Bruce's You Tube channel if you don't own the DVD or Blu Ray). I quite liked the 2009 version, I thought it still had a bit of the dark grit the song needs, but for me the horns take it a step too far. I agree that buries the spirit of the song.
I've said once or twice in the last month that November 7th, 2009 has increased my love of the November 8th show, and this release has done similar. I'm currently obsessed listening to "Stolen Car" and "I'm a Rocker" and can't stop listening to all of the versions we've got of them.
I can completely understand the 'frustrations' some have about song repetition in the series, but there are so so many times when I've been grateful for it.
Love the Horns.
Listened to this over the weekend again. I love the over all show and sound of the release. Only thing I disapprove of is the use of the Horns on Murder Inc. Some tunes shouldn't have horns at all, Adam is another. Some tunes just need more guitar!
I've listened to this show twice already and there's a lot here to unpack, and it's all so good. 'Stolen Car' is perfect and 'Loose Ends' is sooo good! Great show
I was driving home, and found myself enjoying Waitin On a Sunny Day immensely... This doesn't happen very often... I'm just loving the horns so much... Less is perhaps more, but with Springsteen less is perfect, and more is just mind blowing. I would like to attend another show in this format.
I've said once or twice in the last month that November 7th, 2009 has increased my love of the November 8th show, and this release has done similar. I'm currently obsessed listening to "Stolen Car" and "I'm a Rocker" and can't stop listening to all of the versions we've got of them.
I can completely understand the 'frustrations' some have about song repetition in the series, but there are so so many times when I've been grateful for it.