Springsteen - Prove it all night - Phoenix 78

[JayGatsbyOdysseus]

Heard Bruce is going to tour Europe this summer. Who is replacing Clarence?  Is this even possible?

[ftsjr]

Fantastic concert footage! The best song from Springsteen's best album. RIP Clarence.

[Grumsor]

People who says he can't play guitar haven't heard this version of Prove it all night !!!

[cbarrett34]

@Grumsor bruce is a very solid fundamental rock guitarist. very solid, not fancy, just right

[nicofix75]

@cbarrett34 ´allo! I got a bootleg cd containing 7 tracks with bruce´s old group ´steel mill´.

He was only 18 or 20 at the time, but he plays a mean hard rock guitar. I will try to get this on youtube. yet I don´t know how. There´s some pictures of him with really long hair and his gold top les paul. I really want to share this with you... love from nico

[cbarrett34]

@nicofix75 yes, i know all about steel mill. bruce's really hard rockin band of the late 60's, early 70's. bruce never had any problems on the guitar. i wouldn't say he's "great", but he's definitely very solid and competent

[nicofix75]

@cbarrett34 You´re so right. But, when I was a teen I thought if I could learn to play this piece I could make it anywhere. We played "adam raised a cain" in my old band :)

[cbarrett34]

bruce can play

[mutakala]

The greatest guitar intro ever!

[aroundthenetworks]

@mutakala fuck yea -- thats why I turn to this video every few months.

[originaltbyrd]

saw them twice on this tour, they tore the roof off the place, burnt everything in sight...i never cared for anybody's concerts ever again, except leonard cohen. springsteen and e-street, 1978, was the peak of rock and roll, IMHO.

[JayGatsbyOdysseus]

There is no one like Bruce. I like classic rock. I like Motown. I like opera. I like jazz, John Coltrane and Charlie Parker. I like some rap. Still, Bruce is unique. Melissa Etherige called Springsteen Shakespeare set to music. He is my favorite. I thought he was finished until he had his PBS interview with Charlie Rose. Then, Bruce came out with The Rising, which is excellent. My favorite song of Springsteen, New York Serenade.

[leolo2011]

Emocionante.



[Magicrat999]

@SKnight - you are a royal idiot

[warflynn]

Make that guitar talk Bruuuuucey!

[SeyelentKnight]

Kids...that is what cocaine does to you.

Can't complain about it though.

[SeyelentKnight]

Two flicks of the wrist underneath the nostril explains all you need to know about NJ...Blow that piece of shit up and give PA a beach.

[TheJohnny990]

@SeyelentKnight fuk u

[hendrix925]

Boss  302

[rjackson1982]

Bruce is the greatest frontman ever. He can be corny at times but it just doesn't get any better than this song. There is not another front man out there with as much charisma, passion, talent, or musical ability as Bruce.

[syf8778]

This was included in The Promise box set remixed in 5.1. I was able to rip it to mp3 so if anyone is interested just contact me.

[HeyMcFlyProductions2]

@syf8778

I would very much enjoy having this, probably my favourite version from the 78 tour, as well as the Rosalita from the set if you have it, my favourite version besides the Hammersmith 75

[velvet1965]

4 people can't prove sh*t

[LuisBossJunior]

Até a guitarra pega fogo...

[rjxjohnson]

rip clarence



[rjxjohnson]

rip clarence

[bernie4366]

All this time and I never Springsteen could shred like that lol, he played the SHIT out of that guitar in this song!

[shelleyandjulia1]

Blow the doors off of heaven Big Man, like only you can

[fenderDG6]

This is why hes called the Boss

[jaymie60]

get better big man

[virtualwill]

Goosebumps, everytime!!!

[thebirthdaypartyfan]

He is awesome, and he knows it.. :P

[itabuttrose]

BBBBBBBBBRRRRRRRRUUUUUUUUCCCCC­CCEEEEEE

[IronMaidenCt]

his guitar playing in the beggining is simply awsome, great rtist.

[misstrufy]

grandioso!!!!!!!!!

