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Tuesday, November 20, 1934
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V Review by Ward T7. Triplett III
And Travis: "Oh, Mr. Carlson. Whatever happened
to the good old days,, with guys like Crosby Stills and
Nash? They just came out and played, it toas great "
True, they don't just come out and play anymore.
Everybody has got a gimmick, got a look or is plugged
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into a trend. They make money with these trendy
sounds, but they just don't prove anything. No beef, you
might say. They then all fade away when the next trend
comes in.
That's why Bruce Springsteen, who just comes out
and does his job has survived 1 1 years. The man avoided
the quick buck and waited until the public caught up
with him.
His music and his love for it are the only things he's
selling, and it is real and strong enough to make you
forget the man doesn't look or act like a "star." As he
proved Sunday night to 13,734 at the Bob Devaney
Sports Center, he is the Boss. His performance showed
why so many waited so long for tickets. Bruce Spring
steen always hss, and probably always will, give his all
for a show. He did again Sunday night.
The concert started late as most do. Although cars
were backed up to Vine Street around 6:30 p.m., Spring
steen's stagehands hadnt even begun their sound check
by the scheduled 7:39 p.m. start
Around 7:40 p.m., the soundmen took to the stage and
tinkered with the guitars. The crowd cheered wildly, but
to no avail Around 7:E0 p.m., somebody started a wave
that eventually swept the whole arena (Springsteen
would later start his own, and note that "you guys must
have been practicing.").
Finally, at 8:12 p.m., the lights went out There was no
introduction. A voice in the darkness yelled 1-2, 1-2-3-4.
Drummer Max Weinberg struck up the first beats of
"Born in the U.S.A." The lights blasted on and there he
was, center stage.
He was dressed in his typical blue collar American
look. Faded blue jeans, green muscle shirt, biker boots .
and oh, yes, a blue bandana. It was the first song of the
bwsd CnmOMfKte! night but Springsteen stood at the mike with his guitar
puiacu mac aiiiic, ieuuu$ uu,a auu ati cc&uuiig me Jiicst
to the title song from his latest album like it would be the
last song he ever sang.
From there, he and the famed E Street Band ripped
through three more sons without a break for band or
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audience, with "Out in the Street," "Darlington County"
and "Atlantic City." As it would be the entire show, the
music was loud, very loud, but strong and infectious. The
crowd was up and clapping to the first song, so
Springsteen never even had to yell something boring like
"everybody get up" The music took care of that itsett
-Meanwhile, the band got into the act too. Guitarist
Nils Lofgren, a former headliner himself, was distinctive
enough in his black attire and pirouettes from one end
of the stage to the other. And when he wasnt in cn some
anything-but-slapdash coordination with the Boss, sax
man Clarence Ciemmons was..
Clemmons, who released his own solo record last year,
still sported the flat top haircut he wore for the "Dapxfcg
in the Dark" video. He kept mostly to Springsteen's left,
leading the crowd there in ciap-along3 and showing a
pseudo-moonwaik on several occasions. Whenever he
stepped forward with his horn, the crowd released
another cheer above the din Springsteen received. All
the while, Springsteen and Lofgren boogied along, while
Weinberg, keyboardists Roy Bittan and Danny Federici,
bassist Garry Tallent and vocalist Patti Scialfa kept a
steady backup beat and harmonized. "It's going to be a
long show," he warned at the end of 'Atlantic City. You
might as well sit down over there because we're roing to
be here a while."
The way Springsteen talked was typical of why the
singer is a hero and the show such a fun thing to bo a
part of. Unlike other performers who try to set them
selves apart with a shroud of mystery or sparkling
clothes, Springsteen acts like the kind of sensitive guy
you d meet . , . anywhere. He comes of! ss one of the
crowd, who just happened to be given this talent and
had the guts to shew it off.
He spoke and played like he was in front of a small
f?ora.Ci fr,lcnds-Ths audience treated him like someone
lV ;a personally tor a long, long time.
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