MSG Night 1 Review

Well, it was a fun night at MSG on October 17. No new tour premieres, but we did get "Backstreets," "The Ties That Bind," and another "Adam Raised A Cain." Bruce seemed much more animated tonight than he was on any of the other shows I've been to thus far, much more talkative than usual. His intro to "Livin' In The Future" harkened back to the Garden shows on the reunion tour, as his speech regarding what we love about America echoed the "New Jersey vs. New York" sentiments he used to rant about during "Light Of Day."

Bruce: "Hot Dogs! The Jersey Shore! The Bill of Rights! The Constitution! The Statue of Liberty! Which technically is in New Jersey. The Jets and Giants! Who technically play in New Jersey. The song 'New York, New York!' Technically sung by a guy from New Jersey."

He also gave a cool intro to "Thundercrack," noting it was a song that they used to encore with at Max's Kansas City. Lastly, prior to "Girls In Their Summer Clothes," Bruce's inner-Brian Wilson came out, saying "I wish they all could be New York City Girls!" Nice touch.

He used the back of the stage more too, with what I remember to be three seperate trips for those in the rear stage. He even brought Nils up there during "Darlington County." Good show, not great, but very enjoyable, as all Bruce shows are.

Couple notes for those going tonight:
1. It took us about a half hour to get in the building last night. There's a security check and the line/mob was enormous. It was a pretty warm evening last night too, and that didn't help matters any. I was sweating profusely before I even got to my seat.

2. Stout, the bar on 32nd(33rd?) Street where I met J9 before the show, was mobbed. However, they did show the '75 Hammersmith Odeon on their TV's.

3. If you have GA's, get there early. Both areas were PACKED! Didn't look like there was much breathing room down there. If I were to miraculously find a GA during a drop today, I'd probably throw it back.

That's all. Can't wait for next summer when the audience knows the new songs more. Looking forward to what "Long Walk Home" and "Girls In Their Summer Clothes" will be like when the audience knows the lyrics.

Enjoy the show tonight!

GypsyMikey

Setlist:
Radio Nowhere
The Ties That Bind
Lonesome Day
Gypsy Biker
Magic
Reason to Believe
Adam Raised a Cain
She's the One
Livin' in the Future
The Promised Land
Brilliant Disguise
Backstreets
Darlington County
Devil's Arcade
The Rising
Last to Die
Long Walk Home
Badlands

Encore:
Girls in Their Summer Clothes
Thundercrack
Born to Run
Dancing in the Dark
American Land