R&R HOF 25th Ann Concert: Springsteen & Morello

Here we are, just over week into the new year, and I've already decided to change my video clip plan.

Sundays were for video clips in the "Sunday Sports" (or "Sport Sunday"-- I've already forgotten) theme, but I decided to abandon that.  Sure, I could hunt up 52 sports clips pretty easily, but that's not one of the genres I would normally run across.

As I watched the 4 hour and 10 minute complete Rock And Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert on HBO on Friday, I was completely blown away by this performance.  And I knew I needed to post this one soon.

So "Sports Sunday" has become "No Theme Sunday".  Whatever I run across that may not fit a theme will end up here.  And, eventually, I expect to just have anything on Sundays-- even if it fits into the other themes.  It'll be the catch-all for the week.

So should you care?  Nope.  I'm just trying to make sure I can remember the rules.

So anyway, this 25th Anniversary Concert...  It was pretty cool how things were "broken up".  I'm not sure how to describe it, but I'll try by saying there were certain performers who played a number of sings both by themselves (or in their group) and then alongside other Hall of Fame inductees.  Stevie Wonder, Metallica, U2, Bruce Springsteen (and others) all kind of hosted their respective "mini-concerts". 

I respect Springsteen as both an artist as well as a performer, but I never became a fan.  But that dude (along with the E-Street band) hosted the final mini-concert, and he tore the house down before the end credits.

Here he is with Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello, playing "The Ghost of Tom Joad".

All I can say is "Wow".   I, literally, had chills when they both sang the chorus after their respective turns singing the last verse (after the amazing solos).  Unbelievable...

It's a bit long, but stick around for the end, when Morello goes completely off the tracks with his amazing guitar work.

Like Springsteen said at the end of the final song, with all his guests pitching in for it, "This is rock and roll!"

Agreed.