[MsSophinator123]

he's so. freaking. HOT

[LaVitaInUnAttimo]

THE BOSS !!!!!!!!!!!

[75priscilla]

i love it!

[kings5351]

bruce in top form bruce rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MST720]

I wish he would always play it with this opening

[score1x]

That guitar is the best $250 anyone ever spent on anything.

[jrcproductions101]

@score1x you are 1,000,0000 percent right.

[score1x]

@jrcproductions101 - I think Kevin Buell sleeps with that guitar.

[PinkGilmourFloyd]

6:30 thats why i want to be a guitarist

cuz its fun

[TheAngelus1898]

bruce lettin loose

[jemc124]

If he can play solo like this, why bother with Van Zandt and Lofgren? His sound here is RAW!

[PinkGilmourFloyd]

this is AMAZING

[eimearmurphy]

Is Big Man just the coolest person ever to exist? He's rocking out with a triangle...

And it works.

[mjtpopus]

Bruce's guitar intro is dirty!

[haitianjack5]

the big man on the triangle is classic

[MST720]

I wish he would always have this opening

[blaster1985]

Bruce Dickenson would approve of the triangle.

[glennandrew]

@blaster1985 Yes, THE Bruce Dickenson.

[texaspete66]

Absolutely terrific piece of electrfying rock and roll , sends my heart pounding with every watch. The man is dripping with emotion and energy, its oozing out of every pore.Feel those NJ blues surging through his veins. All heart and soul, Bruce Springsteen is my back up heartbeat. Respect.

[score1x]

The best tour in rock history.

[itabuttrose]

BBBBBBBBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRUUUUUUU­UUUCCCCCCCCCCCCEEEEEEE

[DaveEllis13]

It doesn't get better than this,,,thank you so much

[RansomII]

My favorite part about the live versions of this song is the way he yells right after the last verse. It's just such a primal scream that contains a great sense of yearning. Just how I feel. Anyone know what he's saying there? It always seems to me like he's saying "what I want. Well I want it."

[TheJohnny990]

@RansomII he's saying woh woh woh alright. after he ses that a couple times he starts saying i prove it aaaaaaaaal nite.

[nywilf]

There shouldn't be a Dislike Option on this Video.....Period

[bpo87]

touch a black guy, touch a black guy, there are several other things to do.

[MattLB19]

How. It's. Done.

[JohnnyTRex99]

More triangle!!!!!!!!!

[MVT44]

The number of lead singers who have the stage presence of the Boss is a very short list

[stoneponyNJ]

intense...bruce at his best !

[swanski100]

*passionate*

[swanski100]

pure passionite genius

[MzSunnyJeep]

We must give the E Street Band much credit also. Those guys kicked ass too. Srpingsteen and The E Street Band = best ever.

[pasttonow]

needless to say Phoenix 78 has been in my favs file nothing has topped this heartfelt guitar solo and passion performance from Bruce. What a lift.

[jtareb]

There are 5 songs from the 78 Phoenix show included in the Promises 6 disc set.

Badlands, Promised Land, Prove it all night, Born to Run, and Rosalita. Thats in addition to the entire 1978 Houston show. Worth getting if you have not bought it already

[spangle69]

Bruce was setting a pretty high bench-mark for the future of rock and roll music in 1978, wasnt he...

[ttransfer]

Ask and you shall receive

[ramrod20042000]

Just a genius! Have your ever noticed all the greats are self taught!

[MzSunnyJeep]

I remeber me and my ex had tickets to see The Boss. We separated before the concert and he wound up with the tickets. Being the jerk he is I really didn't care about us splitting, but I was f%&#ing pissed that I missed the show xD

[KorieBeth]

That happened to me as well!

[itabuttrose]

@MzSunnyJeep arrr shit that is a downer

[itabuttrose]

@MzSunnyJeep wot a prick lol:)

[MzSunnyJeep]

@itabuttrose I have since realized it was his loss, and that the Boss still rocks!

[rubek24]

increible

[kevsul47]

ludicrously brillant.still.

