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Bruce Springsteen
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I have seen and even met my teen/early 20’s idols. Music took life to a different level back in the 80’s and up to the mid 90’s, and then life takes over
In 85 I missed Springsteen but have seen him every Australian Tour since
I’m pretty content at 56 with the exceptional 2017 Aami Pit experience. I don’t think I’d have the stamina to do it now.
And I’d tell that broken hearted 15 year old that missed out to not stress, something better is coming your way in 40 years
From the Australian piece:
With shows planned for Canada, parts of Europe and the UK through to mid-2025, every Australian fan wants to know when we’ll see the great man on these shores again.
“Well, we certainly will be there at some point,” Springsteen says. “I’d like to have gone last year or this year. But we’ve had a variety of complications. One, Patti’s health has been an issue for us as a family. That’s had a lot to do with how and when we book places, and how we can get some place, and how we cannot get some place at a given moment.
“We’ve got such great, great fans in Australia,” he says, staring down the barrel of his computer and sending a message out to the faithful. “Folks, I love you. We’ll be coming out there to see you eventually. We’ve just had so many great times down there.”
With shows planned for Canada, parts of Europe and the UK through to mid-2025, every Australian fan wants to know when we’ll see the great man on these shores again.
“Well, we certainly will be there at some point,” Springsteen says. “I’d like to have gone last year or this year. But we’ve had a variety of complications. One, Patti’s health has been an issue for us as a family. That’s had a lot to do with how and when we book places, and how we can get some place, and how we cannot get some place at a given moment.
“We’ve got such great, great fans in Australia,” he says, staring down the barrel of his computer and sending a message out to the faithful. “Folks, I love you. We’ll be coming out there to see you eventually. We’ve just had so many great times down there.”
In more positive news, the Nugs release of the Asbury show from last month is amazing. Well worth the $20 odd Aussie for the lossless download. Really nice change of pace from the relatively static set lists of the rest of the tour.
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Haven't seen Road Diary doco yet but the George Stephanopolous doco, Backstage and Backstreets had me thinking of these lines from a Jimmy Barnes interview in 2019 about Bruce, that I posted more of the article at post #8,579 in this thread.
George said something about how loud rehearsal was at an empty stadium when he was up on the side of the stage.
And the other thing was, getting on stage with him, not only did he work like a maniac and drove the band really hard, but he was as loud as f . . k, and he was f . . king aggressive. I loved it. It was not what I expected; it was really intense. His amps are all pointing up, so you don’t hear it [when you’re in the crowd], but you get up on stage next to him and it’s deafening. It’s fantastic. He’s a beautiful guitar player, too; I love his playing.”
Is there a chance Springsteen could possibly be as intense a performer as Barnesy, a man who devotes his entire being to every note of every song? “I think he is,” he replied with a laugh. “It’s a different intensity, but he’s as intense as anybody I’ve seen.”
George said something about how loud rehearsal was at an empty stadium when he was up on the side of the stage.
And the other thing was, getting on stage with him, not only did he work like a maniac and drove the band really hard, but he was as loud as f . . k, and he was f . . king aggressive. I loved it. It was not what I expected; it was really intense. His amps are all pointing up, so you don’t hear it [when you’re in the crowd], but you get up on stage next to him and it’s deafening. It’s fantastic. He’s a beautiful guitar player, too; I love his playing.”
Is there a chance Springsteen could possibly be as intense a performer as Barnesy, a man who devotes his entire being to every note of every song? “I think he is,” he replied with a laugh. “It’s a different intensity, but he’s as intense as anybody I’ve seen.”
That’s like saying I might come down from the Bush up here to watch North Train on a Wednesday afternoon. Love the club and all but it ain’t happening
