Revisiting Wrecking Ball - Bruce Springsteen (2012)

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Wrecking Ball - Bruce Springsteen

Columbia

Produced by Bruce Springsteen and Ron Aniello

Released 5th March 2012 UK/6th March 2012 (US)

UK Chart #1

US Chart #1

Austrian Chart #1

Belgian Chart #1

Danish Chart #1

Dutch Chart #1

Finnish Chart #1

German Chart #1

Irish Chart #1

Italian Chart #1

New Zealand Chart #1

Norwegian Chart #1

Spanish Chart #1

Swedish Chart #1

Swiss Chart #1

 

 Tracklist on Vinyl

A1 We Take Care Of Our Own    
A2 Easy Money    
A3 Shackled And Drawn    
B1 Jack Of All Trades    
B2 Death To My Hometown    
B3 This Depression    
C1 Wrecking Ball    
C2 You've Got It    
C3 Rocky Ground    
D1 Land Of Hope And Dreams    
D2 We Are Alive

CD Bonus Tracks on Special Edition
12 Swallowed Up (In The Belly Of The Whale)    
13 American Land

Singles on Wrecking Ball

We Take Care Of Our Own

Digital Release 

US Chart #106

UK Chart #111

2012 Record Store Day Release

A-Side: Rocky Ground

B-Side: The Promise (Live at The Carousel, Asbury Park)

Death To My Hometown

Digital Release May 2012

 

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Studio Album #17 from Bruce Springsteen. The majority of the tracks had been written around 2011 but there were a few that had been around awhile:

Jack of All Trades

Written in 2009

 

Wrecking Ball

Written in 2009 as a Tribute to Giants Stadium which was set to be demolished. Springsteen and the E Street Band played five nights there between 30th September - 9th October 2009 as part of the Working On A Dream Tour.

 

Land of Hope and Dreams

Was written in 1998 or 1999 and was first performed on the 1999 Reunion Tour. It was recorded in 2002 as part of the sessions for The Rising but wasn't released as a studio format until this album.

It had been featured as a live performance on the Live In New York City DVD (Released 2001) and Live In Barcelona DVD (Released 2003).

 

American Land 

Was written during The Seeger Sessions period in 2006 and first appeared on We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions - American Land Edition. A live version appeared on The Live In Dublin DVD (released 2007). American Land was on the Special Edition of Wrecking Ball.

The only members of The E Street Band who feature on the album are Steven Van Zandt, Max Weinberg, Patti Scialfa, and adjunct members Soozie Tyrell and Charlie Giordano. Clarence Clemons who died in June 2011 also features on the title track and Land of Hope and Dreams, which was a nice touch in tribute to The Big Man. Tom Morello features on guitar on Jack of All Trades and This Depression.

The Hollywood Reporter called the album Springsteen at his "angriest yet" and Andy Greene for  Rolling Stone said Springsteen has "spent much of his career writing about characters struggling in tough economic times, but the financial crisis reportedly convinced him it was time to write about the people and forces that brought America to this 'ugly point.' [The album is an] indictment of Wall Street greed and corruption and a look into the devastation it has wrought." David Fricke of Rolling Stone gave the album a rave review, dubbing it "the most despairing, confrontational and musically turbulent album Bruce Springsteen has ever made." 

Steve Leftridge of PopMatters called it "cohesively designed" and wrote that it "finds Springsteen still firing on all cylinders—writing with poetic urgency, drawing on traditions old and new, singing and playing with prime strength and energy, and delivering a new set of killer melodies with fresh sonic wallop." Andy Gill of The Independent found the album "much darker than any of Springsteen's earlier blue-collar tirades" and stated, "There's few, if any, moments of musical innovation, but in terms of political intent, there won't be a harder, more challenging album released all year." 

Rolling Stone made Wrecking Ball their Album of the Year in 2012, and it was nominated for a Grammy as Best Rock Album and We Take Care Of Our Own was nominated in two categories Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song. The band performed at the Grammy's Ceremony (listen to the audio performance of We Take Care Of Our Own here).