[radweed2009]

That's just effing magnificent.

[Hotjimmy01]

why has Bruce not put this version on any cd's???

[TakeABreath4]

Poor Mama Springsteen...It must have been heavy carrying that guitar in her stomach along with Bruce...

[newscott66]

As Pete Townsend once said, "That's f&cking triumph man!"

[warflynn]

If Dreams came true... i would be at a Bruce concert right now! Awwww wouldn't that be nice!!!!

[warflynn]

Ladies and Gentlemen.... The Boss!

[ceboteams]

Gracias, gracias, gracias!!! Thank youuu soooo much for this video!!!!!

Cesar Ger - Barcelona

[daveledecky]

Thanks for posting--

Dave Ledecky, Praha

[ETA2359]

This may be the show being released with the box set next month, if I'm not mistaken.

[jowbowla]

@ETA2359

The Houston '78 is the full set show that is going to be released with the box set. But from this show we get to see Badlands, The Promised Land, Prove it all Night, Born to Run and Rosalita. So me is a happy man!!

[soraparuq]

Unbelievably Grrrrreat, Boss.

[finishingkick94]

little back ground info. this concert was less han a week after Rollong Stone published an article containing a list of the top guitarist of the age. Bruce was not on this list. this show he set out to "Prove it all night" that he belonged with the best guitarists' company

[busterbone]

@finishingkick94 did Steve Winwood make the list?-he also is overlooked as a great guitarist as well as lead vocals, mandolin, piano, keyboards, writer etc.

[finishingkick94]

@busterbone couldnt tell you who made the ist to be honest. i was busy watching the boss flash a nice middle finger to the music industry and prove them wrong

[Heartwing7]

This performance makes me glad to be alive....

[Marseille5]

@Heartwing7 Very well said :)

[springsteen96]

Highly under rated guitarist Bruce was

[Belfast1982]

The Big Man looks badass with the triangle!

[busterbone]

at the beginning he looks like he just woke up or took a shit

[amy2565]

his songs are unbelievable ........... crazy good,boss is crazy hot ,,,,imean holy crap !

[MidAgeAllisonFan]

I am unsure if my 1000 watt Onkyo surround sound will last much beyond November 16th.!

[barneybeyond]

@MidAgeAllisonFan We all can't wait to get that stuff into our fingers. Greetings from Hamburg, Germany.

[INCEDENTON57THSTREET]

I'm just mesmorized and blown away by this cant wait till november!!!!

[killerkev999]

i play piano, but damn watching this makes me want to play guitar....

[JoeyPNB]

"Winterland" San Francisco 12/15/78 is a much better version in MY opinion. Listen, and make your choice. I have it on CD.

[djmcg07]

@JoeyPNB Winterland is another amazing version with a longer guitar intro and a sick guitar solo at the end. It's to bad that there's no video to go with the audio. It's great watching the bands energy during the peak moments of this song.

[rockndorm]

Love this

[kaccio5]

Great intro..great song..

[utubemusiccritic]

All I can say is WOW.

[JusRam1]

Many people don't seem to know that Bruce is also a great guitarist. Those people should see this video. He can really make that Telecaster sing.

[MidAgeAllisonFan]

July 5, 1978 = 32 years ago today, I saw Bruce for the first time at the Forum in Inglewood, CA. Three days before this video was shot. My life hasn't been the same sense.

[snoop769]

you can tell he misses stevie in this one...but still awesome...love the intro

[sundevilkevin]

@snoop769 Steve Van Sant is playing on this look at 3:08 to see him singing.

[Opullal]

Love Roy's scale-down just after Bruce's solo and the howling guitar at the very triumphant end!

[Xjulieeeee]

bruceeeeeee <3

[squeakymonkfish]

Some great guitar here, he could have been a guitar god if he'd wanted but he chose to concentrate on songwriting, and thank God for that.

