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Bruce Springsteen
1985-08-09
Soldier Field
Chicago, IL.
Audience Recording
192 kbps
Artwork Included
CD 1:
01. Born In The U.S.A.
02. Badlands
03. Out In The Street
04. "Watch The Guy Next To You"
05. Johnny 99
06. Seeds
07. Atlantic City
08. Intro / "Some Place To Go"
09. The River
10. Working On The Highway
11. Trapped
12. Darlington County
13. Glory Days
14. The Promised Land
CD 2:
01. Intro: "Chicago Food Depository"
02. My Hometown
03. Thunder Road
04. Cover Me
05. Dancing In The Dark
06. Hungry Heart
07. Cadillac Ranch
08. Downbound Train
09. I'm On Fire
10. Story: "The Garden Of Eden"
11. Pink Cadillac
12. Bobby Jean
CD 3:
01. Intro: "The Greatest Song"
02. This Land Is Your Land
03. Born To Run
04. Band Introduction
05. Ramrod
06. Twist & Shout (w/ Do You Love Me)
07. Sherry Darling
Bonus Tracks
1984-11-19
Kemper Arena
Kansas City, MO.
08. Reason To Believe
09. Intro
10. No Surrender
11. Prove It All Night
12. Jungleland
13. Racing In The Street
On June 4, 1984, Bruce Springsteen released Born In The USA, an album which took him far beyond hos traditional fan base in terms of tone, sound and commercial appeal. Filled songs about every day Americans doing their best in the face of hardship, acknowledging that the American Dream was far from perfect, Born In The USA saw Springsteen take a political tone for the first time in his music. The album also was his first deliberate attempt to write a popular hit song, and he succeeded beyond even his wildest expectations. The first single from the disc, Dancing In The Dark (notable for Courtney Cox’s appearance in the video dancing with Bruce), went to #2 on the Billboard charts. Six other tunes from Born In The USA would also crack the top 10. The album itself went to #1, and garnered Springsteen 3 Grammy Award nominations. The disc also featured Springsteen’s first use of a synthesizer in his music, another bow to the current trends in pop music. Critics loved the disc, with Robert Christgau giving it a grade of A+ and the Village Voice awarding it album of the year. Bruce launched a massive 15 month tour in support of the album, playing 156 show on 4 continents. This excellent audience recording captures Springsteen on August 9, 1985, 27 years ago today, in Chicago, near the end of the tor. I saw him about 2 weeks later, on September 1 at Giants Stadium, an amazing show that ended with Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, a very early Christmas present! Download this one and relive the “Glory Days” of Springsteen’s first major stadium tour.
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