For my first post about my favorite musician, Bruce Springsteen, I go back and listen to a concert from one of the under-considered stretches of his career.
I haven't done any looking, but my guess is that these 2 records rank pretty low on most fans lists. Not because they're bad, but more to your point- there's no E Street band there. Similar to Fleetwood Mac w/o Lindsey Buckingham. Those that have replaced him at various points can certainly hold their own (I mean, Mike Campbell, c'mon!), but it's just not the same.
I haven't done any looking, but my guess is that these 2 records rank pretty low on most fans lists. Not because they're bad, but more to your point- there's no E Street band there. Similar to Fleetwood Mac w/o Lindsey Buckingham. Those that have replaced him at various points can certainly hold their own (I mean, Mike Campbell, c'mon!), but it's just not the same.