2 concerts avec Joe Grushecky

Stan Goldstein a écrit:As rumors fly that Bruce Springsteen is going to tour again in 2012, Springsteen showed fans in Pittsburgh on Thursday night why once again, he is one of the best, if not the best, live performers out there.
In a nearly two- hour- and-45 minutes, 26-song show, Springsteen rocked the Soldiers and Sailors Hall with Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers.
The evening may have been best summed up late in the encores when Grushecky introduced Bruce by saying "On guitar, from Asbury Park, N.J., the heavyweight champion of the world - Bruce Springsteen!" And Bruce then struck a boxers pose.
He won this crowd over by a knockout, and his fans are looking forward to another show tonight in Pittsburgh and whatever 2012 might bring us.
The show opened with a set by The Composure which featured Joe Grushecky's son, Johnny, on guitar.
During the band's final song, Springsteen, dressed in a black T-shirt and black jeans, and looking in phenomneal shape, came out for the first time on the evening, playing a very rocking "Dancing In the Dark" with the Composure.
Following an intermission, Springsteen came out by himself at 8:35 p.m. with an acoustic guitar to play in front of sold-out crowd that included Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
"It's good to be back," he said, referring to the two shows he played at this time last year with Grushecky and the Houserockers at the same venue. "I'm going to open up for Joe."
1. For You. (solo acoustic).
Before the next song,, Bruce said "it's nice to be back in this lovely building. The sound is so nice here."
He then told a story how when he got the E Street Band back together in 1999 for the Reunion Tour, he wanted to write a new song. He said he wrote this while he and the band were rehearsing in Asbury Park
2. Land of Hope and Dreams (solo acoustic)
Very nicely done.
Bruce then talked about how he was recording in Atlanta with producer Brendan O'Brien while working on the "Magic" album. He started playing chords on his guitar and O'Brien said "Stop! That's a Bruce Springsteen song."
As Bruce started the next song he screwed up the chord and said to the crowd "And that would have been a Bruce Springsteen ****-Up"

3. I'll Work For Your Love (solo acoustic)

Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers came out as Bruce left the stage

4. Everything's Going to Work Out Right.
5. Swimming with the Sharks.
Bruce back on stage (for the rest of the show)
6. Atlantic City
Nice Bruce guitar solo
7. Never Be Enough Time
After the song, Bruce pointed out a young boy in the front row and said "He was playing that thing." Bruce would later bring the boy onstage.
8. Another Thin Line

9. Because The Night
One of the highlights of the evening. Bruce was really ripping it on the guitar.
10. I'm Not Sleeping
11. Two Hearts
Johnny Grushecky taking the Steve Van Zandt role.
12. Save My Love
A song Springsteen debuted last year at the Pittsburgh shows

13. Code of Silence
Bruce and Joe shared the lead vocals. They co-wrote the song

14. Johnny 99
Bruce had a lot of fun on this one

15. Talk to the King
Bruce brought the young boy, Evan Rotella from Niagara Falls, Canada on stage with him and Joe.

16. Waiting on a Sunny Day
Bruce said "we don't have horns but we'll give this one a shot.
"Are the people ready?. Is the band ready?"
This was fun. I know many people don't like this song, but tonight it was a good time. Bruce went into the audience and jumped up on seats in the second row. At one point it looked as thought he wanted to crowd surf back on the stage (like he did on the last tour) but he decided not to. He also was all over the stage, from one side to the other.

17. Homestead
Bruce said this song was what "got the whole thing started. This is for all the hard working people of Pittsburgh."

18, Murder Inc.
Nice guitar work as usual on this song.
After the song Bruce and Joe made a "Toast to Pittsburgh" and later baptized some members of the audience down front with a little tequilla splash..

19., Fire
Always fun with Bruce and Joe.

Joe Grushecky's bass player Art Nardini did the "Heart Stays Cool part"

20. Pumping Iron

21. Light of Day
End of the main set and Springsteen and the band stayed out. "We're too old to run back off and back on stage," Bruce said.

Encores:
22, The Promised Land

23. Glory Days
Always fun. Toward the end, Bruce wanted the house lights turned on. "Turn those lights up! I want to see Pittsburgh," he said. When the lights didn't go on for about a minute, he contnued "We're not stopping til the lights are up!" and they finally were turned on and stayed on for the remainder of the show.

24. Down the Road
Just awesome, Bruce, Joe and the band hit all cylinders on this one.

25,. Wipe Out (counting this as a song since it was just about played in full in the middle of "Down the Road."

