It was over two years between the Live Archive Series releases of July 25th, 1992 and December 13th, 1992, and now just under a year since Boston was unearthed the Archive Series' April 2022 offering gives us a fourth serving from the 1992-93 World Tour. Boston last time out was a revelation, one that spotlighted … Continue reading New from the Springsteen archive: May 14th, 1993 – Berlin, DE – Waldbühne
It's now just a little over two years since the last release from Springsteen's 1992-93 World Tour, and it appears Nugs have given us a good one. The last release, July 25th, 1992, highlighted the under-appreciated quality of Bruce's new touring band - something that may have been overlooked a year earlier on June 24th, … Continue reading New from the Springsteen archive: December 13th, 1992 – Boston, MA – Boston Garden
When I first started writing blogs in January 2018, one of my first ideas was to possibly review that months Archive Series release. For some reason I didn't get around to it and didn't start reviewing the releases until February. As you might expect, it's always bothered me that this is the one show released … Continue reading Previously from the Springsteen archive: June 24th, 1993 – East Rutherford, NJ – Brendan Byrne Arena
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 … Continue reading Springsteen’s Archive Series: The possibilities for 2020 (and the Series’ Top 10 songs of 2019)
You might have realised by now if you’ve read any of my previous posts on live releases from Springsteen’s Archive Series and elsewhere, but there’s large number of stunning song performances available for every fan to hear. The frightening thing, however, is that there’s so many more great covers to hear that I haven’t written … Continue reading The Definitive Version of Every Song from Springsteen’s Archive Series: Part 8
With all of the hype surrounding the release of Springsteen's latest single, "Hello Sunshine" and the announcement of his new album, Western Stars - set to be released on June 14th - some fans may be forgiven for forgetting about the Archive Series and, in particular, this month's release. Following the release of the extraordinary 1985 … Continue reading New from the Springsteen archive: July 25th, 1992 – East Rutherford, NJ – Brendan Byrne Arena
In my last Springsteen blog series I talked about what I believe to be the best performances of Springsteen's songs with multiple live versions available to listen to. The only downside to that series was not being able to talk about certain songs that have either only been played once, or are only featured on … Continue reading “We don’t play this one much”: One-off essentials from the Springsteen Archives
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