Bruce Springsteen #15 - In afwachting van de Darkness-box!

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Op donderdag 26 augustus 2010 21:12 schreef Norrage het volgende:
Oeeh beetje duur maar komt uit rond mijn verjaardag

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Op vrijdag 27 augustus 2010 10:05 schreef Operc het volgende:

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Hoe duur wordt hij dan?

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Op vrijdag 27 augustus 2010 11:02 schreef fruityloop het volgende:

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Het luxe pakket uit de US met de 3 CD's en 3 DVD's, poster en T-shirt is met verzendkosten ~122 euro..

[ afbeelding ]

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Op vrijdag 27 augustus 2010 17:11 schreef Razer het volgende:

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En dadelijk vindt de douane het leuk om aan je pakketje uit de USA te snuffelen en mag je er nog eens 25% bij optellen...

Hopen dat hij snel op Amazon.co.uk of Play.com ofzo te pre orderen is....

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Op vrijdag 27 augustus 2010 17:49 schreef fruityloop het volgende:

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Neehoor, dit valt nog binnen de 150 euro, en dus is er geen probleem wat de douane betreft.

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Op vrijdag 27 augustus 2010 18:21 schreef Norrage het volgende:
Ik ben in de VS t/m 10 november...9 november schijnt ie uit te komen...riskant?

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UNDER THE RADAR IN TORONTO: DARKNESS BOX SNEAK PEAK
Last night's gala premiere of The Promise had red carpets, flashing cameras, and Springsteen himself as a Toronto International Film Festival main attraction. We'll have more on that in short order. But first, we report from a lower-profile event this afternoon that was no less astounding for any Bruce fan: a further lift of the lid of the forthcoming box, for an extended preview of The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story. Daniel Joyaux reports for Backstreets.

Jon Landau gave a nice introduction to a theater of about 50 people assembled to hear snippets of the Darkness box set for the first time. Many of the press in attendance were international, and Landau made sure to stress how important the overseas market is to the Springsteen team. He specifically cited Barcelona, Milan, and Berlin as cities that they love playing and that often muster some of E Street's greatest performances. Landau said there is no current plan for another tour, but that it's "inevitable." (That was the quote, so I'm inclined to believe him. It appears that, despite some major theories to the contrary, we have not seen the last of the E Street Band on tour.) Landau also specifically called out to Australia and Japan: "We know you're out there, and we'll be back!"

For the preview, we were given eight full songs from the audio portion of the box set, and five songs from the video portion. Landau stressed that the two-CD collection of unreleased audio "really is the great lost Springsteen album. It's the album that would have come out between Born to Run and Darkness."

"Racing in the Street" (rock version) This cut has mostly the same lyrics (although the car was a '32 Ford instead of a '69 Chevy), but the music is radically different. The piano is much more up-tempo, it's flooded with harmonica, and sonically it has a similar feel to "The Promised Land." Danny's great organ melody remains intact, but here it's smothered with a guitar solo.

"Gotta Get that Feeling" Perhaps the most girl group-esque of any song in Bruce's catalogue, this features some great backing vocals (I think it must have been Stevie), and the whole vibe of the song evokes the Ronnettes. Considering how often Ronnie Spector and Bruce crossed paths in '76 and '77, I wondered if this song might have been inspired by Bruce's introduction to her.

"Outside Looking In" Seems obviously inspired by Buddy Holly, with a tempo that evokes "Peggy Sue." A fun song that provides a lot of insight into the range of what the Darkness sessions had to offer.

"Someday (We’ll Be Together)" At one point in the documentary, Bruce noted that Landau was a big gospel fan, and this song might have been written with him in mind. Churchy backing vocals by what sounds like a trio of ladies, and a drum sound that reminds me of the one Jimmy Iovine created with Tom Petty on songs like "Refugee." Also, there's a great guitar solo that sounds like it walked right out of a Sergio Leone spaghetti western.

"Because the Night" In the intro, Landau mentioned that Bruce threw a lot of these songs out when they were still works in progress, so a handful of them needed touching up, and even some finished lyrics (similar to what the Stones just did with the Exile on Main Street bonus cuts they issued earlier this year). I wonder if this is one of those songs, because while listening, I really felt like the chorus sounded distinctly like current Bruce instead of '78 Bruce. Is it possible this song was handed off to Patti Smith when it didn't even have a chorus?

