Backstreets Magazine
Issue #89

LATEST ISSUE: Summer 2010, "Cleveland Rocks." The big feature this time focuses on the current Springsteen exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with 16 pages devoted to "From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen." We take you through the exhibit from floor to floor, picturing many of the artifacts and documenting Bruce's handwritten notes along the way. Then, we've got the full text of curator Jim Henke's interview with Springsteen himself about what's on display. Portions of this interview can be heard at listening stations throughout the exhibit; Backstreets is the only place you'll find the whole thing. The Cleveland theme continues as WMMS program director John Gorman writes about Springsteen's rise in the region, culminating with the '78 Agora broadcast, in this excerpt from his book The Buzzard: Inside the Glory Days of WMMS and Cleveland Rock Radio.

Plus: The Backstreets Interview with Bruce's latest collaborator, Alejandro Escovedo; 2010 performances so far, including Dave Marsh on The Rascals and John Wesley Harding on WAMfest; Bruce's Ellis Island Foundation honor (including his full speech); David Masciotra's Working on a Dream: The Progressive Political Vision of Bruce Springsteen in review; we say goodbye to Bruce Springsteen Band vocalist Delores "Dee Holmes; reviews of the latest CD-Rs and Bruce boots, and more. 56 pages, full-color.

The Light In Darkness
A New Book about
Bruce Springsteen's
Darkness On The Edge Of Town

Collecting stories and photos from hundreds of fans, The Light In Darkness celebrates Springsteen's Darkness On The Edge Of Town classic record, allowing readers to revisit the excitement of that moment when the needle found the grooves in that first cut and the thundering power of "Badlands" shook across the hi-fi for the very first time. Or the uninitiated, but soon-to-be-converted teenager, brought along by friends and finding salvation at one of the legendary three-plus hour concerts - shows that embodied all the manic fury of a revival meeting.

A Good Life:
The Joe Grushecky Story
A new Joe Grushecky DVD featuring Bruce Springsteen

Too many times in life when people realize that their dreams are not going to come true they, much too often, give up on those dreams and instead accept the hand that life deals them. Joe Grushecky is not one of these people. Faced with the fact that his dream of making it big in the unforgiving business of Rock 'N' Roll was going to fall just short, Joe Grushecky chose a different path. He kept fighting. This is his story... It's a tale of determination, passion, desire, and success... no matter how you measure it.

The DVD features interviews with Bruce Springsteen and also included a bonus 8-song CD with never-gefore-heard live performances featuring Joe with life-long friend Bruce Springsteen!

Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ
A Look At The Local Scene
The Bruce Springsteen Photo Discovery by Chuck Yopp

Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ: A Look At The Local Scene is a superbly laid out Photo Discovery by Chuck Yopp. It contains 300 pages of illustrated pictures and captions with dates and locations, and reviews of the bands, locally and nationally famous artists and friends that Bruce Springsteen has either played with on stage or has been influenced by.

This book is considered a collectors item and is now avaliable again 25 years after the original release.

"I've been working real hard, trying to get my hands clean"

This project isn't complete yet, and might never be...

This is the first and unique Lebanese website dedicated to The Boss. Launched on 13 March 2003, it is now the largest Bruce Springsteen lyrics archive on the Internet. Thanks to everybody out there who helped me: discussion forums members, website visitors (mainly Jake a.k.a. ol'catfishinthelake), fellow Springsteen fans... and of course, thanks to Bruce Springsteen for the music.

Not all the contents of this website are complete or correct. For any suggestions or questions, please feel free to drop me a line via this form or by email at

The purpose of this non-profit website is informational only. Use of material from Springsteenlyrics.com is permitted, but it would be appreciated if you let me know or link back here. Please contact me for more info. Any copyrighted material on this website is used for the purpose of study, review, or critical analysis only, and will be removed at the request of the copyright owner(s).

We will never ask for any financial donations. Please do not offer us any money.

EDDY WEHBE  
Lebanon

PROMISED AND DELIVERED!

Bruce Springsteen's Long-Awaited Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Box Set to be Released on 16 Nov 2010

21 previously-unreleased out-takes, studio footage, rehearsal footage, and much more...

SAVE MY LOVE is streaming at BruceSpringsteen.net and the lyrics are now available on this website. This song was previously undocumented, as are SOMEDAY (WE'LL BE TOGETHER), IT'S A SHAME, THE LITTLE THINGS (MY BABY DOES), and BREAKAWAY. Lyrics for these remaining out-takes will be published as soon as they surface.

WRONG SIDE OF THE STREET is probably the song that has been known under the titles ENDLESS NIGHT and ENGLISH SONS. CITY OF NIGHT is probably the song that has been known under the titles TAXI CAB and CITY AT NIGHT. AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU is probably the song that has been known under the title WHAT'S THE MATTER LITTLE DARLING. GOTTA GET THAT FEELING has been known under the title GET THAT FEELING.

We will revise the pages (lyrics and info) for each song that will appear on the upcoming box set.

