Ha! I remember standing in Joe Louis Arena on a hot July night in 1981--I was exhausted, everybody around me was exhausted, the band was exhausted, and Bruce just kept laughing and playing and playing. And I thought, Damn! I wish I wasn't born so late and missed the Born to Run and Darkness shows. And I was born in 1962.
OMG! Ive been a Springsteen fan forever and the first time I saw them was this tour. THAT'S the tour where Bruce & the Band laid waste to the world. They had hype so freaking much and man, Oh man, did they blow expectations out of the water. It was glorious to behold. GLORIOUS. Never saw these before either - can you just imagine how great these videos would have been at the time? The was no footage of these guys -just No Nukes I believe and that was a year later.
If someone ever asks about the "Born to Run" album, just show them this video and say, " 'She's the One" is probably considered to be only the 4th or 5th best song." Then walk away and let them think about that for a little while.
that is very well said...but in my opinion, She's the One may only be the 4th or 5th best song on the studio album, but live?? well that's a different story, probably the best on the record when played live.
I'm with you on that, I think that Hammersmith version is fantastic because it is so raw, it's the genesis of what that song eventually became in live performances. Hammersmith gives me goosebumps because you just know that Bruce went over to England with a chip on his shoulder and something to prove given the fact that some people were labeling him as a hyped up star. I think it's safe to say that concert put that notion to rest.
+Bman Here's one to also consider. You could very reasonably argue that "Born to Run" is the greatest song ever written. However, it could also be argued (somewhat reasonably) that it's the third or fourth best song on the album.
+Bob Gwartney +spacepyjamas + Anthony Salvati +steve J All great points. @spacepyjamas & Anthony Salvati: She's the One is incredible live and yes the Hammersmith version is out of this world. Love the harmonica intro. And how he comes back to it right near the very end. @Steve J: That's the great thing about the Born to Run album, Thunder Road, Born to Run, and Jungleland, for example, are all great and all for different reasons. @Bob Gwartney: Love Backstreets, as a kid I didn't think much of it when I first got the album. Then I went to my first show (of any performer) and it was the first song Bruce played that night. Needless to say I grew up that night and realized what a stupid kid I had been.
I never knew just how great Bruce Springsteen was - I had heard but never seen him play live. I grew up in San Francisco during the sixties and saw a lot of great music. Then one night in the seventies I went to a concert at Winterland - blew my socks off. Really incredible.
We saw Bruce so many times in Largo. Always got in trouble for coming home so late. My mom never believed us when we said he just wouldn't stop playing. Just saw him in Raleigh…still the best show around.
Oh boy...I was there. NO ONE put on a show like that. Electric. He played for forever, say good night, then come back out, turn up the lights and play covers for another hour. Unbelievable.
It just gives me shivers at the end to see them going to the mikes to wrap up the song with their gutteral shouts and yells and heys. Some of the most passionate and energetic concerts, much like when I saw them in 1980 and 1981. Wow!
I swear if I was on a baseball team Eagles baseball team batting a thousand listening to you all night!!🙂🧛♀️❤💃👍✌👋 PS you absolutely melt me like a ice cream on a hot sunny day.
August 9, 1978, the Cleveland Agora coffeebreak concert. The greatest band ever assembled at its absolute zenith played the best 20 minutes of rock music ever recorded--Springsteen's She's The One medley. Mighty Max was a fuckin locomotive and The Boss totally relentless. The crazy part was that only about 1,500 people were actually there. Cleveland might not have been Bruce's city of origin, but ignited by Kid Leo and fueled by WMMS, it served as his launching pad into the midwest and then the left coast.
