The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts
{{Short description|2021 live album by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox album
| name = The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts
| type = live
| artist = Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
| cover = Bruce Springsteen - The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts.png
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2021|11|19}}
| recorded = September 21–22, 1979
| venue = Madison Square Garden
| genre = Rock
| length = 90:12
| label = Columbia
| producer = Bruce Springsteen
| chronology = Bruce Springsteen
| prev_title = Letter to You
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Only the Strong Survive
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
| type = live
| prev_title = Letter to You
| prev_year = 2020
| title = The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts
| year = 2021
}}
}}
The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts is a live album and concert film by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, released on November 19, 2021. It was recorded over two nights, September 21 and 22, 1979, at Madison Square Garden, as part of the No Nukes concerts organized by activist group Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE) against the use of nuclear energy.
Most tracks are from Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) and its predecessor, Born to Run (1975), while the album also includes performances of "The River" and "Sherry Darling" preceding their release in studio form on the following year's The River (1980).{{cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/2021/11/20/springsteens-legendary-1979-no-nukes-concerts-has-the-best-live-version-of-the-promised-land/|title=Springsteen's "Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts" has the best live version of "The Promised Land"|work=Salon.com|last=Womack|first=Kenneth|date=November 20, 2021|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130024824/https://www.salon.com/2021/11/20/springsteens-legendary-1979-no-nukes-concerts-has-the-best-live-version-of-the-promised-land/|url-status=live}} Springsteen's "Detroit Medley" and his cover of Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs' "Stay" were previously released in a different form on the 1980 album No Nukes: The Muse Concerts for a Non-Nuclear Future.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 93/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-legendary-1979-no-nukes-concerts/bruce-springsteen|title=The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts by Bruce Springsteen Reviews and Tracks|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126164151/https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-legendary-1979-no-nukes-concerts/bruce-springsteen|url-status=live}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-legendary-1979-no-nukes-concerts-mw0003598993?1637944786246|title=The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts – Bruce Springsteen|publisher=AllMusic|last=Deming|first=Mark|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126164149/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-legendary-1979-no-nukes-concerts-mw0003598993?1637944786246|url-status=live}}
| rev2 = Classic Rock
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/bruce-springsteen-and-the-e-street-band-explode-at-no-nukes-show|title=Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band explode at No Nukes show|work=Classic Rock|via=Loudersound|last=Henderson|first=Paul|date=November 23, 2021|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126160818/https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/bruce-springsteen-and-the-e-street-band-explode-at-no-nukes-show|url-status=live}}
| rev3 = Pitchfork
| rev3score = 9.0/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/bruce-springsteen-the-e-street-band-the-legendary-1979-no-nukes-concerts/|title=Bruce Springsteen / The E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|date=November 20, 2021|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=November 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126164151/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/bruce-springsteen-the-e-street-band-the-legendary-1979-no-nukes-concerts/|url-status=live}}
| rev4 = PopMatters
| rev4score = 10/10{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/bruce-springsteen-live-no-nukes|title=Bruce Springsteen: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts|website=PopMatters|last=Horowitz|first=Steve|date=December 6, 2021|access-date=January 29, 2022|archive-date=January 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129045429/https://www.popmatters.com/bruce-springsteen-live-no-nukes|url-status=live}}
| rev5 = Under the Radar
| rev5score = {{Rating|8.5|10}}{{cite web|url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/the_legendary_1979_no_nukes_concerts_bruce_springsteen|title=Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts (Legacy) – review|website=Under the Radar|last=Davis|first=Hays|date=January 12, 2022|access-date=January 29, 2022|archive-date=January 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129045431/https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/the_legendary_1979_no_nukes_concerts_bruce_springsteen|url-status=live}}
}}
On review aggregator Metacritic, the album has a score of 93 out of 100 based on six critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Reviewing the album for Pitchfork, Stephen Thomas Erlewine said the audio recording and accompanying film "flesh out a pivotal moment in Springsteen's rise to superstardom, providing the first professionally recorded and filmed glimpse of the E Street Band at full roar", complimenting the set list for being "structured like a party" and concluding that Springsteen's other performances over the years "haven't diminished the power of this one: It has a distinctive blend of magic and might, the sound of a band who knows they've hit their stride and still gets giddy at the noise they make".
