Quote Originally Posted by PirateLover View Post
As for Bruce... I'll just chime in to say I didn't really "get" him until I accompanied my mega-fan brother to one of his shows. Now I'm a full fledged convert. He's not a great singer. He's a great story teller and entertainer... But I can see how that's not everyone's bag.
With Springsteen it's definitely more about the lyrics and the presentation than it is the songs themselves.

I was always sort of lukewarm on Springsteen until I saw him back in 2006 or 2007 on this solo, acoustic tour he did. We sat in the 8th row and it was very much a "VH1 Storytellers" type of experience. He's incredibly charismatic and personable and his passion for what he does is evident for every single second of one of his live performances.

In my mind, he's like the Dylan of our generation.