I had been really disappointed with Springsteen's Working On A Dream album and to date it is the least played album of his that I own. Apart from the single My Lucky Day I don't think I have even listened to the album as a whole since the first week of its release. So when Wrecking Ball was announced I was a bit fearful of what we were going to get this time around. The title track I had known for a good few years due to the live versions from the 2009 tour and the lead track We Take Care Of Our Own was a clear sign that the Wrecking Ball album was going to be a very different beast to Working On A Dream!

I was not disappointed at all with this album, it managed to bring together sounds from his Seeger Sessions to straight out Rock and Roll intermixed with a bit of Gospel flair. If I had to pick a favourite (discounting the Singles and the three I knew beforehand - Wrecking Ball, Land of Hope and Dreams and American Land) I'd be hard pressed to choose between Easy Money, Jack of All Trades, and Shackled and Drawn.

I was listening to it this morning as I was preparing this and it still sounded brilliant to my ears at least.

Coming next a little revisit to The Wrecking Ball World Tour 2012-2013.

Let The Day Begin...Let The Day Start!: Day 67 - Wrecking Ball

Four years on from Wrecking Ball's release it is still an album that brings me a whole lot of joy to listen to. Some of Springsteen's angriest work to date.

The Tour of course was totally incredible. I think between myself and my friends we managed to get hold of all but a few of the shows on Bootleg.

Wrecking Ball - Bruce Springsteen

Columbia

Produced by Ron Aniello and Bruce Springsteen

Released 5th March (UK)/6th March (US) 2012

#1 Album in 16 Countries

Including US and UK

01. We Take Care Of Our Own.
02. Easy Money.
03. Shackled and Drawn.
04. Jack Of All Trades .
05. Death To My Hometown.
06. This Depression.
07. Wrecking Ball.
08. You've Got It.
09. Rocky Ground.
10. Land Of Hope And Dreams.
11. We Are Alive.
12. Swallowed Up (In the Belly of the Whale).
13. American Land.

Personnel
The album's personnel include the following:

    Bruce Springsteen – vocals, guitars, banjo, piano, organ, drums, percussion, loops
    Ron Aniello – guitar, bass, keyboards, piano, drums, loops
    Max Weinberg – drums (tracks 7, 11 & 13)
    Matt Chamberlain – drums (track 3, 5, 8, 10)
    Charlie Giordano – accordion, piano, organ, synth, celeste (track 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12 & 13)
    Soozie Tyrell – violin (track 2 – 7, 10 & 11)
    Clarence Clemons – saxophone (tracks 7 & 10)
    Tom Morello – electric guitar (track 4 & 6)
    Greg Leisz – banjo, mandocello (track 11) lap steel guitar (track 8)
    Marc Muller – pedal steel (track 8)
    Steve Van Zandt – mandolin (track 10 & 13)

Horn Section:
    Curt Ramm, Clark Gayton, Stan Harrison, Ed Manion, Dan Levine, Art Baron (tracks 3, 4, 7 – 10)
    Curt Ramm – trumpet solo (tracks 4 & 7)
    Darrel Leonard – trumpet solo (track 11)

Additional musicians:
    Kevin Buell – marching drum (track 5)
    Rob Lebret – electric guitar (track 7)
    Clif Norrell – tuba (track 3)
    Steve Jordan – tambourine (track 2)

Backing Vocals:
    Patti Scialfa (vocal arrangements), Lisa Lowell, Soozie Tyrell - (tracks 1 – 3, 6, 7, 10 & 11)
    Michelle Moore – (tracks 9 & 10)
    Cindy Mizelle – outro vocal (track 3)
    Steve Van Zandt – (tracks 7, 10 & 13)
    Ron Aniello – (tracks 1 & 12)
    Kevin Buell - (track 5)

Group Vocals:
    Ross Petersen, Ron Aniello, Clif Norrell, Rob Lebret – (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 10 & 13)

Choir:
    Victorious Gospel Choir – (tracks 9 & 10) Founder & Director: Lilly “Crawford” Brown

Strings:
    New York Chamber Consort – (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7 & 12) Strings arranged and conducted by Rob Mathes

Singles from Wrecking Ball

We Take Care Of Our Own.

Rocky Ground.

Death To My Hometown. 

