Paolo's Circus Story

Obviously, and unfortunately, not an Archive release, but seeing as I post everything else in here, a review of Milano 2003:

https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/2021/01/14/retro-e-street-review-june-28th-2003-milan-it/

Bumping this thread, because I listened to the show from start to finish for the first time and reviewed it.

Enjoy!

https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/2021/01/14/retro-e-street-review-june-28th-2003-milan-it/ 

8 hours ago, mickb said:

Guess which gig I'm listening to now?   Love the way 'Once upon a time...' segues into Promised Land

What are the chances! I think it's the best intro into opening song transition I've ever heard. 

3 hours ago, sunshine2020 said:

and also since we are an international community please write requests: Year month day -- it is much easier to read ...

Wonderful choice -- this show is one of my favourites and supposedly and I was not told directly -- I read this: It is Jon Landau's favourite concert.

That's fair enough, it's how I label each show on my Apple Music! 

I've been seeing it mentioned loads lately and have been reading up on it. I'm not expecting it in the Archive Series any time soon* so I'm wanting to review it. Thanks for uploading! 

The (second to) last time I did this the show was released six months later - you might want to bookmark this post 

Milano, 28-6-03 - if possible, please.

15 hours ago, el sergio said:

A little stroll down the Lakes memory lane and a bump for this topic

 

Convenient! 

On 6/15/2020 at 5:33 PM, el sergio said:

Thanks Paolo. With your reviews you keep alive an old tradition of bootleg and assorted record reviews which were done in the past by an array of Springsteen fanzine's like Backstreets (USA), For True Rockers Only (UK), The ties that bind (UK), Follow that dream (IT), Roulette (NL) and Thunder Road (BE) and last but no least https://www.collectorsmusicreviews.com/?s=Springsteen

On 6/15/2020 at 6:35 PM, Paolo's Circus Story said:

Thanks for taking the time to check these reviews out mate! It's also really nice of you to include me in the same sentence as those fanzines. 

Who'd have thought it! 

1 hour ago, davemunday said:

Chapeau

 good to see your wordsmith skills breing rewarded, you won't forget your roots will you?

It feels good to say the least! And definitely not. This thread won't bump itself 

On 12/25/2020 at 3:38 PM, Paolo's Circus Story said:

