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Live In New York City
by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 75 Metascore out of 100
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8.2 out of 10
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A double-disc live set from The Boss and the reunited E Street Band, recorded at a pair of Madison Square Garden performances at the end of their 1999-2000 tour. Includes two new tracks ("Land of Hope and Dreams" and "American Skin"), as well as favorites such as "Born to Run" and "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out."

LABEL: Sony/Columbia
RELEASE DATE: 03 April 2001
DISCS: 2 discs
GENRE(S): Rock, Live

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100
E! Online
Deeper Bruce fans will go ga-ga over the dearth of hits on this collection and twists like "Born in the U.S.A." getting a Nebraska-esque treatment and a great version of "Jungleland." Everyone else will simply love it.
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100
Entertainment Weekly
Fans will likely find Live In New York City's porridge not too epic and not too stingy, the balance of newer material, obvious classics, and obscure trifles just right. [13 Apr 2001, p.73]
100
Launch.com
This powerful set restates Springsteen's great showmanship and generosity of spirit, and the sheer force of his magnificent band. Simply one of the best live albums imaginable.
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84
Wall of Sound
Unlike the then-career-spanning three-CD set Live 1975-1985, which was notorious for its sanitizing overdubs, Live in New York City for the most part captures the feel of a live Springsteen show.
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70
New York Magazine
Taken on its own, Live is still the best officially released evidence of the camaraderie that makes the E Street Band so vital, as well as an essential next chapter for an artist who hasn't released a studio album in some time. But there are still ways in which, as for so many of Springsteen's performances, you had to be there.
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70
Rolling Stone
Revelations abound: Max Weinberg's demon drumming turns "My Love Will Not Let You Down," an early-Eighties leftover, into a rampaging opener; "Two Hearts" allows duet partners Springsteen and Steven Van Zandt to pay homage to the Marvin Gaye-Kim Weston Motown classic "It Takes Two"; Nils Lofgren's six-string rave-up drops a bomb on the relatively sedate studio version of "Youngstown"; and the slide-guitar voicings on a stark, howling "Born in the U.S.A." evoke both the Far East and Mississippi.
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70
The Onion (A.V. Club)
By trying to placate old fans, new fans, and the simply fanatical, Springsteen once again offers an "almost" set, a nice souvenir that finds him and the band in fine form, even if it's a poor substitute for the unfiltered experience.
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70
CDNow
Few will quarrel with Springsteen's reliance on his pre-Born in the U.S.A. output, or with the use of only one track, "Youngstown," from The Ghost of Tom Joad. But the absence of anything from the grievously underrated Tunnel of Love is a shame, as is the absence of "Further on Up the Road," a wistful and gorgeous new track played often during the Garden dates.
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70
Nude As The News
While Live In New York City does nothing to diminish Bruce and his bandmates’ reputation as one of rock history’s finest live acts, it doesn’t offer many listeners a substantial reward for purchase.
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70
Sonicnet
Live in New York City is that imperfect creation in which the whole equals something less than the sum of its parts. Taken one song at a time, though, it can be as compelling as live music gets.
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60
Revolver
Despite some high points, this is hardly the definitive live Springsteen album. [May/June 2001, p.116]
40
Blender
Live In New York City may be the first example of Springsteen allowing himself to be reduced to what he has carefully avoided becoming up to now: pure product. [Jun/Jul 2001, p.112]

What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this album is 8.2 (out of 10) based on 12 User Votes
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kunal s gave it a10:
Boss,, the name speaks all,,back again with blast..a great story teller...another rocking sold out concert..excellent songs with brilliantly done accoustic version of atlantic city...

adam k gave it a10:
Man, this guy just can do no wrong. Great album, excellent sampling of songs and the E-Street Band sounds great as always. I enjoy his solo work but when he gets together with the E Streeters it becomes something magical.

Matt K gave it an8:
Bruce & the E Street Band are, IMO, one of the best live experiences in rock n' roll. Granted, they've slowly inched away from their peak in 1978, but they still put on a great show, and "Live In New York City" is an excellent document of their 1999-2000 'reunion' tour. It's been re-mixed and edited like an album, and if you're a collector and a purist, you won't like that, but for fans who just want one good set from the 1999-2000 tour, this is it. The two new songs are very good, particularly "American Skin" (very controversial but powerful). Occasionally it's overwhelming and bombastic, especially on the rockers (and the big-arena mixing style doesn't help), but this is still a tight set: some tracks like "Born in the USA" and "Youngstown" are even given fresh, bold arrangements, breathing new life into the former (which is overplayed on classic rock radio) and rejuvenating the latter (which was a forgotten track on a forgotten album).

Richard gave it an 8:
A rote version of "Jungleland" aside, this is as close to the live Bruce experience as we're lucky to get. Highpoints: "Land of Hope and Dreams," "Youngstown," "Lost in the Flood." Still, given the choice, I'll take the video!

Evelyn T. gave it a 5:
I worship Bruce Springsteen, but the E-street band is overrated and the old songs should be left alone. However , 41 shots is great !

Bram B. gave it a 9:
It's great! My favorite : Lost in the Flood

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