26, Thunder Road (Bruce alone, acoustic guitar)
Same song that closed these shows last year. Bruce said "It's a great joy to play this building."
Just beautifully done. The whole crowd was singing along. I could see Bruce closing stadium shows with this in the future. It will work.

Show over at 11:17 p.m.
Looking forward to doing it again on Friday night.

foryou a écrit: Il a l'air deja en forme notre boss!

bill horton a écrit:
Comme quelqu'un qui vient d'enregistrer son meilleur album depuis longtemps et qui s'apprète à le dévoiler en début d'année prochaine?

papi a écrit: tu croirais pas un peu au père Noël

Stan Goldstein a écrit:When Bruce Springsteen said "I haven't played this one on the (acoustic) guitar before" and then played his 1973 classic "Incident on 57th Street" for his second song of Friday night's show in Pittsburgh, fans at the Soliders and Sailors Hall had a feeling it was going to be one of those legendary nights. And yes indeed it was.
Bruce, along with Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers, played an incredible three-hour-and-20 minute show with 33 songs, that had the 62-year-old Springsteen playing the role of the Energizer Bunny and not wanting to leave the stage.
Many of the fans I talked to after the show were just buzzing at what an evening it was and has us all looking forward to a 2012 tour..

Springsteen's first appearance of the night was again with the opening act The Composure when he played "Dancing In the Dark" for the band's finale.

Show began at 8:37 p.m. with Bruce on the acoustic guitar.
"Good evening. Round Two Pittsburgh!" said Bruce wearing a black-and white checkered shirt.

1. Your Own Worst Enemy (solo acoustic guitar)

2. Incident on 57th Street (solo acoustic guitar)
Bruce said this was a request from Joe Grushecky and that he had "never played it on (acoustic guitar) before."
Just an incredible version. Beautifully done. The crowd was singing along on the "Those romantic young boys" and "Good night, it's all tight Jane" parts.
"Good call Joe Grushecky," Bruce said at the end of the song. The sold-out crowd couldn't agree more.

3. I'll Work for Your Love (solo acoustic guitar)
Before the song, Bruce was saying that people had flown to Pittsburgh from "the four corners of the world. Just like people from the four corners of the world come to Asbury Park. They're all in Pittsburgh. I've seen fans from Sweden, Italy and Spain." Bruce then asked who was from Pittsburgh (a lot of applause) and who was from New Jersey (seemed like even more applause). "Whether Pittsburgh or New Jersey, I have a crazy obligation. Here's to all of you who made the journey."

Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers came out to play two songs
4. East Carson Street
5. Swimming With the Sharks (with a little Boom Boom mixed in).

Bruce back onstage

7. Darkness on the Edge of Town
8. Never Be Enough Time
9. Another Thin Line

10. Because the Night
Another highlight of the show for the second straight night. Grushecky shared some of the lead vocals with Bruce who was jamming away on the guitar.

11. Radio Nowhere.
Very nice to hear this.

12. I'm Not Sleeping
"Another one we wrote together," Bruce said referring to Grushecky. They shared lead vocals.

13. Two Hearts
Once again Johnny Grushecky in the Steve Van Zandt role of sharing the vocals with Bruce.

14. A Good Life
A Grushecky song. At one point Joe and Bruce tried to get the crowd to sing along and Bruce joked "that's terrible, that's bad, that's disgraceful for Pittsburgh. That sucks.
Let the professionals handle it."

15. Code of Silence

16. Waiting on a Sunny Day
Bruce jumped into the crowd for a second straight night. He had the crowd sing along.
17. Johnny 99
18. Save My Love

19. Talk to the King
Good jam with Bruce and Joe

20. Adam Raised A Cain
Nice to see this in the set list. As always great guitar work by Bruce.

21. Pumping Iron
Bruce, Joe and Danny Gochnour of the Houserockers had a great guitar jam.

22. Light of Day
As my friend Ted texted me during this song "Blistering guitar intro by Bruce." Yes it was.

End of main set

Encores:

23. Hungry Heart
This was a train wreck. The chord change got messed up and just wasn't very well played. Bruce did go into the crowd again.

24. The Promised Land
Start got screwed up and Bruce had to recount off the intro again.

25. Glory Days
Bruce had the crowd singing along. He joked toward the end "we got to go home now. I got a cheeseburgery waiting for me in my hotel room."