Let The Day Begin...Let The Day Start!

Rewind: 2012 Bruce Sets Free The Wrecking Ball

Released on this day in 2012

The 17th Studio Album

#1 Album in US and UK

Wrecking Ball Live

The Tracklist

We Take Care Of Our Own (Live in Tampa 23/03/2012).

Easy Money (Live at IZOD, NJ 04/04/2012) .

Shackled and Drawn (Live in Sydney, Australia 18/03/2013).

Jack Of All Trades (Live at Etihad Stadium, Manchester 22/06/2012).

Death To My Hometown (Live at Isle of Wight 2012).

This Depression - Full Band Version (Live at Wrigley Field, Chicago 08/09/2012).

Wrecking Ball (Live at Friends Arena, Stockholm 04/05/2013).

You've Got It - Acoustic Version (Live in Bergen, Norway 24/07/2012).

Rocky Ground (Live at The TD Garden, Boston 26/03/2012).

Land Of Hope And Dreams (Sandy Relief 12/12/12).

We Are Alive (Live in Helsinki, Finland 31/07/2012).

Rewind: 31st July 2012 Helsinki - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

31st July 2012 was the final show on the European Leg of The Wrecking Ball Tour and what a show! His longest show ever!

Click on the links to enjoy the show.

(read the report from Springsteen's website)

Four Hours and Six Minutes!! Yep, you read that correctly.

"This is our last stop in Europe, let's do it right!"

Pre-show acoustic set:
I'll Work For Your Love/Leap of Faith/No Surrender/For You/Blinded By the Light

ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
Night
Out in the Street
Loose Ends
We Take Care of Our Own
Prove It All Night ('78 intro)
Wrecking Ball
Death to My Hometown
My City of Ruins
Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?/Be True
Jack of All Trades
Downbound Train/Because the Night
Lonesome Day
Darlington County

 Light of Day
Shackled and Drawn (partial)
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
BACK IN YOUR ARMS AGAIN
The Rising
Badlands
Land of Hope and Dreams
* * *
We Are Alive
Born in the U.S.A.
Born to Run
DETROIT MEDLEY
Glory Days
Dancing in the Dark
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out
  "The Finns are finished!" - Bruce after Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out ends.
 
I DON'T WANT TO GO HOME
HIGHER AND HIGHER (with Jon Landau on Guitar)
Twist and Shout (with Jon Landau on Guitar)

(Jon Landau on Guitar)

  52mins and 40 Secs of Highlights 

Rewind: 17th June 2012 - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Play Madrid on the Wrecking Ball Tour

 

This was the 34th show on the Wrecking Ball Tour in 2012 and up to this date it was the longest show the band had ever played - a massive 3hrs and 48mins. The previous longest show was back on The River Tour in 1980, Nassau Coliseum on the 31st December when the band played for 3hrs and 43mins. The elusive 4hr Springsteen show would materialize on the final night of the European leg of the tour when they played in Helsinki  for a remarkable 4hrs and 6mins (add a Preshow appearence and all in all it was around 4hrs and 37mins!).

Click on the links to enjoy the music.

Setlist:
Badlands
No Surrender
We Take Care of Our Own
Wrecking Ball
Death to My Hometown
My City of Ruins
Spirit in the Night
Be True
Jack of All Trades
Youngstown
Murder Incorporated
She's the One
Talk to Me (with Southside Johnny)
Spanish Eyes
Working on the Highway
Shackled and Drawn
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
Apollo Medley
The River
Because the Night
My Love Will Not Let You Down
The Rising
We Are Alive
Thunder Road
* * *
Rocky Ground
Born in the U.S.A./Born to Run
Hungry Heart
Seven Nights to Rock
Dancing in the Dark
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out
Twist and Shout (with Southside Johnny)

Audio of the show:

 

 

Bruce Springsteen says a Big Thank You to The Fans

A final word and song from Bruce Springsteen to and for his fans was posted yesterday on his official website.

A Newly recorded version of 'Dream Baby Dream'

Dates for February and March in Australia and New Zealand have already been issued and the rumour mill is in full force about where else he and the band might play next year.

To keep up to date with the live shows, dates and other concert information CLICK HERE.

