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Live/1975-85 [Live] [Box set]

~ Bruce Springsteen
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  • Audio CD (24 April 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 3
  • Format: Live, Box set
  • Label: Columbia
  • ASIN: B0000264T7
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,619 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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4. 4th Of July Asbury Park (Sandy)
5. Paradise by the "C"
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Disc: 2
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Disc: 3
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Amazon.co.uk Review

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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There's one song from a 1975 show, which makes the title ofthis box set true in the literal sense, and eight from a 1978 appearance at the Roxy in Los Angeles, but in essence this is Bruce Springsteen in the '80s--physically huge, politically charged and desperate to connect. You get the sense this is no accident. LIVE/1975-85 easily could have been a celebration of Springsteen's rise to rock & roll fame, instead, it's a concerted effort to make something of it. Almost all of LIVE/1975-85 was recorded in arenas and stadiums and almost all of it is intent on spreading a message.
The cover song that resonates most isn't the party encore "Raise Your Hand"(from 1978) but the anti-war chant "War" (from 1985). The most astonishing sequence of songs is all acoustic and almost all angry: Woody Guthrie's protest song "This Land Is Your Land" and Springsteen's own "Nebraska", "Johnny 99" and "Reason To Believe". With its reverberant keyboards and a haunting intro that quotes the soul classic "Nowhere to Run", even the love song "Cover Me" sounds like some sort of protest. There's lots of celebrating and rocking here, too, but mostly there's lots to think about.

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Live Bruce the the Boss' best!, 11 Mar 2001
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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

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An essential part of any self respecting rock collection, 16 Nov 2000
By Winning Form Mr Lips (Durban North, Kwazulu-Natal South Africa) - See all my reviews
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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!!
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME ROCK POWER, 9 Oct 2003
By Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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This is an absolutely brilliant live set that captures all of the raw power and the beauty of Springsteen at his best. The performances are awesome and the atmosphere is electric. What makes the album special is hearing songs like Because The Night (a hit for Patti Smith) performed by Bruce himself and songs like Nebraska in full rock mode. The rock instrumentation lends Nebraska new depth and poignancy although I love the acoustic version too. Another favourite is Fire, tender, anguished and passionate with amazing vocals. Born To Run is a real tour de force, gaining lots of energy by the live ambience and the enthusiastic applause. Jersey Girl, made famous by Tom Waits, provides another highlight in its wistful delivery with the achingly beautiful organ and Bruce’s voice taking a tender turn. This song is pure poetry with its gripping images and wailing sax. Promised Land and Born In The USA also deserve special mention and of course Bruce’s wonderful version of Woody Guthrie’s This Land Is Your Land, but there are no bad moments and the whole Live album is one captivating listening experience.
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