Bruce at The Super Bowl....

My issue is that I think that Springsteen wants to be Dylan, and always has. He's not.

I've seen Bruce live a number of times, and once I get past the hype and ego and the "Jersey", I think he's great live. But I've also seen Dylan - Bob Dylan sang "He Was a Friend of Mine" - and Springsteen, you're no Dylan.

I will try to sort this out:

Bob:

Zimmie. MN. NY Coffee Houses. Baez. The Band. Traitor.
Motorcycle Crash. Sarah. Divorce. Eyeliner. Jesus. No Jesus. Tours. Daniel Lanois. Victoria's Secret. No Super Bowl.

Bruce:

Boss. NJ. NY Clubs. Ski Cap and Wife Beater. Wordy songs.
Chevys. Darkness. More Darkness. Hit Machine. Wedding. Divorce. Remarry. Sack Band. Nu Soul. Film Scores. Rehire Band. Tours. Super Bowl.

:)

Whilst Springsteen has clearly been influenced by Dylan-he certainly doesn't want to be him, he has carved his own route.
Utter nonsense.

OK, maybe I engaged in a little hyperbole, and, yes, Bruce has carved his own route. But I think there's a lot of truth in what I said.

Nobody is Dylan, and I can't think of somebody better to aspire to be. Bruce didn't invent it, but, yes, has refined it to his own style. It seems that 98% of his fans don't see that, and think that Bruce originated it. I realize I'm shifting my argument from the artist to his fans, but so be it.

I stand by my opinion, including the facts that Bruce is extremely talented, a great songwriter, and great live.

how can anyone imagine that Springsteen and Dylan can be compared? Why would you want to? When I think Dylan I think folk music icon and when I think Springsteen I think radio personality. apples and oranges IMO