Rewind: Metlife Stadium 22nd September 2012 Bruce's Birthday Show

Notes from Backstreets: Of all the Bruce Facts I have at my fingertips, Latest-Ending Stadium Show isn't one of them. But I have to think that 1:55 AM has a decent shot at the title. So without trying to rate or rank the three 2012 MetLife Stadium shows, how will Night 3 be known? Certainly by at least one of the following:
1) THE ONE WITH THE RAIN DELAY
With the National Weather Service announcing severe thunderstorms moving in, just the field was cleared in the hour before the show's expected start time. Then, at 8:30pm, the entire "seating bowl" was evacuated, and everyone found a place inside the building. The rain came shortly thereafter, quite heavy at times, and a bolt or two of lightning — the real issue — was spotted.
So an air of boredom, anticipation, and worry set in over the hallways and access ramps. Would the show happen at all? What's the curfew situation? Would the show have to be shortened? Will public transportation and shuttle buses still be running? Will the babysitter stay late? If the show is cancelled, do we need to rearrange our plans for tomorrow? Beer sales seemed to be going through the roof; would the crowd still be standing if the show was given the green light?
If Bruce ever tours for Amnesty International again, please have them look into MetLife stadium's need to have the "Please clear the field" announcement playing incredibly loudly on an endless loop for the entire hour-and-a-half of the evacuation. It bordered on the surreal, and I'd have given up many state secrets to get them to turn that off.
At 10pm, the all-clear was announced, and the crowd reentered the seating bowl. This all happened relatively orderly, though my heart goes out to GA folks who had waited a long time to get a spot down front. That territory was not easily reclaimed. The walk-on music ("In the Midnight Hour"... ha!) kicked in at 10:30pm and the band briskly got to their places. Deciphering their sprint was the first in a series of efforts to try and read the tea leaves: was this going to be a regular show or an Express version? It turned out, of course, that the band played a full show, but no one knew what was coming. Bruce didn't address it one way or the other, and the intensity of the first run of the show put those worries to the side. The eight-song run up to and including "We Take Care of Our Own" was smoking hot, and the first five seemed to be audibles. Tour premiere "Cynthia" was announced as one of Little Steven's favorites. "A little E Street Underground Garage," said Bruce, and if previous live versions had failed to thrill some, this worked nicely. "Cover Me" was part of a wet-weather three-fer (with "Who'll Stop the Rain" and "Downbound Train"), and the time the song has spent on the bench has served it well — Bruce sang the heck out of this one with some extended blistering guitar work. We were off and running. But where to?

2) THE ONE WITH THE BIRTHDAY
When Bruce took the stage for the first time, he came to the lip to check out the rain. Though it was drizzling, he gestured "Eh, no problem." Then he came to his mic to say, "I think I just invited 55,000 people to my birthday party!" And with the late start, it was official that we'd all be together when Bruce turned 63 at midnight. He referenced his birthday several times over the night, but only in Jersey would the audience start spontaneously singing "Happy Birthday" when midnight arrived right as "Janey Don't You Lose Heart" was ending. "Let me hear it!" said Bruce, "Is it midnight?" As the crowd finished, Bruce shouted out the keys to "In the Midnight Hour" and we were off and running with another great tour premier to follow "Janey." (While we're here, "Janey" was a welcome change-up in the show, a bit of mellow beauty with a nice Ed Manion solo and some sweet harmonies from Nils.)

At the end of the night, after "Tenth Avenue," Bruce's family wheeled a Telecaster-decorated cake onstage. His mom, Adele, and sis, Ginny, were there, along with his mother-in-law and brother-in-law, too. A fun, beautiful moment to share, and Bruce seemed surprised enough that he was clearly trying to figure out how to all at once introduce and corral his family, blow out some candles ("Don’t light them all, I just winded myself!"), and try to keep the crowd engaged. He handed out a couple pieces of cake to the crowd, including, as Steve said, the "band's first fan," Obie. With everyone onstage, now what? "Twist and Shout," with Adele and others taking the harmony parts. But the band was only allowed to start playing after Bruce stuffed some tissue in his mother's ears: "It's loud over there," said Bruce, "Can a boy deafen his mother on his birthday?"

