Official February 21, 2013, Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh thread

Bruce is a legend in the states.

Anyone who says otherwise is just too young to understand/remember/care. And/or ~ Bruce's music is just not to their own personal tastes which I could never understand, but to each their own. I love both Springsteen and Bon Jovi. They are both legends in their own right, period.

If you EVER have a chance to see one of Bruce's shows, take it. You will never regret it.

In the past, when I've mentioned to various people that I'm a huge Bon Jovi fan, some people have looked at me as if I had antlers on my head.

"Bon Jovi, who is that?"

"Bon who?"

"Oh, that's that old 80s band, right ~ they're still playing shows?"

Which puts me on the defensive, then I realize that they're the ones missing out...

To be honest, I don't hear that, near as often, when I mention Bruce Springsteen. In fact, it's quite rare to get reactions, such as the ones mentioned above, when I mention Bruce.

It's not a competition, but I do believe that one should be open to giving all music a chance, and that includes various genres of music, not just the artists.

One more thing, I don't believe in putting down others' music just as I don't believe in putting down others' religion, etc. jmo.

Aloha !

No thank you. I had trouble staying focussed while watching what were supposedly his best live songs, I was bored watching one of his DVD's and when listening to a show of him for 2 hours straight I felt like listening to one long boring song that just went on and on and on...

I get why people praise Bruce for his energy and if his music is your cup of tea then I can imagine being delighted when he offers a 3 hour show. I will never understand however why people are so convinced others who've never gone will love it as much as they will.

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

I love Nickelback...

Here we have Jon with a guitar but not boring the crowd/being a statue. Here is what it should look like!


Damn, the memories :')

Any videos from last night up yet?

Fair enough...

I'm with you Seb...I respect the hell out of Bruce, but have been to a few shows and have listened to all of his cds (ex boyfriend was a huge fan, lol) and I just never got the Bruce bug.

I saw Bruce about 10 years ago. It was cool getting to see him, though I was kind of just waiting for him to play Born In The USA 25 times.

Here in Argentina I doubt 1% of the population knows Bruce