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Springsteen VI ~ A Dream Awaits in Aisle Two
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great. now i feel old.
MrsSpringsteen
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I still haven't watched the entire DVD but I LOVE the part when Bruce can't get back up the stairs and he says "I need a fuckin elevator I'm fuckin 60." 
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phanan
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Yeah, he's in England promoting the London Calling release and threw us fans a bone about what's going on.
We'll see. They keep mentioning the project in dribs and drabs, and have been for three years. I'll take Christmas this year, but I'm not holding my breath.
We'll see. They keep mentioning the project in dribs and drabs, and have been for three years. I'll take Christmas this year, but I'm not holding my breath.
Ronnie269
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Yeah Stevie said there working on the Darkness reissue at the moment and finishing lyrics and doing overdubs where needed, he said it will be released around Christmas, he also said he can't see Bruce & The E Street Band hitting the road till 2012,
I seen Stevie Sunday night in Hyde Park, he was showcasing 3 of his bands, there all really good!
The Len Price 3
The Cocktail Slippers
The Breakers
YouTube - Steve Van Zandt at Hard Rock Calling 2010
I seen Stevie Sunday night in Hyde Park, he was showcasing 3 of his bands, there all really good!
The Len Price 3
The Cocktail Slippers
The Breakers
YouTube - Steve Van Zandt at Hard Rock Calling 2010
You guys seen this? Bruce showed up at the Pony last night!
YouTube - Beast of Burden ~ Bruce Springsteen & Alejandro Escovedo
YouTube - Beast of Burden ~ Bruce Springsteen & Alejandro Escovedo
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corianderstem
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Any news from anywhere about the Darkness remaster? A friend of mine swears he heard it was getting a Christmas release, and just asked if I'd heard anything about this following tidbit being included with the box set:
NEW YORK (AP) — An Emmy Award-winning filmmaker has collaborated with Bruce Springsteen on a new documentary that chronicles the recording of the Boss' 1978 album.
The film, "The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town," will premiere Sept. 14 at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Filmmaker Thom Zimny gained access to never-before-seen footage of rehearsals and recording sessions shot from 1976-78.
At the time, Springsteen was working to move past years of legal trouble and match the success he had with "Born to Run."
"The Darkness" album featured many songs recorded with a full band immediately after being written. Tracks covered the plight of average Americans, from the struggling everyday hero in "Badlands" to hopelessness in the title track.
NEW YORK (AP) — An Emmy Award-winning filmmaker has collaborated with Bruce Springsteen on a new documentary that chronicles the recording of the Boss' 1978 album.
The film, "The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town," will premiere Sept. 14 at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Filmmaker Thom Zimny gained access to never-before-seen footage of rehearsals and recording sessions shot from 1976-78.
At the time, Springsteen was working to move past years of legal trouble and match the success he had with "Born to Run."
"The Darkness" album featured many songs recorded with a full band immediately after being written. Tracks covered the plight of average Americans, from the struggling everyday hero in "Badlands" to hopelessness in the title track.
phanan
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This is the first shoe to drop.
Springsteen's official announcement:
Sounds like it will be a reality this fall.
FINALLY.
Springsteen's official announcement:
Sounds like it will be a reality this fall.
FINALLY.
corianderstem
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YAY!
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MrsSpringsteen
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Will it be in theaters or just on DVD?
Will it be in 3D?
Will it be in 3D?
It is official --> Shore Fire - Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Click artist name above for photos and more info.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 26, 2010
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'
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
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 Coming To 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
http://brucespringsteen.net
The previews are up on .net as well.
Bruce Springsteen
Click artist name above for photos and more info.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 26, 2010
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, 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.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, 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
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'
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
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 Coming To 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
http://brucespringsteen.net
The previews are up on .net as well.
redhotswami
Blue Crack Addict
Awesome!!!
corianderstem
Blue Crack Distributor
YAY. Finally!
phanan
Blue Crack Addict
I've been gone all day and just found out.
All I have to say is...
Holy Fucking Shit!
All I have to say is...
Holy Fucking Shit!
corianderstem
Blue Crack Distributor
That's a lot of material there. Sounds like it will be worth the wait. 
phanan
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lazarus
Blue Crack Supplier
Wow, this is so cool. I've never owned a physical copy of the album before, can't really say why. It's the last Bruce album I got around to hearing and slowly becoming one of my favs.
