Bruce Springsteen - 1985-01-04 - Hampton, VA (Ex Aud)

Bruce Springsteen

& the E-Street Band

1985-01-04

Hampton Coliseum

Hampton, VA

Excellent Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Born In The USA

02. Prove It All Night

03. Darlington County

04. Johnny 99

05. Atlantic City

06. Reason To Believe

07. Mansion On The Hill

08. Johnny Bye-Bye

09. Out In The Street

10. Glory Days

11. The Promised Land

12. My Hometown

13. Badlands

14. Thunder Road

15. Cover Me

16. Dancing In The Dark

17. Hungry Heart

18. Cadillac Ranch

19. Downbound Train

20. I’m On Fire

21. Pink Cadillac

22. Bobby Jean

23. Racing In The Street

24. Born to Run

25. Detroit Medley > Travelin’ Band

26. Twist and Shout

27. Do You Love Me

Bonus Track:

28 Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town (Recorder 2)

Bruce Springsteen - 1985-01-04 - Hampton, VA (Ex Aud)

Bruce Springsteen entered the Rock & Eoll Hall of Fame in 1999, though his faithful backing band, the E-Street Band, didn't get inducted until 2014, when who else, but Bruce made the induction speech. While we won't have the 1999 induction ceremony this month (it was held in March 1999!), you'll hear plenty of Mr. Springsteen at several of the other ceremonies we feature, as he was a frequent guest!

This excellent audience recording captures Bruce and the E Street Band in Hampton on Jnaury 4, 1985, 39 years ago today, during the Born In The USA tour.  The album had been released on On June 4, 1984, and took Sprinsgteen far beyond his traditional fan base in terms of tone, sound, and commercial appeal. Filled with 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.Critics loved the disc, with Robert Christgau giving it a grade of A+ and the Village Voice awarding it album of the year. The tour in support of the album lasted 15 months with Bruce and teh Streeters playing 156 show on 4 continents.