Happy Bruce Day

It's a happy day when a new Bruce Springsteen record comes out. There were a few other hard-core dorks at Tower Records with me this morning at 9 AM. It's a beautiful tradition, rushing out to buy a new release from a favorite artist - something that is increasingly rare, I have to admit. But getting whipped into a frenzy for Bruce is always worth it. I am looking forward to coming home tonight, curling up with Mike and the cat, and giving it a good close listen.

While the promotional whirl-wind hasn't been quite as frenzied as it was for "The Rising," we have still gotten a pretty decent sneak peek at the material. More thoughts will follow once I've given it a few good listens.

Here are some thoughts from the good folks at The Washington Post.

NPR has some goodies, too.