Ok, there's very few 60 year olds left around who still matter when it comes to rock music. You have parodies of themselves prancing around, guys in 80's wigs pretending they ever mattered, rock bands who cannot control their greed no matter how much they hate each other, 70's retreads playing casinos to baby boomers trying to recapture their youth, bands with one original member and 3 0r 4 30 year olds bopping out the hits from 40 years ago and then, oh yeah, you have Bruce Springsteen. The Boss drops another album ( album?I am so old) today and I can't wait to listen to it. He has put out four albums in the last 6 years and each one comments on the times in ways that nobody else can. I cannot gush enough about this mancrush of mine.He's completely mainstream. He's a zillionaire. He's hugely popular. Yet, despite those flaws, he is the Boss. Like Paul McCartney is still a Beatle. Like Neil Young is the rockingest grampa ever. Like Bono will be in 10 years. Bruce Springsteen is cool. Period. Don't like him? That's fine with me. A lot of folks can't stand their boss.
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