I will say this. Springsteen, in the late 70's, was my rock and roll hero. I saw him many times- as many times as he played Seattle anyway. I worshipped him and stood in line for hours to score tickets to his shows.

But with "Born in The USA' he tanked- artistically, ethically, in every way you can name except, of course, commercially: he became a Superstar, and thanks to MTV he became a household name. But as an artist he had a taint: he sold his soul. His music became more conservative, less challenging. His writing became less journalistic and far less interesting.

There are no Springsteen fans younger than me. My daughter and her friends, and my friends in their forties, find him boring and irrelevant. I'm afraid I share their opinion of my former rock god.

Bruce is a good guy. I have no doubt. '41 Shots' was a courageous act, and he took a lot of abuse for it. But songs of that caliber are rare for Bruce. He has had a 'bully pulpit' for change but he squandered it on crap like "Ramrod". How could that stand up to the social protest songs of the late '70's that were coming out of England? Put 'Born in THe USA" up against 'London Calling" or the gang of Four's "Entertainment" and you'll see what I mean.

So when I post this clip of this fake E Street Band, part of the Horror, I guess, is that the fake Bruce is nearly as interesting as the real version. He lumbers around, he punches his fist in the air, and he has as little to say about the real world as the Boss himself.