1. September 19th, 1978 – Passaic, NJ (10.25)
2. September 20th, 1978 – Passaic, NJ (10/10)
3. Springsteen on Broadway (10/10)
4. November 5th, 1980 – Tempe, AZ (10/10)
5. July 3rd, 1988 – Stockholm, SE (10/10)
6. June 5th, 1981 – London, UK (10/10)
7. November 24th, 1975 - London, UK - Hammersmith Odeon (10/10)
8. July 1st, 2000 – New York, NY (10/10)
9. February 19th, 2014 - Sydney, AU (10/10)
10. December 15th, 1978 – San Francisco, CA – Winterland (9.75/10)
11. September 27th, 1985 – Los Angeles, CA (9.75/10)
12. October 18th, 1975 – West Hollywood, CA - The Roxy (9.75/10)
13. September 30th, 1978 - Atlanta, GA (9.7/10)
14. October 23rd, 1999 – Los Angeles, CA (9.6/10)
15. July 7th, 1978 – The Roxy – West Hollywood, CA (9.5/10)
16. August 20th, 1984 – East Rutherford, NJ (9.5/10)
17. September 30th, 1999 – Chicago, IL (9.5/10)
18. July 24th, 2013 – Leeds, UK (9.5/10)
19. November 16th & 17th, 1990 – Los Angeles, CA – The Christic Shows (9.5/10)
20. November 22nd, 2009 – Buffalo, NY (9.5/10) 
21. September 25th, 1999 – Philadelphia, PA (9.4/10)
22. December 31st, 1980 – Uniondale, NY (9.25/10)
23. December 29th, 1980 – Uniondale, NY (9.25/10)
24. November 18th, 1975 – London, UK – Hammersmith Odeon (9.25/10)
25. November 7th, 2009 - New York, NY (9.25/10)
26. August 6th, 1984 - East Rutherford, NJ (9.1/10)
27. May 23rd, 1988 – New York, NY (9/10)
28. April 22nd, 2008 – Tampa, FL (9/10)
29. June 25th, 2005 – Stockholm, SE (9/10)
30. February 12th, 2014 - Adelaide, AU (9/10)
31. July 9th, 1981 – East Rutherford, NJ (8.8/10)
32. July 28th, 2012 – Gothenburg, SE (8.75/10)
33. September 21st & 22nd, 1979 – New York, NY – No Nukes (8.75/10)
34. June 28th, 2009 – London Calling: Live in Hyde Park (8.75/10)
35. December 16th, 1978 – San Francisco, CA – Winterland (8.5/10)
36. March 28th, 1988 – Detroit, MI (8.5/10)
37. July 31st, 2012 – Helsinki, FI (8.5/10)
38. November 12, 2012 - St. Paul, MN (8.5/10)
39. February 8th, 2014 - Perth, AU (8.5/10)
40. November 11th, 2006 - London, UK (8.3/10)
41. August 5th, 1984 – East Rutherford, NJ (8.25/10)
42. November 24th, 1996 – Asbury Park, NJ (8.25/10)
43. February 1st, 2014 - Johannesburg, ZA (8.25/10)
44. January 29th, 2014 - Cape Town, SA (8.25/10)
45. November 19th, 2007 – Boston, MA (8/10)
46. August 3rd, 2005 – Grand Rapids, MI (8/10)
47. November 8th, 1996 – Freehold, NJ (8/10)
48. December 31st, 1975 – Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theatre (8/10)
49. April 23rd, 1988 – Los Angeles, CA (8/10)
50. November 8th, 2009 – New York, NY (8/10)
51. August 23rd, 2008 – St Louis, MO (8/10)
52. September 22nd, 2012 – East Rutherford, NJ (8/10)
53. April 28th, 2008 - Greensboro, NC (7.8/10)
54. November 22nd, 2005 – Trenton, NJ (7.75/10)
55. October 16th, 2002 – Live in Barcelona (7.75/10)
56. June 16th, 2003 – Helsinki, FI (7.75/10)
57. January 28th, 2014 - Cape Town, SA (7.75/10)
58. March 19th, 1996 – Belfast, UK (7.5/10)
59. October 13th, 1986, Mountain View, CA – The Bridge School Benefit (7.5/10)
60. February 7th, 2014 - Perth, AU (7.5/10)
61. January 26th, 2014 - Cape Town, SA (7.5/10)
62. December 8th, 1978 – Houston, TX (7.4/10)
63. February 11th, 2014 - Adelaide, AU (7.3/10)
64. August 9th, 1978 – Cleveland, OH – The Agora (7/10)
65. April 30th, 2006 – New Orleans, LA (7/10)
66. May 4th, 2009 – Uniondale, NY (7/10)
67. October 20th, 2009 – Philadelphia, PA (6.9/10)
68. February 15th, 2014 - Melbourne, AU (6.8/10)
69. February 5th, 2014 - Perth, AU (6.8/10)
70. February 7th, 1977 – Albany, NY (6.75/10)
71. July 25th, 1992 – East Rutherford, NJ (6.75/10)
72. February 8th, 1977 – Rochester, NY (6.5/10)
73. June 24th, 1993 – East Rutherford, NJ (6.5/10)
74. July 31st, 2005 – Columbus, OH (6.5/10)
75. July 11th, 2013 – Rome, IT (6.5/10)
76. March 9th, 2012 – New York, NY (6/10)

Thoughts and prayers to Steelers fans right now

19 hours ago, bosstrade01 said:

1981-04-24 --->   https://mega.nz/folder/WckSEILI#z2kjmnv4HFL6oPedjrw5UQ

 

1 week

 

  Reveal hidden contents

SPOILER ALERT: The only interaction is a little crowd humming and clapping. Nothing special

 

Thanks! 

Regardless of whether it's something big or little, you still can't have too many River shows. 

7 hours ago, Paolo's Circus Story said:

How's it going

Would anyone be able to share April 24th, 1981 from Lyon, please? I'm very intrigued by a supposed moment of audience participation in-between "The River" and "Badlands".

Thanks 

A bootleg does exist of this show, right? I didn't actually check...

Hi everyone

I haven't written a typical blog post for yesterday's release, and I'm still not 100% whether I will. Not to worry though if you enjoy my write-ups, because I was able to write the Backstreets review instead. You can check that out here. 

I've also updated Part 4 of the ongoing Guides, and I'll be adding a rating and a couple of song recommendations within that in the future. 

Cheers 

How's it going

Would anyone be able to share April 24th, 1981 from Lyon, please? I'm very intrigued by a supposed moment of audience participation in-between "The River" and "Badlands".

