Title: Astoundingly bad and crassly commercial
Product review: From the first howled notes of "Old Dan Tucker," a song that nobody over the age of four cares (or should care) about, to the end, this is Springsteen's crassest yet. He simultaneously taps into the "O Brother Where Art Thou" soundtrack crowd and continues the fake-populist stance he's taken since "The Rising," an album that did nothing but crassly capitalize on the 9/11 disaster in order to bring back what was frankly a failing career.Seeger's name stuck on this album is especially insulting. The songs have little to do with Seeger, and Seeger always had the courage of his convictions. Springsteen, on the other hand, has shown that he's perfectly willing to fake a populist stance in order to reap the financial rewards and renew his career.I used to like and respect Springsteen. No more. This is the bottom of the barrel, and shows that in the long run he's no more principled or worthy of notice than any wanna-be abusing a cover song on American Idol.
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