26. Down the Road Apiece
Bruce, Joe and Danny jumped down in the front row to jam and then Bruce brought up three little girls on stage.
Joe introduced the band and said for Bruce "From Asbury Park, New Jersey, the Asbury Park Flash, the heavyweight champion of the world: Bruce Springsteen"
Bruce did a boxers pose, jumped up on the drum riser and then took his shirt off (he had a white undershirt underneath).

27. Brown Eyed Girl
Joe Grushecky's wife and daugther came onstage to sing along.
Bruce and Joe had the crowd singing along too on the "sha la la" parts.

This is where the show took off to another stratosphere. Bruce and Joe didn't want to sto and they gathered together to figure out what else they could play.
Bruce said "I got one" and they played:

28. Pink Cadillac
A lot of fun. During the "we don't have to drive it part" Bruce said "Don't worry Al Gore."
The crowd was singing and waving along.

29. Twist and Shout
The houselights came on and so did about 20 women and a few girls onstage.
Joe brought his wife and daughter back on stage and started bringing other women up too.
Bruce says "we got complete strangers up here" so he invited some more women to come on stage.
It was a big party with my good friend Kim Skaggs of Chicago having a major thrill by singing right alongside Bruce.

Joe and the Houserockers left the stage and Bruce came back out with the acoustic guitar

30. No Surrender
Bruce sang this for some fans in the balcony who had a sign and a birthday request.
Many thought the show might be over but Bruce kept playing to the delight of all.

31. Does This Bus Stop
Bruc said "I wrote this song on a bus many years ago."

32. Surprise, Surprise
Before the song Bruce said "I'll be out of here in a minute" has the crowd encouraged him to keep going.
He then said "I'll expaling songwriting to you.
In my dreams I write the greatest songs ever written. And the next moring I wake up and the songs are total ****.
I Think this is the one in my dreams and I get up and play it and it's horrendous.
But one was good. In 45 years, this one was good. And I'm going to play it for the first time without a band."
Bruce has the crowd singing along. At the end, he wished a happy birthday to the fan who requested it.

33. Thunder Road
Bruce said "I'll leave you witgh this. It's been a lot of fun. I love this room. I want to thank Joe and the Houserockers and the whole Grushecky family."
Bruce brought out Joe to sing it with him.
The audience sang along during the song and especially on the final "It's a town full of losers and we're pulling out of here to win."

Show over at 11:56 p.m.

The 2,200 plus at the Soliders and Sailors Hall in Pittsburgh left the the show as winners as they got to witness a legendary night of music.
So when will that 2012 tour start Bruce? We can't wait.

bill horton a écrit:

papi a écrit: tu croirais pas un peu au père Noël

Voui, c'est possible

yvvan a écrit: Je suis assez curieux d'entendre Incident en guitare solo acoustique

Stan Goldstein a écrit:As rumors fly that Bruce Springsteen is going to tour again in 2012, Springsteen showed fans in Pittsburgh on Thursday night why once again, he is one of the best, if not the best, live performers out there.

Stan Goldstein a écrit:Springsteen, dressed in a black T-shirt and black jeans, and looking in phenomneal shape

Stan Goldstein a écrit: The whole crowd was singing along. I could see Bruce closing stadium shows with this in the future. It will work.

Stan Goldstein a écrit: Many of the fans I talked to after the show were just buzzing at what an evening it was and has us all looking forward to a 2012 tour..

Stan Goldstein a écrit: The 2,200 plus at the Soliders and Sailors Hall in Pittsburgh left the the show as winners as they got to witness a legendary night of music. So when will that 2012 tour start Bruce? We can't wait.

arizona a écrit:Parfois il y a des indications. Par ex, la nouvelle version de Johnny 99 entendue plus tard en tournée avait été mise au point lors d'un concert de ce genre, au moins 2 années avant. Il y a d'autres exemples. J'ai remarqué ici la nouvelle orchestration de Light of day, qui en sort renouvelée (elle n'est pas une copie du tour 99) mais pas défigurée. Si Bruce estime qu'une version testée lors de ce genre d'occasion fonctionne, il peut la conserver... Ca marche aussi pour des reprises (What's so funny, chantée en 2003 lors des concerts de Noël puis intégrée à la tournée Vote for change 2004).

Angie Gennaro a écrit:C'est très étrange cette tendance (que j'ai parfois aussi...) à toujours placer la version acoustique d'un titre sur un piédestal, comme si elle était meilleure parce que plus pure.

C'est très étrange cette tendance (que j'ai parfois aussi...) à toujours placer la version acoustique d'un titre sur un piédestal, comme si elle était meilleure parce que plus pure.