Hello,
I bought The Rising last week and I have to say that it is
! There are a few songs I still have to get into, but others are instant classics to my ears (Worlds Apart is gorgeous). And... last week I could get tickets for his only concert in the Netherlands!!! WOOHOO!!! I'm going to be there, baby, on 22 October! YEAH!
Popangel, what's wrong with Lucky Town? I also have that album (it's one of the few Bruce studio albums I have) and I thinks it's quite good (although I haven't listened to it in a while). Better Days, Souls Of The Departed, If I Should Fall Behind, The Big Muddy are all great songs. Don't be too apologetic about it.
UnforgettableLemon, Born To Run was left off the tracklisting (but it is on disc 1) as it was a very late addition to the set. I think it was too late to include it in the tracklisting, but they would include it in subsequent pressings. Guess they never did though. I have to say that I still think the tracklisting is very week on that album (LINYC), as there is no good 'flow'. It's not like a concert, it's just a collection of live tracks. I know that the main focus is on the tracks of the HBO special, but couldn't they fit in the other tracks in a better way (and put Out In The Streets and 10th Avenue Freeze Out together on one disc so that there is no fade-out between them).
Dano, I agree with you, Live 1975-1985 is also a great collection. I especially like the first disc (with the exception of the 2 last songs, you can really hear they're from a different era. Unfortunately, it all had to be fit together when they released it on 3 CD's instead of 5 LP's). Raise Your Hand is a superb song, as is Growin' Up, where he talks about himself and his 'goddamn guitar'. What can I say, I'm a sucker for live Bruce...
C ya!
Marty