• SAVE MY LOVE
• GOTTA GET THAT FEELING
• WRONG SIDE OF THE STREET
• TALK TO ME
• THE PROMISE
• SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT

Press release:

Columbia Records To Release Bruce Springsteen's
'The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story' Nov. 16

• Box Set Includes 3CD/3DVD Package Of Remastered Album, Never-Before-Seen Studio & Live Footage, 80-Page Notebook, 21 Previously-Unreleased Songs, And An Extraordinary Documentary Film That Will Debut At The Toronto Film Festival Sept. 14 And On HBO Oct 7
   
• Package Features Nearly Six Hours Of Footage, Including Classic 1978 Houston Performance [18 Dec 1978], And More Than Two Hours Of Audio
   
• Columbia To Simultaneously Release 'The Promise' Double CD Complete Songs From Darkness On The Edge Of Town's Lost Sessions

Columbia Records will release Bruce Springsteen's 'The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story' on Nov 16. The Deluxe Package comprises over six hours of film and more than two hours of audio across 3 CDs and 3 DVDs. The media contents are packaged within an 80-page notebook containing facsimiles from Springsteen's original notebooks from the recording sessions, which include alternate lyrics, song ideas, recording details, and personal notes in addition to a new essay by Springsteen and never-before-seen photographs. Containing a wealth of previously unreleased material, 'The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story' offers an unprecedented look into Springsteen's creative process during a defining moment in his career. 'The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story' will additionally be released as a 3CD/3 Blu Ray disc set.

The set will be available as 'The Promise,' an edition which consists of only the unheard complete songs on two CDs or four LPs, along with lyrics and the new essay by Springsteen.

The previously unheard song "Save My Love" and an excerpt from the documentary will be streaming at http://www.BruceSpringsteen.net.

The Deluxe Package includes 'Darkness on the Edge of Town,' digitally remastered for the first time.

CD 1: [Remastered Darkness On The Edge Of Town album]

1. BADLANDS
2. ADAM RAISED A CAIN
3. SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT
4. CANDY'S ROOM
5. RACING IN THE STREET
6. THE PROMISED LAND
7. FACTORY
8. STREETS OF FIRE
9. PROVE IT ALL NIGHT
10. DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN

"'Darkness' was my 'samurai' record," Springsteen writes, "stripped to theframe and ready to rumble... But the music that got left behind was substantial." For the first time, fans will have access to two discs containing a total of 21 previously-unreleased songs from the 'Darkness' recording sessions, songs that, as Springsteen writes, "perhaps could have/should have been released after 'Born To Run' and before the collection of songs that 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' became."

Highlights include the extraordinary rock version of "Racing in the Street," the never-before-released original recordings of "Because the Night," "Fire," and "Rendezvous," the supreme pop opus "Someday (We'll Be Together)," the hilarious "Ain't Good Enough for You," the superb soul-based vocal performance on "The Brokenhearted," the utterly haunting "Breakaway," and the fully orchestrated masterpiece and title song "The Promise." All 21 songs have been mixed by Springsteen's long-time collaborator Bob Clearmountain. According to long-time manager/producer Jon Landau, "There isn't a weak card in this deck. 'The Promise' is simply a great listening experience."

CD 2: [The Promise, disc 1]

1. RACING IN THE STREET ('78)
2. GOTTA GET THAT FEELING
3. OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
4. SOMEDAY (WE'LL BE TOGETHER)
5. ONE WAY STREET
6. BECAUSE THE NIGHT
7. WRONG SIDE OF THE STREET
8. THE BROKENHEARTED
9. RENDEZVOUS
10. CANDY'S BOY

CD 3: [The Promise, disc 2]

1. SAVE MY LOVE
2. AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU
3. FIRE
4. SPANISH EYES
5. IT'S A SHAME
6. COME ON (LET'S GO TONIGHT)
7. TALK TO ME
8. THE LITTLE THINGS (MY BABY DOES)
9. BREAKAWAY
10. THE PROMISE
11. CITY OF NIGHT

The Deluxe Package also features "The Promise: The Making of 'Darkness on the Edge of Town,'" a documentary directed by Grammy- and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Thom Zimny. The ninety-minute film combines never-before-seen footage of Springsteen and the E Street Band shot between 1976 and 1978—including home rehearsals and studio sessions—with new interviews with Springsteen, E Street Band members, manager Jon Landau, former-manager Mike Appel, and others closely involved in the making of the record. Advanced word on the documentary is so strong that it was invited to debut at the prestigious Toronto Film Festival on September 14 and will make its television debut on HBO on October 7.

DVD 1: [The Promise: The Making Of 'Darkness On The Edge Of Town']

In addition, the set features more than four hours of live concert film from the Thrill Hill Vault, including the bootleg house cut (the footage that appeared on-screen at the concert) from a 1978 Houston show, and a 2009 performance of 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' in its entirety from Asbury Park. The special performance in Asbury Park was shot in HD without an audience and successfully recreates the stark atmosphere of the original album.

