Steel Mill 1971-01-23
The Upstage, Asbury Park, NJ
Set 1
Sweet Melinda
Oh Mama Why?
He's Guilty
Oh Mama Why?
He's Guilty
Set 2
Set 3
Comment
ONE show, double bill, with STEEL MILL headlining and NATIONAL DEBT opening. This was advertised as the final-ever Steel Mill gig and current evidence supports this. The dissolution of Steel Mill was amicable. Apparently Bruce had informed members in December, prior to a Christmas trip to California, of his desire to explore other musical directions. Speaking of his brief, 5-month (Sept 70 - Jan 71) Steel Mill tenure, vocalist Robbin Thompson has commented: "It was a strange thing. No one really knew why I was in the band" but about half way through (his tenure) "I knew the band, as it was, wasn't going to last, especially me."
The above-mentioned partial setlist is taken from a recently unearthed, very good quality soundboard recording that is now in limited circulation. This material has yet to appear on any mainstream CD boot. The audio features continuity between songs and marks the first-ever appearance of any Springsteen audio from The Upstage. These three songs are culled from early in the set and may possibly be the show?s opening three numbers. This is also the first time a rendition of ?Sweet Melinda? has surfaced in nice sound quality. The remainder of the show has not surfaced.
The above-mentioned partial setlist is taken from a recently unearthed, very good quality soundboard recording that is now in limited circulation. This material has yet to appear on any mainstream CD boot. The audio features continuity between songs and marks the first-ever appearance of any Springsteen audio from The Upstage. These three songs are culled from early in the set and may possibly be the show?s opening three numbers. This is also the first time a rendition of ?Sweet Melinda? has surfaced in nice sound quality. The remainder of the show has not surfaced.
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Created At
Fri Sep 02 2011 08:50:02 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Updated At
Wed Jun 15 2005 18:07:52 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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