Here are my votes from the second Bergen concert:
| # | Song | Short review | 0-6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Walk Home (solo acoustic) | Great start again. Crossing my fingers for solo tour.. soon. Lovely singing. | 5 |
| 2 | We Take Care of Our Own | Tight and confident band... they were a bit "looser" yesterday... Had a feeling that there would be no "fuck-ups" (Bruce last night referring to a false start) tonight. Maybe a bit slower than yesterday, but solid as a rock. | 4 |
| 3 | My Lucky Day | Interesting tour Premiere.. from "WOAD". But not a very interesting song... :-) OK played. | 3 |
| 4 | Out in the Street | top5 on my wishlist for this concert. It always fires me up... great sing-along as well. Fantastic.. | 6 |
| 5 | Wrecking Ball | "I was raised out of steel here in the swamps of Jersey..." I really like the live versions of this song. A bit weaker than yesterday... but nice & solid. | 4 |
| 6 | Death to My Hometown | As I pointed out in the prev. post... My fav. from the new album.. especially live.. But again I felt he fed us a better version yesterday.. Ha a feeling that the band was somehow playing a bit "safe".. and holding back... | 4 (strong) |
| 7 | My City of Ruins | Gospel music & band intro. time... And I love gospel-bruce :-) Wonderful performance. ..are we missing anyone tonight?.. it's all right! Wonderful finish.. Rise up.. rise up.. | 6 |
| 8 | E Street Shuffle | It was 1973 time... Spirit in the night was rested, and we got The Shuffle. I far prefer Spirit... But a good live version & another (of many) nice surprise... | 4 |
| 9 | Red Headed Woman | No sign picking tonight... Bruce just looked at the signs and chose. And we got a tour premiere.. Fun lyrics, solid & short performance. | 4 |
| 10 | Proud Mary | Bruce do like John Fogerty.... But playing two different Fogerty songs in Bergen (WSTR yesterday).. was a big surprise. A nice one :-) Great song.. and once again the band were tight & solid (a theme for tonight :) | 4 |
| 11 | Fire | Pointing at a sign from the hotel building near by saying "Bruce, we're on FIRE"...Only played once before on this tour... Good song.. good performance.. but I did not catch a/on fire.. | 4 |
| 12 | This Depression | This was as close to boring as a Springsteen live performance gets yesterday (and that is still good:-). BUT today was another story. This time w/ full band. He will probably try it again in Sweden... (The song was rehearsed extensively at soundchek during the afternoon) | 4 (strong) |
| 13 | Youngstown | top5 wishlist for the concert as well! Slow, thunderous, brilliant.. and with a fantastic Nils guitar solo (nothing less was expeded). | 6 |
| 14 | Murder Incorporated | A song I don't like that much.... BUT what a GREAT live version... full throttle .. the band & the boss were completely in optimal FLOW at this point.... Fantastic.. again! | 6 |
| 15 | Johnny 99 | Hat-trick. top5 wishlist - This was really my day :-) A mindblowing version of J99. Everyone contributing.. and the horns gave it an extra push. 3 optimal live performances in a row (I've never seen that..).. he surely needed a "break" .. | 6 |
| 16 | Working on the Highway | ... No break. but a bit down. Cowboy version of WotH. Strong stuff. | 5 |
| 17 | Shackled and Drawn | As pointet out in prev. post.. not my song. weak 4 | 4 (weak) |
| 18 | Waitin' on a Sunny Day | same with this one. I felt the band lost a bit energy & went into autopilot. | 4 (weak) |
| 19 | You've Got It | World premiere! from WoaD. Bruce ran a long intro.. speaking about physics class etc.. fun! But the song itself.. not my cup of tea. | 4 |
| 20 | Racing in the Street | YES! I got another on my top5 wishlist. (only leaving DOTEOT.. which by the way was no.1). Brillant song, brilliant version with a extensive & lovely Roy solo... | 6 |
| 21 | The Rising | ..same as yesterday: solid but not great version of this much played song. | 5 |
| 22 | Radio Nowhere | Not as good as yesterday. The band was still on a bit low energy I felt. (which did not interfere with Racing..being a slow number) | 4 |
| 23 | Badlands | Much like yesterday... great version of Badlands... always a crowd pleaser. | 6 |
| 24 | We are alive | ENCORE start. Great intro by Bruce... a ghost song... Powerful stuff. Way better than I expected. | 5 (strong) |
| 25 | Born in the U.S.A. | Powerful & solid.. but Bruce's vocal was a bit weaker than yesterday. | 5 (weak) |
| 26 | Born To Run | Perfect yesterday... almost perfect today again... top5 from the concert again. | 6 |
| 27 | Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) | Lovely surprise. Party time! Lot's of smiles & the band in top form again... .... And your papa says he knows that i don't have any money..... Fantastic. | 6 |
| 28 | Seven Nights to Rock | Always welcomed... always rocking... but not as good as the 2 prev... of course. | 5 |
| 29 | Dancing in the Dark | No dancing with audience member... much tighter version than yesterday... less "show"... but a bit stronger in my view. | 5 |
| 30 | Tenth Avenue Freeze-out | Bruce didn't need water... no "circus" as yesterday.. Big Man was remembered in the same nice way. Perfect...same as yesterday... And the Big Man joined the band... | 6 |
| 31 | American Land | T&S was replaced by American... only appropriate for a second day show. The audience could have been more enthusiastic.. but I had a ball. Party song. | 6 (weak) |
Hallgeir will update the post later with his comments & pictures.
Me @ the concert taking notes…. while securing my beer 
-Egil
Here is a report from the other half of JV (Hallgeir).
Top 10 songs Bergen day 2:
1. Racing in the Street
2. Youngstown
3. Badlands
4. Born to run
5. Murder Incorporated
6. Rosalita
7. Long Walk Home
8. Johnny 99
9. Out in the streets
10. My City of Ruins
and while I’m at it, here are my top ten from Oslo:
1. The Promise
2. The Promised Land
3. My City of Ruins
4. Streets of Fire
5. The River
6. Johnny 99
7. The Rising
8. Born to Run
9. Born in the USA
10. Two Hearts
The Oslo and Bergen shows were great and very unique and different experiences, and it’s hard to pick a favorite. The first night in Bergen may have been the most loose and fun show, Bergen the second night may have been the best musically and with the most exciting selections of songs, and Oslo may have been the best over all concert with a little bit of everything. I think the audience was better in Bergen, both those concerts was more geared towards a rock’n roll party than the soul revue in Oslo (at least that was what I felt).
The Oslo show didn’t feel longer than Bergen night two even if it was extremely long.
If I was forced to pick a favourite it would be Bergen the second night, but with Oslo and Bergen the first night very close. Thea (my twelve year old daughter) saw her first Springsteen concert in Oslo and that was a great experience, just watching my daughter experiencing Bruce for the first time and remembering the feeling from my first show, great feeling!
- Hallgeir (all photos by me, except for the beerdrinking Egil)
Sorry no pics from Oslo…
Both shows available on Jungleland/DIME
Yeah, I saw that and got’em!
Thanks for taping them, great job! Especially Bergen the second night had good sound.
Do you know if the Oslo show was recorded (with OK sound)?
- Hallgeir
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I didn’t attend Oslo and don’t know if anybody taped it, sorry.
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