I was quite pleased with how the two live recordings from the recent U2 post turned out after I removed the crowd noise to make them sound more like studio recordings, and it occurred to me that Bruce Springsteen's 'Electric Nebraska' could do with the same attention. The original post was a perfectly valid idea, in making it sound like a complete live concert using the same running order as the original acoustic album, but what we really wanted to hear was a studio quality version of this legendary album. Once I'd updated the first track I was astounded at the difference that it made, as when the song fades at the end and there is no cheering it really does sound like a studio recording, and so the rest of the tracks soon followed, and we now have as close to a true electric 'Nebraska' as I think we'll ever get. I've used the same live recordings as the original post, apart from a cleaner version of 'My Father's House', as they are generally regarded as the best electric versions of the songs, and I've just tweaked a couple of them to improve introductions, or to EQ them to match the other tracks, so give this a try and see what a real electric version of 'Nebraska' could have sounded like.
Track listing
01 Nebraska
02 Atlantic City
03 Mansion On The Hill
04 Johnny 99
05 Highway Patrolman
06 State Trooper
07 Used Cars
08 Open All Night
09 My Father's House
10 Reason To Believe
I've left the original post in the links and on Soulseek, but renamed it 'Electric Nebraska Live', so that you can still download that if you don't already have it.
look forward to hearing this, thanks so much
ReplyDeleteVery nice! Thanks for this version. Much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to this ! Great idea !
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! I am looking forward to listening to this. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI have been collecting Springsteen bootlegs and rarities since the early 80s and have listened to various recreations of Electric Nebraska, but this one is the best. Thanks once more!
DeleteI really don't check in enough but here I am. I follow your posts pretty religiously, check the page every night as part of my evening and really enjoy all the creative and amazing things you have to offer. I'm always equally into the things I know and see new takes on and the things I'm not familiar with at all because it all, invariably is just so engaging. I've been thinking a lot about your recent post re running out of ideas/themes etc... When someone is as prolific as you at this particular format of course there are times when it's like, what else is there to say here and also is anyone out there even hearing this and caring. I'm just trying to speak for those of out here that are really truly inspired all the time by what you do and really motivated by your mind and willingness to explore and imagine. THANK YOU!!!
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This is astonishing. Bravo.
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderous posting - 10 out of 10. Probably my favourite Bruce ever in this incarnation. Cheers.
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping that the new 'My Father's House' will make it an 11 out of 10.
DeleteNew 'My Father's House' link. https://mega.nz/file/D2hh0ZiB#l4zE4bzKm6fXtnHvooDzgCOVLrtgDvnyzz8yt7k6smA
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