I was at Northwestern for his '78 tour, at McGall hall. I ended up bringing my little sis. Couldn't talk any friends into going. Needless to say, they're still in psychotherapy 2x a week on account of not going!!! Also saw him in '80 at the Uptown theatre in Chicago. If those two concerts were the only ones I could see in my lifetime, I'd be MORE than content
for mr. mike schafer of mason michigan......r.i.p my good friend......this man gave me recordings long before youtube....bootleg springsteen from this very tour and show....priceless to me in many ways over the years.....i miss ur insight and conversations......still think u were wrong about U2.....but we will discuss that next time my friend
Pura Magia!!!Musica Rock allo stato puro, esibita in modo magistrale!!!RAGAZZI CHE MERAVIGLIA AD ASCOLTARLO!!!Già si vedeva la sua grandissima professionalità!!!Lo hanno confermato gli anni futuri....🤩🤩🤩🤩
sounds like a rerun for me...saw the tunnel of love tour in Pittsburg...first w/end WITHOUT toot..but with great herb...dont remember a whole lot...They tell me it was great
i was at landover in 90 or 91, tunnel of love tour, did way too much toot and have been kicking my own ass ever since..a bruce shows all the buzz ya need
George, I was lucky enough to be there this night in Landover, my first E Street Band show. You're right, the "Darkness" tour was the best. They melted the stage every night.
@@jamespanagoulias7306 I was there. Both shows at the Capital Center were amazing. But in my opinion, having seen him over 100 times, other great periods were early '74 and early '75. The '74 band had Davey Sancious and Boom Carter and was a LOT funkier and lively. The early '75 band was more polished and had the violin of Suki Lahav integrated into a powerfully romantic presence. But we all like different things.
@ the 10:58 mark as he closed the 4 count I could see her... naked with the light of a thousand angels flowing behind her.. and apparently @ the 11:35- mark Clarence had the same damn vision!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW this shreds my soul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this when he was GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!! I saw him everywhere on the east coast! Once Born to Run hit,,we lost him!! But he's still the Boss!!!!!!!!!!!! He never forgot where he came from!!!!!!!!!
@@AudreyLayneAudlayne714 I agree with you completely. Those of us who were fortunate enough to see him before Born to Run had a vision of heaven. There really are no words.
At 7:45 into the video Bruce does his best Rudolph Valentino eyebrow move ( ! ! ). Remember, he was only 28 then, and sometimes he'd even lock up female acquantinces in the broom closet backstage to make sure they'd still be there when he finished his set. Youthful insecurity can help delve up great lyrics, but its not so great for interpersonal relationships. I prefer the 58+ who could do both.
omg omg you are so silly . . . he's a frigging rock star with millions and he used to be married to a super model. Any "anger" he still holds on to is faux outrage yo . . . moral outrage about what is "right" is not part of his world
Born to run is basic fundamentals musically speaking. Stuff you learn in 10th grade band, chromatic scales etc. you want to tell me Bruce is one of the most charismatic stage performers of all time, I won't argue, but musically speaking he's mediocre (at best)
Bruce in 1978 can’t be beat by anyone ever, that’s just facts
I agree , l have the bootleg: live in winterland":Still none went close to that live performance!
These pre 1985 concerts were his best.
The Sax lifts every hair on my body...thanks bigman..RIP XXX
My first E Street Band show.
I was only 16.
😎
That was a great show. My ticket stub is on my wall.
Sometimes I'm so sorry that I was born only in 1993... this is simply amazing!
Ha! I remember standing in Joe Louis Arena on a hot July night in 1981--I was exhausted, everybody around me was exhausted, the band was exhausted, and Bruce just kept laughing and playing and playing. And I thought, Damn! I wish I wasn't born so late and missed the Born to Run and Darkness shows. And I was born in 1962.
I used to think that about the 60's music. I was born in '73.
I'm older than dirt.
I was born in 1967 and couldn't see this. Wish I did.
Some dirt don't die...
OMG! Ive been a Springsteen fan forever and the first time I saw them was this tour. THAT'S the tour where Bruce & the Band laid waste to the world.
They had hype so freaking much and man, Oh man, did they blow expectations out of the water.
