re: Seger or Springsteen

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In their primes, Seger always came off as more authentic.

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I don't know about this. A huge part of Springsteen's early work is almost the definition of New Jersey in the 70's.

If anything, Springsteen was such a defining artist that his lyrics almost created a reality. Those first few albums informed how people view that region and time period to this day.

To me, that's extremely authentic. If Springsteen was less authentic it's in the mid-80's and beyond when he was still singing working man struggle songs after he achieved wealth and fame...but that's not his prime and it's hard to avoid for any artist.