New Sensations 
A long, long time ago, I was a huge Bruce Springsteen fan. The Boss' mid-1970s shows more than lived up to the hype, but his later-period studio recordings left me cold. Over the years, Bruce and I have grown apart, and even his latest "comeback" CDs didn't light my fire. But, in the midst of writing this review, the nice folks at Sony sent over a two-CD set of Springsteen's triumphant live Hammersmith Odeon shows recorded in London in 1975. Yikes! That's the Boss as I remembered him. The B&Ws cut loose with "Born to Run" and a jazzed-up "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City." Bruce sounded like he was having the time of his life, and Clarence Clemons' wailing sax raised the hairs on the back of my neck. The E Street Band was super tight, and Springsteen was at the top of his game.