May 23, 1978, Shea's Buffalo Theater. This day was a day that even had a kind of sacred sound for Springsteen mania. That is because that darkness tour started from this day. What's more, during the first half of the tour, The Promise was only played as an encore every night, but on this day only, the song was played in a full band version with the E Street Band. This made this day a legendary one. The full band version at this time is now available in an era where you can easily listen to the studio version on the official Darkness Box, but the encore scene on this day when it was played on a live stage was truly divine. It still hasn't faded at all. That performance alone is worth listening to this day's stage, but I can't help but laugh at the fact that even though it's the first day of the tour, the composition of the overall performance and stage is still surprisingly undecided. Isn't that so? Considering that the stage configuration will be fixed soon after this, it seems that this is almost a public rehearsal (the use of a small venue only on this day also hints at this). After all, Thunder Road and Racing In The Street are played separately, and although Streets Of Fire was played on this day, it is a strange treatment that it will be sealed once after that. And the cover played in the encore is You Can’t Sit Down, a finale that feels like 1977. It can be said that this is a show full of things to explore and listen to. In addition, Springsteen seems to be searching for new ways to sing the new songs from ``Howling in the Dark'', which had not yet been released, and this is also noticeable in Racing In The Street. The fact that he sings in a very cheerful tone without using the husky voice that he did later on is really refreshing. Furthermore, at the beginning of the tour, Springsteen plays the guitar all night in a live arrangement with a higher key than the album version. Above all, it was an exciting day as all the numbers from the album ``The Town Howling in the Dark'' were performed live for the first time. The Darkness Tour is originally extremely popular among fans, but the release of the sound source on the first day Buffalo, which had such a rare performance content, was long awaited. However, the sound quality of the existing audience recordings from this day was not very good, and as a result, they were only released in small numbers, and as a result, they became popular among avid fans at the trader level. It was nothing more than a legendary show that will be talked about by itself. An item that anyone could enjoy on the first day of the ultra-rare Darkness Tour was a long-awaited wish for fans. A few years ago, another sound source of this day was finally discovered. After all, the sound quality has improved significantly, and even though it is the same monaural audience recording, you can now listen to it with a quality that is completely incomparable to conventional sound sources. At the beginning, since it is the first day of the tour, the sound itself from the venue gives the impression that it is weak. However, around the time of Prove It All Night and Racing In The Street, it became completely well-balanced and suddenly evolved into a better sound quality. It can be said that the sound quality is excellent and clearly conveys the atmosphere of the small venue. The end of Backstreets when the show was in its second half is the tape change, and the missing parts that were created there are patched with the conventional sound source mentioned earlier. If you listen to this part, I think you will be able to clearly feel the difference in sound quality. An upgraded sound source of "Darkness Tour First Day" that all fans have been waiting for. Please enjoy this rare show to your heart's content, not only the moving The Promise in the encore, but also the entire performance! Live at Shea's Buffalo Theatre, Buffalo, NY. USA 23rd May 1978 TRULY AMAZING SOUND Disc 1(68:37) 1. Introduction 2. Badlands 3. Night 4. Something In The Night 5. For You 6. Thunder Road 7. Sprit In The Night 8. Prove It All Night 9. Racing In The Street 10. Candy's Room 11. The Promised Land 12. Paradise By The C 13. Fire 14. Darkness On The Edge Of Town Disc 2(66:00) 1. Streets Of Fire 2. Mona - She's The One 3. Adam Raised A Cain 4. Backstreets 5. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) 6. The Promise (Band Version) 7. Born To Run 8. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out 9. You Can't Sit Down Bruce Springsteen - Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica Roy Bittan - Piano, Keyboards Clarence Clemons - Tenor, Baritone, and Soprano Saxophones, Backing Vocals, Percussion Danny Federici - Organ, Accordion, Glockenspiel, Piano Garry Tallent - Bass, Percussion Steven Van Zandt – Guitar, Backing Vocals Max Weinberg – Drums
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