Can you imagine being a young band, coming up, and having the fucking Boss tell you that he thinks your band is great? Nevermind fucking playing with you. Holy shit.
Bruce was asked who he would choose to step in if he couldn't sing (Bruce stood in for Bono once) he said either Bono or Brian Fallon, complete respect from Bruce, that's one huge compliment.
This video makes me heart smile. You can tell how much the whole band loves Bruce. Brian can barely sing he is smiling so big in some parts, the drummer has a shit eating grin… and Bruce is totalllllly ripping the guitar. LOVES IT!
+B White Late reply, but I knew from the moment I heard the Gaslight Anthem the first time that 'man, this band sounds a bit like Springsteen, are they a coverband or something?'. No, they're not a coverband.. They're a tribute band, paying freaking homage to Bruce in every sense of it, now with him on the stage in their own song!! I, LOVE, THIS!
This video alone got me hooked on Gaslight Anthem in August '09. Watched it while studying for my very last final of my college career in August '09. The very next day, after finishing my last test, I went to the store and bought The '59 Sound on CD. In my car, I then blasted the CD, windows down, along Ohio's 2-lane highways. The album instantly connected with my Bruce fandom, the ideas espoused in the BTR album. This album truly embodies the rebellious spirit of Rock and Roll.
At this point in their careers, they had like one record out and were relatively unknown still and here they have BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN singing with them on stage to one of THEIR songs. Amazing. (Yes this is a huge crowd, but I'm not convinced everyone knows The Gaslight Anthem at this point. This is a festival)
@@jre-1337 It's hard to find real performances these days. The first thing bands do, when they release a live performance on RU-vid, is re-master the sound, and edit errors out!
The old & new. Bruce & Brian. E-Street & the gaslight. Music is, and always will be genuine thanks to guys like these. May the E-street always stay lit thanks to the gaslights.
This was superb I was at this gig with my friend, we were close to the girl with the Greek flag and you can see us on the video for No Surrender when Brian joined Bruce on stage. I already loved Bruce but through this I discovered the Gaslight Anthem and feel in love with them fantastic! Happy memories. :-)
I thought the same exact thing. Bruce is generous with his time with other artist. RU-vid is full of videos where The Boss shows up and raises the music cred for established performers and young up and coming artist alike. It would hard to name another star that gives back to the music community the way Bruce has.
chills everytime, always think of my friend who passed away to cancer and the times she was in hospital and i always picture her floating off smiling and free of pain, but leaving us all down here. RIP janet
I remember knowing The Gaslight Anthem and only knowing the 59 sound, At first i thought that's a sweet song. A couple of months later i found this video and noticed it said bruce springsteen i thought holy shit. I watched the video and could not believed what i had seen it was first time i ever got goosebumps from watching a video. 3 years later i still get goosebumps The Gaslight are without a doubt keeping real music alive.
WOW. Just the thought that the Boss would know I exist would surreal enough. But to have him tell me he likes my record? Incredible. That would be enough honestly. But the notion that he join my band onstage to play one of my songs? It wouldnt get much better than that. I always liked this song & am glad to see the Gaslight Anthem succeeding. Hats off to Brian & the band for getting to experience that moment. When the Boss joined you for 59 Sound. THAT WAS AWESOME!!! Gave me chills, too!!! cool.
It doesnt matter what song Bruce plays, if it's live or not, cover or one of his own.. It always sounds awesome. No matter what! He's just the best alive.
I saw them do this the previous afternoon at Glastonbury in a smallish marquee. Luckily I was down at the front and the roar when Bruce came on nearly lifted the whole tent skywards. One of spontaneous moments that will never be forgotten.
I was the this gig. bruce's rendition of 'Racing in the Streets' had old men weeping. the following day i happened to be at westfield shopping centre in shepherds bush (my one and only visit) having a cup of coffee when i realized brian fallon was wandering around outside the cafe speaking on a mobile phone. i waited until he'd finished talking and then went to shake his hand and thank him for the gig. i reflected that i had shaken the hand that had so recently shaken the hand of the boss.
Wow.This is probably one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Not because of the Gaslight Anthem or because of Bruce Springsteen...but because you can practically see the singer's heart exploding out of his chest with joy and delight as he shares the mic with BRUCE FUCKING SPRINGSTEEN. I mean, COME ON!! The HUMANITY!!
I was there. Most awesome afternoon for ever - Bruce rocking it with the best new band in America. Brian came on and played on No Surrender with Bruce too. Legendary.
brucie n anthem.......WOW .. listened 2 gaslight 1st at glsto n that wiz wen brucie headlined n they were amazin 2gether ... hope gaslight anthem makes it huge in britain... got the 59 sound album so hopefully ma friends wil appreciate them as much as i do....QUALITY xxx
Want to stand out in a crowd? Bring a big blue and white flag. Man, that works. I actually had a chance meeting with Bruce in Calgary, Canada last week when he and Patti were in town for an equestrian event, and let me tell you......they are pure gold. What a kind and caring couple. They stopped at our table and talked for five minutes. He is totally genuine and a true gentleman.
Can't stop looking. Wish I was there at that time. I'm an old lady, same age as Bruce, but I love the lyrics and music of Gaslight Anthem. Nothingh changes in all those years...............
They playing with the BOSS?! No way, man... this is killing me. It's too good to be true. I love these guys. I'm surprised, the stage didn't catch fire, with such an amount of legendary material performing on it :-)
In 1972, Jon Landau commented on Bruce Springsteen's Colombia records audition tapes, "I have seen rock and roll future, and its name is Bruce Springsteen." In 2009, at the Hard Rock Calling festival in London, Bruce Springsteen commented on The Gaslight Anthem's performance, "I have seen the entire future the music of my children's generation, and its name is The Gaslight Anthem."
I love the way that Brian interacts with the crowd. I've yet to see them live, but from all the live stuff I've seen on RU-vid you can feel that he gets a kick out of what he's doing.
I went to HRC kinda liking Bruce, but came away loving Bruce and discovering Gaslight Anthem and since then have downloaded a lot of their stuff and raved about them to friends.
