Solid work, but not a masterpiece

What the boss has since written together during his last tour is undoubtedly a solid, well-made rock album. A masterpiece, it is not however. For him, not least lack the necessary variety and especially of songs that cancel out positive from the crowd.

No matter what Springsteen is here delivers far better than much of what else has to offer the music world. On the quality of its big hits but he can not connect with it. And last but not least is this album in terms of sound quality is not necessarily the measure of all things. The sound is a little spongy, therefore, the instruments overlap each other very strongly, as unfortunately already on his last albums.

He may thus for his next album gladly again take a little more time. Then it is a masterpiece perhaps again.