It would be pure heaven to see the E Street Band backing Nils thru all of the GRIN classics! That would so rock! Bruce and Nils duetting them all! Damn! I can hear it already! It would so ROCK!
Yes well.... Nils Lofgren guitar legend long before E Street Band.... also guitarist & piano player for Neil Young on 'After the Gold Rush' when only teenager! First time saw him 1977 Newcastle City Hall 'I Came to Dance' tour - supporting act was Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. Seen several times solo since, also 1985 when Bruce Springsteen played St James Park two days in a row to massive crowds 'Born in the USA' tour. When first saw 'the Boss' 1981 at City Hall far less than 2,000 capacity for 'The River' tour..... most of us only bought tickets because fairly cheap and we'd listened to imported copies of 'Born to Run'
I was a 16 year old apprentice carpenter & joiner back in 1977 and funds were low. However, Mick Donoghue, a of the painters & decorator in the same small company, used to loan me his numerous albums of Nils and Bruce, the rest is music history, thanks, Mick.
An amazing interpretation of Bruce and Pattie's classic by Nils, who is a phenomenal guitarist and songwriter ( Keith don't go and Cry tough being just two examples )
This is brilliant. And it is a perfect example of the greatness of Bruce Springsteen, although he is the lead of the E Street Band, he is willing to be back up for its members if they ask. He's just amazing.
Totally love the thumbs up Nils give to the bass player halfway throught this and the boss giving way to the great guitar and most modest player. Love you Nils. Such good lead and phrasining. Pattie Smith should be with you all.
i first discovered Nils in oslo Norway in 2008 He deliveres the best guitar solo i have ever seen live and i have seen a lot of great guitarist :) thanks a lot for this video
I went to a who gig in Wembley a hundred years ago. Not for the who. Because the wee guy from Chicago was worth the money. He wasn't even n the esb then, he was fantastic
I dicoverd Nils Lofgen and had two albums when there were still on vinyl.One was called just NILS,the other one I can't remember.He's an amazing guitar player and did you know he could play keyboards very well.Love the man!
when they were kids and performing and nils band was on before bruces and bruce heard him play, he said "I aint playing after that!" xD heard this live twice in milano ;) two great nights listening to bruce and his group of acomplished musicians
Similar version on the recent acoustic DVD release. Whether it is For your Love on Cry Tough, Dream, Dream, Dream, or First time ever I saw your face, bonus on the double live cd, when Nils covers a song, he seems to own it. Even though he did not write them he seems to interpret them in a stronger and more dynamic way. Of course he is no slouch writing his own songs as well. LOL BELIEVE!
Listen to Neil's body of work starting with Grin, his subsequent solo career, backing other greats & with E Street. Man this guy invented licks & riffs never heard in American Rock prior. He can hold his own with any of the guitar greats. Sure this piece is a bit crowded But hey, I'll listen to this guy any day. Not to mention seems to be a genuine & humble guy. Good stuff!
I believe no one can twirl a lead around like this man and should be proclaimed the best electric guitarist in the world in any class- I'll through for classical he would need two weeks. I saw Grin, 2nd row George Town 30 years ago. It wasn't until 30 years later I learned he and the grin boys made a run the the West Coast and found Neil Young at 16 and he was playing in a week. Any Resume' takers. Springsteen should be arrested for taking the best drummer and guitarist
claesgoer..It's about recognising,respecting and appreciating anothers talent.And the "Boss"has been doing this his whole career..Great Band wth a Great band leader...
Back in 80-81 i was offered a ticket to see this band from a beautiful young woman. Don’t ask me why but i passed. Probably one of the dumbest things i ever did.
Damn if I don't miss watching Nils playing a lead, then mini-tramping a flip or 2 landing on stage doing the splits. -. The standing up from splits (No hands!) in time for spot on vocals! You bet he rocks!!!
Nils is the man, phenomanal player - if bruce let him 'go' at a solo it would take over the whole song and overshadow the rest of the band - and I dont think thats what bruce is looking for.
+glenlake atnine You are absolutely right. That happened last night in DC, on purpose, and Nils took over the stadium. Absolutely one of - if not THE - high point of the show!
@@zambonijesus296 I saw a clip of Nils explaining that he kept looking back at Bruce expecting him to say 'all right, cut it', but Bruce kept nodding his head and smiling and signalling him to keep going. As if I needed another reason to like Bruce the musician.
