The versions of Darkness

So as well as the outtakes and the concert and the documentary we have other exciting stuff. 

The remastered CD.  I wasn't sure whether I would be able to tell the difference - our stereo equipment isn't top of the range.   We do have a Bose, though, and as a bit of reserch I have just played 'Thunder Road' from the original and the 30th anniversary editions of Born to Run.  Yep the 30th anniversry one is... crisper ? clearer?  I'm not sure but different,certainly and better. Oh and by the way that is such a brilliant song!  I know this is stating the obvious but I never get over how amazing it is.

Then we have this live version filmed without an audience.  Well I don't know what to expect but there has been a little speculation which is quite interesting.  The freedom of not having to work around an audience may be the opportunity for something different.
One of the Lakers had some really interesting ideas - but maybe he had been thinking about it a little too much.  Here's the post :-

Lots of things to be excited about,but not much chat on the Asbury video. It would seem too long and drawn out to be simply film of the band on the stage, straight up. Yes, I know the press release preps us for a dark, solemn affair....but...


There was a reason it wasn't filmed live. Bruce is going after something different, something that can't be done well by filming a concert
I imagine a few possibilities here:


1. Like the video for 'Brilliant Disguise' it becomes REALLY close up and personal - almost like Springsteen making an acting audition tape. This kind of video isn't possible with an audience, unless the audience is shunned while Springsteen focuses on the camera.

 2. Like some of the video from the Seeger Sessions, it may be a way of showing how the band interacts when left to its own devices. I don't think it'll show dialog or warmups, but it may be staged like some of the songs recorded that day, in a very loose fashion, showing off the talents of the band.

3. It could be very artful, focused on the beauty of the music, like 'My City of Ruins' as seen on TV. Some effort put into the stage and lighting, very moody or even different stages for different songs.


4. It may be the basis of a more artful music video approach, pulling in other video, maybe from the "making of" movie, bootleg videos or even just artsy shots, kind of like the Born in the USA official video. The video moves back and forth between the Asbury stage and these other clips. If there's a plan to release a single video to promote the boxset, this may be the way the Asbury footage is used.

Hmmmmm - food for thought here.  I'm beginning to think this little film might be quite exciting or, as someone else said, it might be about as exciting as a sound check.