Bruce Springsteen with the Seeger Sessions Band
Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris
May 10th 2006
The Setlist :
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I
hadn't seen Bruce live since the excellent Rising Tour, and from the day I
1st listened to We Shall Overcome, I was expecting a very special,
original and enjoyable evening.
The concert started around 8:35 PM, with a very dynamic rendition of John Henry, followed by an also efficient O Mary Don't You Weep. Bruce shared the stage with Patti Scialfa, Soozie Tyrell, and an ensemble of 15 musicians and/or backing vocalists, including Cindy Mizell, who's been on tour with the Rolling Stones in North America and Japan back in 1989/1990. Despite the important amount of different instruments played together, the sound was very clear and surprisingly good considering the size of the venue. Bruce was in a very good mood, and spent quite some time speaking to the audience in french, which was, as usual, very appreciated. As usual in Paris, we had
the Elliot Murphy gest spot, which took place during Buffalo
Gals. This time,
the surprise came from a 2nd guest : Garland Jeffreys. The evening's real treat songwise was Bring Them Home (If You Love Your Uncle Sam). This was a live premiere of an anti-war song Bruce recorded in 2003 with Billy Bragg, Ani DiFranco and Steve Earle for the The Songs of Pete Seeger, Vol. III CD. This song and How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live? were very appreciated from the french audience. The audience has been a great part of the show. I feared the record would not be welcomed very well, but I was wrong. Pay Me My Money Down ended the main part of the show with people singing and sometimes dancing like crazy. If I should point out
one dispointment for this concert that lasted over 2 hours and 20 minutes,
it'd be the way the band performad the final song, When
the Saints Go Marching In. |