3) THE ONE WITH JUNGLELAND (AND MEETING ACROSS THE RIVER)
Overall a nice balance in the song selection tonight, including a guest re-appearance by Gary U.S. Bonds. At first they appeared set to do only "Jole Blon," as Bonds headed back down the ramp at the song's close. Uh-oh... another sign of a shortened show? But Bruce called him back up for a repeat of Night 2's Bonds two-fer. At this rate, maybe he'd come back out at 2:45am for "Quarter to Three"?  (Sadly, no.)

"Pay Me My Money Down" perhaps wasn't quite what the crowded wanted at the time, but the horns showpiece made up for it. And tour premiere "Into the Fire,” dedicated to fallen firefighter Rich Nappi, resonated.
But would he do "Jungleland"? Night 3 in Jersey, he had to, right? And as Curt Ramm came forward to begin the tour premiere of "Meeting Across the River," the crowd realized what was about to happen.
Jake performed The Solo a few times over the summer, but now Jersey got to see it. It was a thing of beauty. All at once you're enjoying the song and the sound... and you're thinking about Clarence, and you're rooting for Jake, and you're maybe a little nervous for him... and you're watching him nail it in front of 55,000 people. Bruce hugged him at the end, and that didn't feel staged. Then the powerful vocal closing with the verse sung (not spoken) and the howling wails. That capped the main set and made a memory.

And so a show with intermittent rain that started two hours later than expected ended after almost three-and-a-half hours. As I scan the upper deck at 1:50 in the morning, it remains packed with people dancing the night away. Bruce is busy running up and down the steps, cutting and serving cake to the crowd and wiping frosting off his guitar strings. Nicely done, band. Nicely done, Jersey. Happy birthday, Bruce. - Jon Phillips reporting - photographs by A.M. Saddler (1,4-7,9) and Guy Aceto (2,3,8)

 To complete the set I've added a few videos from other shows close to the date of this one on the 22nd September due to links for that particular song not being available from the night in question. Hope that doesn't spoil your enjoyment. Click on the links to enjoy the music.

Setlist:
Out in the Street
The Ties that Bind (taken from Metlife show 19/09/12)
Cynthia (Tour Premiere)
Badlands
Who'll Stop the Rain
Cover Me
Downbound Train
We Take Care of our Own (taken from Philadelphia show 02/09/12)
Wrecking Ball
Death to My Hometown (taken from Metlife show 21/09/12)
My City of Ruins (Pt1) (Pt2)
It's Hard to be a Saint in the City
Jole Blon (with Gary U.S. Bonds)
This Little Girl (with Gary U.S. Bonds)
Pay Me My Money Down
Janey Don't You Lose Heart
In the Midnight Hour
Into the Fire (Tour Premiere) Dedicated to Fallen Firefighter Rich Nappi
Because the Night
She's the One
Working on the Highway
Shackled and Drawn (taken from Metlife show 19/09/12)
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
Meeting Across the River

Jungleland
* * *
Thunder Road
Rocky Ground
Born to Run (taken from Metlife show 21/09/12)
Glory Days
Seven Nights to Rock
Dancing in the Dark (taken from Metlife show 21/09/12)
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out (with Gary U.S. Bonds)
Twist and Shout (with Gary U.S. Bonds, Adele Springsteen)

LISTEN TO THE WHOLE AUDIO OF THE SHOW HERE.

Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball Tour - Rock in Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 21st September 2013

Final night of the South American Leg of the Wrecking Ball Tour at the huge 'Rock in Rio 2013' event. The show included a performance of 'Born in the U.S.A.' from start to finish.

"I want to thank Brazil for giving us such a warm welcome. We will be back again very, very soon! I promise! We love you. Thank you. Thank you for keeping faith with us, all those years when we weren't here; we're not gonna let that happen again!" - Bruce Springsteen.

Bruce will get to celebrate his 64th Birthday with a night off. Last year he was on stage at the Metlife Stadium NJ due to a storm delaying the start of the show. Listen to that show here. Will add more links when they become available, click on the ones available to listen to and enjoy the music.

