Bruce Springsteen: A responsible rocker
Richard Williams, Sunday Times, 31 May 1981
Bob Dylan arrives in Britain next month hoping to repeat his triumphant series of concerts of three years ago. Many observers feel that his timing is unwise, for his performances will inevitably be compared with those of Bruce Springsteen, the American rock singer who finally opened his long-delayed London season at the Wembley Arena on Friday night. And no one, the feeling goes, can follow Springsteen.
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