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Originally Posted by AndrewG
I wonder if Meat got "Meeting across the river" and "Jungleland" mixed up? "Jungleland" has the sax solo (one of Clarence Clemons' best surely) and in my opinion is a more descriptive song. On many occasions Bruce and the band performed these two back to back.
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Yeah, I wondered that, too, but I think that "Meeting..." does have a better, albeit short, story. "Jungleland" has kind of a "West Side Story" vibe to it, but I wouldn't classify the sax solo (while fantastic) as "haunting"- but that's me. "Meeting..." is more "film noir". I see "Meeting..." as a prelude to "Jungleland"; i.e. the narrator in "Meeting..." is the Magic Rat.
I can't find the SPL database now for some reason, but actually, I don't think they performed them back-to-back all that frequently (as they are on the album) prior to the full album shows last tour. I have been fortunate enough to see the combo a few times, including twice with Richard Davis, who played the upright bass on the original album.
