Jun 19, 2011 at 5:14pm
Posted By: risayesSorry about not being able to highlight the quote above, Nohero. I'm just learning how to post. No problem. This is sort of a "so, I'm gettin' old" kind of day. First time I saw the band live was when I was 18, in 1978. Unfortunately, it wasn't a club, it was Madison Square Garden. That was in the "old days", when they did two sets - as in, no opening band, just the E Street Band for two hours, then a break, and another two hours. I can still picture the finale, with Springsteen "collapsing" on the stage, and two guys come out with an ambulance gurney to take him away. They put him on the gurney, everyone in the place is shouting "NO!", and Clarence is pulling on his leg, off the gurney, as the crowd keeps going wild. THAT was rock 'n roll.
Soul_29 said:I've never seen this before ... Pretty cool. Thanks for sharing. I had not seen that before either, and yes, pretty cool. It was a great reminder of how The Band is an important link in the chain, of how some of our favorite music has developed. I don't think that Springsteen would have created his sound in the same way, if he hadn't heard "Big Pink".