It was glorious to behold. GLORIOUS.
Never saw these before either - can you just imagine how great these videos would have been at the time?
The was no footage of these guys -just No Nukes I believe and that was a year later.
TWO years later for the No Nukes film.
If someone ever asks about the "Born to Run" album, just show them this video and say, " 'She's the One" is probably considered to be only the 4th or 5th best song." Then walk away and let them think about that for a little while.
that is very well said...but in my opinion, She's the One may only be the 4th or 5th best song on the studio album, but live??
well that's a different story, probably the best on the record when played live.
I'm with you on that, I think that Hammersmith version is fantastic because it is so raw, it's the genesis of what that song eventually became in live performances. Hammersmith gives me goosebumps because you just know that Bruce went over to England with a chip on his shoulder and something to prove given the fact that some people were labeling him as a hyped up star. I think it's safe to say that concert put that notion to rest.
+Bman Here's one to also consider. You could very reasonably argue that "Born to Run" is the greatest song ever written. However, it could also be argued (somewhat reasonably) that it's the third or fourth best song on the album.
+Bman Or a song like Backstreets.
+Bob Gwartney +spacepyjamas + Anthony Salvati +steve J
All great points.
@spacepyjamas & Anthony Salvati: She's the One is incredible live and yes the Hammersmith version is out of this world. Love the harmonica intro. And how he comes back to it right near the very end.
@Steve J: That's the great thing about the Born to Run album, Thunder Road, Born to Run, and Jungleland, for example, are all great and all for different reasons.
@Bob Gwartney: Love Backstreets, as a kid I didn't think much of it when I first got the album. Then I went to my first show (of any performer) and it was the first song Bruce played that night. Needless to say I grew up that night and realized what a stupid kid I had been.
I was there. It was an amazing concert. He was really in his prime from 77-80
Or somewhere in there......!
I never knew just how great Bruce Springsteen was - I had heard but never seen him play live. I grew up in San Francisco during the sixties and saw a lot of great music. Then one night in the seventies I went to a concert at Winterland - blew my socks off. Really incredible.
I understand. I was and am a fanatic Deadhead. But also fortunate enough to have seen Springsteen in 1973 and onward.
I had a copy of that show you went to. It was a Bootleg Record, that I had a Truck Driver friend find for me. He Loved his Cummings. RIP Matthew.
We saw Bruce so many times in Largo. Always got in trouble for coming home so late. My mom never believed us when we said he just wouldn't stop playing. Just saw him in Raleigh…still the best show around.
Oh boy...I was there. NO ONE put on a show like that. Electric. He played for forever, say good night, then come back out, turn up the lights and play covers for another hour. Unbelievable.
It just gives me shivers at the end to see them going to the mikes to wrap up the song with their gutteral shouts and yells and heys. Some of the most passionate and energetic concerts, much like when I saw them in 1980 and 1981. Wow!
If you saw the band at that time, you'll never forget them, sound still ringing my mind, and the songs and sounds are very Unforgettable!
I was at this concert. What a great time!
But there's this danger in her eye's. That tells such desperate lies. And all you want to do is believe her. Great lyrics! Thanks East Street & Bruce!
Rock'n roll church ... keeping the roots alive
AMEN!!!!
We have seen the face of Rock and Roll and it is BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing performance!
Hands down!!❤❤
Bruce has always plays as if the the last show he ever does.
Epic!....And Bruce going back to some awesome Steel Mill guitar work.
I should have been born much earlier then I actually was because I know I would have been at this. And about 100 other shows back in the 70's/80's!!!
I swear if I was on a baseball team Eagles baseball team batting a thousand listening to you all night!!🙂🧛♀️❤💃👍✌👋 PS you absolutely melt me like a ice cream on a hot sunny day.
This is my favourite Springsteen. ...he's the one. Waaoh :)
i can't believe even 5 people don,t like this, this is magic
agreed how can't you love the Boss!!!
