Stuart Ferguson's Collection
Bruce Springsteen 07/30/1981
Coliseum, Cleveland, OH
| Source | Audience master recording by JEMS |
| Media | CDR 3 discs |
| Notes | DVD 2332; lineage: Teac M-100 > Sony TCM-600. TRANSFER: Master Cassettes > Nakamichi CR-7A > PreSonus FireStudio Project > Adobe Audition 3.0 > FLAC frontend 1.7.1. GENERATION: ANA(M) > WAV [96kHz/24bit] > FLAC [Level 8], FLAC Files > TLH (16.1/44) > Adobe Audition > TLH (Flac). Taper/Label: JEMS |
| J-Card Comment | When Bruce brought the River tour back to the US after conquering Europe, the buzz amongst the faithful was all about the "new" songs: "Trapped," "Johnny Bye Bye," and "Follow That Dream." While two, and some would say all three, were covers, Bruce definitely made them his own with his arrangements and modified lyrics. Even after releasing a double-album the previous year, Bruce was still adding songs to the set eight months into the tour. The "victory lap" that was the summer tour of '81 is most notable for giving us the Los Angeles and New Jersey stands, one for the emotional Vietnam Vets show, the other for the venue's opening. But shows in between, and after, should not be ignored, and this one -- the second of a two-night stand in Cleveland -- is crying out for some attention. From the opening "Rockin' All Over the World" to the closing "Twist and Shout," this one had not just a great set list -- with all the "new" songs plus "Jole Blon" and "This Land is Your Land," and even "I Don't Wanna Go Home", with Southside Johnny himself -- but an intense performance as well (but didn't all River tour shows feature an intense performance?). As for the recording, this is an interesting situation where the JEMS master was missing the first two songs, but they had a second recording -- first gen from the master -- to fill in that gap. Oddly enough, this secondary recording is actually better than the JEMS recording. And before you ask, no, that recording is not available. The secondary recording was also used for "Follow That Dream," as an argument near the JEMS taper over seat locations distracted from the on-stage performance. Flynn |
| Trades Allowed | Yes |
| Reference / Generation | 2332 |
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· Last Updated May 23, 2023
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