I was 16. Five of us kids took a the train together from Matawan to the Garden specifically to see Bruce. He came on last, the show ran late, and we were all worried we'd miss the last train back to home but we didn't want to leave. There were hundreds of us from the Jersey Shore, crammed in the exit vestibules, ready to run to the escalators the second he left the stage, but his encore was fabulous and went on so long. Every one of us stayed. Then we stampeded down to the train tracks, terrified that the train would be gone, but it WAITED! It waited for us. They KNEW! :) One of the best nights ever! :)

My wife used to have a quote on her bulletin board from the Daily Telegraph (UK): "Is there any sound in popular music that is more exhilarating, more joyful, more uplifting, more life-affirming than that of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in full flight?"

“Poor man wants to be rich, rich man wants to be king” ain’t that the plain truth

If you think you had fun at a Bruce concert check out how much fun Bruce had.

There are three things I can watch forever: fire burning, water falling and The Boss performing.

I WAS THERE! 26 years old with the audience screaming: "Bruce, Bruce, Bruce" while the other performers were on stage. Bruce was the last act. Was a fan before this show. His energy may have waned a bit, but his lyrics are poetry and music is like no one else. Got me through many nights.

Can't believe he's 72 years old now. Forever young on KZfaq.

seeing Clarence in his iconic white 3 piece suit always makes me smile .. RIP big man

TY for taking us dad! 15 year old girls can scream and dance all night with Bruce.

The young Bruce and E Street Band had the most awesome concerts ever!! They still put on great concerts, but man the energy you felt at the ones back in the 70s and 80s was just amazing!

This is for the ones who have a notion, a notion deep inside That it ain't no sin to be glad you're alive

Max’s influence on this era of Springsteen’s music is under-appreciated. Huge change in vibe.

Ain't no sin to be glad your alive!

To the 20 people who disliked this!! Get off the channel and never come back. One of the greatest live performances by the band and a genius of our generation.

cant wait till you tour glasgow so i can be sure of purchasing in a seated area .. roll on the tour boss

Singing his ass off, young and hungry, gritty band. Love this perfomance.

I have never seen a performer work so hard this is unreal I just became a fan

The Boss. Timeless. The greatest songwriter in history. Period.

The No Nukes concerts took place over three nights. Of course they were covered by Rolling Stone magazine. The writer said, paraphrasing, that "there was something very different about the third night, palpable excitement, a feeling of electricity that was missing the first two nights. The difference was SPRINGSTEEN!"

Bruce is my salvation. His voice, his sound and his musicians are a piece of my soul. I hug you all. Greetings from Italy.

"It ain't no sin to be glad you are alive", these words saved me! Thank you, Bruce!

Bruce saved my life. Thats all.

Honestly, does/has any artist ever have the energy and passion that Mr Spingsteen has, along with a unbelievable ability to write these songs at that age Truly in my eyes the greatest singer song writer of all time. From a friend and fan Western Australia 🇦🇺

Just a week ago I finally got to see him perform this live and it was with every bit as much fire and soul as this was 43 years ago. Dude is unreal.

man I miss 1979.

He’s one of a kind and our generation is lucky to be living at the same time as the boss. His passion and songwriting have earned Bruce a spot in the “best of” category that will carry his music and legacy much longer than our short time on earth. Well done Bruce, well done.

Wow, I cannot believe how good this is! This just further substantiates how Bruce is the greatest live performer I’ve ever seen!

Men rise and fall like the winter wheat but some names will remain. Let them say I lived in the time of Springsteen.

For every moment his songs gave me hope, faith, anger, joy and mostly the strength to hold out against the pain. For this and much more. Thanks Bruce.

I swear he is on my buckett list to see.

Holy crap, what a performance

Such an iconic moment when the Big Man steps forward to take his solo.

Wow that's what I call music and a wonderful singer

Irgendwie traue ich meinen Ohren und Augen nicht. Aber dieses Konzert ist vor 45 Jahren gewesen. Bruce war da 30 Jahre alt. Unfassbar und doch war. Für mich ist es deshalb sehr emotional, da ich vom gleichen Jahrgang bin. Eine Welle von Erinnerungen steigt in mir auf. Das ist einfach phantastisch. Danke Bruce

My God, this is magnificent! He is actually singing our song!

I know this song has become a huge crowd-pleasing fist-pumping chant-along monster, but man I miss the ferocity of these earlier versions.

Extremely intense version of Badlands, man they just CHARGED through this song. This would be on the tail end of Darkness tour, they were out pretty much all of '78, so they were tight as the bark on a tree, but a ton of energy. Bruce and band still had a lot to prove at this point, and prove it they did.

What a time would've been to be alive

I grew up in a violent environment, and not everyone I grew up with made it out alive. That weight can be crushing, and one of the only things I have ever known that lifted that weight is hearing Bruce sing "It ain't no sin to be glad you're alive." It changes my life every time I hear it. - Jack McKissen

How he could keep his throat together for a long whole tour is beyond me

Now that, ladies and gentlemen, is a fucking rock star.

