Bruce at The Super Bowl....

I thought is was OK. It served it's purpose and didn't completely suck.

I saw Bruce when I was 17 on the darkness tour and to this day it was one of the best concerts I have ever seen.

But...

Bruce lost me with "Born in the USA." I can't stand the way it sounds and the lyricks had nothing for me. I have seen him since and frankly listening to a 55 year old sing Rosalita is a joke as well as watching him jump off pianos. It makes me cringe to see those old knees make that landing.

Bruce just enjoys being a celebrity way too much.

Here's a list of senior super stars that I think are still putting out dignified and meaningful work:

Mark Knopfler
Neil Young
Robert Plant
Eric Clapton
Emmylou Harris
BB King
James Taylor

You may not like their music but it would be hard to argue that they are making a joke of themselves.

That whole crotch into the camera was a metaphor for his entire political being, he has become an in your face dick!

Bongo has it right.

I like Springsteen. "Nebraska", "Tom Joad", and "The River" are all excellent but........

It's ridiculous to mention Bruce in any sentence with Bob Dylan.

Cleaneduphippy said:
"What has Springsteen done in the last twenty years that can measure up to Dylan's last three?

Time Out of Mind
Love and Theft
Modern Times

Truth is, one is still an artist, and one has become a "politically correct" rock star, very much attuned to public opinion."

My response:
The Ghost of Tom Joad
The Rising
Working on a Dream

The *truth* is that what you've said and what I'm saying are simply personal *opinions*.

Re the Walmart thing: did you actually hear the full explanation Springsteen gave for how that happened? I ask because it doesn't sound like it. In any case, as far as I know he makes mistakes just like everyone else I've even encountered in life.

What a bunch of wankers!

Bruce did the first public performance with the Seeger Sessions Band at the New Orleans JazzFest the year after Katrina. It was extraordinary -- like a revival meeting for a community that really needed it. His songwriting may not be what it once was, but his power as a performer remains undeniable, and he knows how to use it for the benefit of us all.

By the way, Dylan also played that day and was quite forgettable. And I'm a huge Dylan fan.

Funny how quick many people are to declare that rockers should quit while they're on top, but do you hold jazz greats or classical performers to that same standard? Sonny Rollins is hardly at the top of his game. Should he stop performing?