Thanks 

On 1/2/2021 at 10:51 AM, bobfan1976 said:

‘Rock n roll consigliere’ though? I always cringe when rock stars hijack mafiosi terminology. Ok, Italian antecedents notwithstanding, you haven’t been advising on who to hit, most profitable new rackets to enter into, or where best to lam it in an emergency!

On 12/24/2020 at 10:45 PM, Paolo's Circus Story said:

Next up Bruce-wise on the blog is the annual Possibilities for 2021 and with it the Series' Top 10 songs of 2020 on New Year's Day - What will make the list!???

If you missed it, you can find out what made the list here: https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/2021/01/01/springsteens-archive-series-the-possibilities-for-2021-and-the-series-top-10-songs-of-2020/

Enjoy! 

2 hours ago, Born To Walk said:

I don't normally get involved in contrived. long shot speculation, but as I currently have nothing better to do, here goes:

The Tweet about the technical issues with the 2009 MSG show made mention of the Rising tour, which might (but only might) have been a clue to a forthcoming Rising release. This latest Tweet talks about 'back in your ears' which might (but only might) be a hint to a show containing Back In Your Arms.

Put the two (admittedly contrived) clues (which might not be clues) together and you get the last night of the Rising Tour from Shea Stadium.

You never can tell for sure when it comes to the Archive Series, can you?

1 hour ago, sleepyjoe said:

And there were 16 moments better than Kingdom of Days?? Mind-blowing.

And Jake's first "Jungleland", and "Where The Bands Are", and "Fire", and "Incident...

I was being serious when I said we could have three+ sets of top tens!

4 hours ago, Born To Walk said:

I hope you haven't jinxed Cardiff 2013 by mentioning it 

I do seem to get one or two right every year, so maybe I've done the complete opposite of jinxing it 

Happy New Year, Greasy Lake.

As is tradition, the New Year's Day blog post! Springsteen’s Archive Series: The possibilities for 2021 (and the Series’ Top 10 songs of 2020) - enjoy, let me know what you think and have a fantastic year! 

https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/2021/01/01/springsteens-archive-series-the-possibilities-for-2021-and-the-series-top-10-songs-of-2020/

11 minutes ago, Born To Walk said:

The name keeps getting longer though:

Paolo Gus Dick Sam David Simon Chris Jack Phil Lee's Circus Story 

I miss The Big Sam 

15 hours ago, Daisey Jeep said:

Buon Natale Paolo

*Still not Italian* 

On 12/17/2020 at 9:27 AM, Paolo's Circus Story said:

