What to KnowDespite Bruce Springsteen’s long-time aversion to having his concerts filmed — he says it was a superstition — a new DVD offers a relatively rare look at him and his E Street Band during a peak period in the late 1970sIt’s footage of their performances at the “No Nukes” benefit concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden in 1979. And it crackles with youthful energy; Springsteen celebrated his 30th birthday at one show, tossing a cake into the audienceThe band condensed their typical four-hour shows into 90 minutes, and were intent on showing their power to other musicians on the bill
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