Bruce Springsteen - 1978-08-04 - Charleston, WV (SBD)

Bruce Springsteen 

1978-08-04

Civic Center

Charleston, WV

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Oh, Boy

02. Badlands

03. Spirit In The Night

04. Darkness On The Edge Of Town

05. Factory

06. The Promised Land

07. Prove It All Night

08. Racing In The Street

09. Thunder Road

10. Jungleland

11. Paradise By The C

12. Fourth Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)

13. Sherry Darling

14. Not Fade Away

15. She's The One

16. Growin' Up

17. Backstreets > Sad Eyes

18. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)

19. Born To Run

20. Because The Night

21. Quarter To Three 

Bruce Springsteen - 1978-08-04 - Charleston, WV (SBD)

On May 23, 1978, Bruce Springsteen launched a 115 show tour that would last through the end of the year in support of his new album, Darkness On The Edge Of Town, which was released on June 2. Darkness was Springsteen’s first disc since Born To Run In 1975; the 3 years wait the result of a legal battle with his former manager, Mike Appel. All 10 songs from the album found their way into the Bruce’s set list at some point during the tour, with Badlands taking the prominent role of show opener. Perhaps the long wait for the album had increased the level of emotion among Bruce’s loyal fans, as the shows on this tour are often described as intense. Springsteen biographer Dave Marsh wrote, for example, “The screaming intensity of those '78 shows are part of rock and roll legend in the same way as Dylan's 1966 shows with the Band, the Rolling Stones' tours of 1969 and 1972, and the Who's Tommy tour of 1969: benchmarks of an era.” This soundboard recording captures Bruce on August 4, 1978, 35 years ago today. Download this one to hear Springsteen during what many say was the best tour of his career.