Nowhere To Run Aint Got Nowhere to Go

Can we please stop with the reviews of every single Springsteen concert? I mean, how the fuck do these people do it - night after night, they pull their hamstrings doing gymnastics to explain to us how THIS show was the most transcendent, soul-moving, emotional, greatest show ever in the history of rock.

Look, we get it - he's awesome. And the shows are awesome. But how many times can we say this? Can't we simply put up a GONE FISHIN' sign up when it comes to reviewing these shows, and assume that YES, if there was a Springsteen show it was beyond crazy incredible and the whole band gave 110% and somehow pulled up something extra when the crowd needed to be lifted, once again? Please? - XMASTIME

Guy here posts about the 10-show run at Giants Stadium 10 years ago. Op & I went to three of them, along with Bayonne Mike. Curiously, the guy actually points out one show as being a disappointment, which is something I've never witnessed in the internet world:

The Saturday night special we were all hoping for turned into a Saturday night dud. Bruce just didn't seem to be in a good mood and it showed. The 23-song show (Wow, only 23! Most shows these days are in the 30 range) began with a tour premiere of "Adam Raised a Cain" but just never really got going. 

I was at the show the next night, and I remember being a bit put off by Downbound Train being the opener. Most of all, I'll always remember this show because I ate 8 hot dogs throughout the course of it. And they were fucking awesome. Also awesome is Bruce finally acting like I wanted him to (see previous Xmastime link, even I don't have the chutzpagh to link to the same post twice in one post, surprisingly):

JUST ONCE, I'd like to see a Springsteen review that included things like:

- he looked miffed about having to be there
- do these guys even know each other?
- he mailed it in...again.
- someone slightly flubbed the intro to Born to Run so Bruce said "fuck it," ended the show
- Bruce kept looking at his watch
- "Give to the local Food Bank, or don't, what the fuck do I care I'm fucking loaded."
- "Quit singing along, you're fucking me up"

And on and on. THEN I'd be interested in reading it. Otherwise, ugh.

"Jesus, you people make me fucking sick."