![]() ![]() ![]() There’s even plenty for fans of Springsteen’s early bar-band, Stone Pony era thanks to an encore full of excellent covers of classics he grew up listening to. It’s tough to think of a more unbeatable combination of songs performed in quick succession than “Thunder Road” into “Jungleland” followed by “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)” and “Born to Run.” But there’s something for everyone here, whether you prefer moody, contemplative Springsteen staring down a looming midlife crisis (remember when people had those in their thirties?) or soaring, triumphant Springsteen tearing through some of his most beloved hits. Due to the timing of the shows, there is, naturally, a good amount of Darkness and River tracks in the setlist (we open with “Prove It All Night,” “Badlands” and “The Promised Land” off of the former before segueing into “The River” and “Sherry Darling” from the latter). ![]() Given what a creative peak he’d reached at the time, it should come as no surprise that he was absolutely firing on all cylinders at the No Nukes shows. Finally it’s here, edited from the original 16mm film by longtime Springsteen collaborator Thom Zimny with remixed audio by Bob Clearmountain.īack in 1979, Springsteen was smack dab in the middle of one of the best runs of his career - fresh off of 1978’s Darkness on the Edge of Town and in the process of writing and recording 1980’s The River. Just as the title reminds us, these shows are the stuff of legend grainy, bootleg video has cropped up online over the years, and several tracks are featured in the 1980 No Nukes movie, but this is the first time we’ve gotten to see footage of the complete 90-minute set. ![]() That means there’s absolutely no filler, just the very best from two gigs that have long been celebrated as some of the best performances of Springsteen (and, of course, the E Street Band)’s storied career. 22 at Madison Square Garden for the “No Nukes” concerts organized by Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, Bonnie Raitt and John Hall to benefit Musicians United for Safe Energy, The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts condenses the Boss’s two sets into one lean, 13-song collection. Recorded over the course of two nights - Sept. 19) isn’t just an extremely good performance it’s essential viewing for anyone who considers themselves a fan. The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts film (available for digital download today and on various physical formats - including DVD and Bluray - on Nov. Those are all reasonable concerns if the artist in question is just about anyone else, but fortunately in this particular instance we happen to be talking about Bruce Springsteen. After all, they can’t all be winners, and at a certain point we’ve gotta be scraping the bottom of the barrel, right? Surely anything that sat on a shelf for 42 years before finally seeing the light of day did so for a reason? When an artist who has been at it for roughly 50 years - releasing close to two dozen live albums as well as plenty of other odds-and-ends compilations along the way - announces yet another concert film and accompanying live record, it’s easy to be skeptical. ![]()
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