Bruuuuuuuuuuce!!!!

Well it's official...I've now been witness to a Bruce Springsteen & The E street Band concert! Click here for the set list and a little write up on the show (i was at the 4/27/08 Charlotte show) The whole night was filled with incredible music but a few standouts for me where Candy's Room, The Promised Land, Born to Run (of course), and the first single off the new record, Radio Nowhere....what an amazing song live. It's a spot on commentary on the state of pop music today. The set list pleased both young and old Bruce fans by hitting tracks from all the E Street Band albums. It was a packed house in Charlotte and everywhere you looked people were smiling, dancing, and shaking their heads in disbelief about what they were experiencing. You never know if a band is going to "mail in" a show but these guys played like they still had something to prove. They've been playing Born to Run at least 100 times a year for the last 30plus years and it still sounds fresh..you could tell they enjoyed what they were doing and for me that's what makes the difference between an okay show and a show that you'll never forget. The crowd was bouncing around all night but when Badlands kicked in the whole Coliseum was on it's feet. Then came the encore which featured Thunder Road and Born to Run, wow! The current state of pop music is a bit depressing these days so it was refreshing to be in the presence off a true rock star...which unfortunately seems to be a dying breed....oh yeah Happy 75th Birthday Willie Nelson! I'll play some of his stuff later on in the week.

Radio Nowhere

Candy's Room (Live)