The Official Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Thread.

Do I actually have to say I'll be there LOL? I'm going to all 5 Giants shows as is Terri (Milomom) since she'll be here with me. There is at least one other person on this board going to the last night - Marc (bjmjpl).

And yes - I'm super excited as Hartford (today) is starting the last US leg. Bruce shows at Giants have always proven to be exceptional in terms of setlists - see the 3 shows from last summer.

And Oli - you should know that The River (the song not the entire album) was written about Bruce's sister who got pregnant at 17. An all too common occurance unfortunately.

The two outdoor shows I've seen him play the impact has definitely been a little diluted. Which is a shame.

But I do realise Giants' is special.

Haha, yeah thought you may drop in! Good stuff. Interested to see if Hartford continues in the vein of the European shows in terms of rarities, etc. Hopefully so.

Sure Giants will be very special. Guess there could be a few surprise guests, in addition to some great setlists. Expectations are high!

I'll be at the first and the last Giants nights.

So, after like 15 different attempts, I put together a list of my Top 20 Bruce songs. It's still not accurate, and will probably change, but whatever, and yeah I know it's blatantly obvious the era/style of Bruce music I prefer:

1. Jungleland
2. Badlands
3. Born To Run
4. Land of Hope and Dreams
5. No Surrender
6. Thunder Road
7. Mary's Place
8. Rosatlita (Come Out Tonight)
9. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
10. Backstreets
11. The Promised Land
12. 10th Avenue Freeze Out
13. Bobby Jean
14. The River
15. Spirit In The Night
16. Atlantic City
17. Terry's Song
18. Born In The USA
19. Hungry Heart
20. Darkness on The Edge of Town

I guess I didn't know that Marc picked up tickets for the last night. Didn't he get tickets to the original last night? You know, the night that was the last night (but was never billed as such) until they announced the 2 shows after the last night that wasn't the last night. Anyway, good deal that he did. It sounds like JT will be well-represented! I have other Jovi friends who'll be there, too, but they don't post on this board. Since so many Jovi fans will be there, it really would be nice if some "special guests" dropped by.

28 days to my next Bruce show!

Interesting. I haven't even begun to think about such a list. I'm still learning . . . and not fast enough, either. Damn that's a lot of music! Anyway, a lot of those would be on my list, but Racing in the Street and Drive All Night would have to make it, too. And Born In The USA would not be on it. I didn't like it back in the day, and I still don't. I know that's sacrilege, but so be it.

I go back and forth on the song honestly, it just barely made it in. And it's all good, because I 'm sure most the Bruce Faithful would massacre me if they saw that list.

After spending time on their message boards, they'll massacre just about anyone for just about anything, so what the hell! LOL (Not that our happy little home is much better these days! I'm lying low . . . and hanging out in the non-Jovi threads.)

BITUSA is just so loud and in your face. Or maybe it's just because it was EVERYWHERE when it came out. I was a senior in college in '84-'85, and you couldn't escape the song.

I like this:

The screen door slams
Mary's dress waves
Like a vision she dances across the porch
As the radio plays . . . .

Just a few words, and you can see the scene in your mind. Now that's good.

My current top 20 probably look something like this, but I've still got a couple of albums to sift through:

1. Backstreets
2. Rosalita
3. Out in the Street
4. Jungleland
5. I'm Goin' Down
6. Thunder Road
7. Incident on 57th Street
8. Dancing in the Dark
9. Land of Hopes and Dreams
10. Racing in the Street
11. Born to Run
12. American Skin (41 Shots)
13. Outlaw Pete
14. Bobby Jean
15. The Rising
16. No Surrender
17. Glory Days
18. Streets of Philadelphia
19. The Wrestler
20. Hungry Heart