First time I heard of Bruce was in an exhilarating Jay Cocks article in Time magazine in 1978 when I was a wee teen. In Singapore, no one knew Bruce it seems in 1978. When I got the Darkness on the Edge of Town, I was totally wowed. The songs of rebellion, affirmation of faith and realism and fantasy with that raspy voice made my life bearable and much more. I didn’t need approval. I had Bruce.

Back when music was original and magical

I use to like this song ..and thought Springsteen was a good performer.. wow was I wrong !.. this is one of the greatest songs off all time.. and Bruce is the greatest live act off all time .. why would anyone doubt that this man can heal your soul !!

the drumming of max...he hits them hard

The VOICE of raw and undiluted rock'n'roll

Man was there 15 years old it was crazy !

This was an amazing performance, 79‘s the first of many times I got to see the boss live. Are used to try to explain to people who weren’t Springsteen fans it’s a different type of energy, different type of vibe. I never could properly explain why I thought Bruce was the greatest live performer I’d ever seen. But there’s no doubt in my mind that he is. I will say this though ever since the big man is passed, I haven’t been able to go to another show. I don’t know that I will because to me a big man with so much a big part of the show and the music it wouldn’t be the same without him.

I dont what it is but this song brings tears in to my eyes in a good way. I am only twenty years old and this song touches me. I think if you can write song that are relevant to younger generations almost fifty years later you must be a real genious. Bruce Springsteen music will live forever. Keep on rocking🤘

We all were so much younger then.

Light's out tonight Trouble in the heartland Got a head-on collision Smashin' in my guts, man Caught in a crossfire That I don't understand But there's one thing I know for sure, girl I don't give a damn For the same old played out scenes I don't give a damn for just the in-betweens Honey, I want the heart, I want the soul I want control right now To talk about a dream, try to make it real You wake up in the night With a fear so real You spend your life waiting For a moment that just don't come Well don't waste your time waiting Badlands, you gotta live it everyday Let the broken hearts stand As the price you've gotta pay Keep pushin' 'til it's understood These badlands start treating us good Workin' in the field You get your back burned Workin' 'neath the wheels You get your facts learned Baby, I got my facts Learned real good right now You better get it straight, darlin' Poor man wanna be rich Rich man wanna be king And a king ain't satisfied 'Til he rules everything I wanna go out tonight I wanna find out what I got Well, I believe in the love that you gave me I believe in the faith that could save me I believe in the hope And I pray that some day It may raise me above these Badlands, you gotta live it everyday Let the broken hearts stand As the price you've gotta pay Keep pushin' 'til it's understood These badlands start treating us good Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa For the ones who had a notion A notion deep inside That it ain't no sin to be glad you're alive I wanna find one face That ain't looking through me I wanna find one place I wanna spit in the face of these Badlands, you gotta live it everyday Let the broken hearts stand As the price you've gotta pay Keep pushin' til it's understood And these badlands start treating us good Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa badlands Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa badlands Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa badlands Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa badlands Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa How you doin' tonight? That's good. Me too I'd like to do this next song for, for John Hall and Graham Nash and Bonnie Raitt and Tom Campbell They're the musicians who ah, had the conviction and the energy to, to put this together what we're doin' down here And I did this for Jackson Browne and, and that little boy

Legendary? You're god damn right, legendary!

That was EPIC. I don’t think I’ve ever seen or heard him play that better. He and they band announced right there that they had arrive finally and fully. His energy foot to the floor yet super precise…Pete Townsend whirling guitar strum flourishes, the consummate frontman…guitar hero…all rolled into one moment. I don’t think he was ever this good again…imho.

On the sexiness scale from 1-10, Bruce hits an 11. Energy is real.

Probably just me, but I've always felt this was his best song...

Max Weinberg is amazing! Oh my God... incredible, 2022 and still burning. More Music, More Life, More Fire Bruce. We Love you. Come back in Italy soon.

This is an incredible live performance of Badlands.

love this

Una delle canzoni più belle che ha scritto e cantato bruce springsteen come BORN IN THE USA, THE RIVER, CADILLAC RANCH, DARGLITON COUNTY, BORN TO RUN più che bellissime di più sono in assoluto dei capolavori!

So proud to say I was there....18 years old....witnessing legendary greatness.

After all these music years (I'm 80), I still return to this most exciting live performance by one of the true greats.

What a fucking time to be alive

CASE CLOSED ! THIS IS THE PROOF THAT BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E. STREET BAND ARE THE GREATEST LIVE ACT OF ALL TIME !!!! ( all caps because ..well , I'm screaming this! ) .. why is there even an option of a " thumbs down " ?.. it defies logic ..

