Re: quibble

[The Braens <braeniac>]

I know that Bruce opened for Chicago(!) for a bunch of shows. It might have bee
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them. What a pairing!

Phil

jackthecat wrote:

> Bruce played the garden as an opening act for some crappy headliner very
> early on pre born to run and swore he would never return there...that was
> before No Nukes....he got lousy audience reaction, wasn't used to such a big
> stage/venue so not doing his "Act" and his allotted time was arbitrarily cut
> short during his show the second nite. Also fucked over by the suits in
> other respects...he was completely bummed and went back to the jersey shore
> bar scene...the headliner was someone like ted nugent, aerosmith (who aren't
> crappy), some heavy rock stuff, someone with a big following and bruce was
> an unknown....it was his first intro to the big scene arena and he vowed to
> come back and kick ass so its poetic justice that his touring days may have
> ended there on the recent 10 day stand...JTC-----
>
> Original Message -----
> From: The Braens <braeniac>
> To: <babel-list>
> Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 11:37 PM
> Subject: Re: quibble
>
> > Actually, Bruce didn't play MSG until 9/79 and that was as part of the No
> > Nukes shows. He didn't headline there until 11/80 during the River tour.
> > It really wasn't until 1984-85 with the Born In the USA LP and tour that
> > he became a mega-superstar. Aside from the East Coast and some scattered
> > western cities, he was still a (pretty big) cult figure until then. The
> > bottom line is that even with his huge popularity Bruce has done what he
> > wanted to do. Like Patti, he's an artist with great integrity who has
> > remained true to his art. The Nebraska and Ghost Of Tom Joad records were
> > brilliant, yet hardly commercial. He knew what would sell,yet chose to
> > put out the records he wanted to make. Yes, the luxury of millions in the
> > bank makes it easier, but he and the E Streeters played zillions of dives
> > for well over 10 years to get there. He happened to connect with a mass
> > audience. There's nothing wrong with that. It's hard when you're with an
> > artist from the beginning and then they hit it big. It feels as though a
> > special secret has been stolen from you, but you can't begrudge them
> > their success. Patti is just as deserving of it herself.
> >
> > Phil
> >
> > "Anthony J. Rzepela" wrote:
> >
> > > toddmcgovern wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Springsteen was hardly  "big selling" or  "radio friendly" in 1978.
> > >
> > > This is dependent on geography.
> > >
> > > Springsteen was a certified superstar here
> > > in the Norheast Corridor in 1978. He had already
> > > played the Spectrum (Philadelphia's hockey arena)
> > > in 1976, and played the same joint three or four
> > > times on his 1978 tour. I believe he made it to
> > > Madison Square Garden for multiple shows
> > > in 1978, also.
> >