Five stupid Bieber or regaeton fans...Bruce is The Boss!! The best ever!!?
bots
If this isn't the ultimate "ear-gasim" I don't know what is!!!
U are so fuckin right!
August 9, 1978, the Cleveland Agora coffeebreak concert. The greatest band ever assembled at its absolute zenith played the best 20 minutes of rock music ever recorded--Springsteen's She's The One medley. Mighty Max was a fuckin locomotive and The Boss totally relentless. The crazy part was that only about 1,500 people were actually there. Cleveland might not have been Bruce's city of origin, but ignited by Kid Leo and fueled by WMMS, it served as his launching pad into the midwest and then the left coast.
The 1978 Agora "She's the One" still among his best...fantastic Intro!
Bruce rocks the long-gone Capital Center with the Bo Diddley beat. We miss ya, Big Man. Must be jammin' in heaven with Junior Walker.
One of Bruce's best songs and recorded performances. A+++
I was at Northwestern for his '78 tour, at McGall hall. I ended up bringing my little sis. Couldn't talk any friends into going. Needless to say, they're still in psychotherapy 2x a week on account of not going!!!
Also saw him in '80 at the Uptown theatre in Chicago. If those two concerts were the only ones I could see in my lifetime, I'd be MORE than content
for mr. mike schafer of mason michigan......r.i.p my good friend......this man gave me recordings long before youtube....bootleg springsteen from this very tour and show....priceless to me in many ways over the years.....i miss ur insight and conversations......still think u were wrong about U2.....but we will discuss that next time my friend
Was at this concert! First time ever saw them live!!
his eyebrows to the beat at 7.45, that's some bruce juice right there
Not fadawayからのshe’s the one、かっこいいこの頃のツアーを生で見たかった
These were always some Melodies they always pulled off and added as closure sometimes but man they blew you away!
Best version I've seen of Largo '78. Thanks for posting.
All of the songs you've put up from that show are the best. Hope you have more. Thanks again.
Pure Magic!!!
Excel·lent!!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing.... A treasure!!!!!
That was amazing!
another one added to my favourites :):)
Pura Magia!!!Musica Rock allo stato puro, esibita in modo magistrale!!!RAGAZZI CHE MERAVIGLIA AD ASCOLTARLO!!!Già si vedeva la sua grandissima professionalità!!!Lo hanno confermato gli anni futuri....🤩🤩🤩🤩
Awesome video! His concerts were magical,
Bruce....beste Musik für alle Zeiten❤👍😘🙋♀️
Another level…
Holy shit!! the bo diddly beat with that piano that won't quit and the raunchiest Sax ever!! Nothing better than this.
great
Big man shaking those maracas awesome!
De los conciertos más intensos de su carrera.
sounds like a rerun for me...saw the tunnel of love tour in Pittsburg...first w/end WITHOUT toot..but with great herb...dont remember a whole lot...They tell me it was great
i was at landover in 90 or 91, tunnel of love tour, did way too much toot and have been kicking my own ass ever since..a bruce shows all the buzz ya need
I love this song with not fade away and Gloria. It makes the song just that much better.
Amazing music ........and amazing Bruce ....
After the "ONE...TWO...THRAY...FORAHH are literally squad goals
This is a great version. My favorite Springsteen song is "Lost in the Flood". Yeah, I'm old ahead of my time.
Bill, you are a genius. I had to check if I wrote this and I did not.
c'est tellement excellent
I would kill to see him perform back then, so depressing
love the "banding" effect on the the videotape...something you dont see anymore
great footage... don't know how you got it, but thanks for sharing
SO good. thanks!
absolute pure rock n roll
to much stinkin fun!
BBRRUUUUUUUUUCCCEEEEEEE
Clarence ... HE's the one! RIP, Big Man.
Any one wish they could have been alive during this time period of his career. He is amazing now, but damn
George, I was lucky enough to be there this night in Landover, my first E Street Band show. You're right, the "Darkness" tour was the best. They melted the stage every night.
