Bruce Springsteen reached the peak of his fame in the first half of the 1980s. He scored world hits with Born In The USA and Dancing In The Dark and played all stadiums in the world together with his . in 1986, a beautiful box where we could hear that The Boss was a unique artist with a magnificent stage presentation. A lot has happened in the fifteen years since then. He got married, had less
… commercial success and got into a fight with his regular backing band. However, in the late 90s he made up for it with The E Street Band. There was a new tour and now also a new double CD Live In New York City. Inadvertently it can be compared to Live 1975-85. Let me throw the word out: Live In New York City cannot measure up to that. But that doesn't make it a bad record. Bruce Springsteen can still captivate the frenzied audience in Madison Square Garden for more than two hours and is supported by a bunch of top musicians (drummer , pianist Roy Bittan, saxophonist and guitarists and ). Especially the quiet centerpiece with Mansion On The Hill, The River and Youngstown is beautiful. Of the two new songs on the album, only Land Of Hope And Dreams convinces, which in the course of the concert series became a public favorite and is played here as an encore. (MvP)more
