I once put together a “Fake Bruce Springsteen Acoustic Concert” for a friend of mine. This fake concert was pieced together from various solo acoustic shows and covered a lot of ground, from Darkness on the Edge of Town to Devils and Dust. I had such a good time putting it together that I thought I’d post that exact fake concert here for you all to enjoy.
It is important that you play the concert in the order presented, as I have included some bits of dialogue in between some songs. Springsteen has a style in his discussion regarding his songs, and it would be well worth your time to listen to these speeches. For those of you that saw his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame speech inducting U2, you know that he’s eloquent, well-spoken, and hilarious… well, the same goes for these bits.
Like I said, I had such a good time laying this out that I just might do another one sometime in the future for either Bruce or another artist. Everyone has their own “concert wishlist…” this was an entertaining way for me to, in a way, realize one of mine.
In arranging this fake concert, I took into account instrument changes, song tempo and theme, and sound quality of the bootleg. The recommended way of listening to this post is to first download all the songs, then do as I said before and play them in the order presented. Breaking them up will ruin all the hard work I put into this, so DON’T DO IT, MAN!!!!!!!!
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Your Dig-It Downloads:
Download: rilliant Disguise (live)
Download: Into the Fire (pump organ)
Download: Born in the USA (live)
Download: Reason to Believe (live)
Download: Pull Your Pants Down (dialogue)
Download: Thunder Road (piano)
Download: My Hometown (piano)
Download: Tougher Than The Rest (live)
Download: What’s It Like (dialogue)
Download: Ain’t Got You (live)
Download: The Hitter (live)
Download: This Hard Land (live)
Download: Across the Border (pump organ)
Download: One Step Up (live)
Download: Independence Day (piano)
Download: The Promised Land (live)
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BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCE!!
AND…I’m so glad you posted “Independence Day” – an absolutely brilliant song.
But just one question….where is “Jungleland”???
Sorry for all the posts…. ;)
I haven’t even fully heard this yet but know it will be fabulous. I love this idea of a “fake” bootleg… and your love for Springsteen. Great post, and I’m looking forward to listening to this!
:)that is all.
Great selection. Acoustic Bruce is always a treat. Thanks.
I love this “bootleg”. I hope you do do more of these in the future. And I can think of one band in particular I’d love to see one for :) OK two.
FANATIC is all I can say…
thanks,
In tears
Great work Tommy. Love it! You definitely have to do another band soon
Awesome!! Thank you!
I love Acoustic Bruce!
Come visit my site sometime?!
Of course! Uh… where’s your site? :)
lol Oh, just click on my name! :)
Yeah, come on! Get’em all in one comment!!!!! GEEEEZ!
Thank you and I hope you enjoyed it!
Uh… New Kids on the Block and N’Sync?
LOL!!!! You’re welcome!
You are very welcome! Hope you enjoyed it!
You’re welcome! Acoustic Bruce IS always a treat… gotta admit… sometimes I prefer acoustic Bruce to full band Bruce… shhhhh!!!!