@@jamespanagoulias7306 I was there. Both shows at the Capital Center were amazing. But in my opinion, having seen him over 100 times, other great periods were early '74 and early '75. The '74 band had Davey Sancious and Boom Carter and was a LOT funkier and lively. The early '75 band was more polished and had the violin of Suki Lahav integrated into a powerfully romantic presence.
But we all like different things.
and some "rumble"- link wray teases in there as well. good stuff.
And a little tease of Train Kept A' Rollin' at about 5:05.
Che grinta bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce!!!🤼🤼😅😀😘😍😍🎸🎷🎶🎶🎶💎🌟💋
Rock and roll baptism
An ad starts moments after he starts singing. Wtf RUclips?
the boss rocks
holy shit :)
bruce rocks
I agree. You wrote this comment awhile ago- a very good one it is. You made me look)
Gloriaous.
ya...lol...too much stinking fun is right!✌
the best
"I WANNA TELL YOU BOUT MY BABEHHHH, WELL SHE COME AROUND"
fucking great
Give me the beat Max, music to my ears
R.I.P..
a dream
E Street Band
@ the 10:58 mark as he closed the 4 count I could see her... naked with the light of a thousand angels flowing behind her.. and apparently @ the 11:35- mark Clarence had the same damn vision!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW this shreds my soul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on peut pas liker deux fois ??
Capital Center!!!!!!
Bruce Springsteen trying to make the big time back in the 1970's.
this when he was GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!! I saw him everywhere on the east coast! Once Born to Run hit,,we lost him!! But he's still the Boss!!!!!!!!!!!! He never forgot where he came from!!!!!!!!!
@@AudreyLayneAudlayne714 I agree with you completely. Those of us who were fortunate enough to see him before Born to Run had a vision of heaven. There really are no words.
Dance On.
Have you seen this band at that time you're lucky
Wasn't Eddie & The Cruisers based off Bruce?
maahoo wolfsair ant rockhouse salzburg ,,, .... .... A SAUSCHNEIDER
At 7:45 into the video Bruce does his best Rudolph Valentino eyebrow move ( ! ! ). Remember, he was only 28 then, and sometimes he'd even lock up female acquantinces in the broom closet backstage to make sure they'd still be there when he finished his set. Youthful insecurity can help delve up great lyrics, but its not so great for interpersonal relationships. I prefer the 58+ who could do both.
Obvious that Buddy Holly was present.
Good song but with poor sound quality
Keep it angry Bruce!
Does this mean we're still keeping it angry? Didn't know you cared sweetie!
I would murder humans to see Bruce at this point.
That’s an exaggeration, I just wish I was to see this.
Going on tour with E Street Band in 2020.
MMM..not sure about the Stones being the worlds greatest band at this time....Could be..there are GREAT...but not sure here.
cette version est juste ESTUPENDA
looks like 8 now
omg omg you are so silly . . . he's a frigging rock star with millions and he used to be married to a super model. Any "anger" he still holds on to is faux outrage yo . . . moral outrage about what is "right" is not part of his world
je ne comprends pas ce qu'ils font, avec le Big Man et les maracas - à chaque fois ça m'éclate
Arguably the best songwriter ever. Overrated singer/performer
Lol. Overrated performer???? Too funny
Who cares?~~ Keep it angry Bruce
Born to run is basic fundamentals musically speaking. Stuff you learn in 10th grade band, chromatic scales etc. you want to tell me Bruce is one of the most charismatic stage performers of all time, I won't argue, but musically speaking he's mediocre (at best)
What about Jungleland, Incident on 57th Street and New York City Serenade? do you learn that in 10th grade?
David Sancious definitely didn't learn that in 10th grade.
@@darkshadow31415 E Street is profound. I wish Sancious and Springsteen had done one more album together.
schof oda goax
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