Bruce Springsteen on Tour: 1968-2005 [Hardcover]

Dave Marsh (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 3, 2006

Authorized by Bruce Springsteen, written by his longtime biographer Dave Marsh, and packed with photos from Bruce's personal collection, Bruce Springsteen on Tour is a glorious full-color tribute to one of America's best-loved musicians. This gorgeously designed retrospective incorporates 350 color and black-and-white photos--many never before published--plus tour artifacts and memorabilia, and features an intimate portrait by bestselling rock writer Marsh following Bruce's career from his first days on stage right through his 2005 Devils and Dust tour. Bruce Springsteen on Tour chronicles a great American musician thrilling audiences for more than thirty years, and is a must-have volume for all his fans. 
 

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About the Author

Dave Marsh is one of rock¹s best-known critics. He was a founding editor of Cream, and worked for Rolling Stone as associate editor from 1975-1990. Marsh is the author of numerous books, including Elvis, Before I Get Old: The Story of the Who, Fortunate Son, Bruce Springsteen: Two Hearts: The Definitive Biography, 1972-2003, and The New Book of Rock Lists. His articles have been syndicated in over 200 newspapers, and appear regularly in major journals from Playboy to TV Guide. Dave Marsh lives in Norwalk, CT and New York City.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA (October 3, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596912820
• ISBN-13: 978-1596912823
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 10.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #145,831 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As a huge Springsteen fan, I devoured this book and begged for more., November 23, 2007

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Dave Marsh is not what you'd call an unbiased journalist. Nor should he be. He is basically the official Springsteen biographer, and his previous books have documented his rise (the first book), then his popular explosion (his second book), which have been collated in the terrific "Two Hearts".
Here, he provides a tour-by-tour analysis/memoir/scrapbook of the career of Bruce Springsteen.

I am a huge Springsteen fan. Just huge. I devoured this book and begged for more.

There are literally hundreds of killer little details that will delight anyone who has seen a Springsteen show. If this book is given to a Springsteen fan who by chance has not yet seen him live, it will make them want to donate a kidney to do so.

The most frequent comments I internally made while reading this tome were "I wish I was there", or " I wish that would come out on CD or DVD", or "That must have been amazing" and usually ending with " I must find a way to get tickets to his next concert!"

No other musician could have a book like this. Many of his beloved onstage stories are reproduced here. Accounts of particularly historic shows (The Bottom Line, The Roxy, Nassau, the Coliseum), guest performers (Ronnie Spector, his mom requesting an encore)...the way he went from band tours to solo shows...

Bottom line (no pun intended) is that this is a mandatory purchase for any Bruce fan!

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE THIS STUFF!, October 7, 2006

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This review is from: Bruce Springsteen on Tour: 1968-2005 (Hardcover)

Springsteen fans have been very lucky as of late as he has been putting out more and more product. While non-fans may wonder what all the fuss is about, let's face it, if there is one rock ledged who is sorely lacking in the way of specialty releases, it's the Boss. How nice then to finally see things like the '75 London concert DVD and CD released last year, a revamped Seeger Sessions disc with songs that popped up on the tour and during rehearsals we otherwise would not have had on the actual release and items like this book and the coinciding "Greetings from E-Street..."

Some bands (The Stones being the most glaring example) seem to have a new hardcover book on the shelves every year or two (sometimes multiple books). While there are previous Springsteen books out there, there are few in the way of this and the "E-Street" release: Hardcover, put together with a lot of care, vivid pictures and special time capsule items. While "E Street" has the nifty distinction of including actual replicas of setlists, tickets, coasters and other memorabilia items, as a book, I think "On Tour" has the edge.

"E Street" is a great time capsule full of rare mementoes, but "On Tour" is the perfect coffee table book. Well written by Dave Marsh, a close friend of the Boss and knowing Springsteen insider, in a chronological, personal, easy to read fashion that is both informative and enjoyable, "On Tour" is a terrific journey through the Boss' life, career, albums, and - of course - tours. Filled with anecdotes and memories, it is also a great flashback to moments fans will no doubt be grateful to relive. But the best part of this book - and what makes all the best high-gloss, hardcover, coffee tables so exciting, is the pictures.

I have a lot of photos I have come across of Springsteen over the years saved on my computer, mainly because there was never a release such as this to combine any of these great photos. Bruce just seems to photograph well live and, unlike a lot of artists, his live intensity shows through with even just a photograph. This one has a bunch of great pictures, from the time he was just a teenager through to last year's excitingly intimate stripped down "Devils and Dust" tour. What a keepsake for the true fan!

While I still pine for more releases of past and current projects (from the infamous "Darkness Outtakes" to an acoustic compilation from "D&D," to A Seeger Sessions live DVD and/or CD - the tour stuff is far and away better than the album), releases like this make me optimistic for the future of Springsteen releases.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bruce Springsteen on Tour, January 29, 2011

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`Bruce Springsteen: On Tour 1968-2005' is an excellent coffee table format book that explores Springsteen's tour history, accompanied by some incredible photography. The writing style is clear to read and the author has obviously done his research and the photos chart his rise from small club gigs to full out stadium rock fests. This is one of those books that is equally suited to dipping into and flicking about and also reading from cover to cover, although you have to do either from the comfort of your armchair as this is quite a weighty and substantial package! If you're a fan of Bruce and want that deeper insight into his life and music then this is an excellent place to go and comes highly recommended.

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