Springsteen @ Rogers Centre - Roll Call !

[Davey Boy 2.0]

toooooo cool

I remember Elkas going on about the Boss when he played the 4th stage @the NAC in the spring

[Northern Wish]

Yup. He was talking about the 'pilgrimage' or sorts he took to New Jersey to see all of the places that appear in Bruce's songs.

There is a wonderful 5 piece article on cbc covering some of the highlights of that trip and leading up to Petes first on stage appearance with Bruce earlier this year:

http://music.cbc.ca/#/genres/Rock/blogs/2012/3/Meetings-in-Asbury-Park-Peter-Elkas-meets-and-sings-with-Bruce-Springsteen

[Northern Wish]

Notes from Moncton

There are many effects in the arsenal of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, all of which they can call up at will. Longtime fans know that feeling of becoming addicted all over again. For newcomers, instant fandom is nothing short of a force of nature, and tonight at Magnetic Hill in Moncton, that force was brought front and center. Opening the set to a swell of applause, Bruce called out, “Are you ready for the function in Moncton?†On display during the opening series of songs was the range and power of the E Street Horns and the E Street Singers, helping “Working on the Highway†and “Wrecking Ball†to fill the open air venue. Bruce made no secret about being blown away by this audience right from the top, calling out, “You’re pretty lively here in Moncton.â€

After a rumbling “Death to My Hometown,†Bruce confessed to the crowd, “I’m fascinated by Magnetic Hill.†Likening the Hill affectionately to his old lovers lane Gravity Hill, he told the audience that both were places where, “you park your car at the bottom and it slooowly creeps its way to the top… Here’s to gravity.†Then, never having played Moncton before, Bruce asked who had never seen him perform. From the stage, it sounded like about 80 per cent of the audience had never been to a Bruce show. “Well, I see we have our work cut out for us.†From that moment on, Bruce and E Street were dead set on making fans out of everybody there.

Moments later, the stage erupted into “Spirit in the Night†followed by a by-request “Pay Me My Money Down,†(via an impressive foam dollar sign with battery powered Christmas lights) a first for the Wrecking Ball Tour. The Seeger Sessions favorite featured not one but two Charlie Giordano accordion solos and the E Street Horns coming forward to burst pipes. A sign reading “I Love Soozie and Darlington County†brought a spirited shout from Bruce, and the song itself, and of course, some incredible violin soloing from Soozie. “The Rising†saw Nils give us steel guitar the way it was meant to be, and Max played drums like a warrior on “Glory Days.†“Dancing in the Dark†and “Tenth Avenue Freeze Out†saw Bruce overwhelmed by the crowd, but not ready to leave. With a cry of “One more for Moncton!†Bruce brought up opening artists The Trews and Tom Cochrane for a devastating “Twist and Shout.†As the show ended, Bruce exclaimed “Moncton! We’re coming back! Unbelievable!†After the show, he told a reporter that the Moncton crowd was a “Sweet, sweet audience… many of who had never seen the E Street Band, and you would never know it.â€

- Charles Landau

[bouche]

[Velvet]

For the record, Bruce referred to the local attraction as "Magnet" Hill. Over and over.

And...Tom Cochrane sucked balls. I was actually pleasantly surprised to see he was on the bill, I've seen him a few times (including a Moncton show circa 1983) and think he's written some really good stuff. He just could not sing any of his tunes. Like, none. Also, his band sounded not-so-very-tight. I'm guessing this was a one-off that they did little or no rehearsing for. If I'm wrong about that then he sucks even more.

When he held Springsteen's arm up boxing-style after the show I wanted to find him and punch him. Here's hoping 'ersh did it for me.

Please 'ersh. Please tell me you punched Cochrane in the face after the show. Or at least snuck some snot into his fruit cocktail. Please tell me these things.

[Booche]

Seems to me the Canadian Prophet's lyrics from Dont Fight It are rather fitting at the moment.

She's got her reasons

And she wields them like a knife

But she'll take her stand in the underground band

She doesn't know that she's in there for life

But me, I've got my business

And I struggle to keep life sane

But what does it mean you can't keep your hands clean

Cause baby's caught up in her social machine

[phishtaper]

For the record, Bruce referred to the local attraction as "Magnet" Hill. Over and over.

And...Tom Cochrane sucked balls. I was actually pleasantly surprised to see he was on the bill, I've seen him a few times (including a Moncton show circa 1983) and think he's written some really good stuff. He just could not sing any of his tunes. Like, none. Also, his band sounded not-so-very-tight. I'm guessing this was a one-off that they did little or no rehearsing for. If I'm wrong about that then he sucks even more.

When he held Springsteen's arm up boxing-style after the show I wanted to find him and punch him. Here's hoping 'ersh did it for me.

Please 'ersh. Please tell me you punched Cochrane in the face after the show. Or at least snuck some snot into his fruit cocktail. Please tell me these things.

i can feel the love from here