This show crystalizes my unpopular belief that the Darkness tour was not Springsteen's greatest tour, but a warm-up for the widescreen performances to come in 1980/81.
The River tour is everything we would ever need from a E Street show.
The brooding roiling of the first set.
The party that is the 2nd set.
The Encore!!! Jungleland, BTR, and the medley.
I will never forget the conversation with my Mom at 2am as we drover home from the Sports Arena on the morning of November 2, 1980. She said to me then, and I still belive it now, there was nothing better then.
This show crystalizes my unpopular belief that the Darkness tour was not Springsteen's greatest tour, but a warm-up for the widescreen performances to come in 1980/81.