ROAD PICTURE: "Bumper to bumper, back with a vengeance. That or all of 95 South thinks it's the right lane..."
--- Farm Bureau Live was a surprisingly good venue. My lawn ‘seats’ were the cheapest tickets you could get, and the furthest from the stage, yet I had a clear view of all the action. Way better than some arena seats. Plus, the lawn crowd were not stodgy Upper Deck retirees; they whooped like kids in the front row!
--- “Darlington County” singalong. The woman from the crowd is terrible, the guy has a hilariously deep voice, and it all works.
--- Jungle “yeah yeah”s at the start of “Shackled and Drawn” make it funny / that much better. "If your --- is on the grass, let us know it.” Wooo, Soozie Tyrell is the (wo)man!
--- Aww, Little Miss Charlotte from YouTube leaps on the stage during “Waitin’ on a Sunny Day.”
--- WHOA at the new version of “Tom Joad”?!?! Po. La. Rizing.
--- Speaking of…next song is…“The Rising.” ;)
--- “Land of Hope and Dreams.” Better live than on the album, but still overrated.
--- Łil' Clarence is coming into his own!
--- Ha, taking a bow at 9:43pm. Riiiiight.
--- “My godson just graduated from a college in Richmond. During the early Jersey days, we opened for Ike and Tina Turner at The Mosque in Richmond.” Actually individualizing the show for the audience: reason number 347 he rules.
--- An interlude in the middle of his newly released “The Wall” sounds just like “Jungleland.” As always, wish he would have played “Jungleland.”
--- “Born to Runnnnnnnnnn”: the best. Adding “Virginia” before 1, 2, 3, 4: even better.
--- Heh, “7 Nights to Rock, 7 Nights to Roll” was fun! Trombone! He cannot die; he has to keep doing this. Lol, he started playing the piano WITH HIS HEAD. What a showcase for theatrics. How did I not know that song?
--- “Dancing in the Dark.” Lol at the rhythmless audience on stage.
--- “10th Avenue Freeze Out”! I danced. Involuntarily. Clarence! Federici. Clarence!
--- “Virginia, are you tired? Are you tired?” Come on now.
--- “Detroit Medley”!!!!!! His first ever (deserved) f bomb. Adding “Rock-and-Roll-Hall-of-Fame-making” to the band descriptions was a nice touch. FULFILLING IT every moment up there was a better one. An old guy behind me shouted "20 more songs" without a trace of irony.
--- Ending on a meek “Thunder Road” was not smart, but points for lack of predictability.
--- On the way out, this guy who was walking with a crutch quietly said something patriotic, and I couldn't agree more. This wasn't knee-jerk, bumper-sticker patriotism; this was a deep, earned one. Springsteen was able to present our successes and failures with such caution and conviction, you had to believe him. So, right on, crutch guy; there’s your American Dream.
Grade: (Unexpected) A+
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