Another superb live performance in a career filled with them, MTV Unplugged: Bruce Springsteen in Concert (Plugged) finds the Boss at an interesting point in his life, musically and otherwise.
Working without the E Street Band (except keyboardist Roy Bittan) for the time being, Springsteen had released Human Touch and Lucky Town, two "solo" records, about eight months before this November 1992 MTV appearance. Selections from those two underrated albums account for over half of this set and while Bruce is still Bruce ("Human Touch," for instance, is a classic Springsteen song), some changes are definitely apparent. He has always been an impassioned performer, but he seems genuinely energized by his young new band, including guitarist Shane Fontayne, drummer Zachary Alford, and no less than five backup singers. These folks rock their butts off, basically, especially on a wild, extended version of "Light of Day".
Anyway you slice it, Plugged is another welcome addition to the Springsteen catalog.



Bruce Springsteen

In Concert:

MTV (Un)Plugged

1992




CD / 2005 / VBR-V0


Tracklist:

1 Red Headed Woman

2 Better Days

3 Atlantic City

4 Darkness On The Edge Of Town

5 Man's Job

6 Human Touch

7 Lucky Town

8 I Wish I Were Blind

9 Thunder Road

10 Light Of Day

11 If I Should Fall Behind

12 Living Proof

13 My Beautiful Reward


Recorded live at Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, 22 September 1992

Originally broadcast on MTV Unplugged on November 11, 1992