This was from Flood Aid 2004 where Bruce and other musicians (all local besides Exit 105) raised $ for the Salvation Army in Pittsburgh. Heinz Hall tickets were $150 or $100 for the balcony were I sat. 100% of tickets, parking, drinks and t-shirts (which Bruce paid to have made) went to charity to buy furnances, etc for flood victims. Bruce brought Exit 105 from New Jersey, and they played this song together.
From backstreets.com : Flood Aid '04, benefitting Pennsylvanians who suffered damage from Hurricane Ivan in September, brought Joe Grushecky and Bruce Springsteen together again, less than a month after their Light of Day performance -- and this time, on Joe's home turf. Just across the river from PNC Park, Springsteen's last stop in Pittsburgh, the December 2 Flood Aid featured a similar batch of songs as LOD5 at the Pony, but in a vastly different setting: a beautiful old theater with chandeliers, red carpet and gold trim. With wreaths hung and egg nog sold in the lobby, we got our official start of the holidays with the show-closing "Santa Claus is Coming to Town." That was the setlist's only nod to the season, but far from its only treat. Springsteen first joined Exit 105 for "All Along the Watchtower" (no Neil Young this time, but a strong performance). Later, before the Houserockers took the stage, Bruce turned in a surprise three-song solo set featuring a rare solo-acoustic performance of "Land of Hope and Dreams" (first played at the 2001 Clearwater Festival). It was a respectful, pin-drop crowd for "If I Should Fall Behind" and "For You" as well, the latter dedicated to "all the old fans." Afterward, Springsteen played the entire headline set with Joe & the Houserockers, including many of the duo's standards like "Code of Silence" and "Never Be Enough Time," with Boccigalupe joining in on keyboards for "Murder Inc." Springsteen's own songs in the set included "Johnny 99," "Atlantic City," "This Hard Land," and -- the "goosebump moment" of the night -- "Factory." While a stripped-down version has turned up at E Street Band shows semi-regularly in recent years, it's been a while since most had heard it like this, as Grushecky noted in an intro. After the penultimate "Lucky Town," the stage filled with many of the night's performers -- as well as Jesse Malin and his band, some elves, and Santa himself -- for the typically and joyously chaotic finale.
The Boss loves the 'Burgh....feel very fortunate as a Springsteen fan living in Pittsburgh. His friendship with Grushecky has resulted in some incredibly intimate shows.
Who could dare criticize this? It was ace, I love anything that goes between Gregorian chants and brutal death/black metal but I appreciate Bruce's guitar skills here.
wow Springsteen playing lead! You do not see that too much -- long and emotion lead playing. I am impressed. Yea it is different with it long sustained searing ( the tele wail) notes, but shows his power in different ways.
Mike Albert: using an f bomb against one of the greatest musicians of the last forty years doesn't touch him, but it says a lot about you. You might have accurately said, "the sound quality on this recording is poor." You chose not to do that. I hope you grow up someday, your mommy would be so proud.
Why must there be only one or two great songwriters of our generation. Common sense says with all the rock n' roll we have out there - wouldn't it be boring as hell, and a very sad reflection on our music to have only one or two greats?
First of all, this is a garage band more or less. It's just some local band that Springsteen is playing with for some charity. So, yeah, the sound isn't that great. Is this better than Hendrix's version? No. Is it a complex solo? No. I agree with one of the other commenters, "it doesn't always sound good but the notes always sound right." He is very underrated as a guitar player. He may not be the best technical player but he plays with a lot of passion.
Yeah I heard when women try to touch telecasters their fingers fall off. Also if you're a man they make you grow an extra set of balls and vomit testosterone. Truly amazing.
Just about my favorite version of a favorite song. Video is not that great but it doesn't matter, slowed down a bit too but just enough. Guitar playing is not speedy though don't need that either, just the right tempo to match the lyrics. Written by Bob Dylan and made famous by Jimi Hendrix. 💜
Bruce is the Boss.He looked like Sylvester Stallone there while Dylan is undisputedly one of the few great songwriters around and not so much of a singer.Just my opinion.
Dylan's original version is great but Jimi saw the power and the glory and raised the bar into the stratosphere. The Dead always hammered it. For some strange reason, Springsteen didn't really do it justice. Props for trying something different, though.
strictly visually Bruce seems to be fighting against the guitar, where Jimi just seems to have another part of his body at the end of his fingers... doesn't it settle it all?
