@riverdude4 And i'm sure we forgot a few also ....I.E. Rockin' All Over The World which i know you have had the pleasure of hearing on a few European tour finales !!!!
I'd always considered myself one of those who preferred original Bruce to covers in the Live shows, but I have to back track on that somewhat now as some of my favourite moments from the Archive series are the covers. Off the top of my head...
Drift Away 1984.... could at a pinch be my favourite moment from the Archives. Great performance of what was already one of my personal favourite songs.
Quarter To Three... those 78 / 79 insane film clips from Largo and No Nukes speak for themselves, but I have a real soft spot for that 'we haven't played this in a while' version late in the Stockholm 88 show. Especially Bruce coaching the band through during the song. Hell, that whole Stockholm encore is insane and full of great cover songs.
Who'll Stop The Rain... Some great River tour versions to choose from now, but the one from Wembley 81 is incredible and I suspect could only be topped if they released the Vets show.
Bad Moon Rising 2013... just great fun in the middle of a terrific sign selection four pack. That Leeds show doesn't get much attention I find, but it's one of my personal favourites.
The Seven Nights To Rock / Sweet Soul Music sequence from MSG River 2009. Great performances of two good songs, I posted a video of the sequence in the favourite Bruce vids thread. I love Seven Nights and was even more blown away by the faster pace they played it at on the 2003 show.
I could go on. A final call out to Staying Alive from 2014 Brisbane... That really stands out in Reunion era terms as being a cover that Bruce clearly put a lot of thought and work into rearranging to suit himself and the band he had at the time. In that sense, it harked back to reinventions like I Want You and Its My Life from the 70's as opposed to being just a straight cover.
I’m surprised no one has mentioned I Want You. But as much as like that one and so many that have been mentioned here, I’m with Ann: This Land or Chimes.
Detroit Medley, 7 Nites To Rock, Sweet Soul Music, Who'll Stop The Rain, Mountain Of Love, Travelin' Band, Trapped, Jole Blon (?) ,Have Love Will Travel, Drinking Wine, Rave On, Good Rocking' Tonight, Boom Boom, I Don't Wanna Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes, You Never Can Tell, Expressway To Your Heart, Santa Claus
Love 7 nights. When you’ve seen a great show, it’s part of a great rocking finish.
Trapped and Trapped and Trapped.
And Drift Away.
This, however, has a very special place in my heart:
I don’t get the love for 7 Nights. I can’t stand the lyrics and I‘m not much of a fan of the music either.
Ballad of Easy Rider from the LA show for the vets.
Jersey Girl & Higher And Higher.
I'd always considered myself one of those who preferred original Bruce to covers in the Live shows, but I have to back track on that somewhat now as some of my favourite moments from the Archive series are the covers. Off the top of my head...
Drift Away 1984.... could at a pinch be my favourite moment from the Archives. Great performance of what was already one of my personal favourite songs.
Quarter To Three... those 78 / 79 insane film clips from Largo and No Nukes speak for themselves, but I have a real soft spot for that 'we haven't played this in a while' version late in the Stockholm 88 show. Especially Bruce coaching the band through during the song. Hell, that whole Stockholm encore is insane and full of great cover songs.
Who'll Stop The Rain... Some great River tour versions to choose from now, but the one from Wembley 81 is incredible and I suspect could only be topped if they released the Vets show.
Bad Moon Rising 2013... just great fun in the middle of a terrific sign selection four pack. That Leeds show doesn't get much attention I find, but it's one of my personal favourites.
The Seven Nights To Rock / Sweet Soul Music sequence from MSG River 2009. Great performances of two good songs, I posted a video of the sequence in the favourite Bruce vids thread. I love Seven Nights and was even more blown away by the faster pace they played it at on the 2003 show.
I could go on. A final call out to Staying Alive from 2014 Brisbane... That really stands out in Reunion era terms as being a cover that Bruce clearly put a lot of thought and work into rearranging to suit himself and the band he had at the time. In that sense, it harked back to reinventions like I Want You and Its My Life from the 70's as opposed to being just a straight cover.
Chimes of Freedom, Who'll Stop the Rain, Sha la la, When You Walk in the Room, Pretty Flamingo, I Want You.
I’m surprised no one has mentioned I Want You. But as much as like that one and so many that have been mentioned here, I’m with Ann: This Land or Chimes.
Detroit Medley, 7 Nites To Rock, Sweet Soul Music, Who'll Stop The Rain, Mountain Of Love, Travelin' Band, Trapped, Jole Blon (?) ,Have Love Will Travel, Drinking Wine, Rave On, Good Rocking' Tonight, Boom Boom, I Don't Wanna Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes, You Never Can Tell, Expressway To Your Heart, Santa Claus
Lots above... War, Trapped, Millworker, I Hung My Head...
I love that I got to see the band play Who'll Stop The Rain. That is a pretty cool E Street cover too.
I think I would have to go with This Land is Your Land or Chimes of Freedom.
War, This Land is Your Land, Bad Moon Rising and Millworker.
Trapped and For Your Love