Bruce Springsteen
The Center at
Chicago, Illinois
October 13, 2005

Lineage: Sonic Studios DSM-6 => Sony M-1 => Stand-alone Pioneer CD burner => EAC => Magix Audio Cleaning Lab => WAV => FLAC Front-end (level 8)

Disc one (77:28):
(1) Idiot's Delight (3:30) ^
(2) Living Proof (4:05) %
(3) Devils and Dust (5:16)
(4) The Ties That Bind (4:50)
(5) Long Time Comin' (5:04)
(6) Intro (1:34)
(7) I Wish I Were Blind (4:24) #
(8) Tougher Than The Rest (4:32) *
(9) Johnny 99 (3:10) ^
(10) State Trooper (3:47)
(11) All I'm Thinkin' About (5:32)
(12) Intro (2:03)
(13) I Ain't Got You (3:09)
(14) Highway Patrolman (5:39)
(15) Reno (4:55)
(16) When You're Alone (3:30) #
(17) Racing In The Street (6:25) *
(18) The Rising (5:56)

Disc two (59:21):
(1) Further On (Up The Road) (4:48)
(2) Intro (4:22)
(3) Jesus Was An Only Son (5:07)
(4) This Hard Land (4:32)
(5) Intro (1:10)
(6) The New Timer (5:49) **
(7) Matamoros Banks (7:31)
(7) Encore Break (1:03)
(8) Growin' Up (3:24) ***
(9) Bobby Jean (4:04)
(10) The Promised Land (8:53)
(11) Dream Baby Dream (8:33) %

^ - Bullet mike
% - Pump organ
# - Electric piano
* - Grand piano
** - Autoharp
*** - Ukelele

Fingerprint file is included. Sorry, no artwork - perhaps someone can create some

Comments:
This was recorded 9th row center, perhaps a couple rows too close to catch the full overhead PA sound, but a great recording (I think) overall. There is light clapping near the mikes between songs but nothing disruptive; I've listened to it fairly closely and heard no audience talking nearby. I had courteous neighbors.

Bickle posted a version a couple days ago from row 1 of section 5 -- roughly 25th row, I believe. I think the difference between the two is that Bickle's has more low end and more "reverb" due to the acoustics of the arena -- he was about 50-60 feet further back from the monitors than I was. I think mine sounds a little more immediate ("in your face") and has less reverb that comes from distance to the monitors.

I tried to somewhat normalize the volume by lowering "I Ain't Got You" and "Further On Up The Road" (the songs with the highest peaks) by 2.5 db and increasing the levels of the project overall. If you want to reproduce exactly the sound that actually went into my microphones, raise these two tracks 2.5 db (or lower the levels for the rest of the project).

If you've already grabbed the other version, I think whether you prefer it to Bickle's is a matter of personal preference. They're both good. I personally like mine better, but figured I would put it out there to let everyone make their own call. Any feedback from completers would be appreciated.