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| Seville by : 2008-09spanish3.pbworks.com |
So first Spanish show Seville
Thanks to John Wainwright - one of our little group of tramps - for this review
Sound in the pit was top drawer (well, it certainly was right of centre. By no means a sell-out (how many out of work in Spain?!?), but thought the crowd were great. Band came out of the traps and were close to the top of their game (Jake, in particular, is becoming mor & more assured - hitting the notes, not hurrying them & holding them longer). Horn section just fab. Chorus great. Bruce delivered in spades. Gutted cant do Barca. Roll on San Seb!!
There's a piece in today's Telegraph giving the show 5 stars and including these couple of paragraphs:-
...but Springsteen is also one of the greatest showmen in rock and roll. The sound is big, but the feeling is intimate even when, as in Seville last night, there are upwards of 20,000 guests at the party, plus quite a crowd on stage, too: the E Street Band, who have backed Springsteen since the early days, have been augmented for this tour by an array of backing singers, accordion-, fiddle- and horn-players to the point where there are now 17 musicians on stage.
So there was a lot going on, yet, throughout, Springsteen strove to get as close as he could to the audience. He didn't attempt any crowd-surfing, as he had during recent American dates, but he repeatedly leapt from the stage to venture into the seething, sweating melee of bodies.
So to the set list. I would have been happy with this. Very happy with I'm Goin' Down. This is one of my favourites from 'Born In The USA' and the only track from the album that we haven't heard live.
Sound in the pit was top drawer (well, it certainly was right of centre. By no means a sell-out (how many out of work in Spain?!?), but thought the crowd were great. Band came out of the traps and were close to the top of their game (Jake, in particular, is becoming mor & more assured - hitting the notes, not hurrying them & holding them longer). Horn section just fab. Chorus great. Bruce delivered in spades. Gutted cant do Barca. Roll on San Seb!!
There's a piece in today's Telegraph giving the show 5 stars and including these couple of paragraphs:-
...but Springsteen is also one of the greatest showmen in rock and roll. The sound is big, but the feeling is intimate even when, as in Seville last night, there are upwards of 20,000 guests at the party, plus quite a crowd on stage, too: the E Street Band, who have backed Springsteen since the early days, have been augmented for this tour by an array of backing singers, accordion-, fiddle- and horn-players to the point where there are now 17 musicians on stage.
So there was a lot going on, yet, throughout, Springsteen strove to get as close as he could to the audience. He didn't attempt any crowd-surfing, as he had during recent American dates, but he repeatedly leapt from the stage to venture into the seething, sweating melee of bodies.
So to the set list. I would have been happy with this. Very happy with I'm Goin' Down. This is one of my favourites from 'Born In The USA' and the only track from the album that we haven't heard live.
Seville 13/05/12
Time 9.20 to 12.20
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1
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Badlands (16)
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2
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We Take Care Of Our Own (21)
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3
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Wrecking Ball (21)
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4
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The Ties That Bind (5)
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5
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Death To My Home Town (21)
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6
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My City Of Ruins (21)
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7
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Trapped (7)
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8
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Out In The Street (10)
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9
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Jack Of All Trades (21)
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10
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Candy’s Room (5)
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11
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She’s The One (8)
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12
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Darlington County (2)
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13
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Shackled And Drawn (9)
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14
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Waitin’ On A Sunny Day (21)
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15
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The Promised Land (19)
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16
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The Way You Do The Things You Do (20)
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17
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634- 5789 (20)
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18
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Because The Night (7)
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19
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The Rising (21)
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20
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Lonesome Day (11)
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21
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We Are Alive (21)
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22
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Land Of Hope And Dreams (16)
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23
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Rocky Ground (21)
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24
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I’m Goin’ Down (1)
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25
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Born To Run (21)
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26
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Dancing In The Dark (21)
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27
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Bobby Jean (2)
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28
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Tenth Avenue Freeze Out (21)
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Mike suggested, out of interest, I checked out the set list for the 2009 Seville show. I was surprised to find 11 songs in both sets.
Badlands
Out In The Street
She's The One
Darlington County
Watin' On A Sunny Day
The Promised Land
The Rising
Lonesome Day
Born The Run
Dancing In The Dark
Bobby Jean
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