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Glory days are here again
The reunited Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band bring it all back home to Jersey on the first night of their American tour — and it’s like they never left.
By Stephanie Zacharek
(07/17/99)

A saint in the city
Bruce Springsteen is more than a rock legend; he’s a god.
By Karen Croft
(07/17/99)

The Boss in Barcelona
Bruce Springsteen rehearses — and a global group of lucky fans gets a free concert.
By Michael Yessis
(05/22/99)

Bringing it all back home
New collections from Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen confirm what bootleggers have known for years — that these artists have been sitting on some of their best work (even if they didn’t think so).
By Robert Levine
(11/11/98)

A few good men
To sleep, perchance to dream about the Boss.
By Joyce Millman
(08/08/98)

Sound salvation
A tribute record has its performers writing love letters to Brooce
By Sarah Vowell
(09/09/97)

Sneak peeks
“The Mansion on the Hill” nails Springsteen and his manager for the “head-on collision of rock and commerce.”
By Cynthia Joyce
(02/11/97)

Sharps & flats
The “Blood Brothers” documentary captures the E Street Band recording for three days at New York’s Hit Factory studio.
By Joe Heim
(11/29/96)

Personal best
“Darkness on the Edge of Town” is the album where Bruce Springsteen forgot he ever heard a Dylan record or saw a Scorsese movie.
By Joyce Millman
(06/17/96)

The cabernet Grapes of Wrath tour
The Boss’ working-stiff act is unconvincing.
By Adam Block
(12/30/95)

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