As you know, donewaiting.com is made up of a host of writers writing about their local music scenes, and connecting it into the bigger picture.
Steve Miller, our England writer, travelled to New York City a few weeks back to see two Bruce Springsteen concerts in NJ. He’s finally written about it, and I have to admit it’s probably one of the best things we’ve ever featured on the site. Read it here!
Let me share you two favorite quotes from it.
“After playing ten shows at Giants Stadium, and following an epic version of Dancing In The Dark, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band stood stage front, soaking up the applause and the adulation from this crowd, looking for all the world as if that was it. But, just as they?re leaving the stage, and with the clock ticking towards 11:30, a stagehand tosses Bruce a guitar, and they close out the series with Jersey Girl. It?s obvious, but it?s beautiful, and I bet this reading caused many a tear to be shed. ?It?s been a great summer,? bellowed Bruce during the show. If these last two shows are anything to go by, it?s been a summer of legend.”
and….
“You know when you go to a gig, and it leaves you on a high that?s just really difficult to put into words? It?s a bit like this. Striding through the bus station and Times Square, I?m the king of the world, a grin writ large on my face. When I make it back to the hotel, I call my sister and spend a good twenty minutes telling her about the show. She doesn?t really care, and it?s long after midnight, but I?m so pumped up and I need to tell somebody. I?m reminded of how important music is to me and how vital it is in my life and how sometimes music is all that really matters.”