Show a little faith there's magic in the night
In December 2018 Legacy Recordings issued the first in a series of digital releases called the Live Series. The first one, available for streaming and as digital download on services such as Amazon, iTunes and Spotify, was The Live Series: Songs of the Road. The release of the second digital album The Live Series: Songs... Continue Reading →
On March 22, E Street Band saxophonist Jake Clemons (the nephew of the late Clarence Clemons) released a cover of Leonard Cohen’s Democracy. The song will be on his next album, due out in May. Together with the release of the song, tour dates were announced, including shows in the Netherlands, New Jersey (USA), the... Continue Reading →
A little more than a week has passed since my shoulder procedure and I'm slowly recovering - a bit slower than I had expected to be honest. To be forced to deviate from the original plan, which was to stay home from work for one week, and extend the sick leave was a hard decision... Continue Reading →
In my blog I've named each entry after a Bruce Springsteen song or a line from a song. I've also sorted them in different categories, some of which with a fixed name. The categories and names are: "Bruce Springsteen songs" [named after the song it's about] "Concert reviews" - fixed name: Where the Bands Are... Continue Reading →
Last night's concert with Manfred Mann's Earth Band in Konserthuset in Gothenburg was a night of nostalgia and numerous guitar and synth solos. As every Bruce Springsteen fan knows, Manfred Mann's Earth Band setlist usually include the Springsteen covers: Blinded by the Light, For You and Spirit in the Night and last night's hit parade... Continue Reading →
A short update of my health status; I woke up from the anaesthesia, just as everyone had told me I would. I needn't to worry. In fact the whole hospital experience was very positive. The day of the operation in short: the pre-operative instructions included a ban to eat anything after midnight and to have... Continue Reading →
As I was practising kicking techniques in kickboxing practise two months ago, I accidentally fell. I landed hard on my elbow and felt a sharp pain in my shoulder. I couldn't continue the set. I later found out that the fall had caused serious damage to my shoulder (a ruptured rotator cuff). show a little... Continue Reading →
Blood Brothers is a song written by Bruce Springsteen. It was released on the Greatest Hits compilation album as well as on the five-song EP Blood Brothers in 1996 and on the DVD Blood Brothers which was released in 2001. It was written in early 1995, the night just before he and the E Street Band went... Continue Reading →
The song Sad Eyes was written by Bruce Springsteen. It was included on the Tracks box set, which was released in 1998. It's a cute song, with a nice melancholy melody and Bruce Springsteen singing falsetto but with serious lyrics about relationships. The woman in the song Sad Eyes is unhappy but she is afraid... Continue Reading →
For quite a few years now I haven't had a record player. I switched to CD's when that became popular and the last years I've depended on streaming services such as Spotify and YouTube to provide me with music. Don't get me wrong, Spotify is a very convenient and user-friendly media especially when you are... Continue Reading →
