Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band: Live In New York City is the name of a concert film done by HBO, featuring the first ever major televised Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...

 concert. It was later released on DVD

DVD

A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....

 with 11 extra songs not televised, and as a CD of the same name.

All of these forms document Springsteen and the E Street Band

E Street Band

The E Street Band has been rock musician Bruce Springsteen's primary backing band since 1972.The band has also recorded with a wide range of other artists including Bob Dylan, Meat Loaf, Bonnie Tyler, Air Supply, Dire Straits, David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Stevie Nicks, Tom Morello, Sting, Ian...

's highly successful 1999-2000 Reunion Tour

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Reunion Tour

The Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Reunion Tour was a lengthy, top-grossing concert tour featuring Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band that took place over 1999 and 2000....

, their first concert tour together in 11 years.

The Film

Running 90 minutes, the film was recorded at concerts on June 29 and July 1, 2000. These were the final two shows in the Band's ten-show tour-ending run at Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...

 in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

.
HBO received six Emmy Award

Emmy Award

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 nominations (including "Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special") and won two Awards for the film.

The Setlist

1. My Love Will Not Let You Down
2. Prove It All Night
   Prove It All Night
   "Prove It All Night" is the penultimate song on Bruce Springsteen's fourth studio album Darkness on the Edge of Town, and the first single released from it....
   
   
3. Two Hearts
4. Atlantic City
   Atlantic City (song)
   "Atlantic City" is a song written and recorded by rock musician Bruce Springsteen, which first appeared on Springsteen's 1982 solo album Nebraska, considered to be one of Springsteen's most dour albums in tone...
   
   
5. Mansion on the Hill
6. The River
   The River (Bruce Springsteen song)
   "The River" is a song written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen, accompanied by the E Street Band. It was the title track of his fifth album, The River, and was a hit single in parts of Europe. It reached #25 in the Netherlands, and reached the top 10 in both Sweden and Norway...
   
   
7. Youngstown
   Youngstown (song)
   "Youngstown" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1995 album The Ghost of Tom Joad. Although many of the songs on the album were performed by Springsteen solo, the lineup for the "Youngstown" includes Soozie Tyrell on violin, Jim Hanson on bass, Gary Mallaber on drums, co-producer Chuck Plotkin...
   
   
8. Murder Incorporated
9. Badlands
   Badlands (Bruce Springsteen song)
   "Badlands" was the leadoff track on Bruce Springsteen's fourth studio album Darkness on the Edge of Town, and its second single.- Themes :The song tells the story of a man down on his luck and angry at the world, who wants a better lot in life....
   
   
10. Out in the Street
11. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
    Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
    "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" is the second song on Bruce Springsteen's breakthrough album Born to Run.-Content:The song loosely tells the story of the formation of the E Street Band. However, when asked, most Springsteen fans cannot answer the question, "What is a Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out?" The...
    
    
12. Born to Run
    Born to Run (song)
    "Born to Run" is a song by American singer songwriter Bruce Springsteen, and the title song of his album Born to Run.- Songwriting :Written at in Long Branch, New Jersey in early 1974, the song was Bruce Springsteen's last-ditch effort to make it big. The prior year, Springsteen had released two...
    
    
13. Land of Hope and Dreams
14. American Skin (41 Shots)
    American Skin (41 Shots)
    "American Skin " is a song written by Bruce Springsteen, inspired by the police shooting death of Amadou Diallo. Springsteen first performed it in concert in Atlanta on June 4, 2000, the final concert before the tour's final 10-show run at New York City's Madison Square Garden, where it was also...
    
    

"Born to Run" was a late addition to the special. As a result of this, there is a crossfade

Fade (audio engineering)

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 into and out of the song on the film and DVD and there is a complete fade-out before it on the CD. Also, its placement on the CD (at the end of the first disc, before Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out) was a result of this late decision. It is not actually listed as a track on the back of the CD, but is listed on the DVD.

Springsteen debuted many new songs over the final leg of the tour, and two were included on this special:

• "Land of Hope and Dreams", a lengthy song Bruce wrote "in the style of Bob Dylan
  Bob Dylan
  Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
  
  ".
• "American Skin (41 Shots)", a controversial ballad about the shooting of Amadou Diallo

Also, many songs on the tour were performed with significant differences from their recorded versions. The songs on this special like that were:

• "Two Hearts" included a short cover of Marvin Gaye
  Marvin Gaye
  Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....
  
  's "It Takes Two"
• "Atlantic City" and "Youngstown", from two of Springsteen's solo folk
  Folk music
  Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
  
   albums, were performed as rock
  Rock and roll
  Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
  
   songs, with the full band powerfully backing Bruce.
• "Mansion on the Hill", another folk song, was also performed with the entire band, but much mellower and softer than the other two.
• "The River" was performed not on guitar, but as an extended saxophone
  Saxophone
  The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
  
   and piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
   ballad.
• "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" was extended to include the band introductions, as well one of Springsteen's legendary monologues and a short cover of Al Green's "Take Me to the River" and a short version of his own "Red Headed Woman" during Patti Scialfa
  Patti Scialfa
  Vivienne Patricia "Patti" Scialfa is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She is married to Bruce Springsteen and they have three children.- Early life :...
  
  's intro, afterwards performing a verse from one of her own songs ("Rumble Doll") with the band.

