Originally Posted By: el_jefe
For the period that is all post-Darkness, it's got some songs that are pretty good. With the tour starting and the first good boots hitting over the next few weeks, 98% of the people here by November will shelve the album, practically for good.
I'm sort of with Eljefe on this. I barely give a fuck wether the album is good or not. I buy all the official releases issued in the Uk and some of the extra track ones, and the Springsteen bank account will always get a few more quid out of me in tour ticket and merchandise, but the main purpose of the album will be to add depth to the live shows. By about the european leg, or sometime next year shows, we will understand the true worth of these songs.
With all the official releases, I play them a few times, leaving myself undecided if its a masterpiece with hidden depth, then grow to love the good ones after hearing ten or so shows from the tour. In fact some of them will shine in years to come when played in different arrangements or solo.