[LesSmith45]

Look at how young these guys were. I was 17 when they did this. Look at Max Wienberg the drummer doesnt look the part of a late 70's Drummer (Bonham, Moon, Pert... to name a few drummers of his era). Just a great great band

[esmorga]

impresionante, lástima que no se prodigara más en punteos como éste

[MrOscarMozz]

Oh yeah, PROOOOVE IT AAAALLLL NIGHT, BABY!!!

[dalennils]

Is int strange that you do the best before you go into the theerties! But I hope at we Prove i it all night after that.

[mets0828]

nice - not as good as passiac or largo, but interesting to see the differences.

[liangr5]

I wish i was born in 1960!

[billhartack]

@liangr5 i wish all of these videos had been available 25-30 years ago when we had to wait for the tour to come around every year or so & go see him back-to-back nights when he came to town.

[liangr5]

@billhartack thank god these videos exist and we, the younger people are now able to see these performances ,to hear Bruce Springsteen and the wonderfull ,full of passion and meaningfull songs he has sang.

[ETA2359]

@liangr5 and i'm glad I was!! LOL

[glenneveaux]

Love that last note! (and everything in between).

[uflaw02]

I love how big man plays like four different instruments in this song! CC Rules!!!

[billhartack]

@uflaw02 they had some interesting instruments in the early days - tuba, accordian, harpsichord, etc.

[dadamoeugene]

say what you will, but how could you listen to vintage Bruce and not be moved?

[usrt46]

This is the show that will be included in the Darkness DVD box set

[2JOHNNYT]

This is when Bruce had the Juice!

He should pack it in now, playing to the masses of idiots

[Opullal]

If anyone today is wondering how to perform - this is how.

That guitar HOWLS like the freakin' wind!

He gets better every time I tune in!

[postshanna]

thaGOAT

[djcanfield4]

thats some tone man

[cbarrett34]

i saw bruce 2 times live. both in tacoma, wa. 1992 and 2000. absolutely amazing. both shows well over 3 hours, packed house at the tacoma dome, 25,000 people easily. fun shows

[VelanneSanity6511]

that intro is awesome barney style!

[BrianGriffin1]

A TRUE Guitar Hero!!!!

[tvterri]

The Boss is the boss!! Awesome. Loved his 4 hour concerts. Playing his ass off on guitar, jumping on the piano, all that good stuff!

[VALEHALE]

I saw two of these 1978 shows at the Palladium . I also taped his free concert on WNEW-FM. The intensity ran right thru the whole concert. After this tour and No Nukes, Bruce grew up. By 1984 he was a "success". I always like the "loser" style better. Que Sera Sera....

[bmsmbm6]

@VALEHALE Any idea how to get a current copy of the WNEW concert?

Hopeful in Massachusetts

[EmulsionStrip]

Collecting stories and photos from hundreds of fans, The Light in Darkness book celebrates this classic record, allowing readers to revisit the excitement of that moment when the needle found the grooves in that first cut and the thundering power of "Badlands" shook across the hi-fi for the very first time. Or the uninitiated, but soon-to-be-converted teenager, brought along by friends and finding salvation at one of the legendary three-plus hour concerts - shows that embodied all the manic fury

[daleandlori]

My favorite tour. Hands down. After this, he allowed others to handle the lead guitar chores. Very unfortunate. No one since has given me chills like Bruce did on lead guitar. Check out "Street of Fire" from the 78 tour. Outstanding!!! Chills just thinking about it. My all time favorite concert experience.

[capnquirky]

AGREED! Saw him in August of '78 and fell in love.

[daleandlori]

I remember reading that he had just finished up dealing with Mike Appel and the outcome had just left him in an angrier state of mind than usual. Who knows? But if this was true, Man it showed on stage! His intensity level jumped a full notch this tour. There was a new anger in his hurt soul of a voice. More Powerful as if that were possible.

[ambulante7]

It's not that he gave lead guitar chores to others, but they never included so much solo stuff again and, besides, he started to share it more, so his awesome guitar performances became less common, so most people dont know how outstanding he is :(

I know he's not one of the best guitarists ever, but no one else makes me feel the way he does when he plays that telecaster.