I was there 15 years old...concerts in Madison, WI, concerts every night

The energy level is through the ceiling and beyond. Wow! Wish they could go back to playing this (and other songs) in the same tempo they used to. It makes a bid difference in my opinion. A lot of the older songs suffer from being played way too slow today. Anyway - this is fantastic!

To the 65 people who gave this a thumbs down.. nobody wants to hear ( or read ) your opinion .. and giving this a thumbs down is all I need to know that your opinion means nothing !.. it's ok not to like a song or artist .. there are many very talented singers and bands that are not my "taste" but, I see no reason to make myself look like an idiot !... how could anyone watch this and have the ability to put their finger on the dislike/thumbs down !.. there has never been better proof than this video that this is an artist ( and band !) That gives everything he has in him to give the audience a life changing experience.. and this may be the greatest example of what a rare talent he is.. I do not see how anyone could out due this .. it's actually impossible to give more than 100% ..This man ( and Band )is a MOUNTAIN ! .. this needs to be playing on a machine flying in outer space !

It was greaaaat.....👍🕶🤘🕯

The greatest Boss song, what energy Bruce brought out on this pure gold song. We will never again have a Bruce, just like a Elvis, Dylan or The Beatles.

This video feels like a virtual reality experience. Clarence just TAKES IT over the the top

I LOVE Bruce. I've seen him over 40 times all over the USA over 40 years and went to see this at my local theater in NJ (where I grew up). But man. He really hams it up for this performance. Less is more, Boss

Poor man wants to be to be rich, rich man wastes to King , and a King wastes to rule every thing! !So TRUE

AMAZING ! What the song !!! Thanks guardian of galaxie to get back this song in front today

Hands down the best concert I have ever seen in person and I have seen him twice. I’ve never seen a better performer on stage since I never got to see Freddie Mercury live!

Pure poetry. And the energy and performance is legendary.

Springsteen and Company were never bigger than when he was the Rock and Roll center of gravity in the 70s. Then there was the 80s.

Goosebumps. Every time again.

Max Weinberg is the only human who could keep this rhythm and this pace on the drums.

That is just so out-of-this-world brilliant. I really hope this concert film will be shown at movie theaters just like the original No Nukes movie was. That would be as close as we, who where to young at the time, could get to experience Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band live in their prime.

Yeah about 40 years ago my sister was at one of his concerts she ran up on stage and grabbed his cap off his head one of those floppy Derby caps Bruce was cool about it though wish we still had it my brother went out to a bar drinking and somebody took it from him God bless Bruce Springsteen and God bless you all rock on Bruce the boss New Jersey man

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN / song / BADLANDS / WHAT A SONG BY THE BOSS DO YOU AGREE??

This song is about Bruce’s former manager screwing him over-as a result couldn’t record music from 1975-1978. Badlands was his middle-finger to the record business.

Happy 73rd Birthday "Little / Miami" Steven Van Zandt. Steven Lento 11/ 22 /50. Watertown, Massachusett Solo artist, actor and activist. I like him in the Saprano's

my legend....I see in Giants Stadium in 1985..i'm Italian , my cousins in New Jersey...Dancing in the Dark is Legend

Poor man wanna be rich, rich man wanna be king and a king ain't satisfied till he rules everything! Never was there more true words sang

Doesn't it feel like - because he only had a limited time to play - he puts even MORE ENERGY in each song than he does in his usual 4-hours-shows? He is on fire!!!!

This is as close as I will ever get to his 70s live performances

The definition of Jersey Rock & Soul .... God Bless Asbury Park, where Bruce turned the water into wine.

he always gives it full gas.

Pure rock'n'roll, simple, static and strong - about struggle and pain, about love and hope.

Einfach umwerfend! Auch heute noch eins meiner Lieblingslieder auf jedem verdammten Springsteen Konzert.😎 Komm bald mal wieder vorbei Boss!

Thank you Bruce!

I was there 17th row Center Stage what a night traveled from Cleveland to get there. If people hadn't seen Bruce Springsteen during the darkness and the River tours ? They hane never seen Bruce at his finest. My first experience seeing Bruce Springsteen was the Agora Ballroom and from there on in I was hooked. I have seen him over 35 times. In 7 different east coast cities.

I must say that was the best version of badlands I have ever heard. I love this song and I am a die hard fan of Bruce Springsteen and the E street band. Keep rocking Bruce!

OMFG! That passion, that energy. And to this day, they give everything to the fans.

I believe in love you gave me, I believe in faith could save me... I loose my voice everytime I sing this song!!! 😅 Thank you Bruce!!!

growing up in bklyn/queens in the 70's this was as real as it got

This song grabs you by the throat from the beginning and never lets up.

Epic performance. Keep the faith, Bruce. Never stop.

That energy is unreal.

One of the most notable near misses of my life: Bruce played my town that same year. Kids at my high school were so excited, but I was a folkie and had no idea who this Bruce guy was. A few months later I heard Racing In The Streets on the radio. Signed on as a fan when The River came out, but by that time Bruce was getting too big to play venues in my town.