Bonus Video Time: Bruce Springsteen Edition
by Matty I on Jan 31, 2009 8:00 AM EST
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Yeah, that's right. I'm doing it. Time to get everyone pumped for tomorrow's Super Bowl Halftime Show. Why? Because Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band are guaranteed to put on the best halftime show.
And even the NFL knows it - as made clear in their announcement:
Sure, the main event is Steelers vs Cardinals. But you wouldn't know that if you saw Bruce Springsteen's press conference on Thursday. Some writers even believe that - other than media day on Tuesday - Bruce's press conference had the biggest audience of all the Super Bowl week festivities. And ESPN.com's Gene Wojciechowski described it the best, saying:
And then a strange thing happened at the end of the news conference. Sportswriters clapped.
After all, it's no cheering in the press box. There's no rule about the media center.
And now, for your viewing pleasure, I offer you this...
...three performances off of his "Live in Barcelona" DVD.
If those performances don't get you pumped, you might not have a pulse. Well - either that or Bruce just isn't your cup of tea. If that's the case, though, just don't tell me.
As for setlist predictions, if anyone is into that, I'm going to say a 4-song performance of Tenth Avenue Freeze Out, Working on a Dream, Glory Days, and Born to Run - in some order.
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Springsteen is way overratted
He doesn’t even sing he screams thats it, I could scream too and sound just as good. And when he isn’t screaming he sounds so mono
here kitty kitty kitty BANG!
by bryankstro on Jan 31, 2009 8:59 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Respect your opinion...
…but I have to disagree. I don’t really see where you’re getting the idea he just screams.
But be honest – how many actual Bruce songs do you know (outside of Born in the USA, Glory Days, or Dancing in the Dark)?
by Matty I on Jan 31, 2009 11:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well I respect yours aswell
I wasn’t trying to start nothing just telling you what I thought I really enjoyed Tom petty last year though.
here kitty kitty kitty BANG!
by bryankstro on Feb 1, 2009 9:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
does anyone
recognize a former Oakland Raider in any of these videos
"Never let the competition know what your thinking"
Feringi rule of acquisition #85
by fansince70 on Jan 31, 2009 10:48 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
lifehouse and the fray are bettter than this klutz
Enough is enough...we need Natalya back. I believe in John Beck and that Cbdolphin is the man.
Official Leader of the Draft Kenny Britt Bandwagon
Longest Sig In the History of Phinsider belongs to Me. 53 Lines in Total.
by finsxfactor on Jan 31, 2009 11:10 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
lifehouse and the fray?
I’ll be honest – you’re the first person who isn’t a girl that I know that likes either of those 2.
But respect your opinion.
by Matty I on Jan 31, 2009 11:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
lol always classy
Enough is enough...we need Natalya back. I believe in John Beck and that Cbdolphin is the man.
Official Leader of the Draft Kenny Britt Bandwagon
Longest Sig In the History of Phinsider belongs to Me. 53 Lines in Total.
by finsxfactor on Jan 31, 2009 11:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
SLAP!!
MUY GRANDE SLAP!!!
finsx, you sound more and more like a girl everytime you speak lol
"Are we doing this? Is this happening?"
by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 1, 2009 3:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm guesing you're a 12 yearold girl
Do you like the Jonas Bros too?
"How can I blame you
When it's me I can't forgive?"
-From the Unforgiven III off of Death Magnetic
by Patssuck456 on Jan 31, 2009 12:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
jo blows? nah
Enough is enough...we need Natalya back. I believe in John Beck and that Cbdolphin is the man.
Official Leader of the Draft Kenny Britt Bandwagon
Longest Sig In the History of Phinsider belongs to Me. 53 Lines in Total.
by finsxfactor on Jan 31, 2009 1:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
SLAP pt 2!!