Track listing
Tracks 1–5, 10 and 12 were recorded on September 22, 1979, while tracks 6–9, 11 and 13 were recorded on September 21, 1979. All tracks are written by Bruce Springsteen, except where noted.{{Cite AV media notes| title=The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts| others= Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band| date=2021| type=liner notes| publisher=Columbia Records| id=19439892932}}
{{Track listing
| headline = The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts track listing
| total_length = 90:12
| title1 = Prove It All Night
| length1 = 5:58
| title2 = Badlands
| length2 = 5:45
| title3 = The Promised Land
| length3 = 6:21
| title4 = The River
| length4 = 6:05
| title5 = Sherry Darling
| length5 = 6:11
| title6 = Thunder Road
| length6 = 5:26
| title7 = Jungleland
| length7 = 10:10
| title8 = Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
| note8 = with a snippet of "Stagger Lee" as introduction
| writer8 = "Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price, Harold Logan
| length8 = 12:07
| title9 = Born to Run
| length9 = 4:59
| title10 = Stay
| writer10 = Maurice Williams
| length10 = 4:28
| title11 = Detroit Medley
| note11 = consisting of "Devil with the Blue Dress On", "Good Golly Miss Molly", "C.C. Rider" and "Jenny Take a Ride"
| writer11 = William Stevenson, Frederick Earl Long ("Devil with the Blue Dress On"); Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco ("Good Golly Miss Molly"); Traditional ("C.C. Rider"); Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman, Robert Crewe ("Jenny Take a Ride")
| length11 = 9:41
| title12 = Quarter to Three
| writer12 = Gene Barge, Frank Guida, Joseph Royster, Gary Anderson
| length12 = 9:56
| title13 = Rave On
| writer13 = Sunny West, Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty
| length13 = 2:57
}}
Personnel
Musicians
- Bruce Springsteen – guitar, harmonica, vocals
- Roy Bittan – piano
- Clarence Clemons – tenor and baritone saxophones, percussion, backing vocal
- Danny Federici – organ, glockenspiel
- Garry Tallent – bass
- Stevie Van Zandt – guitar, backing vocal
- Max Weinberg – drums
Additional musicians on "Stay"
- Jackson Browne – co-lead vocal
- Tom Petty – co-lead vocal
- Rosemary Butler – backing vocal
Technical personnel
- Bruce Springsteen – production
- David Hewitt and crew – live recording
- Bob Clearmountain – mixing
- Brandon Duncan – assistant engineer, music editor
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Rob Lebret – sound engineer
- Shari Sutcliffe – music contractor
- Michelle Holme – art direction, design
- Joel Bernstein – front and back cover photography
- Richard E. Aaron, Joel Bernstein, David Gahr, Lawrence Kirsch, Peter Simon – all other photography
Film credits
- Bruce Springsteen – executive producer
- Jon Landau, Barbara Carr, Thom Zimmy – producers
- Bob Clearmountain – music mixing
- Thom Zimmy – editing
- Haskell Wexler – original cinematography
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+ Weekly chart performance for The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Australia|6|artist=Bruce Springsteen / E Street Band|album=The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts|rowheader=true|access-date=November 26, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Austria|8|artist=Bruce Springsteen / E Street Band|album=The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts|rowheader=true|access-date=November 30, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|5|artist=Bruce Springsteen / E Street Band|album=The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts|rowheader=true|access-date=November 28, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|24|artist=Bruce Springsteen / E Street Band|album=The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts|rowheader=true|access-date=November 28, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|38|artist=Bruce Springsteen the E Street Band|rowheader=true|access-date=November 30, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Denmark|31|artist=Bruce Springsteen / E Street Band|album=The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts|rowheader=true|access-date=December 1, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|4|artist=Bruce Springsteen / E Street Band|album=The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts|rowheader=true|access-date=November 27, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Finland|8|artist=Bruce Springsteen& the E- Street Band|album=The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts|rowheader=true|access-date=November 28, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|France|28|artist=Bruce Springsteen / E Street Band|album=The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts|rowheader=true|access-date=November 29, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|7|id=488193|artist=Bruce Springsteen / E Street Band|album=The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts|rowheader=true|access-date=November 27, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Ireland3|10|date=20211126|rowheader=true|access-date=November 27, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Italy|6|artist=Bruce Springsteen / E Street Band|album=The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts|rowheader=true|access-date=November 27, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|33|artist=Bruce Springsteen / E Street Band|album=The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts|rowheader=true|access-date=November 27, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Norway|10|artist=Bruce Springsteen / E Street Band|album=The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts|rowheader=true|access-date=November 27, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Portugal|5|artist=Bruce Springsteen / E Street Band|album=The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts|rowheader=true|access-date=December 6, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|6|date=20211126|rowheader=true|access-date=November 27, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Spain|3|artist=Bruce Springsteen / E Street Band|album=The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts|rowheader=true|access-date=November 30, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Sweden|5|artist=Bruce Springsteen / E Street Band|album=The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts|rowheader=true|access-date=November 27, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|11|artist=Bruce Springsteen / E Street Band|album=The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts|rowheader=true|access-date=November 29, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|11|date=20211126|rowheader=true|access-date=November 27, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|33|artist=Bruce Springsteen the E Street Band|rowheader=true|access-date=November 30, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|4|artist=Bruce Springsteen the E Street Band|rowheader=true|access-date=November 30, 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+ Year-end chart performance for The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE){{cite web|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-albums/2021|title=Top 100 Albums Annual 2021|website=El portal de Música|access-date=January 29, 2022|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120180842/https://www.elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-albums/2021|url-status=live}}
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References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|type=album|2386237|name=The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts}}
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Category:Bruce Springsteen live albums