Live in Dublin [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

This DVD captures wonderfully the power and excitement of the Seeger Sessions band in concert. The band is just incredible, the performance over the top, high energy beyond belief, which boggles the mind at Springsteen's age.Eyes on the Prize is stunning, Erie Canal runs a chill up the spine, Jacob's Ladder has never been more over the top, more joyful and exuberant.And, the Bruce re-works of his own songs--Atlantic City, Further Up the Road, Open All Night, Growin Up, Blinded By the Light(and more)--are all incredible, in how Bruce once again completely re-worked the arrangements of each song.That really for me, is what made the Seeger Seesions tour so special. In that, it is the first tour in a very long time where Bruce reworked so much of his own music, in so many different ways.I watched this DVD about 5 or 6 times so far--on a home theater system it is just amazing! The sound is stunning! I would concede a bit too much jumping...Read more

   My hometown guys (well they grew up in suburban Philly) have travelled the world in the 42 years since they released the “Whole Oats” album but, surprisingly, they never played in Ireland – at least not until last July (2014) when that made up for it by performing at a club in Dublin. And the full concert – including TWO encores (that add 27 more minutes to the basic concert – for a total of 97 minutes) was captured in HD video and was released this month by Eagle Rock in two different physical packages: a single Bluray disc or a combo DVD plus two audio CDs. Both contain the same bonus features.All (well practically all) of their hits are here, starting off with “Maneater” and ending with a version of “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do), that seems to go on forever (with band solos and having the audience singing along). The set list is really a retrospective of their albums (Daryl announces the album from which each song...Read more

   CONTENTS:I have compiled a detailed song listing (with singles label & number, chart position, source of albums)(BB=Billboard Hot 100; AC=Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart; R&B=Billboard Rhythm & Blues Chart; US DANCE=Billboard Dance Chart; CB=Cash Box; RW=Record World; UK=British Singles Chart):01 Maneater (RCA 13354)(a-side)(BB 1(4)/1982; AC 14/1982; R&B 78/1982; US DANCE 18/1982; CB 1(5)/1982; UK 6/1982)*from album “H2O”02 Out of Touch (RCA 13916)(a-side)(BB 1(2)/1984; AC 8/1984; R&B 24/1984; US DANCE 1/1984; CB 3(2)/1984; UK 48/1984)*from album “Big Bam Boom”03 Say It Isn’t So (RCA 13654)(a-side)(BB 2(4)/1983; AC 8/1983; R&B 45/1983; US DANCE 1/1983; CB 3(3)/1983; UK 69/1983)*from album “Rock ‘N’ Soul: Part 1”04 Family Man (RCA 13507)(a-side)(BB 6/1983; AC 36/1983; R&B 81/1983; CB 10/1983; UK 15/1983)*from album “H2O”05 It’s Uncanny (Atlantic 3397)(a-side)(BB...Read more