Shuttlecock is going to have to try really hard to top this next year.
Shuttlecock is going to have to try really hard to top this next year.
martha
Blue Crack Supplier
Can I confess that the back cover of Darkness was pinned up on my wall for quite a time? You know, the guy in his t-shirt with his hair mussed up? 
GirlsAloudFan
Blue Crack Addict
Awesome.
Hey phanan, I remember a while back you were saying that you were worried that the live concert DVD they'd give us would be one that has been around for a while and that people already know. You were saying that you hoped they would give us one of the unearthed films of a classic show that nobody had really seen.
Being a bit fucked up and so early in the morning and not willing to go back and search the thread: did they give us that? Or is that Houston '78 show the one you were worried they'd throw at us?
Hey phanan, I remember a while back you were saying that you were worried that the live concert DVD they'd give us would be one that has been around for a while and that people already know. You were saying that you hoped they would give us one of the unearthed films of a classic show that nobody had really seen.
Being a bit fucked up and so early in the morning and not willing to go back and search the thread: did they give us that? Or is that Houston '78 show the one you were worried they'd throw at us?
LemonMelon
More 5G Than Man
I don't even particularly care for Darkness and I'm blown away by this set. So many gigs...If this is what they can muster for Darkness, the wait for deluxe Nebraska won't be easy. Can you imagine the shit Bruce has in the vault for that one? Full electric Nebraska would be the best deluxe bonus ever. 
Also, yes GAF, we did get Houston '78. I haven't seen it, so I don't particularly care what show they offered. Just happy for more live Bruce.
Also, yes GAF, we did get Houston '78. I haven't seen it, so I don't particularly care what show they offered. Just happy for more live Bruce.
phanan
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Nope, Houston was one of the ones I was hoping for:
There is actually incomplete audio of the Houston show in circulation, but the sound quality isn't as good as some of the other boots from '78, and obviously it isn't the full show either, so it's a perfect one to use.
And major props for Springsteen giving us a blu-ray version of this. That show is just going to blow people away in great quality like that.
Also, while I've been going on and on about this box for what seems like forever, and concentrating on which show would be included, let's not overlook that 21 previously unreleased songs spread out over two discs is just unbelievable. Quite a few of these songs are out there, and some in decent quality, but to finally hear The Promise, Because The Night, Fire, etc. from back then in pristine condition is just unreal.
Cannot wait.
phanan
Blue Crack Addict
I don't even particularly care for Darkness and I'm blown away by this set. So many gigs...If this is what they can muster for Darkness, the wait for deluxe Nebraska won't be easy. Can you imagine the shit Bruce has in the vault for that one? Full electric Nebraska would be the best deluxe bonus ever.
Electric Nebraska is like the holy grail of unreleased Springsteen. Add the Nebraska versions of songs that made it onto Born In The USA and you've got one hell of an outtakes set.
They could even do a full show from early on in the USA tour, when he was featuring Nebraska material quite heavily. Then, when it is time to do the USA box, they can feature a show from the latter part, which had quite the different setlist by 1985.
And this gives me big hopes for what they'll do with The River. Holy fuck, that will be an absolute monster.
martha
Blue Crack Supplier
Oh shit.
No spoken words
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That's really fantastic news, cannot wait to own....
GirlsAloudFan
Blue Crack Addict
Is it November 16th yet?
On the main site, that little preview clip has about a minute of footage of Bruce and Stevie at a piano doing a little impromptu early version of Sherry Darling. Shit kicks a lot of ass.
It might just have to be a Bruce day today.
On the main site, that little preview clip has about a minute of footage of Bruce and Stevie at a piano doing a little impromptu early version of Sherry Darling. Shit kicks a lot of ass.
It might just have to be a Bruce day today.
iron yuppie
ONE love, blood, life
Wow, that's one hell of a reissue package. Looks as though he's trying to compete with Neil Young in terms of making his entire back catalogue accessible to the fans. More bands should follow suit.
martha
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I like this idea.
martha
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Also, that cover works on all kinds of levels for me.
GirlsAloudFan
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Spanish Johnny drove in from the underworld last night
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