I have read several threads on Springsteen, and found the name BanjoRay repeatedly. Criticizing constantly. Perhaps he should call himself gnome, as he does nothing but post grumpy, irrelevant and uninformed posts. It is naturally his good right to dislike Bruce Springsteens' work but he follows an awful lot of threads on an artist he can't even appreciate. Moreover, how can you criticise a whole album if you have only heard a couple of tracks? He's annoyed with the fact the ocvers don't sound like the originals. How conservative. As stated by Bruce Springsteen himself; this album is inspired by..... that holds all the difference.

In my opinion, Bruce Springsteen is a true artist. A true artist in the sense he creates his own work, can criticise his own work, puts thought in his work, has something to say apart from the standard thirteen in a dozen "I-love-you-I-hate-you-I-love-you-again" theme, and moreover is the main reason rock and roll and folk music is nowadays still very much alive.