Title: Boston Magic - Night 2 (2AUD Mix) 'Label': Ev2 Format: 2CD Source: Audience Date: November 19, 2007. Location: TD BankNorth Garden, Boston, MA. -- Mix of two audience recordings. sources: 1: Edirol R9 @ 16 bit /dpa 4061 mics Taper/Source: JB 2: AT933 hypercardioid capsules > Sound Professionals battery box, bass roll off at 95 > Edirol R-09 Taper/Source: bossman284 -- Disc One: 01 "Man On The Flying Trapeze" 02 Radio Nowhere 03 Night 04 Lonesome Day 05 Gypsy Biker 06 Introduction 07 Magic 08 Reason To Believe 09 Darkness On The Edge Of Town 10 Candy's Room 11 She’s The One 12 Livin' In The Future 13 This Hard Land 14 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) 15 The E Street Shuffle 16 Working On The Highway Disc Two: 01 Devil's Arcade 02 The Rising 03 Last to Die 04 Long Walk Home 05 Badlands 06 Foodbank Intro 07 Girls In Their Summer Clothes 08 Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out 09 Kitty's Back 10 Born To Run 11 American Land 12 Incident On 57th Street 13 Growin' Up - D2 Track 12: November 28, 2007. Datchforum, Milan, Italy. - D2 Track 13: November 11, 2007. Verizon Centre, Washington, D.C. -------------- - Thanks to "JB" for his previously uncirculated audience recording (and his patience). - Mixed with "bossman284"'s audience recording - thanks bossman284! - Tour premieres of "This Hard Land" & "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out". ====== "Amid rumors that Danny Federici's health would prevent him from making the trip to Europe next week, Bruce and the E Street Band closed out their North American leg with a stunner of a show in Boston. And while we believe strongly in respecting his privacy, we simply can't talk about this night without talking about Danny. His talent, the band's love for the man, the crowd's love for the man -- all were there for all to see. This show was all about Dan Federici. The setlist (and oh, what a setlist) was clearly crafted with him in mind. There were the two tour premieres -- "This Hard Land" giving Danny a stretched-out solo spot, "Tenth Avenue Freeze-out" recalling the formation of the E Street Band, of which Danny was of course a founding member (easy to forget that only he, Clarence, and Garry go all the way back). And then the three songs from those Wild & Innocent early days -- reprising the "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)"/"E Street Shuffle" two-fer from Albany, and adding "Kitty's Back" for good measure -- all of which gave Danny chances to shine. Federici's "Kitty" solo, at Bruce's urging, went on and on. "Sandy," too, was a spotlight moment, with Danny strapping on the accordion; bringing him front and center, Bruce called out, "Ladies and Gentlemen, winner of the Ted Mack Amateur Hour!" Tossed-off ad lib that it was, that remains a significant moment to me as I think back on the show today. It was a night of good humor. It was a night of musicianship, of history, of shared history, and of the joy of making music together in the present moment. It wasn't a maudlin night. There was no overt reference to any leave of absence, certainly no mention of any health issues. What do you do in the face of those things instead? You get up there and play. And they played their hearts out. "Darkness" was ablaze. The whacked-out funk coda of "E Street Shuffle" was a killer, with Max going nuts on the drums. "The Rising" was more determined than I've heard it since '03. "Tenth Avenue Freeze-out" was a blast, and wicked tight, even with a way-loose Peter Wolf up there shakin' it with Patti. And what else do you do? If you're Nils, you spend as much time as you can up on the organ riser, playing shoulder-to-shoulder. If you're Bruce, you head over to Danny during the bows at show's end and throw your arm around him, with a look on your face that says "godammit, I know we said we weren't going to talk about this tonight, but you can't stop me from doing this," and you bring him to the center of the pack, and he takes a bow of his own. And if you're the crowd, you chant "Danny! Danny! Danny!" It was as spontaneous as the "E Street Band" chant at Madison Square Garden on July 1, 2000 -- with fewer dry eyes, I imagine, both onstage and off." -backstreets.com ======