I have seen Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band many times through the years; however this July, 2003 Giants Stadium concert is not jarring any particular recollections. My wife and I recently saw Bruce and the band at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and we were supposed to travel to Albany but the rescheduled date in April, 2024 was just not working for us so I took the refund.

My father brought home “The River” double album for me when it first came out and it was on my turntable nonstop for awhile. Some of my favorite albums were the double (and sometime triple) album collections when your favorite bands could really stretch out and provide endless artistic sonic explorations. The Clash’s “Sandinista” was one of those albums where the band took you on a musical journey during a particular prolific point in their career. There was no internet or YouTube; you learned about the band through the music and the occasional magazine article. There was a mystery behind the artists with images spun through album covers, liner notes and public relations spins. David Lee Roth was a mythic figure based on the information at our disposal. Bruce Springsteen had not released any new music for awhile due to legal issues drawn out for years, so when it came time to finally release some new music, Bruce gave us a sprawling masterpiece that put him right back on track from where he left off with “Darkness at the Edge of Town”.

Hungry Heart

Rock on!

GQ