"Are we doing this? Is this happening?"
by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 1, 2009 3:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Matty
I think you forgot this one…
"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt
by Daniel52 on Jan 31, 2009 12:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
lol
classic
Stiller does an awesome Bruce. I recommend this video for some laughs as well.
by Matty I on Jan 31, 2009 12:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Too good.
"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt
by Daniel52 on Jan 31, 2009 12:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I tried
but I had to stop the videos midway because this guy/band is ******** and ****** (offends matty).
I guess I should have thought twice before creating my profile's name.
by Beck4Mercy on Jan 31, 2009 10:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
lol
Enough is enough...we need Natalya back. I believe in John Beck and that Cbdolphin is the man.
Official Leader of the Draft Kenny Britt Bandwagon
Longest Sig In the History of Phinsider belongs to Me. 53 Lines in Total.
by finsxfactor on Feb 1, 2009 12:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So many haters on this site-
I love the Boss- I remember when the NFL was booking acts like Brittney Spears – is that what you people would rather see?
"They say statistics are for losers, but losers are usually the ones thinking that. . . . Everything we do is analyzed. Is that the bottom line? No. You can't analyze the heart of Tim Tebow." - Urban Meyer
by GatorPhan on Feb 1, 2009 11:25 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
lol
One interesting fact: the NFL has been asking Bruce to do the halftime show every year for like the past 20 years.
by Matty I on Feb 1, 2009 12:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
doubtful we'll see the
Brittany Spears types and other trash like that anymore. MTV had their shot at handling the halftime show and you ended up with Janet Jackson and the famous nipple slip. Not sure who is taking care of the halftime show now, but it sure won’t be MTV for quite a few years I’m thinkin’.
Miami Dolphins 2008 AFC East Divison Champions
by HuskerDolphin on Feb 1, 2009 12:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
what are the chances...autoblog and roboblog like the same music..
Enough is enough...we need Natalya back. I believe in John Beck and that Cbdolphin is the man.
Official Leader of the Draft Kenny Britt Bandwagon
Longest Sig In the History of Phinsider belongs to Me. 53 Lines in Total.
by finsxfactor on Feb 1, 2009 12:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not a bad halftime.......until I heard
that the entire crowd that was on the field had been worked with all week. They knew when to raise their hands, when to cheer…..totally scripted and fake. After the show was over….they were escorted out of the stadium and didn’t even see the game. Way to be real “Boss”…….
Miami Dolphins 2008 AFC East Divison Champions
by HuskerDolphin on Feb 1, 2009 10:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
it's always like that
the “fans” on the field are at the rehearsals for the halftime shows.
But did you know this: in the past, the backing instrumental tracks had been pre-recorded – meaning that U2, Tom Petty, and the others actually only had live vocals. But one of the stipulations for Bruce to do this show was for the band to be completely live – no pre-recordings. I thought that was cool.
I e-mailed with VP of PR of the NFL, Greg Aiello, and he told me earlier this week that the people on the field for the concert are preselected through “casting calls” and never get to actually watch the game live. They all hang out in a tailgate area, though, with TVs and food and such.
by Matty I on Feb 1, 2009 11:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
its prefab b.s.
not true rock and roll. I’ll bet you a dime to a dollar that the crowd noise was only miked from the pit and not the stands as well. Bruce sold his soul to the left wing media and the mighty dollar. He’s already trying to backtrack his album being sold at Wal Mart. Next year……….put Rush up there…….no fake fans, no money……..no corruption……..just music.
Miami Dolphins 2008 AFC East Divison Champions
by HuskerDolphin on Feb 2, 2009 2:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's a halftime show
it was never meant to be true rock n roll. It’s entertainment during an intermission of a football game. If you want a real concert, go to a real concert.
I haven’t watched a halftime show in years, I make a beer run, I go make more snacks, when I was younger we would go get a quick pickup game outside… don’t let the halftime show get to you, it’s just a money grab. I’d rather they do a quick circus performance or something lol
"Are we doing this? Is this happening?"
by Little Nicky 21 on Feb 2, 2009 2:51 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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