Bruce Springsteen and the E.Street Band’s legendary live performance from Bill Graham’s Winterland in San Francisco 0n 15th December 1978 recorded by KSAN-FM radio during the tour to promote the album “Darkness On the Edge Of Town” a 3cd set this was recorde on the first night of two show and without doubt one of the greatest rock shows ever and this particual show was one of the bootleged shows that made Springsteen’s name as the great live performer he undoubtedly is, Available from Amazon now
On both nights I can remember as Bruce and the band went into their mutli-song encore that the crowd began stomping to the music and the entire floor, which was an old hardwood floor, began to shake with the rhythm. I was a bit concerned as to whether the old building would collapse and we would all end up in a pile in the basement.
After both shows there was just a lingering feeling of energy for all of us as we made our way out into the foggy damp San Francisco night. Our ears were still ringing from the sounds and being so close to the stage and there were lingering memories of each song. As we walked back to where ever we had parked the car I can remember each of us occasionally bursting out with a line from Thunder Road or Born to Run. The next day we had to get to the airport and catch a flight home for the holiday. We both felt so exhausted from those 2 shows at Winterland.
The Fat Angel Sings 