"Ain't Good Enough For You" My favorite of the songs previewed. For anyone that's always believed the E Street Band is the greatest bar band ever, this song is for you. Featuring a handclap chorus and plenty of whoa-oohhs in the backing vocals, this is Bruce at his most fun. A good R&B feel, and similar to the work Southside Johnny was doing at the time, this also features one of the most unusual lyric pieces I've ever heard from Bruce, name-dropping his then-engineer: "cool like Jimmy Iovine." Considering how famous Bruce is for creating characters within his songs, he's rarely referenced a real person, let alone a friend.

"Talk to Me" Extremely similar to the well-known version by Southside Johnny, this is, nonetheless, a delight to hear in its original E Street version (though I liked the impromptu Bruce & Stevie version in the documentary even better).

"The Promise" Every bit as good as its legend. While listening to this song, you really gain understanding that it's the missing link. It's the transitory song where the characters from Born to Run became the characters on Darkness. In many ways, this is the moment where young, romantic Bruce became Bruce Springsteen: the man. For those of you who have only heard the re-recorded version from '98, you’re in for a revelation.



"Badlands" & "Streets of Fire" These performances were both taken from a complete performance of the Darkness album the band did in December of '09 in Asbury Park especially for director Thom Zimny to use for this box set. No Patti, Soozie, or Nils on these songs, just the guys that originally recorded the album (and, of course, Charlie filling in for Danny). The band nailed them both, particularly "Streets of Fire," a song I'd never seen in concert. Bruce told a funny story when he addressed the crowd after the sneak peak. Following almost two full years of touring, he and the band went to go record this live version of the Darkness album — but Patti told him he had to be home for dinner by 7. So when he got to Asbury Park for the filming, he told Zimny that he only had time to do two run-throughs; luckily, one of them was more than good enough.

"Candy's Room" Live in the studio from the original sessions, with Bruce shirtless and sporting an amazing afro (looking very much like Brad Delp, lead singer of Boston — it's clear Bruce has been hiding photos of this era from public display). It's unclear what band members are on the session, but Stevie's on percussion ("Miami, lookin’ good!" Bruce shouted right before they began). The song is much slower than what we’re used to, and I enjoyed thinking of an alternate reality Darkness on the Edge of Town where "Candy's Room" was the slowest song on the album and "Racing in the Street" was one of its best rockers. The song is good, but it's so radically different that I found it disorienting. It'll take a few more listens to really decide what I think.

"The Promised Land" & "Prove it All Night" – Two live performances from ’78 (different shows, though), that make clear how good the tour was. "Promised Land" was great, but the real treat here is "Prove It." For anyone that has never heard this song live from '78, it might be the best part of the whole box set for you. The version of "Prove It" I've had on a '78 bootleg from Jersey has, over the years, become my go-to song to play for anyone wondering about the E Street Band in concert. With the long piano/guitar intro that builds the momentum, the song was stretched out to a ten-minute-plus epic that rivaled "Rosalita" in show-stopping intensity. It also showcases, to great effect, the guitar hero side of Bruce that always seems to take the back seat to Bruce the singer and Bruce the songwriter.

And with that pulse-pounding conclusion, which drew an enthusiastic applause from the small audience of press figures, Jon Landau thanked everyone for taking part in the 64-minute preview of the box set. It was a preview that ensured I'll have a long wait until November 16, but I'm ecstatic I got to take part.

Tune in to E Street Radio on Friday morning, when Daniel will be taking about the preview session with Dave Marsh on "Live From E Street Nation."
- September 15, 2010

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Op vrijdag 17 september 2010 11:53 schreef Earl_J_Hickey het volgende:
Meer nieuws over de Box:
bron: backstreets.com
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Ik kijk eigenlijk het meest uit naar de 2 cd's met outtakes, hebben meer mensen dat

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Op dinsdag 21 september 2010 08:32 schreef fruityloop het volgende:
Werd vanmorgen wakker met Bruce op de radio (Trapped!), en mijn in mijn armen. Dan is die mist maar bijzaak..

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Op dinsdag 21 september 2010 08:57 schreef Roel_Jewel het volgende:

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Trapped .

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Op dinsdag 21 september 2010 09:04 schreef fruityloop het volgende:

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En het was nog bij Giel ook, terwijl Gerard Ekdom toch wel de 3FM Springsteen gek is. Eigenlijk moeten we hier net als in de VS sirius radio hebben, die hadden een paar jaar geleden een nonstop Bruce zender in de lucht, waar ook complete bootlegs van Bruce zelf uitgezonden werden etc.