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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Paradise by the "C" | |||
| 2. Fire | |||
| 3. Growin' up | |||
| 4. It's hard to be a saint in the city | |||
| 5. Backstreets | |||
| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Cadillac ranch | |||
| 2. You can look (but you better not touch) | |||
| 3. Independence day | |||
| 4. Badlands | |||
| 5. Because the night | |||
| 6. Candy's room | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. The River | |||
| 2. War | |||
| 3. Darlington County | |||
| 4. Working on the highway | |||
| 5. The Promised land | |||
| 6. Rosalita | |||
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To say that Springsteen's live shows with the E Street Band were legendary is the height of understatement. On a good night, the set might extend to three and four hours of exhilarating, pulse-pounding rock & roll. How best to capture that on CD? Or was it possible at all? As it turns out, Live 1975-1985 comes as close to the experience as possible. Culling material from various tours, with settings ranging from small rooms to stadiums, the three-CD set emphatically displays Springsteen's charisma as a bandleader and storyteller and makes plain the sheer power of the E Street Band. Some of the many highlights here include covers of Edwin Starr's "War", Tom Waits's "Jersey Girl" and Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land" and rare versions of originals such as "Because the Night", "Fire" and "Seeds". And relax--all the hits are here as well. If you never saw Springsteen and the E Streeters back then, you might still get your chance. But this set chronicles a special time in the life of a special performer. --Daniel Durchholz
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Live Bruce the the Boss' best!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Live In Concert 1975 - 85 Bruce Springsteen & The Street Band (Audio CD)
From the first piano notes of Thunder Road to the very last Jersey Girl, Bruce delivered the live album his fans had been waiting for for fifteen years. If you are a fan, and you needn't be a fan to listen to Bruce bash his way through all his hits, you'll love Thunder Road. This song is usually played with full band, as in the recorded version on the Born To Run album, or with an acoustic. This proves Thunder Road can be presented any way, still a classic. Running breathesly we continue with the hits, Rosalita, Paradise By The C and Sandy may not be that well known amongst people but fans have taken these songs to their hearts. After the early club material, we bound into Hungry Heart and the stadium sing-along that always kicked this off. Most of the material from hereonin is from the mamouth Born In The USA tour of 84 and 85. Cadilac Ranch, Darkness On The Edge Of Town, Promised Land, Growing Up and all the stadium favourties are there. Darkness is as moody today as it's always been. Bruce is ever the story teller, this has not been ignored here. Before singing the River he tells the audience about how he drafted the dodge for Vietnam and this makes the haunting harmonica which kicks the song off, all the more effective. Bruce launches into a very powerfull cover version of War, I think this is better than the original, far more powerfull. Turn the CD up for that one!Born In The USA is far more relentless in concert than the recorded version, his voice is louder, the drums are truer and you get carried away with the crowd and imagine what it must of been like watching that. Bruce also plays This Land Is Your Land and No Surrender with his usual acoustic and harmonica combination. His voice sounds stronger, he believes what he is singing and you actually get into the words a little better. Tenth Avenue Freeze-out completes the rockers for the collection, a celebration about having a band. Bruce uses horns, all the band and a heap of enthusiasm on this. Jersey Girl concludes the collection, not the usual Detroit Medley that Bruce used on his tour, you can really feel yourself driving very slowly on a cool, sunny night with the girl that you love. And with that, Bruce holds his guitar aloft and is gone. Not really, as this collection is not ONE concert but you get the idea. It's relentless, it leaves you breathless and dying for another play. Almost as good as being there, until you actually are there and then you realise it is a distant second. Still the best live offering from him (until April, that is) so enjoy
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An essential part of any self respecting rock collection,
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This review is from: Live In Concert 1975 - 85 Bruce Springsteen & The Street Band (Audio CD)
An essential part of any self respecting rock collection, this 3 CD collection is a tour de force. Some self proclaimed Springsteen fans turn up their noses at the Boss' more commercial works, but if the live version of "Born In The USA" doesn't move you then you are probably dead. Covering much of the standout material from his best albums (The River, Born To Run, Darkness, and Born in the USA), this is a collection that you will keep coming back to forever. I had to break my piggy bank to buy the original 5 LP set in 1986 - I have never regretted it since!!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Essential Springsteen,
By mitchgibbo "mitchgibbo" (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Live In Concert 1975 - 85 Bruce Springsteen & The Street Band (Audio CD)
If you only own one Bruce Springsteen album, then this should be the one. When John Landau claimed to have discovered the future of rock 'n' roll way back in the early 70's he was foreseeing the rise of the most influential singer / songwriter of the century, bar Bob Dylan.Live 75-85 captues The Boss at his absolute best, and on the later shows, at the peak of his commercial appeal. Thunder Road remains a modern classic, but to hear it live leaves you breathless. Cover versions are here and Bruce adds his own twist, with venom on the anthemic "War" and with subtlety on Tom Waits beautiful, under-rated "Jersey Girl". When Bruce sings "We bursted outta class, had to get away from those fools,/ we learned more from a 3 minute record than we ever did in school" on a superbly re-arranged "No Surrender", you believe every last syllable! Springsteen for me, is the quintessential American songwriter, knowing just how to tap into the feelings of everyday blue-collar America (and you and I)and carry you along at a breathtaking pace, taking you to highs and lows and leaving you with a feeling of sheer exaltation. Seeing Springsteen live in these heady days was not a concert, it was a religious experience, with the Rev. Bruce earnestly preaching to his captive flock. The man exudes charisma from every pore on his body, and on stage he makes the most of it. This record compiled personally from 10 years on the road is the closest you will ever get to being there. With a relatively quiet 90's, commercially speaking, and the creative well seeming to dry a little, The Boss bounced back withy his post-9/11 album "The Rising" which sees a return to the flag waving, standard bearing form shown on Live 75-85, but never again will he be as good as this. Truly a remakable record and a must for every serious music fan,
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