Yes, yes, dear regular readers. Did you think I was going to allow the Boss to visit Boston and not go see him and the boys (and girls?) Silly you. But this won’t be a review as such. Reviewing a Springsteen show is like reviewing … Continue reading Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – TD Garden, Boston – 3/20/23
A while back I did a post on my Desert Island Discs. I was reminded of this recently when fellow blogger Christian did his own interesting series on that. So I thought, time to revisit this. Firstly, what did I drop from the previous list … Continue reading My (Updated) Desert Island Discs
“I saw my rock and roll past flash before my eyes. I saw something else: I saw rock and roll’s future and its name is Bruce Springsteen.” – Jon Landau in 1974 after seeing Bruce at the (now defunct) Harvard Square Theater Well, clearly Bruce … Continue reading My Musical Journey (final of 4)
Back in the ’70s, the No Nukes movement was alive and well (and yours truly even attended some protests.) I did not go to this concert but I remember the event well. And my first experience of the E Street Band was in this timeframe, … Continue reading Bruce Springsteen – The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts To Be Released
This is one of those posts that was not in any way planned but occurred somewhat serendipitously. I was driving around and heard the first tune and thought, hmm, I should do a post where artists cover other artists. Then, weirdly, I came home got … Continue reading Artists Cover Springsteen – Vol. 1
NOTE – I originally had a post of “Hotel California” on here but the Eagles are so fucking obsessive that whatever server its on they keep taking down. So the song is still listed but no link anywhere. I also changed the cover picture which … Continue reading My Favorite Rock Songs (1) – Top Ten
Why Bruce? Well, he “won” my blogger’s playlist and then I got to thinking about him and listening to him and I thought, well, why not? First up – Back in early 1973, Bruce and the lads were hard at work on their second album, … Continue reading Somewhere in the Swamps of Jersey – A Six-pack of Springsteen
You know who they are, right? Those guys that play in a band that’s named after somebody else. Sure, you know their name and what they eat for lunch but that’s because you’re a big fan. To the great masses, it’s {name the artist} and a … Continue reading Sidemen
Note that whenever I do a list I am always careful to say ‘my favorites’ as opposed to ‘the greatest.’ How the hell would I know who’s the greatest? Plus how do you even get consensus on that? It’s far too subjective. So these are … Continue reading My Favorite Singers – Top 25
So how did I wind up getting a ticket for a show that I could not get into for love or money just a few months prior? On the exact same tour? Don’t know, but maybe there was some “Bruce overload” in the area. Adele … Continue reading Concert Review – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – Foxboro, MA
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