Their best tour and one of the best tours ever in rock history. Simply unbeatable :)

[daleandlori]

Well, I saw 6 shows from the following River tour at the LA Sports Arena and Miami Steve was doing all the lead guitar work. The band still rocked the house and it wasn't Bruce doing the lead. And then Nils joined up and it was between him and Mr. Miami from all my experiences. Once and while Bruce would do some, but it was never the same as the Darkness Intensity.

[Arseface87]

I could make sweet love to this all night long.

[GalwayGirl44]

prove it all night.

[INCEDENTON57THSTREET]

mad nice

[ag442687]

this is a good version but look up the boss doing this at the capitol theater in 78. best version everrrrrrrrrrrrrr. haha 70's Bruce is the best bruce.

[Lynchie1970]

@ag442687 any decade Bruce is better than most!

[itabuttrose]

@Lynchie1970 bruce is the best performer ever period d)

[ShamanMick]

This is what makes The E Street Band and Springsteen so great... they perform every song as if it was their best.

[LauraSommer]

He was so HOT here :D

[veitchy88]

How come none of this old stuff gets released on DVD? Its insane.

I'd buy two!

[scabo33]

There is a 78 live dvd free with the remastered darkness album next year :)

[crusser]

that's rockin good news as nic cage might say

[Kevinrm15]

If you're talking about the Darkness box set I must say you're dreaming. This will not be the concert to be released, I am willing to bet my bucks it will be the Houston Coliseum one from December 8, 1978.

[vanparty]

@Kevinrm15 ...i say Sept. 19, 1978 Capital Theatre Passaic, NJ. Can't go wrong any which way.

[mellon2332]

@veitchy88

maybe this year with the boxset

[Triton61]

@veitchy88

I have been asking the same question too...

[lzangaro]

@veitchy88 just subscribe on one of the world-famous fanclubs ..... the boss gives them for free .......

[bugattibowler]

Wait until November, and you can have it!

[nfender85]

@bugattibowler Have what? Is there a dvd coming out of this show?!

[bugattibowler]

@nfender85 The re-release (not really a 30th "Anniversary" edition like with Born to Run) of Darkness on the edge of Town will include four songs from this show, as well as another entire show, other clips, a documentary, etc. So, YES, but no, not a FULL show. Still excited!

[tmaras64]

@veitchy88 Too late! I bought them all!!! Incredible!!!!!

[fenderman0463]

@veitchy88 it's gonna be on the darkness box set that comes out in November...

[ttransfer]

@veitchy88

[SheMuses]

@veitchy88 You got your wish. Merry Christmas!

[djmcg07]

This version of this song has to be one of the top 10 best live songs ever. From Bruces guitar intro to Roy Bittans amazing keyboards, The E Street Band is at the top of its game. ...JUST WATCH fro 6:00 on to see a band knowing that they have something real special and Nobodys better!

[JoeyPNB]

@djmcg07 "Prove It All BNight" from "Winterland" San Francisco 12/15/78. Another incredible version (better than this in MY opinion)

[ftsjr]

One of Bruce's best "rockers!" As great as Born to Run is, with the title song, and Jungleland, my own personal favorite Springsteen album is Darkness on the Edge of Town.

[Ultimateizbeast]

great video 5 stars

[TWF7695]

To Everybody on here.... Especially TelcasterLORD, watching Springsteen from 75-80 is like a watching a Martin Scorsese film or to the like of Rocky Balboa boxing!! Substance, Matter, Heart, Guts and most of all Heart!! These early videos are priceless!! Bruce is my Jesus!!

[TelecasterLORD73]

I don't doubt it! But I will always like his arena tours/concerts most. Born In The U.S.A and Rising, Magic and WOrking On A Dream! :) 'Live in Barcelona' is just amazing.

[mankydave67]

Nicely put. Oh to have a DeLorean and a fully working flux capacity so we could all go back in time & watch Bruce in his pomp from 75 leading up to the amazing gigs of 78!!

[inflames625]

speed up to 88 miles per hour