Bruce Springsteen, E Street Band, 1978

Bought this for my dad who saw him on that same tour, and he got quiet for a minute when he opened it. The crowd is visible just at the edge of the frame, which somehow makes the whole thing feel louder. Print quality is sharp, no blur in the details.

The black-and-white grain gives Bruce's face this sweaty, mid-shout intensity that a color shot just couldn't pull off. Hung it above my turntable and it instantly makes the whole corner feel like a 1978 show.

The crowd in the background is what makes this shot — you can feel how packed and loud that 1978 show must have been. Hung it above my record player and it's the first thing anyone notices when they walk in.