[no title]Ademotte version Date: 27 Oct 2012 Location: Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA Format: – Duration: –
Disc 1:
01- Intro
02- DON'T LOOK BACK
03- CANDY'S ROOM
04- THE TIES THAT BIND
05- STREETS OF FIRE
06- HUNGRY HEART
07- WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN
08- WRECKING BALL
09- DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN
10- MY CITY OF RUINS
11- SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT
12- Sign collection
13- PRETTY FLAMINGO
Disc 2:
01- TALK TO ME
02- ADAM RAISED A CAIN
03- BECAUSE THE NIGHT
04- SHE'S THE ONE
05- WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY
06- SHACKLED AND DRAWN
07- WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY
08- THE RISING
09- BADLANDS
10- LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS
11- Encore break
Disc 3:
01- Public service announcement
02- RACING IN THE STREET
03- BORN TO RUN
04- GLORY DAYS
05- LIGHT OF DAY
06- DANCING IN THE DARK
07- TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT
Outstanding show by Bruce last night in Pittsburgh. The show started with the rarely-played "Don't Look Back," and the rocking intensity of that song carried over throughout the set, which featured a high-energy rendition of material from across Bruce's career, with a heavy emphasis on "Darkness." He absolutely tore up "Streets of Fire" (also a relative rarity) and "Adam Raised a Cain" later in the set .... a few poignant moments during an emotional "Pretty Flamingo" (an audience request) and a beautiful "Racing in the Street" (requested, I assume, by a member of the local food bank). Joe Grushecky and his son Johnny sat in for the perfunctory "Glory Days" (in which Joe appeared not to know the words) and a really fun "Light of Day." Definitely the best of the five I've attended from this tour so far, and according to TallTaper, the best he's seen (and he's seen a LOT) except for one of the Fenway shows. At 190 minutes of intensity, the crowd definitely left atisfied.
The recording is pretty good, though not perfect. There are three issues, in the spirit of full disclosure:
* My levels were way too high starting out; I caught the issue a few seconds into "Don't Look Back," but there are some level swings while I figured it out.
* The crowd near me was quiet and respectful, though unfortunately I had an enthusiastic clapper to my right. Every clap is painfully evident to me, but perhaps a casual listener wouldn't be bothered by it. I did not do anything to eliminate the claps because I have neither the skill nor time to edit them out. Anyone who wants to take a crack at it is welcome to the 24-bit files and try to work their own magic.
* I wasn't in a real good line to the PA. The overall sound is very full, but there's some echo that I tried to mitigate with Audio Cleaning Lab. Again, anyone who wants to improve on my EQ'ing (admittedly, I'm a hack) is welcome to try. I increased the highs and lows somewhat and brought down the +1kHz band, which seemed to help.
The East Coast Springsteen All-Star Team (Bossman284, Hobbes3333, Baker1033, etc.) couldn't make this show, so this post is for them. I'm not sure if there will be other sources coming down the line, so in the meantime I hope you all enjoy it.
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