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...Bruce Springsteen is the voice of Everyman. He may live in a mansion up on the hill, but he knows exactly how I'm feeling." GEORGE ZAVERDAS Los Angeles...
...lift us up at the same time. If we knew Bruce for his words alone, he would be considered one of America's finest poets. But set to music, those words have the power to make generations of Americans think, hope and live better lives. The Rising is Springsteen's effort to try through his art to make us respect, remember and somehow overcome a tragic American event. TOM VILLANE Manasquan...
...five children whose obsession with Springsteen has spread to our 70-year-old parents; they have even attended shows with us [MUSIC, Aug. 5]. My father has labeled Springsteen a "true American poet for our generation"--this from a man who attended Amherst College and spent afternoons immersed in the poetry of Robert Frost. Listening to the words of the songs on Bruce's new album, The Rising, brings me comfort as I try to digest all that has happened this past year. His commanding us to "rise up" from the events of Sept. 11 is like a preacher instructing...
Knowing how much his audience wanted to see him with the E Street Band again, shrewd businessman Springsteen raised ticket prices from about $30 for his mid-'90s solo tour to $67.50 for the high-profile E Street reunion tour of 1999-2000. Now he has again raised ticket prices, this time to $75. There's irony in a "populist" performer squeezing his audience for larger and larger amounts of cash for the privilege of hearing him sing about how tough it is in a cruel world. KYLE MIZE Brownwood, Texas...
...Seeing Springsteen on TIME's cover was like running into an old friend. Even if you have never met him, he makes you feel you know him. His music has a way of bringing you home or taking you for a ride, wherever you want to go. I drove eight hours to Cleveland, Ohio, to see him play, since I couldn't get tickets here. But I didn't mind the trip. It was just another journey that Bruce has taken me on. CHRISTOPHER SOLDOVIERI Dover...