ROXY NIGHT 1978. THE CLASSIC LOS ANGELES BROADCAST – 3CD

3CD 1978 ROXY NIGHT. THE CLASSIC LOS ANGELES BROADCAST.

Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, 7 julio 1978.

Edición autorizada para el Label Left Field Media (Reino Unido).

Concierto con gran calidad de sonido de radio (retransmitido en directo en 1978).

Concierto en el Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, 7 julio 1978. Edición autorizada para el Label RoxVox (Reino Unido).
Concierto con gran calidad de sonido de radio (retransmitido en directo en 1978). Otro de los grandes conciertos de Bruce Springsteen y la E Street Band de la legendaria gira del Darkness On The Edge Of Town 1978. Fue retransmitido por la emisora KMET-FM en su momento y ahora el label británico Left Field Media lo edita, dándonos la oportunidad de saborear aquel conciertocon el mejor sonido disponible a día de hoy. Por haber transcurrido más de 30 años de aquel concierto, se ha permitido su publicación en esta edición autorizada. Lista de canciones:

CD1: Intro / Rave On / Badlands / Spirit In The Night / Darkness On The Edge Of Town / Candy’s Room / For You / Point Blank / The Promised Land / Prove It All Night / Racing Intro / Racing In The Street / Thunder Road / Outro First Set

CD2: Paradise By The C / Fire / Adam Raised A Cain / Mona / She’s The One / Growin’ Up / It’s Hard To Be A Saint In The City / Backstreets / Heartbreak Hotel / Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)

CD3: Independence Day / Born To Run / Because The Night / Raise Your Hand / Radio spot / Twist & Shout / bonus extra: The Classic 1978 Dave Herman Interview (entrevista a Bruce por Dave Herman).

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Often flagged by fans as the best gig Bruce & The E Street Band ever played , although perhaps this a judgment benefitting from the fact that, as with four other shows from the legendary Darkness Tour in 1978, it was broadcast on FM Radio (and so tapes and other formats have changed hands routinely ever since). Listening to this recording again today, one has to acknowledge that this contingency might just be correct! The sound for a start is superb and while rather awful versions of the same show are in circulation, a good quality replication of the original FM broadcast reveals a crystal clear presentation to the extent that it allows the listener today to experience what those who had tuned in to K.M.E.T. FM Los Angeles, on the night of July 7th 1978, heard coming through their FM receiver (presuming a reasonably up-to-date set, fitted with a contemporary FM aerial, had been installed). And it must be said that while perhaps the ambience of actually having been at the show is an experience one could never re-live, recordings of this quality are certainly the next best thing… But what else makes this gig such a heralded event amongst those in the know? First ever performance by ESB of Buddy Holly s Rave On , kicking off proceedings? Point Blank debuted with alternate lyrics? Solo piano version of Independence Day ? That infamous intro to the second set Bootleggers Roll Your Tapes an interesting statement in retrospect, considering such an instruction would have been more relevant to those sat at home with an line-in direct to their receiver, than anyone in the audience with a shaky cassette recorder fitted with a 10 buck mic, whose recording was no doubt worthless by the time recordings of the direct broadcast had hit the pavement… In answer to this question, perhaps all these things contributed to the legend now surrounding the Roxy show, but would anyone still be shouting about it if the show itself was lame, disappointing or routine (although if anyone claims to have ever witnessed a routine Springsteen show, they re either dead themselves or lying…) No, the real reason for the enormous esteem surrounding the concert given by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band on July 7th 1978 at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles, is obvious to anyone who either attended, listened in or has heard a (decent) tape. And if you re not yet in that category, just slip disc one into your player. It ll be just as obvious to you …