My ears are still ringing...

Bev and I went to the Garden last night and saw Bruce and the E Street Band play their second Boston show. As you can imagine the concert was awesome! Here's a setlist for you aficionados:

(1) Radio Nowhere (2) Night (3) Lonesome Day (4) Gypsy Biker (5) Magic (6) Reason To Believe (7)Darkness On The Edge Of Town (8) Candy's Room (9) She's The One (10) Livin' In The Future (11)This Hard Land (12) 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) [chosen in place of "Coming Down" -- damn] (13) The E Street Shuffle [chosen in place of "Backstreets" -- double damn] (14) Working On The Highway (15) Devil's Arcade (16) The Rising (17) Last To Die (18) Long Walk Home (19)Badlands (Encore) (20) Girls In Their Summer Clothes (21) Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out (22) Kitty's Back (23) Born To Run (24) American Land

Bev had scored us sweet lower level tickets (about 30 yards from stage left), so you knew already the show was going to be better than Hartford, where we sat in the balcony behind stage. He played for 2hr 20min and once again went deep into the catalogue (as in "The Wild, The Innocent, The E Street Shuffle" deep)to pull out some good ones. "Working on the Highway" was great because Bruce seemed to be having such a fun time with it (appropriate song for Big-Dig Boston, no?), "Sandy" was a nice surprise, "Lonesome Day", "Long Walk Home", and "Badlands" were energizing as always, and the encore was highlited by a Clarence-heavy "Tenth Avenue Freezeout" and a joyful version of "American Land." We actually really liked how the show ended with American Land -- its lyrics and chorus (There's diamonds in the sidewalk, the gutters lined in song; Dear I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long; There's treasure for the taking, for any hard working man; Who will make his home in the American Land) are very appropriate for Bruce. The boys are off to Europe for a while now, but I actually saw they're playing a few more shows stateside in February and March, including a second stop at Hartford (2/28). Bev, you up for another show? Sadly, although I know Bev would be up for it, I don't think our wallets would be. It looks like my quest to hear "Thunder Road" live will have to wait till the next tour. My ears may still be ringing then.

"...You know that flag flying over the courthouse, means certain things are set in stone. Who we are, what we'll do, and what we won't. It's gonna be a long walk home..."