"Ladies and gentlemen, it's startime in New Jersey!" Grushecky said, welcoming Springsteen onto the stage after playing a short set of his own music.
Springsteen had made two brief appearances earlier in the evening, as well, joining Willie Nile for "Heaven Help the Lonely" (introduced by Nile as a "prayer for the people of Haiti") and Jesse Malin for "Broken Radio." But he really stretched out with his old friend Grushecky, playing fan favorites like "Darkness On the Edge of Town" and "Atlantic City" as well songs co-written with the Pittsburgh-based rocker such as "Code of Silence" and "Another Thin Line."
Springsteen playfully altered the phrasing of "Pink Cadillac," which featured Danny Clinch (better known as a rock photographer than a musician) on harmonica, and added bracing guitar solos to "Atlantic City" and "Johnny 99." For "Murder Incorporated," show co-host Vincent Pastore (who played gangster "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on "The Sopranos") not only sang backing vocals, but folded his arms across his chest and struck a menacing pose as Springsteen soloed.
The show ended with Springsteen and Grushecky leading the benefit's large ensemble through the show's theme song, garage-rocker "Light of Day," as well as "Twist and Shout."
Earlier in the evening, Ed Kowalczyk of the band Live played a rare solo acoustic set, heavy on Live hits like "Lighting Crashes," "I Alone" and "Heaven." The six-hour show also featured band sets by Malin, Nile, Joe D'Urso and Stone Caravan, and Outside the Box, with brief acoustic sets by a series of singer-songwriters between them.
The Paramount Theatre show was one of six Light of Day concerts being presented at six different Asbury Park venues this weekend. There will be three more on Sunday. For information, click here.
More than $1 million has been raised by Light of Day concerts over the last decade.
Here are the songs Springsteen and Grushecky played together:
"Atlantic City"
"Code of Silence"
"Johnny 99"
"Never Be Enough time"
"Darkness On The Edge Of Town"
"Talking To the King"
"Pink Cadillac"
"Murder Incorporated"
"Another Thin Line"
"Light Of Day"
"Twist and Shout"
Hier findet ihr ein Video und Bilder von diesem Abend:
http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/i ... at_li.html
Quelle:By Jay Lustig/The Star-Ledger
January 17, 2010, 3:01AM
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