The time for Springsteen?

John Harris, writing for Guardian Unlimited calls 2007 the Year of the Springsteen Revival. It's an interesting read that states that when

"The spirit of the age feels darkened and doomy; maybe musicians finally feel that the wind of history ought to be directed through their music, so this is what inevitably happens. They get in the roadworn imagery, glockenspiels and echo chambers, while the rest of us undergo what might be termed The Rite of Springsteen. Ergo the big Bruce renaissance."

Springsteen's timing has always been great -- although my wife has had a hard time swallowing his Kerry stumping. It's like he knows what he should be doing at the absolute right moment. Reunion, The Rising, Seeger Sessions and now the anticipation of the E Street album and tour. He's no dummy. He sees bands emulating his story-telling style and he knows that people have turned his name into a verb to describe his influence and other bands use it ("I'm the Bruce Springsteen of hillbilly music") in hopes that it will evoke that grandeur that is Springsteen.

I, for one, hope this and a bunch more years are set aside for the Springsteen revival.