>>127487880
>Was Born in the USA really too subtle?
He might have been stupified by all the bombastic wailing in Springsteen's music and critical praise of a man who embodies the mystical essence of America. Like a sensitive Brando... or a macho James Dean... who told tales of the hard streets. He believed the stories.

>>127488691
>The worship of Springsteen by music critics and their ilk is so fucking bizarre.
His act was the first great enforced consensus in rock criticism. For some reason they prohibited any rational person from disagreeing with the idea that Springsteen is a generational touchstone, someone who expresses the very idea of his generation. It was illegal to disagree, and if you hadn't listened to him at all, you were part of the problem.