Bruce on video

The Superbowl half-time show was a bit more Vegas than most Springsteen shows, less intimate than usual. But he is the quintessential American singer/songwriter of recent decades, so it was just a matter of time. For those wanting some more Bruce on video, here's a sample:

Born to Run: 30th Anniversary Edition [1975], which includes a dvd concert recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in London in 1975. High-energy show, main drawback is the goofy hat the Boss is wearing.
MTV Unplugged [1992]
Blood Brothers [1996]
The Complete Video Anthology [2001] includes two songs from No Nukes [1980], an acoustic “Born in the U.S.A.” recorded on The Charlie Rose Show in 1998, and popular videos by John Sayles, Brain DePalma, and Jonathan Demme, as well as lots more concert footage.
Live in New York City [2001] and Live in Barcelona [2003], both concerts with the incomparable E Street Band; the earlier set wins my heart because it was filmed at Madison Square Garden.
VH-1 Storytellers [2005] More talk than song, but it's insightful and intimate.
Bruce Springsteen with the Sessions Band: Live in Dublin [2007]
Working on a Dream [2009], like the Born to Run Anniversary Edition, includes a bonus dvd.

My favorite video of Bruce and the E Street Band is not commercially available, it was included in the original Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. "Bo Diddley" > "She's the One" > "Bo Diddley," and the band drives that groove into the ground. Great to see the late Danny Federici on keyboards.

But the end of the Inaugural We Are One concert was pretty wonderful, too, Bruce and Pete Seeger side by side singing Woody Guthrie. Chills.