Bruce Springsteen & The Seeger Sessions Band
The Amphitheater of the MidWest (A much nicer name) at
Tinley Park, Illinois
June 13, 2006

Master: Sonic Studios DSM-6 => Bass roll-off => Sony M-1 DAT
Transfer: Sony ES 60 DAT => Pioneer stand-alone CDR => EAC => Magix Audio Cleaning Lab => WAV => FLAC

Disc one (76:48):
(1) John Henry (7:01)
(2) O Mary Don't You Weep (7:39)
(3) Atlantic City (6:19)
(4) Old Dan Tucker (5:52)
(5) Further On (Up The Road) (6:54)
(6) Jesse James (5:57)
(7) Johnny 99 (7:15)
(8) Eyes on the Prize (7:27)
(9) My Oklahoma Home (10:17)
(10) Long Black Veil (false start) (0:45)
(11) Long Black Veil (5:38)
(12) Mrs. McGrath (5:39)

Disc two (78:29):
(1) New Orleans monologue (3:16)
(2) How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live? (3:38)
(3) Intro (0:55)
(4) Jacob's Ladder (8:49)
(5) We Shall Overcome (5:42)
(6) Open All Night (11:36) =>
(7) Pay Me My Money Down (11:18)
(8) Food Bank PSA (1:37)
(9) Bring Them Home (If You Love Your Uncle Sam) (4:28)
(10) Ramrod (6:13)
(11) You Can Look (But You'd Better Not Touch) (5:55)
(12) Band Introductions (2:23)
(13) When The Saints Go Marching In (6:35)
(14) Buffalo Gals (5:57)

Comments: Great show, and I'm very happy with the recording as well. I stood in the "pit" (equivalent of 14th row slightly left of center, in line with the left PA) and the sound was outstanding (an extreme rarity for the facility). The only flaw is that for about a half-hour in the middle of the show (from D1T10 through D2T5) three idiots barged into our relatively quiet area, apparently just to have the opportunity to talk to each other loudly. They are not really noticeable during the music except through headphones, but they are annoying during the quiet parts.

Otherwise, good fidelity (see attached mp3s) and great performance. This featured the tour debut of "Further On (Up The Road)," and they *almost* got it right.

In terms of sound quality, I think this ranks up with the Boston 5/27 show posted recently, and is better than most of the European recordings that have been circulated to date.