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2025 has presented an almost embarrassing haul of new released material by Bruce Springsteen. In June, Bruce released a 7-album set, "Tracks 2," focusing largely on unreleased material from the 1990s. And now... an item that seemed to many fans the holy grail of vault items, "Nebraska 1982," featuring most prominently the oft-rumored but never heard "Electric Nebraska" as well as 4 other discs. Bruce said many times over the years since "Nebraska" came out that he had tried out the tracks with The E Street Band and that everything he tried to do with the band just made the songs worse. So he ended up releasing the cassette tape he'd carried around in his pocket, of his original bedroom demos. But did we fans believe him? Uhhhh... maybe.  Anyway, now we have the evidence. Due to production delays, the official release won't make it out until October 24th, but the songs have started circulating. So... let's get to it! Was Bruce right? ...

Bruce Springsteen has made national headlines many times over the past 30 years. But he's never really been an internet sensation. His website is modest with few interactive features beyond links to order products. His  official videos on youtube , especially of more recent vintage, typically generate fewer than a million views. His first twitter post was just a few months ago. That changed Wednesday morning. On Tuesday, Bruce's latest studio album, High Hopes, was officially released. That didn't make a dent. But that evening, he appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon . And by Wednesday morning, seemingly the whole world knew about it. My facebook wall exploded with links. Not just from my Bruce friends, either: From my old high school friends from New Jersey. From college friends in the diaspora. From conservatives. Bruce's appearance on Late Night came as no surprise; after all in 2010 he went in the show and spoofed his own '70's look  for a c...