Well that isn’t much of a roll call – just the usual suspects!
A few more indulgent comments anyways…
For openers, Out in the Street, Radio Nowhere, and No Surrender was a great 3 song combo.
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Nils and Patti were outstanding on Tunnel of Love which was a real treat for me because I think that’s the only tour I’ve missed.
Saint started out real sloppy, but was salvaged by blistering duel leads at the end by Bruce and Steve.
Great to witness Because the Night and the Detroit Medley again.
Missed Danny’s soulful Boardwalk sound on several songs and bright fills on songs like Girls in Their Summer Clothes.
Sound mix was bad at times, Gary’s bass was buried most of the night.
It was a real hoot to see Bruce running around grabbing the song request signs from the audience. Somebody made a pictogram of “car + $ = shoes” that resulted in them playing Drive All Night.
Everybody sang happy birthday to Patti, their daughter and friends sang chorus with Patti during the encores, and Bruce got a huge kick out of the kids in the audience and Max’s 18 yr old son playing drums on Born to Run - he was pretty impressive.
The crew did great work with the video screens.
Despite the venue, they still managed to give off a real bar band vibe. Never saw so many people just smiling and singing along in a long long time.
Re set lists, only 15 of the 29 songs were repeated from the first show. While this resulted in the band sounding less tight at times, it was more than made up by the fun/spontaneity factor.
We took the next day off and went down the shore, drinks and lunch at the Parker House in Sea Girt (nice Cruzan selection), then farm market sweet corn and garden tomatoes at home. Sometimes, New Jersey ain't a bad place to be.
