2007-10-10 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ

Scheduled: 19:30 Local Start Time ??:?? / End Time ??:??

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Live premiere of "Your Own Worst Enemy". Four premieres in total for night two in New Jersey, including the second-ever band version "Cynthia", last seen at Giants Stadium in 2003. At the end of October 2007 the Continental Airlines Arena will be officially renamed Izod Center.

Intro to “Radio Nowhere”
“New Jersey (crowd cheers) is there anybody alive out there? (crowd cheers)…”

Intro to “Magic”
“Hello, good evening, good evening (crowd cheers) welcome, welcome, welcome…to the fabulous East Rutherford (crowd cheers) oh, this is the title song of our record…sort of speaks to this Orwellian moment we live in where, uh…things that are true are made out to be lies and things that are lies are made out to be true so, uh…it´s not really about magic, it´s about tricks…”

Intro to “Livin´ In The Future”
“Good evening, everybody (crowd cheers) I´m so glad to be in the beautiful city of East Rutherford tonight (crowd cheers) I´m so glad to be home (crowd cheers) I wanna hear my homies! (crowd cheers) homies! (crowd cheers) oh yes…this is a song called “Livin´ In The Future” but it´s about what´s happening now…how recently along with all the beautiful things we love about America…the Jersey Shore (crowd cheers) Max´s Hot Dogs and the Windmill cheeseburgers (crowd cheers) the Bill of Rights (crowd cheers) it´s still just a little under those Max´s Hot Dogs, it´s not a good sign… the Constitution (crowd cheers) Clarence “Big Man” Clemons (crowd cheers) only in America (chuckles)…how along with all the things that we love about the place we live, it´s been sad that we´ve had to add to the American picture words like “rendition” and “illegal wiretapping” and “(?) of civil liberties” and it´s sad that we´ve had to watch one of the most culturally important American cities get washed away before our eyes…while our leaders stood ham-fisted
…so this is a song about things that shouldn´t be happening here but that are happening here…and so tonight we plan to do something about it (crowd cheers) we plan to sing about it…that´s a start…Max!…”

Intro to “Your Own Worst Enemy”
“Wait a minute, let´s try it, let´s try it (chuckles) we´re, uh, having a little debate society (chuckles) inside my head (chuckles)…ok, never before attempted (crowd cheers) better wait, better wait and see…everybody ready?…”

After “Your Own Worst Enemy”
“It was close (chuckles)(?) it´s close…”

Intro to “You Can Look”
“Hey Steve (?) another electric guitar…come on, Kid…you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you can look but you better not touch…”

Intro to “Girls in Their Summer Clothes”
“Thank you so (crowd cheers) thank you for a great night in New Jersey (crowd cheers) oh yes…I wanna mention our friends from
Table to Table, Table to Table picks up fresh leftover food from restaurants and markets and they deliver to struggling citizens in New Jersey…and also the Hackensack Riverkeeper, they´re with us tonight…they´re a leading environmental organization dedicated to keeping the swamps of Jersey right here clean and green (chuckles) (crowd cheers) gotta keep those…so on your way out please see those folks, please give them a hand…they´re out there on the frontlines doing good work…this is for all the girls! (crowd cheers)…”

Intro to “Thundercrack”
“This is for our good friend Lenny Kaye…”

Intro to “American Land”
“I wanna thank everybody for coming to the show tonight and last night! (crowd cheers) thank you, New Jersey (crowd cheers) is there anybody alive out there? (crowd cheers)…
(…) Patti Scialfa (crowd cheers) Steve Van Zandt (crowd cheers) Sister Soozie Tyrell (crowd cheers) Garry W. Tallent (crowd cheers) the mighty Mighty Max Weinberg (crowd cheers) Professor Roy Bittan (crowd cheers) Dan Federici (crowd cheers) Nils Lofgren (crowd cheers) and Clarence “Big Man” Clemons (crowd cheers) New Jersey! (crowd cheers) you´ve just seen the heart-stopping, pants-dropping, earth-shocking, hard-rocking, booty-shaking, earth-quaking, love-making, Viagra-taking, history-making, legendary (crowd: “E Street Band”)…”

