Bruce Springsteen should be worshipped as a fully qualified rock god. We are all familiar with his “Greatest Hits” but his back catalogue deserves to be dived into and discovered. In May 2008 I finally caught the man live two nights in a row at Emirates Stadium. To say it was perfect would be an understatement as he and The E Street Band launched into anthem after anthem as I stood with a big smile on my face. It would have been easy after all these years for them to take it easy and perform to the minimum possible requirement; instead they launched into every track like their lives depended on it. This was easily one of the highlights of the year and when Bruce shouted “The highway is jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive” my heart skipped a beat.
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Last summer you probably heard MGMT before you knew you heard them. Tracks like ‘Time To Pretend’, ‘Kids’ and ‘Electric Feel‘ delivered melodies that attach themselves to your brain and force you to hum them for hours. And this was before you dived into the aptly named ‘Oracular Spectacular’ to hear a succession of tracks that evaded the status quo and yet defined the 08 sound. The follow up (whenever it arrives) is eagerly anticipated.
