Bruce Springsteen
and the E Street Band
July 1, 2000
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
Uber Series Vol 38: A Good Night for a Ride
Source: IEM/Aud Mix
2 IEM Frequencies mixed with Legendary Night and The Promise Delivered audience
sources.
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Disc 1
1. Code of Silence
2. My Love Will Not Let You Down
3. Prove It All Night
4. Two Hearts
5. Atlantic City
6. Mansion on the Hill
7. The River
8. American Skin (41 Shots)
9. Promised Land
Disc 2
1. Youngstown
2. Murder Incorporated
3. Badlands
4. Out in the Street
5. Tenth Avenue Freezeout
6. E Street Shuffle
7. Lost in the Flood
8. Born in the USA
9. Backstreets
Disc 3
1. Light of Day
2. The Promise
3. Ramrod
4. Bobby Jean
5. Born to Run
6. Further On Up The Road
7. Thunder Road
8. If I Should Fall Behind
9. Thanks
10. Land of Hope and Dreams
11. Blood Brothers
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About the Show
July 1, 2000, was the closing night of the 1999-2000
Bruce Springsteen and the E
Street Band "Reunion" tour, their first tour together in over ten years. Not
only was it the final show of the tour, it was also the final show of a
ten-night stand at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Fans had travelled
from all across the globe to be at these shows, many of whom had been to
multiple shows over the course of the tour, and a film crew with high-definition
cameras was on-hand to capture the last three shows.
Expectations of closing night were high. The show two nights earlier was a very
strong performance of a mostly standard set list, while the show four nights
prior included several underplayed nuggets, including the outstanding "Tracks"
tracks "Loose Ends" and "Back in Your Arms," in another solid performance.
(Well, let's be honest here -- the E Street Band had never played better than
they did those last two months of the tour.)
Many fans were wondering if the cameras caused Bruce to play it more cautiously
than he normally would at the penultimate show and were concerned that a similar
fate would affect the finale. However, everyone knew that Bruce would pull
something special out for the last night; the only question was what.
Springsteen took the stage later than usual that night, as the house lights
didn't go down until nearly 8:45, which only raised tensions, and expectations,
in the room.
The opener was a song that Bruce had debuted just three weeks earlier, at
opening night of the Garden stand, "Code of Silence," a song he and Joe
Grushecky co-wrote.
The next four songs were very familiar to those who had followed the tour, but
closing night brought an added intensity, as well as a bit of bittersweetness in
some instances. One couldn't help but to smile wistfully when Bruce yelled,
"C'mon, Steve, once more," before counting off into "Two Hearts."
It was during the last chorus of "Atlantic City," though, when fans realized
this night was going to be special. The call and response on "Meet me tonight
in Atlantic City" between Bruce and the crowd went longer than usual, with the
fans getting louder with each repitition. Bruce was truly "in concert" with
this crowd.
In retrospect, the standard set list worked perfectly on this night. The show
served as a summary of the tour: the opening five rocking the house, the quiet
song duo, the Five Pack, the post-"10th" "wild card" (two on this particular
night!), the quiet political song, the epic, the rockin' set closer, the rockin'
first encore, and the communal final encore. Plus, the Garden stand saw the
addition of the combination of "American Skin" and "The Promised Land," between
the quiet song duo and the Five Pack. "American Skin" showed that Bruce could
still write a relavant rock song, one that could shine a new light on a
Springsteen classic.
Legendary Springsteen shows always feature intensity and goofiness, and the
post-"10th" spots delivered each. The fun "E Street Shuffle," complete with a
"Let's continue to be silly now" intro, let everyone show off their moves. The
first tour debut of the night was "Lost in the Flood," which had topped many
fans' wish lists. With Danny's slow organ fade in and Roy's piano building the
tension before the song exploded, "Lost in the Flood" stood out on a night when
almost every other song was nailed perfectly by the E Street Band.
Bruce started the encores with a solo piano performance of "The Promise," the
fourth time on the tour he had played the song. Since Bruce played "The
Promise" two nights earlier, its inclusion wasn't a total surprise. After a
roadhousin' "Ramrod" that saw his goofy side re-emerge, Bruce counted in "Bobby
Jean," a song that normally would bring groans from many die-hards, but felt
very appropriate on the last night of the tour. An all-house-lights-on "Born to
Run" closed out the first encore. As the tour wound down, Bruce integrated a
little schtick into "Born to Run," pointing at each side of the arena as Max
pounded the drums just before the last verse, resulting in a thunderous response
from the crowd. On July 1, the audience nearly drowned out the most powerful
rock band in the land.
