Ok, It has been too long. Life is SO distracting these last few months.
I started blogging here about Springsteen's latest CD, MAGIC and wanted to listen some more before I finished up the review of this quite excellent album but after seeing Bruce Monday night at the Honda Center in Anaheim, I had to get back to it.
So here is the first of a multi-chapter SPRINGSTEEN ramble...
The teaser is this distant but killer video from You Tube of The Boss and special guest, fellow lefty rocker Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine singing and playiong Bruce's THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD.
From my spot dead center in the pit, this was one of the hottest 9 minutes of live music I've heard in eons and even in this video from the "cheap" seats this is a stunning piece of guitaristics. From the first solos and dual guitar thing to the alternating sung verses to the magnum opus of Morello's modern edgy solo that caps the tune, this is right on.
What you can't see in this video is the look on the faces of Little Steven and Nils and Bruce who were just awestruck smiles as Morello let rip. Now this might be a bit of overkill having all three versions on here but wow.
This one has better video with some screen shots but is shorter at 7:35 (starts later)
Then there's this...best visual of all but only about 5 minutes starting with Tom's vocal verse and then truncated as he starts to rip by the "camera police".