Springsteen’s Archive Series: The possibilities for 2020 (and the Series’ Top 10 songs of 2019)

This time last year I was saying how 2018 set the gold standard for the Archive Series, and that it was going to be thrilling to see if it would be bested over the course of the next twelve months. Now, with all things considered, I think it can be said that 2019 and its …

New from the Springsteen archive: December 16th, 1978 – San Francisco, CA – Winterland

I've heard the first Winterland show more times than I can remember, but with the exception of "Fire" (this show's version is included on the Live 75-85 box set), this December 16th show is completely new to me. In fact, I'd go as far to say this one will be a new experience for most Springsteen …

New from the Springsteen archive: December 15th, 1978 – San Francisco, CA – Winterland

If you've followed my Archive Series reviews for a while, I imagine that you don't need any more convincing about why the Darkness Tour is the essential Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band live experience. With seven shows from '78 now released, the two shows from Passaic, The Roxy, Houston and The Agora are …

The Rest of Springsteen’s 2014 High Hopes Tour (Part 2): April to May

Having not written much about Springsteen and The E Street Band’s 2014 tour to the degree I have the Archive Series releases and 2016-17 tour shows, I recently pondered reviewing select shows from the High Hopes run as part of my E Street Review series. However, when it came down to deciding on the shows to review, …

The Rest of Springsteen’s 2014 High Hopes Tour (Part 1): February to March

Having not written much about Springsteen and The E Street Band's 2014 tour to the degree I have the Archive Series releases and 2016-17 tour shows, I had the idea recently to review select shows from the High Hopes run as part of my E Street Review series. However, when it came down to deciding on …

New from the Springsteen archive: December 31st, 1980 – Uniondale, NY – Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

From the moment it was originally released in the Archive Series in March 2015, a majority of Springsteen fans voiced their displeasure over the audio quality of the New Year's Eve 1980 show. Many claimed the mix was no improvement on the audience recording they'd been listening to for thirty-five years and made it known …

New from the Springsteen archive: December 29th, 1980 – Uniondale, NY – Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

If there was ever a way to get every Springsteen fan to stop playing Western Stars and start playing something else, this month's Archive Series releases might have done the trick. If you're a bit out of the loop, I say "releases" because we haven't just been blessed with the second show of the Nassau …

New from the Springsteen archive: November 22nd, 2005 – Trenton, NJ – Sovereign Bank Arena

The final show from the Devils and Dust Tour gives fans a chance to experience Springsteen at his most random and spontaneous best. With a plethora of songs that could easily be a diehard fan's compilation of a dream setlist, there's a lot to like in this one, though there's also a few moments that be worth …

TV Review: “A Very Sunny Christmas” [Spoilers]

It's Christmas in Philadelphia and in Paddy's Pub, so Frank's celebrating his annual tradition of spoiling this time of year for Dennis and Dee by buying himself the gifts they really want. Having finally had enough, the Reynolds children decide to pull a Christmas Carol type scheme to get some payback, while Mac and Charlie …

The Best of Springsteen’s 2014 High Hopes Tour, Part 2: April to May

Before okaying the Archive Series, the first step in this direction was to test the waters through the releasing of live shows from an ongoing tour. With the release of High Hopes in early 2014, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band - who had been on tour since March 2012 - continued with shows in …