Bruce at The Super Bowl....

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?

Do you know how long I have been hearing that Bruce Springsteen is not Bob Dylan? Almost as long as some people have been saying that Bob Dylan is not Bob Dylan. And Cisco Houston is not Woody Guthrie (at least they were friends so people didn't paint them as rivals, which is probably what would happen today). That's OK with me. I wouldn't have it any other way!

I thought Silvio was in a coma and not expected to survive. I was gratified to see him.