Bruce at The Super Bowl....

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 will apologize for the sarcasm. Everybody is different from everybody else and even the same person is different from who they used to be (at least creatively). I mostly appreciate the differences, but I also understand people being influenced by those that came before them. I won't give up my Dylan favorites, but I also like "Lucky Town"...

OK, now everyone has to choose. All card-carrying audiophiles must register one way or the other and will be monitored for listening out of registration.
I do agree with Audiofeil about apples and oranges. I think of Dylan as more of a poet/musician and Springsteen as a musician/songwriter.

"I got the fortunes of heaven in diamonds and gold
I got all the bonds baby that the bank could hold
I got houses 'cross the country honey end to end
And everybody buddy wants to be my friend
Well I got all the riches baby any man ever knew
But the only thing I ain't got honey..."
A - no respect
B - a private life
C - political credibility
It must be tough being a superstar!