DVD 2: [Darkness On The Edge Of Town (Paramount Theater, Asbury Park, NJ, 2009)]

1. BADLANDS
2. ADAM RAISED A CAIN
3. SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT
4. CANDY'S ROOM
5. RACING IN THE STREET
6. THE PROMISED LAND
7. FACTORY
8. STREETS OF FIRE
9. PROVE IT ALL NIGHT
10. DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN

DVD 2 (continued): [Thrill Hill Vault (1976-1978)]

1. SAVE MY LOVE [Holmdel, NJ 76]
2. CANDY'S BOY [Holmdel, NJ 76]
3. SOMETHING IN THE NIGHT [Red Bank, NJ 76]
4. DON'T LOOK BACK [NYC 78]
5. AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU [NYC 78]
6. THE PROMISE [NYC 78]
7. CANDY'S ROOM [demo, NYC 78]
8. BADLANDS [Phoenix 78]
9. THE PROMISED LAND [Phoenix 78]

10. PROVE IT ALL NIGHT [Phoenix 78]
11. BORN TO RUN [Phoenix 78]
12. ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) [Phoenix 78]

DVD 3: [Houston '78 Bootleg: House Cut]

1. BADLANDS
2. STREETS OF FIRE
3. IT'S HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY
4. DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
5. SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT
6. INDEPENDENCE DAY
7. THE PROMISED LAND
8. PROVE IT ALL NIGHT
9. RACING IN THE STREET
10. THUNDER ROAD
11. JUNGLELAND
12. THE TIES THAT BIND
13. SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TOW TOWN
14. THE FEVER
15. FIRE
16. CANDY'S ROOM
17. BECAUSE THE NIGHT
18. POINT BLANK
19. SHE'S THE ONE
20. BACKSTREETS
21. ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT)
22. BORN TO RUN
23. DETROIT MEDLEY
24. TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT
25. YOU CAN'T SIT DOWN
26. QUARTER TO THREE

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's London Calling: Live In Hyde Park
Concert Film released on 22 Jun 2010 on Columbia Records

Release Marks First Springsteen Outdoor Concert Film And First From A Festival Setting

On June 22, 2010, Columbia released Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's 'London Calling: Live In Hyde Park' concert film on one Blu-Ray disc and as a two DVD set. Captured in London at the Hard Rock Calling Festival on June 28, 2009 in HD, the 172-minute film documents 27 tracks of live Springsteen that begin in daylight and progress through a gorgeous sunset into night.

'London Calling: Live In Hyde Park' conveys both the experience of being on-stage and the vast crowd experience of the festival environment. Viewers are able to see Springsteen spontaneously directing the E Street Band and shaping the show as it evolves.

The set list spans from 'Born To Run' era to 'Working On a Dream' and includes rare covers such as The Clash's "London Calling," Jimmy Cliff's "Trapped," The Young Rascals' "Good Lovin'," and Eddie Floyd's "Raise Your Hand." Springsteen also performs fan favorite "Hard Times (Come Again No More)," written by Stephen Foster in 1854. Brian Fallon from The Gaslight Anthem joins the band as a guest vocalist on Springsteen's own "No Surrender."

The concert earned rave reviews. The London Times called it "epic" and "a revved-up three-hour power drive through Springsteen's America." The Independent concurred, "He awed the 50,000-strong crowd... Drenched in sweat by the second number, tossing his guitars to the roadies with the vigour of a frontman a third of his age and jogging down a walkway to meet his fans and take their requests, Springsteen's intensity was staggering from first powerful vocal to final thrashed-out chord."

GRAMMY and Emmy Award-winning producer and editor Thom Zimny and director Chris Hilson, both members of Springsteen's video team dating back over a decade, oversaw the film. Audio was mixed by Bob Clearmountain.

Bonus material includes stunning footage of "The River" from Glastonbury, June 27; and the full music video for "Wrecking Ball," filmed at New Jersey's Giants Stadium.

Film track listing:

1. LONDON CALLING
2. BADLANDS
3. NIGHT
4. SHE'S THE ONE
5. OUTLAW PETE
6. OUT IN THE STREET
7. WORKING ON A DREAM
8. SEEDS
9. JOHNNY 99
10. YOUNGSTOWN
11. GOOD LOVIN'
12. BOBBY JEAN
13. TRAPPED
14. NO SURRENDER
15. WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY
16. THE PROMISED LAND
17. RACING IN THE STREET
18. RADIO NOWHERE
19. LONESOME DAY
20. THE RISING
21. BORN TO RUN
22. ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT)
23. HARD TIMES (COME AGAIN NO MORE)
24. JUNGLELAND
25. AMERICAN LAND
26. GLORY DAYS
27. DANCING IN THE DARK
28. Instrumental RAISE YOUR HAND under end credit sequence

Bonus tracks:

29. THE RIVER [Glastonbury Festival, 2009]
30. WRECKING BALL [Giants Stadium, 2009]