DISAPPOINTING NIGHT IN CINCINNATI

[spallabob]

March 22 / Cincinnati, OH / U.S. Bank Arena
Notes: A disappointing night in Cincinnati, a far cry from the exuberant, adrenalized performance in Indy just two nights ago. Not that adrenaline was in short supply tonight -- you might actually consider it the culprit. Springsteen took the band through the show at such a breakneck pace, they had barely passed the two-hour mark by the time "American Land" was through. That's not just clock-watching -- it was sorely felt in the performance, with hardcore fans in the crowd wondering all night, "What the... Why is he racing through this?" Pacing within songs, pacing between songs, very little talk... was there a plane to catch?

Even Bruce seemed to know that the freight train went off the tracks: after "American Land," with the house lights up and the crew already starting to break things down, he came back out with the band. ("The Boss Sneak," as he used to call it.) Springsteen said something about the show being too short, and fans surged into the pit as they got a bonus "Kitty's Back." Still, as one put it, "the damage had been done."

There's a good chance that, if this was your only show, you wouldn't feel this way at all. And at least on paper, it would look to be a fine night with lots of setlist shake-ups: "Darlington County" to open, audibles of "Prove It All Night" (with a killer solo from Nils) and "Be True," and the tour premieres of "Glory Days" and "Lost in the Flood." The latter was no doubt a big highlight of the show. Crowd was great, too. Which made it particularly puzzling that, compared to so many performances on this tour, "Bruce seemed halfway out the door all night."

Not in Cincy myself, and not quite believing what I was hearing after the show, I talked to a few more fans on location... and they all told the same tale: "Songs were over before you could even register what he was doing." "It was the first time, for me, that Bruce just looked like he didn't want to be on that stage." "After 400 shows, I can say that's the most disappointing show I've ever seen." And for some reason the one that hit me the hardest: "Perfunctory." Ouch.

To chime in -- whether it's to agree, or to offer a different take on the show, please send your review to at onstage@backstreets.com. We welcome reports, as always.

Setlist:
Darlington County
Radio Nowhere
Lonesome Day
Gypsy Biker
Magic
Reason to Believe
Candy's Room
Prove It All Night
She's the One
Livin' in the Future
The Promised Land
Be True
Lost in the Flood
Devil's Arcade
The Rising
Last to Die
Long Walk Home
Badlands
* * *
Glory Days
Born to Run
Dancing in the Dark
American Land
* * *
Kitty's Back

March 20 / Indianapolis

[bimba_s]

DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fishlady]

lost ....

[spallabob]

se su backstreets sono stati cosi duri..immaginiamoci la realta'.....

mah avrà avuto problemi..pensieri..boh


forse deve vendere casa anche lui..

[fabri64]

se su backstreets sono stati cosi duri..immaginiamoci la realta'.....

mah avrà avuto problemi..pensieri..boh


forse deve vendere casa anche lui..

infatti ........ uomini, non macchine.

per me, nella su'vita, ha fatto anche troppo.

[ivanluky]

Scusatemi, il senso l'ho ben capito, ma avreste voglia di tradurre?

[fishlady]

patti...che abbia qualcosa a che fare con patti??? mumble mumble.....

[spallabob]

patti...che abbia qualcosa a che fare con patti??? mumble mumble.....

mah..forse anche no

[cioni]

si può diire?
sta scaletta fa proprio cacare.

[purplecadillac]

"Bruce seemed halfway out the door all night."

"It was the first time, for me, that Bruce just looked like he didn't want to be on that stage."

....zzo è successo?

[spallabob]

chi di ''chicca'' ferisce...

[purplecadillac]

chi di ''chicca'' ferisce...

dici che s'è rotto i maroni?

[spallabob]

chi di ''chicca'' ferisce...

dici che s'è rotto i maroni?

no.ma anche un concerto con tanti cambiamenti può non essere bello

comunque mi stupisce la recensione di backstreets..e i perplime.

boh

[codadilupo]

avevano fretta di finire la serata per tornare a casa.

[barbara springsteen]

azzz...LOSTTTTTTTTTTT....



CHISSà COSA GLI è SUCCESSO..STRANO SENTIRE QUESTE LAMENTELE PER UN SUO CONCERTO