In Concert/MTV Plugged

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The album had a moderate reception. "With E Street ringers focusing on Bruce's 'solo' material...," said Entertainment Weekly, "Well, we won't go there."^[6] The song played on the show were relatively intense renditions, as highlighted by Springsteen's vocals and much of the instrumental accompaniment. The sombre, folk-oriented "Atlantic City" was played in a rock setting, with a rhythm intro on electric guitar as well as Springsteen's solos on the outro. Springsteen played outro solos on most of the rock songs, including "Lucky Town". The album reached number 4 in a seven-week run on the UK chart.^[7]

In 1997, five years after the concert was recorded, the album was rereleased in the US and appeared for the first time on the US charts, peaking at number 189 on the Billboard 200.^[8] The recording of "Thunder Road" from the concert was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.^[9]

Track listing

All songs written by Bruce Springsteen.

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No.	Title	Length
1.	"Red Headed Woman" (previously unreleased)	2:51
2.	"Better Days"	4:27
3.	"Atlantic City"	5:38
4.	"Darkness on the Edge of Town"	4:40
5.	"Man's Job"	5:43
6.	"Human Touch"	7:30
7.	"Lucky Town"	5:08
8.	"I Wish I Were Blind"	5:14
9.	"Thunder Road"	5:28
10.	"Light of Day" (from the soundtrack to the film Light of Day – originally performed by Joan Jett & Michael J. Fox)	8:17
11.	"If I Should Fall Behind"	4:45
12.	"Living Proof"	6:05
13.	"My Beautiful Reward"	5:58

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A VHS and Laserdisc release of the show preceded any audio release, coming on December 15, 1992, and running 120 minutes. More songs were present here than on the later audio incarnation and on what actually aired on MTV.

On November 9, 2004, a DVD reissuing of this performance was released.

Selection listing

1. "Red Headed Woman"
2. "Better Days"
3. "Local Hero"
4. "Atlantic City"
5. "Darkness on the Edge of Town"
6. "Man's Job"
7. "Growin' Up"
8. "Human Touch"
9. "Lucky Town"
10. "I Wish I Were Blind"
11. "Thunder Road"
12. "Light of Day"
13. "The Big Muddy"
14. "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)"
15. "My Beautiful Reward"
16. "Glory Days"

Bonus songs not included in the MTV show:

1. "Living Proof"
2. "If I Should Fall Behind"
3. "Roll of the Dice" (DVD Only)

• Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar and harmonica

The Band's Musicians

• Zack Alford (as Zachary Alford) ^[10] – drums
• Roy Bittan – keyboards
• Shane Fontayne – lead and rhythm guitar
• Tommy Sims – bass
• Crystal Taliefero – acoustic guitar, percussion and background vocals
• Gia Ciambotti – background vocals
• Carol Dennis – background vocals
• Cleopatra Kennedy – background vocals
• Bobby King – background vocals
• Angel Rogers – background vocals
• Patti Scialfa – acoustic guitar and harmony vocals on "Human Touch"