Another new song, "Further On Up the Road," opened the second set of encores
with many fans hoping the song's chorus -- "I'll meet you further on up the
road" -- to be prophetic. With a small handful of exceptions, every show of the
tour, including this one, featured the same second encore: the classic "Thunder
Road," the spotlight-sharing "If I Should Fall Behind," and the anthemic "Land
of Hope and Dreams."
Before "Land Of Hopes And Dreams," Bruce thanked his managers, Jon Landau and
Barbara Carr, the "mighty men and women" of the crew, the band, and the crowds
in New York and around the world. When Bruce thanked the band, the crowd broke
into a chant of "E Street Band! E Street Band!" Starting in the "pit area" in
front of the stage as a result of the stage rush, the chant gradually took over
the entire building, surprising and moving the Band. Bruce finally told the
lighting guys to "Put some damn lights on 'em," as the stage had been mostly
dark, apart from Bruce's spotlight, up to that point.
As "Land of Hope and Dreams" wrapped up, more than a couple of eyes in the crowd
had gotten a little misty. It was hard not to think about the previous 15
months of roadtrips, late night diners, and the evolution of many a relationship
as Bruce sang about grabbing "your ticket and your suitcase" and laying "your
head upon my chest."
When Bruce and the Band made no indication they were leaving the stage after
"Hope and Dreams," the big question was, what song would they do? They've
already done "Ramrod," a popular "extra" throughout the tour. Would they go
nostaligic with "Rosie," which some in the crowd were yelling for? A new song?
Minds raced.
After Bruce gave a short plug for "Food for Survival," a New York City foodbank,
he said, "We got one more we wanna do for ya, but we're gonna need a little bit
of quiet. Come on, my friends." A single keyboard chord began, joined shortly by
Max's high hat keeping a slow but steady beat. The crowd started clapping
along, but was quickly quieted with a hand gesture from Bruce. The keyboard
chord changed, and the progression made the song obvious: "Blood Brothers."
The last verse of the "Greatest Hits" version of "Blood Brothers" closed the
song on a very ambivalent note, but nothing about the "Reunion" tour was
ambvialent. There was no way Bruce could sing that verse after this tour.
He didn't.
As the music settled after the "houses of the dead" verse, Bruce paused and
motioned for everyone not behind a drum kit or keyboard to come to the front of
the stage, where they joined hands to form a line, facing the crowd. With a
slight twinge of uncertainty and more than a hint of emotion, he sang an
entirely new closing verse:
Now I'm out here on this road
Alone on this road tonight
I close my eyes and feel so many friends around me
In the early evening light
And the miles we have come
And the battles won and lost
Are just so many roads traveled
So many rivers crossed
And I ask God for the strength
And faith in one another
'Cause it's a good night for a ride
'Cross this river to the other side
My blood brothers
The music built back up and the band soared, led by Bruce's harmonica and
Clarence's saxophone, before gently ending.
This new verse surprised everyone, many were moved to tears. Bruce ended
everything -- the song, the show, the stand, and the tour -- in an absolutely
perfect way.
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It has literally been a dream come true for me to be able to mix this show. Ever
since I realized that those incredibly clear but frustratingly flat IEMs could
be mixed with an audience recording to get something considerably better than
either one individually, this was *the* show I wanted to do. I was lucky enough
to mix some pretty cool shows, such as the second Cleveland show from Nov '99,
the first Hartford show from May 2000, and the second Atlanta show from early
June 2000, and I put together a couple of compilations of some IEM/audience
mixes that I listened to far more often than the official "Live in New York
City" releases. But that last show -- with the mix of new material, tour
standards, tour debuts, and the very emotional ending -- was always the one show
I wanted to do, but never got the opportunity.
Until earlier this year.
Spurred in part by TattooDad's "Uber" campaign, one of the IEM tapers offered me
the chance to mix the IEMs with the audience sources. I jumped at the chance,
but I knew that I would have to kick it up a notch to do the show justice.
Several mixes later, this is the result. Between mixing and listening, I've
listened to this show dozens of times over the past three or so months, and I
still can't get enough of it. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I've
enjoyed working on it.
Thanks to TattooDad and the Uber. I owe you guys a big one!
Flynn
7/1/2007
Thanks to quantumrr at BTX for the mp3 upload!
Part 1
2000-07-01 NY A Good Night For A Ride Uber 38 Part 1.rar
Part 2
2000-07-01 NY A Good Night For A Ride Uber 38 Part 2.rar
Part 3
2000-07-01 NY A Good Night For A Ride Uber 38 Part 3.rar
Part 4
2000-07-01 NY A Good Night For A Ride Uber 38 Part 4.rar
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