The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts
by Bruce Springsteen
Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. PopMatters
    Dec 6, 2021
    100
    The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts does a great job of showing the power and the glory of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. The excitement is palpable even on record 40-plus years later.
  2. AllMusic
    Nov 23, 2021
    90
    It doesn't aim to reproduce the ebb and flow of his usual concert experience, instead aiming for an all-killer, no-filler experience, and it leaves no doubt why the audience got so caught up in this music.
  3. Pitchfork
    Nov 23, 2021
    90
    It has a distinctive blend of magic and might, the sound of a band who knows they’ve hit their stride and still gets giddy at the noise they make. It’s a bar band delivering communion.
  5. Under The Radar
    Jan 12, 2022
    85
    With The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts, Springsteen and the E Street Band offer perhaps the best evidence that their “legendary” mantle was well earned back in the late ’70s.
  6. Mojo
    Nov 23, 2021
    80
    It's a vivid glimpse of a phenomenon on the cusp of mega-fame. [Jan 2022, p.100]
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  7. Classic Rock Magazine
    Nov 23, 2021
    80
    Playing those and more top-drawer songs including The River and Born To Run (previously mothballed footage of 10 songs from the two shows are included) and a superb E Street Band behind him, Springsteen gives it his usual all, at arguably the peak period of his career and live performances.

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9.5

Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Ricko
    Jan 10, 2022
    8
    This is worth owning simply for the version of "Prove It All Night" that opens the album. The set list is pretty amazing, especially the firstThis is worth owning simply for the version of "Prove It All Night" that opens the album. The set list is pretty amazing, especially the first hour or so and both Springsteen and the E Street band are on fire. The last half an hour is a bit indulgent although I'm sure if you were at the gig it was probably incredible. The all star version of "Stay" is a bit watery and sounds as under rehearsed as it most likely was. It's a fun listen and a good historical document but the heavy weight fans of the Boss will go for the 75-85 live album for their live fix.… Full Review »
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