Springsteen's magic

[R_of_G]

Too true. They guy is blessed to have such a loyal fan base, but by the same token they (we?) can also be the most hypercritical. Mixed blessing I guess.

And I have no problem admitting that I am among the most hypercritical of them all [in fact, I pride myself on it]. I think it's a matter of putting things in their proper contexts. If Springsteen was promoting this as his "greatest album since Born to Run" then I'd be all over him. He's not though. It's just a new album with his classic sound. If that's all you expect from the album, it won't disappoint.

[tot_Ou_tard]

I never cared much for Springsteen, I always found him a bit boring.

I did, however, take a wiz next to him at an Elvis Costello concert. After we exited the bathroom a friend of mine asked him when his next album was coming out; he said soon. That was Born in the USA. After we were done chatting a chick (yes, Strumster she was a chick) looked at us with wide eyes & asked if *that was the Boss?!?* We nodded & she dashed up the stairs after him.

But the most important part of this thread is that there was a Nelskie sighting that I somehow missed.

Come on back Nelsk!

[R_of_G]

I never cared much for Springsteen, I always found him a bit boring.

I did, however, take a wiz next to him at an Elvis Costello concert. After we exited the bathroom a friend of mine asked him when his next album was coming out; he said soon. That was Born in the USA. After we were done chatting a chick (yes, Strumster she was a chick) looked at us with wide eyes & asked if *that was the Boss?!?* We nodded & she dashed up the stairs after him.

But the most important part of this thread is that there was a Nelskie citing that I somehow missed.

Come on back Nelsk!

Reminds me of a time a friend of mine was in a bathroom with Keyshawn Johnson [who was playing for the Bucs at the time]. As soon as Key was done at the urinal another guy in the bathroom asked for an autograph, to which Key responded "Do you mind if I wash my hands first?"

[t_ross33]

Got it. Like it. I agree that it has the "classic" E Street vibe to it. Time will tell if stands up to becoming a capital-C Classic, but given the environment in which it was released (i.e. the biz nowadays), I doubt it will reach the legendary status of Born to Run, The River etc.

Bruce has been kinda hit and miss for me too. After the outstanding commercial success of Born in the USA, I picked up the Live box set and found I got "Bruced-out" and haven't really given him much thought. I did like "The Rising" and with this album, the Boss has recaptured a fan.

I give it :

Trev