1. September 19th, 1978 – Passaic, NJ (10.25)
2. September 20th, 1978 – Passaic, NJ (10/10)
3. Springsteen on Broadway (10/10)
4. November 5th, 1980 – Tempe, AZ (10/10)
5. July 3rd, 1988 – Stockholm, SE (10/10)
6. June 5th, 1981 – London, UK (10/10)
7. November 24th, 1975 - London, UK - Hammersmith Odeon (10/10)
8. July 1st, 2000 – New York, NY (10/10)
9. February 19th, 2014 - Sydney, AU (10/10)
10. December 15th, 1978 – San Francisco, CA – Winterland (9.75/10)
11. September 27th, 1985 – Los Angeles, CA (9.75/10)
12. October 18th, 1975 – West Hollywood, CA - The Roxy (9.75/10)
13. September 30th, 1978 - Atlanta, GA (9.7/10)
14. October 23rd, 1999 – Los Angeles, CA (9.6/10)
15. July 7th, 1978 – The Roxy – West Hollywood, CA (9.5/10)
16. August 20th, 1984 – East Rutherford, NJ (9.5/10)
17. September 30th, 1999 – Chicago, IL (9.5/10)
18. July 24th, 2013 – Leeds, UK (9.5/10)
19. November 16th & 17th, 1990 – Los Angeles, CA – The Christic Shows (9.5/10)
20. November 22nd, 2009 – Buffalo, NY (9.5/10) 
21. September 25th, 1999 – Philadelphia, PA (9.4/10)
22. December 31st, 1980 – Uniondale, NY (9.25/10)
23. December 29th, 1980 – Uniondale, NY (9.25/10)
24. November 18th, 1975 – London, UK – Hammersmith Odeon (9.25/10)
25. November 7th, 2009 - New York, NY (9.25/10)
26. August 6th, 1984 - East Rutherford, NJ (9.1/10)
27. May 23rd, 1988 – New York, NY (9/10)
28. April 22nd, 2008 – Tampa, FL (9/10)
29. June 25th, 2005 – Stockholm, SE (9/10)
30. February 12th, 2014 - Adelaide, AU (9/10)
31. July 9th, 1981 – East Rutherford, NJ (8.8/10)
32. July 28th, 2012 – Gothenburg, SE (8.75/10)
33. September 21st & 22nd, 1979 – New York, NY – No Nukes (8.75/10)
34. June 28th, 2009 – London Calling: Live in Hyde Park (8.75/10)
35. December 16th, 1978 – San Francisco, CA – Winterland (8.5/10)
36. March 28th, 1988 – Detroit, MI (8.5/10)
37. July 31st, 2012 – Helsinki, FI (8.5/10)
38. February 8th, 2014 - Perth, AU (8.5/10)
39. November 11th, 2006 - London, UK (8.3/10)
40. August 5th, 1984 – East Rutherford, NJ (8.25/10)
41. November 24th, 1996 – Asbury Park, NJ (8.25/10)
42. February 1st, 2014 - Johannesburg, ZA (8.25/10)
43. January 29th, 2014 - Cape Town, SA (8.25/10)
44. November 19th, 2007 – Boston, MA (8/10)
45. August 3rd, 2005 – Grand Rapids, MI (8/10)
46. November 8th, 1996 – Freehold, NJ (8/10)
47. December 31st, 1975 – Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theatre (8/10)
48. April 23rd, 1988 – Los Angeles, CA (8/10)
49. November 8th, 2009 – New York, NY (8/10)
50. August 23rd, 2008 – St Louis, MO (8/10)
51. September 22nd, 2012 – East Rutherford, NJ (8/10)
52. April 28th, 2008 - Greensboro, NC (7.8/10)
53. November 22nd, 2005 – Trenton, NJ (7.75/10)
54. October 16th, 2002 – Live in Barcelona (7.75/10)
55. June 16th, 2003 – Helsinki, FI (7.75/10)
56. January 28th, 2014 - Cape Town, SA (7.75/10)
57. March 19th, 1996 – Belfast, UK (7.5/10)
58. October 13th, 1986, Mountain View, CA – The Bridge School Benefit (7.5/10)
59. February 7th, 2014 - Perth, AU (7.5/10)
60. January 26th, 2014 - Cape Town, SA (7.5/10)
61. December 8th, 1978 – Houston, TX (7.4/10)
62. February 11th, 2014 - Adelaide, AU (7.3/10)
63. August 9th, 1978 – Cleveland, OH – The Agora (7/10)
64. April 30th, 2006 – New Orleans, LA (7/10)
65. May 4th, 2009 – Uniondale, NY (7/10)
66. October 20th, 2009 – Philadelphia, PA (6.9/10)
67. February 15th, 2014 - Melbourne, AU (6.8/10)
68. February 5th, 2014 - Perth, AU (6.8/10)
69. February 7th, 1977 – Albany, NY (6.75/10)
70. July 25th, 1992 – East Rutherford, NJ (6.75/10)
71. February 8th, 1977 – Rochester, NY (6.5/10)
72. June 24th, 1993 – East Rutherford, NJ (6.5/10)
73. July 31st, 2005 – Columbus, OH (6.5/10)
74. July 11th, 2013 – Rome, IT (6.5/10)
75. March 9th, 2012 – New York, NY (6/10)

All the best, Greasy Lake!

It mightn't be the in depth read you guys have become accustomed to, but it's a read nonetheless! (two of 'em, technically!)

https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/2020/12/24/retro-e-street-review-november-7th-2009-new-york-ny-2/ 

And that's (almost ) a wrap on the Archive Series in 2020, you can find all of my reviews for this year's releases compiled here: https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/category/springsteens-archive-series-in-2020/

Next up Bruce-wise on the blog is the annual Possibilities for 2021 and with it the Series' Top 10 songs of 2020 on New Year's Day - What will make the list!???

Merry Christmas / Happy whatever it is you're celebrating, and a Happy New Year to all! 

54 minutes ago, Promise61 said:

Because I typed from memory and I'm extremely ancient.

Ah, ok I'll give ya that!

Seeing as it's Christmas 

19 minutes ago, Promise61 said:

"Nothing beats an Altschiller mix?"

Really?

Why did you leave out/edit my intentional "but very little beats an official Jon Altschiller mix"? 

Here's this: https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/2020/12/24/retro-e-street-review-november-7th-2009-new-york-ny-2/