 Setlist:
Sociedade Alternativa/Badlands
Death to My Hometown
Spirit in the Night
Hungry Heart
Born in the U.S.A.
Cover Me
Darlington County
Working on the Highway
Downbound Train
I'm on Fire
No Surrender
Bobby Jean
I'm Goin' Down
Glory Days
Dancing in the Dark
My Hometown
Shackled and Drawn
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
The Rising
Land of Hope and Dreams
Thunder Road
Born to Run
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out
Twist and Shout
This Hard Land (solo acoustic) 

LISTEN TO THE WHOLE SHOW HERE (AUDIO ONLY).

Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball Tour - Espaço das Américas, São Paulo, Brazil 18th September 2013

Bruce played 'Sociedade Alternativa' (Raul Seixas Cover) as the opening number to the show in Brazil last night. Links will be added when they become available.

1. Sociedade Alternativa (Raul Seiaxs Cover)./2. We Take Care of Our Own
3. Badlands
4. Death to My Hometown
5. Spirit in the Night
6. Darkness on the Edge of Town
7. Prove it All Night/8. No Surrender/9. Bobby Jean
10. Hungry Heart
11. The River
12. American Skin (41 shots)
13. Because the Night
14. She's the One
15. Darlington County
16. Working on the Highway
17. Shackled and Drawn (part)
18. Waiting on a Sunny Day
19. The Rising
20. Thunder Road
21. Land Of Hope And Dreams
22. We Are Alive
23. Born The USA/24. Born To Run
25. Dancing In The Dark
26. 10th Avenue
27. Shout
28. This Little Light of Min
29. This Hard Land

Full Show Audio Here.

Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball Tour - Bueno Aries, Argentina 14th September 2013

Not many links around just yet but here's the setlist from last night in a cold Bueno Aries, Argentina. Will keep checking for links and will post when they become available.
The last time Bruce and the band were here was in 1988 on the Amnesty International Human Rights Now Tour.

FULL SHOW AUDIO HERE.

1. This Little Light of Mine/2. We Take Care of Our Own
3. Badlands
4. Death to My Hometown
5. No Surrender
6. Downbound Train
7. Something in the Night
8. Spirit in the Night
9. Cover Me
10. She's the One
11. The Promised Land/12. Hungry Heart
13. The River
14. American Skin (41 Shots)
15. Because the Night
16. Darlington County
17. Shackled and Drawn
18. Waitin' on a Sunny Day
19. The Rising
20. Thunder Road
21. Land of Hope and Dreams
22. We Are Alive
23. Born in the U.S.A.
24. Born to Run/25. Bobby Jean/26. Glory Days
27. Dancing in the Dark (very blurry video)
28. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
29. Shout
30. This Hard Land

Added Note from Bruce 17/09/2013
There is a song I planned to sing at our Buenos Aires concert that I learned from the wonderful Argentine singer, Mercedes Sosa. I wasn’t quite prepared that evening so I’m glad to send this out now to all of our friends and fans in Argentina. -Bruce

Bruce Springsteen - Sólo le Pido a Dios.

Added 19/09/2013

Argentinian TV Interview.

Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball Tour - Santiago, Chile 12th September 2013

Soundchecking Shackled and Drawn (snippet).

Little Steven Invites You To The Show.

Not many links around yet but will keep hunting.

NJ.com Review.

Set list
1. We Take Care of Our Own
2. Wrecking Ball
3. Badlands
4. Death To My Hometown
5. Spirit in the Night
6. E Street Shuffle
7. My City of Ruins
8. Atlantic City
9. Johnny 99 (sign request)
10. Cadillac Ranch (sign request)
11. The River
12. Because The Night
13. She's The One
14. Darlington County
15. Working on the Highway
16. Shackled and Drawn
17. Waiting on a Sunny Day
18. The Rising/19. Thunder Road
20. Land of Hope and Dreams

Encores:
21. Manifesto (Victor Jara cover, tour premiere)
22. We Are Alive
23. Born in the USA/24. Born To Run
25. Dancing in the Dark
26, Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
27. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
28,. Shout
29. This Hard Land (solo acoustic)

Over at 12:49 a.m. for a 3:10 show.

Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball Tour Stats Part Two

Percentages by Album of Songs 

Played on The Tour.

Songs from every album released were represented in the setlist over the course of the tour.

Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball Tour Stats Part One: Songs Played

01    Death to My Hometown     129    
      Born to Run     129
      Dancing in the Dark     129
04    Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out     128
      Waitin' on a Sunny Day     128
06    Wrecking Ball     127
07    Badlands     121
08   We Take Care of Our Own     111
09   Shackled and Drawn     109

10  The Rising     103
11  My City of Ruins     94
12  Land of Hope and Dreams     81
      Thunder Road     81
14  Spirit in the Night     78
15  Hungry Heart     67
16  Jack of All Trades     65
17  Born in the U.S.A.     60
18  We Are Alive     59
19  Out in the Street     57
      The Promised Land     57
21  Darlington County     53
22  The River     50
23  Working on the Highway     49
      Because the Night      49
      She's the One     49
26 Twist and Shout (The Top Notes cover)     42
27 Prove It All Night     41
28 Rocky Ground     40
29 Bobby Jean     36
     Lonesome Day     36
     No Surrender     36
32 Johnny 99     34
33 The E Street Shuffle     33
34  Glory Days     32
35  Apollo Medley     31
      Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)     31
37 Atlantic City     27
38 American Land     25
     The Ties That Bind     25
     My Love Will Not Let You Down     25
41 Pay Me My Money Down (The Weavers cover)     24
     Seven Nights to Rock (Moon Mullican cover)     24
43 Candy's Room     23
     Murder Incorporated     23
45 Radio Nowhere     21
46 Trapped (Jimmy Cliff cover)     20
     The Ghost of Tom Joad     20
48  Downbound Train     19
      Backstreets     19
50 Youngstown     18
     Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?     18
     Easy Money     18
53 Open All Night     17
     Jungleland     17
     Racing in the Street     17
     Raise Your Hand (Eddie Floyd cover)     17
57 Night     16
     Cover Me     16
59 Adam Raised a Cain     15
     Shout (The Isley Brothers cover)     15
     Something in the Night     15
     Two Hearts     15
     Darkness on the Edge of Town     15
64 I'm on Fire     13
     I'm Goin' Down     13
     Growin' Up     13
67 American Skin (41 Shots)     12
     This Little Light of Mine     12
69  Cadillac Ranch     11
      Light of Day     11
71 My Hometown     10
     Incident on 57th Street     10
     Jackson Cage     10
     Long Walk Home     10
75  Ramrod     9
      Who'll Stop the Rain? (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)     9
      This Hard Land     9
      Lost in the Flood     9
      Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (Harry Reser and His Orchestra cover)     9
      For You     9
81 I'm a Rocker     8
     Drive All Night     8
     Seeds     8
     Streets of Fire     8
     Sherry Darling     8
     It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City     8
87 Thundercrack     7
     The Promise     7
     This Depression     7
     Meeting Across the River     7
91 High Hopes (The Havalinas cover)     6
     If I Should Fall Behind     6
     Loose Ends     6
     Seaside Bar Song     6
     Frankie     6
     Talk to Me     6
     Tougher Than the Rest     6
98 Kitty's Back     5
     Save My Love     5
     Better Days     5
     Summertime Blues (Eddie Cochran cover)     5
     Human Touch     5
     Point Blank     5
     Factory     5
     You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)     5
     Detroit Medley     5
107  My Lucky Day     4
        Reason to Believe     4
        Rockin' All Over the World (John Fogerty cover)     4
        Roulette     4
        Blinded by the Light     4
        Be True     4
        Leap of Faith     4
114  Stand on It     3
        Boom Boom (John Lee Hooker cover)     3
        Long Time Comin'     3
        Savin' Up (Clarence Clemons & The Red Bank Rockers cover)     3
        Brilliant Disguise     3
        Red-Headed Woman     3
        Jole Blon (Harry Choates cover)     3
        Girls in Their Summer Clothes     3
        Devils & Dust     3
        I'll Work for Your Love     3
        Ain't Good Enough for You     3
        Fire     3
        Janey Don't You Lose Heart     3
