Review of Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band: London Calling Live in Hyde Park (2009) by Michael D — 23 Jul 2010
The latest concert vid from Bruce and the Band. Filmed in Hyde Park they headlined the Hard Rock Calling festival in 2009.
The Good: It's Bruce and The Band for Chrissake! Need I say more?
The Awesome: "Racing In The Street" - one of my favourites; "No Surrender"; great HD photography (I only have the DVD - would be amazin' in Blu); "Good Lovin'".
The Bad: A bizarre Seeger Sessions style folky cheery reworking of the really quite sombre "Johnny 99" from the not-at-all happy "Nebraska" album, complete with crowd participation "wooh wooh" train horn sounds!
The Bizarre: Bruce's wig/weave turns increasingly ginger as the gig wears on.
The Sad: That these guys, while still rocking harder than anyone else on the planet, are getting on a bit. One's already died (the great Danny Federici), The Big Man Clarence Clemons is on a new pair of hips, Little Stevie increasingly resembles a wrinkly Teletubbie and the rest are all creaking. Catch them while you can - you'll miss them when they're gone.
The Bottom Line: Buy this now.
This review of Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band: London Calling Live in Hyde Park (2009) was written by Michael D on 23 Jul 2010.
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band: London Calling Live in Hyde Park has generally received very positive reviews.
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