1981-01-23-info.txt
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
January 23, 1981
Montreal Forum
Montreal, QC, Canada
Source: Aud
Taper/Label: JEMS
SOURCE:
Teac M-100 > Sony TCM-600
TRANSFER:
Master Cassettes > Nakamichi CR-7A > PreSonus FireStudio Project > Adobe Audition 3.0 > FLAC frontend 1.7.1
GENERATION:
ANA(M) > WAV [96kHz/24bit] > FLAC [Level 8]
FLAC Files > TLH (16.1/44) > Adobe Audition > TLH (Flac)
Disc 1
1. Night
2. Out in the Street
3. 10th Avenue Freezeout
4. Darkness on the Edge of Town
5. Independence Day
6. Who'll Stop the Rain
7. Prove It All Night
8. Two Hearts
9. The Promised Land
10. Racing in the Street
11. The River
12. Badlands
13. Thunder Road
Disc 2
1. Cadillac Ranch
2. Sherry Darling
3. Hungry Heart
4. Fire
5. You Can Look
6. Sandy
7. Candy's Room
8. Because the Night
9. Wreck on the Highway
10. Point Blank
11. Ties That Bind
12. Ramrod
Disc 3
1. Drive All Night
2. Rosalita
3. I'm a Rocker
4. Jungleland
5. Born to Run
6. Detroit Medley
Known faults:
Slight cuts in Promised Land and Ramrod; Slight cut between Born to Run and Detroit Medley
Notes:
First of a handful of JEMS '81 masters that we've never circulated in
the digital era (no DATs were ever made of these). So anything that's
around is from a vintage analog copy. We expect all to be upgrades to
what circulates.
Most were not recorded with our primary gear or from close vantage
points, so while good, they are not on par with our finest '70s
Springsteen recordings. That being said they do collectively form a
nice tier two from an underserved tour.
--Butterking for JEMS
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It was such a change to work on this show just after I finished a
compilation from the 2012 tour. We can be amazed at Bruce's energy
level and the length of this year's shows, but it's still nothing
compared to what he was doing in 1981. And that energy is most
noticeable in the tempo of the songs from this show. Promised Land,
Ties That Bind, and even Born to Run were sung like his life depended
on it. And the personal story told while introducing Independence Day
is nowhere to be found in 2012.
It is indeed the slower songs, though, that highlight this show. In
addition to Independence Day, the performances of Wreck on the Highway
and Point Blank are not to be missed.
Flynn
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