        Jersey Girl (Tom Waits cover)     3
128  Don't Look Back     2
        4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)     2
        Cynthia     2
       Burning Love (Arthur Alexander cover)     2
       Streets of Philadelphia     2
       Pink Cadillac     2
       Drift Away (Dobie Gray cover)     2
       Lion's Den     2
       Real World     2
       So Young and in Love     2
       Rendezvous     2
       Queen of the Supermarket     2
       Bishop Danced     2
       Man's Job     2
       This Little Girl (Gary "U.S." Bonds cover)     2
       Mountain of Love (Johnny Rivers cover)     2
       From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)     2
       Back in Your Arms     2
       Lucky Town     2
       Empty Sky     2
       Quarter to Three (Gary "U.S." Bonds cover)     2
       Surprise, Surprise     2
       Follow That Dream (Elvis Presley cover)     2
       Mary's Place     2
152  Highway Patrolman     1
      All That Heaven Will Allow     1
      Where the Bands Are     1
      Nebraska     1
      How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live? (Alfred Reed cover)     1
      Sweet Soul Music (Arthur Conley cover)     1
      When I Leave Berlin (Wizz Jones cover)     1
      Get Out of Denver (Bob Seger cover)     1
      Working on a Dream     1
      Gotta Get That Feeling     1
      (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher (Jackie Wilson cover)     1
      Hearts of Stone     1
      Shake, Rattle and Roll (Big Joe Turner cover)     1
      O Sole Mio (Eduardo di Capua cover)     1
      Roll of the Dice     1
      The Fever     1
      Independence Day     1
      We've Gotta Get Out of This Place (The Animals cover)     1
      Fade Away     1
      Dirty Water (The Standells cover)     1
      Something You Got (Chris Kenner cover)     1
      Wild Billy's Circus Story     1
      Bad Luck (Social Distortion cover)     1
      Across the Borderline (Ry Cooder cover)     1
      My Kind of Town (Frank Sinatra cover)     1
      Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)     1
      Terry's Song     1
      None But the Brave     1
      One Way Street     1
      A Night With the Jersey Devil     1
      I Fought the Law (The Crickets cover)     1
      Mansion on the Hill     1
      Give the Girl a Kiss     1
      New York City Serenade     1
      Spanish Eyes     1
      Kansas City (Wilbert Harrison cover)     1
      Mary Don't You Weep (Fisk Jubilee Singers cover)     1
      Proud Mary (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)     1
      Man at the Top     1
      California Sun (The Rivieras cover)     1
      Monster Mash (Bobby "Boris" Pickett cover)     1
      Stolen Car     1
      Secret Garden     1
      Take 'Em as They Come     1
      Travelin' Band (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)     1
      Green Onions (Booker T. & The MG’s cover)     1
      Wild Thing (The Wild Ones cover)     1
      My Beautiful Reward     1
      Knock on Wood (Eddie Floyd cover)     1
      When the Saints Go Marching In     1
      You've Got It     1
      When You Walk in the Room (Jackie DeShannon cover)     1
      Maria's Bed     1
      In the Midnight Hour (Wilson Pickett cover)     1
      I Wish I Were Blind     1
      Ain't Too Proud to Beg (The Temptations cover)     1
      Last to Die     1
      The Weight (The Band cover)     1
      I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles cover)     1
      Jailhouse Rock (Elvis Presley cover)     1
      Good Rockin' Tonight (Roy Brown cover)     1
      Pretty Flamingo (Manfred Mann cover)     1
      The Price You Pay     1
      State Trooper     1
      Long Tall Sally (Little Richard cover)     1
      TV Movie     1
      Living on the Edge of the World     1
      In Dreams (Roy Orbison cover)     1
      Just Like Fire Would (The Saints cover)     1
      Wages of Sin     1
      Into the Fire     1
      Shake (Sam Cooke cover)     1
      96 Tears (? and the Mysterians cover)     1
      Held Up Without a Gun     1
      Local Hero     1
      I Don't Want to Go Home (Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes cover)     1
      You Can't Sit Down (Phil Upchurch Combo cover)     1
      You Never Can Tell (Chuck Berry cover)     1
      Lucille (Little Richard cover)     1