BBBBRRRRUUUUCCCCEEEE!!!!!!

Hi all!!

     Well, still under the weather today : ( Didn't get to sleep til about six a.m. last night. I had to skip my class at 8:30am because with the lack of sleep along with the coughing and runny nose and just feeling kind of crappy, I don't think I would have made it.
     Chilled around the apartment and went to Caribou for a bit (Caribou is a coffee place if ya'll didn't know) and read and then went to my Arabic tutor and then that's as exciting as my day got today.
     But...what was exciting was late last night!

The Boss

     That's right...The Boss was on Jimmy Fallon last night...the man himself. Mr. Bruce Springsteen!!! And boy was it a show.
     He appeared to play a song with Fallon, who was dressed up as Neil Young, which was hilarious. I'm sure you can find it on Youtube, it's worth a watch.
     Bruce was there to promote both his new box set of "Darkness On The Edge Of Town", filled with demos, unreleased songs from the sessions, the documentary about the recording/writing process, a notebook filled with hand written notes from the Boss himself, and he was also there to promote "The Promise", a 2 CD compilation of other unreleased tracks from "Darkness...". Both are now on sale, and I saw that at FYE if you buy "The Promise", you get a free poster as well, so check it out!

     During the interview, Bruce talked about the release and the days he recorded the album. Along with him for the interview was Steven Van Zandt, guitarist for the E-Street Band, and radio host of Little Steven's Underground Garage, which I highly recommend you check out. It is by far my favorite radio show to hit the airwaves. All you New Jerseyians can listen to it on Q104.3 at 10pm-12pm on Sundays, and everyone who doesn't live in NJ (Or have Sirius Radio, which houses it's own Channel for the Underground Garage I believe), check it out online, where their archived shows are. Check it out here: http://www.littlestevensundergroundgarage.com/ 

    Anyway, after the interview, Bruce, Steven, along with keyboardist "Professor" Roy Bittan of the E Street Band, and The Roots, all performed two songs from the new compilations. And what a performance it was!!
He performed "Because The Night" (which was made famous by Patti Smith) and "Save My Love", which was previously unreleased. Check them out! They are worth the watch, and they also happen to be the Video's of the Day. Two videos in one day. Lordy lord.
   
   Being from NJ, this was very exciting to watch. I have the priviledge to be able to see him in concert three times at Giant's Stadium, and boy does he put on a show. This is a concert that everyone should see at least once in their life. His shows have an energy that is so unique and so powerful, that it becomes not only a concert, but an experience.
   Being a big Bruce fan, I have all his albums and have been honored to be able to hear them all in their glory. So tonight, I am putting together....

   THE BOSS'S MUST LISTEN LIST

I have picked one song from each of his albums that I feel is a must from the album. Feel free to agree or disagree, but I think you should check them out on Youtube when you have the time. I'm sure they are there. So check out these Bruce Springsteen classics and enjoy this list!!

THE BOSS"S MUST LISTEN LIST
1. "Growin' Up"- from Greetings From Asbury Park (1973)
2. "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)"- from The Wild, The Innocent, and the E-Street Shuffle (1973)
3. "Born To Run"- from Born To Run (1975)
4. "Adam Raised A Cain" - from Darkness On The Edge Of Town (1978)
5. "Crush On You"- from The River (1980)
6. "State Trooper"- from Nebraska (1982)
7. "Dancing In The Dark"- from Born In The USA (1984)
8. "Brilliant Disguise"- from Tunnel of Love (1987)
9. "All Or Nothin' At All"- from Human Touch (1992)
10. "Souls Of The Departed"- from Lucky Town (1992)
11. "The Ghost Of Tom Joad"- from The Ghost Of Tom Joad (1995)
12. "Lonesome Day"- from The Rising (2002)
13. "Long Time Comin'"- from Devils and Dust (2005)
14. "Jesse James"- from We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006)
15. "Long Walk Home"- from Magic (2007)
16. "The Wrestler"- from Working On A Dream (2009)

And there you have it folks!! Hope you enjoy the list. Check the songs out! I'm sure you can find them on youtube.

Obviously, this blog post goes out to The Boss, Bruce Springsteen, and also the the legendary E-Street Band. But now, it's time for:

THE LOST POEMS part 2!!

I have a feeling I was listening to some of Bruce's more western songs when I was writing this. It seems inspired by them. That and westerns in general. Maybe even Billy Joel's "The Ballad of Billy The Kid". But here you go, the second lost poem!

Ol' Bobby by Dave Karp

Bobby walked around the streets at night
with a .32 in his hand
promised he'd do justice to
whoever fouled the land

An outlaw, he was, of our own time
doin' deeds no one dared to do
Vigilante of this broken town
lookin' out for me and you

One day, Bobby came across a man
who'd gotten away with a crime
A man who killed a dozen men
and never served his time

Bobby pulled the trigger as fast as lightning
the man had nothing he could do
He knew this always happens
when Ol' Bobby catches you

Yes, that was Bobby and his taste of justice
Now Bobby is dead and gone
The town waits quietly for a time
another hero will come along

and that's THE LOST POEMS part 2. The final poem will be listed tomorrow!

Song of the Day: "Outlaw Pete" by Bruce Springsteen
Check out this 8 minute epic. It's amazing!! BBBBRRRRUUUUCCCCEEEE

Well, that's all I have for now. I have dinner and a night class to get to!! Don't forget to check out the Video(s) of the day below, which are the Bruce performances I talked about earlier from Late Night With Jimmy Fallon! I'll "meet you furthur along up the road"...

: )

-Your American Reject