Disc one

Contains the entire HBO special, plus credits, a photo gallery, and New York City Serenade: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band with Bob Costas, a 15-minute special interview with Bob Costas

Bob Costas

Robert Quinlan "Bob" Costas is an American sportscaster, on the air for the NBC network since the early 1980s.-Early life:...

.

1. My Love Will Not Let You Down
2. Prove It All Night
3. Two Hearts
4. Atlantic City
5. Mansion on the Hill
6. The River
7. Youngstown
8. Murder Incorporated
9. Badlands
10. Out in the Street
11. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
12. Born to Run
13. Land of Hope and Dreams
14. American Skin (41 Shots)

Disc two

Contains the following previously unseen performances:

1. Backstreets
   Backstreets (song)
   "Backstreets" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from the album Born to Run, which was released in 1975. In the original vinyl release, it concludes side one of the record.-Structure:...
   
   
2. Don't Look Back
3. Darkness on the Edge of Town
4. Lost in the Flood
   Lost in the Flood
   "Lost in the Flood" is a song by Bruce Springsteen. It was released on his debut album, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. in 1973.- Music and themes :...
   
   
5. Born in the U.S.A.
   Born in the U.S.A. (song)
   "Born in the U.S.A." is a 1984 song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen. Taken from the album of the same name, it is one of his best-known singles. Rolling Stone ranked the song 275th on their list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". In 2001, the RIAA's Songs of the Century placed...
   
   
6. Jungleland
   Jungleland
   "Jungleland" is an almost ten-minute long closing song on Bruce Springsteen's 1975 album Born to Run, and tells a tale of love amid a backdrop of gang violence. It contains one of E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons' most recognizable solos...
   
   
7. Light of Day
   Light of Day (song)
   "Light of Day", sometimes written as " Light of Day", is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and performed initially by Joan Jett and Michael J. Fox with their fictitious band The Barbusters in the 1987 film Light of Day...
   
   
8. The Promise
9. Thunder Road
   Thunder Road (song)
   "Thunder Road" is a song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen, and the opening track on his 1975 breakthrough album Born to Run. It is ranked as one of Springsteen's greatest songs, and often appears on lists of the top rock songs of all time.Rolling Stone magazine placed it as #86 on its...
   
   
10. Ramrod
    Ramrod (song)
    "Ramrod" is a song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band for his fifth album, The River, released in 1980. It was recorded at The Power Station in New York in June or July 1979. The song was actually written earlier and recorded for Springsteen's Darkness on the Edge of...
    
    
11. If I Should Fall Behind

In audio only, under the end credits:

The E Street Shuffle

Limited Edition Bonus CD

1. My Hometown
   My Hometown
   "My Hometown" is a single by Bruce Springsteen off his Born in the U.S.A. album, that was the record-tying seventh and last top 10 single to come from it, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It also topped the U.S. adult contemporary chart, making the song Springsteen's only #1...
   
   
2. This Hard Land

Again, some of the songs were performed with significant alterations from their recorded versions.

• "Born in the U.S.A.
  Born in the U.S.A. (song)
  "Born in the U.S.A." is a 1984 song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen. Taken from the album of the same name, it is one of his best-known singles. Rolling Stone ranked the song 275th on their list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". In 2001, the RIAA's Songs of the Century placed...
  
  " was performed as a solo folk/blues song with Springsteen on slide 12-string guitar.
• "Light of Day
  Light of Day (song)
  "Light of Day", sometimes written as " Light of Day", is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and performed initially by Joan Jett and Michael J. Fox with their fictitious band The Barbusters in the 1987 film Light of Day...
  
  " included a prolonged rap about the tour and a series of jokes comparing New York
  New York
  New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
  
   unfavorably to New Jersey
  New Jersey
  New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
  
  .

Also noteworthy is that this performance of "Lost in the Flood" was the first performance of that song since 1978.

The CD

Released on March 27, 2001, the album reached #5 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

 and #1 on the Billboard Internet Album Charts. The album was later re-released on SACD

Super Audio CD

Super Audio CD is a high-resolution, read-only optical disc for audio storage. Sony and Philips Electronics jointly developed the technology, and publicized it in 1999. It is designated as the Scarlet Book standard. Sony and Philips previously collaborated to define the Compact Disc standard...

 with a 5.1-surround multichannel mix; the SACD running order is identical to that of the CD release.

Disc one

1. My Love Will Not Let You Down
2. Prove It All Night
3. Two Hearts
4. Atlantic City
5. Mansion on the Hill
6. The River
7. Youngstown
8. Murder Incorporated
9. Badlands
10. Out in the Street
11. Born to Run (bonus track, see above)

Disc two

1. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
2. Land of Hope and Dreams
3. American Skin (41 Shots)
4. Lost in the Flood
5. Born in the U.S.A.
6. Don't Look Back
7. Jungleland
   Jungleland
   "Jungleland" is an almost ten-minute long closing song on Bruce Springsteen's 1975 album Born to Run, and tells a tale of love amid a backdrop of gang violence. It contains one of E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons' most recognizable solos...
   
   
8. Ramrod
9. If I Should Fall Behind

External links

• Setlists for the recorded concerts (June 29 and July 1, 2000)
• Lyrics & Song clips