^{Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi.}

ANG	It was a heart-stopping, foot-stomping, fist-pumping, earth-shaking, fire-setting, rockin'-sing session all night with Bruce and the E Street Band!!! They rock hard and loud and non stop for over 2 hours. Incident on 57th Street blew me away! I may just have to take a leave of absence from work and follow the band for a while. Long live rock 'n' roll! Thanks Bruce and E Street boys & girls.
Chris	An Awesome show — the new stuff held up great. "Girls…" is going to be a huge highlight when he comes back in the summer. And "Incident…"! That was a huge surprise — especially since he just played it in Philly. 58 years old and still rockin' like he's 28!
EBG	Unbelievable! I saw a whole bunch of old songs played that I had never seen Bruce play before, or if I did I didn't get them at the shows I went to on The Rising Tour, and hadn't seen them played since the Reunion Tour. The new version of Reason To Believe was amazing. At first I was kind of confused, and thought Bruce was going to waste a song slot on a cover song with that new intro, but then the lyrics to Reason To Believe started. I thought Candy's Room or Ties That Bind would be next, but to my shock, it was Adam Raised A Cain, which I had never seen played before. As if that wasn't shock enough, later, we got INCIDENT ON 57TH STREET! I never thought I'd see this one played. To be honest, it actually was played a little too slow, but I didn't really care at the time because I was so glad to finally be seeing that song played. The new songs were great. Gypsy Biker I liked better live than on the album. It rocked more live. We also got a surprise with Your Own Worst Enemy making its debut. Badlands seemed to rock harder than I've ever seen it played before. And then of course the encores, with Born To Run and Dancing In The Dark with the houselights on was great. I was worried as it was getting later in the show that we would get no 80's hits, so I was glad that we got at least one at the end. And then American Land was a great set closer. Can't wait for MSG next week.
Philly Clete	What a difference a day can make. Bruce was definitely hot during NJ night #1, but he was sizzling tonight. He was not to be denied there could be no weak response from the crowd. At the start of the show he said, "Let's hear it, homies" a few times. The crowd did respond, and they were much better than at night #1. Also, for some reason (my seat location ) the arena sound was much improved from night #1. This was a longer show than the previous three, at 25 supercharged songs, including four tour premieres. A total of SEVEN songs not heard the night before. The band was "dead on" tonight, and Bruce seemed ferocious in his delivery of some of the music (the tour premiere of 'Adam Raised A Cain', for one). After 'Promised Land' Bruce dusted off 'Cynthia' as an audible. It was a lot of fun. At one point, Bruce called Steve over to share his mike. It became obvious that Steve didn't remember the words to this one, and he was trying to bluff it. Steve tried peeking down at Bruce's teleprompter, but he lost it again. They both cracked up as Steve went back to his spot. After 'Town' came 'Incident', which, although beautiful, did not elicit anywhere near the same reaction as it did in Philly (After seeing the previous night's handwritten setlist I was hoping for 'Backstreets', since I had seen 'Incident' in Philly.) Then came a world premiere - Bruce and the gang were buzzing back and forth in the dark for the longest time. "Wait a minute, let's try it". He told the crowd that "we're having a debate society up here, inside my head". "Okay, never before attempted". He stopped the crowd from cheering by saying, "Wait, ya gotta wait and see". Then, after a shaky start, 'Your Own Worst Enemy' was performed for the first time, with Bruce in fine voice. At the end of the song Bruce said with a big laugh, "That's close". Next, Bruce said, "Steve, get that electric guitar!" and they mugged it up (including Clarence) with a superfun 'You Can Look But You Better Not Touch'. This was a superb triple-shot, and it made the show for me. Even the 'Girls' sing-along was much better than the previous night, with Bruce proudly commenting "Ya got it now!" It seems that 'Thundercrack' does not get a huge response outside of Philly even though it is such great fun. This show was as good as it gets - intense, fun, diverse. This one was right at the top of list.
Stacey	Thank you fans for redeaming yourselves from the 10/9 show. Incredible crowd - screaming from the first step onto the stage. Thank you CAA workers for fixing the lousy acoustics from the night before. And Bruce - my top 5 list of concerts I've seen of yours continues to get crowded, b/c this one was one for the ages. Full band Incident! Adam Raised a Cain! Cynthia! You Can Look! Night! And on and on. Can't wait for the back to back at MSG!
Tom Cantillon	Okay, before I actually start the review, let me say thanks to Bruce and the band for a truly fantastic show. Also, not sure if anyone from the Springsteen camp reads any of these, but just wanted to say THANKS! For playing a heartfelt rendition of Incident on 57th Street. Lyrically, that has to be one of Bruce's most poetic songs and it was a real treat to hear it Wednesday night. Keep it in the show because it is one that is loved by many. Okay, the show: Well, after being lucky enough to score 2 tks in sec 110 half an hour before the show, fellow Springsteen nut, Kyle and I head to our seats. Bruce was on a mission from the start and after having witnessed many shows at the arena, this was hands down one of the most passionate, explosive, energetic shows ever. It ranks in my top 15 of roughly 135 shows. Radio Nowhere was powerful and Night just exploded on stage. Was hoping for Prove it or even Cover Me as a third selection. I like Magic. A powerfully, quiet song with disturbing imagery. Reason to Believe is just a moment of raw, bluesy, rock 'n' roll at its best — love it! Adam Raised the Cain was passionately intense and a great selection. The content of the song fits in perfectly with the overall theme of the first half of the show. She's the One — they've never done a better version! It rocks! Livin in the Future is growing on me. Cynthia was an unexpected treat and played beautifully. Town called Heartbreak, I like it. Incident! I've already raved about this one — a great song that just elevates the entire night to another level when something of this quality is played with such passion and sincerity. You can Look was a blast! Fun time had by all on this one. I'm not that into Devil's Arcade, but feel it might even be more powerful coupled with Born in the USA right after it, or, if Bruce felt like tossing in a cover tune, Fortunate Son. Perhaps alternate Rising with USA. Long Walk Home is definitely my favorite of the new material and Badlands just blows the roof off of anywhere they play. Glad he's playing Born to Run and the rockin' version of Dancing, a great double shot which works much better than Sunny Day. And American Land — it's just a great way, an upbeat way to end the show. Bruce and band I think set a standard by which many other bands should measure themselves. They rock hard! They are not an oldies act! They play with a passion and intensity that should make rockers half their age envious. Their integrity to always give their best and go that extra mile every night is a testament to the fact that they love what they are doing and, we, as fans, should be as appreciative that Bruce and band are still giving us the best rock 'n' roll show around without a doubt! It's a great feeling to be back in the Church of Bruce and feel that salvation is there in "an everlasting kiss" and something as simple as a rock 'n' roll song. Amen!

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