...Seger, even during his lengthy heyday, remained rather unfashionable. He was the soundtrack for the brews and bruised crowd, partying in one song and singing of midlife ruminations and regrets over youthful adventures the next. Seger struck a chord with the blue-collar world that Bruce Springsteen, despite all his overtures to same, never captured. Seger never talked down America and with rare exceptions kept his politics to himself, or at the least out of his music.
Listening to Live Bullet in hindsight reveals an artist reaching the peak of his creative powers. Regrettably, much of Seger’s earlier work remains frustratingly unavailable. But there is Live Bullet. It remains the perfect album for late at night, with the world’s cares tucked away for the evening.
Nostalgia? Perhaps, although as noted above, Seger’s music has always been laced with the fine art of looking back without becoming stuck in the past. It’s Seger, not Springsteen, who is the quintessential American rocker. As his career comes to a natural close — he has already stated he will not tour again — Live Bullet stands not only as an outstanding document of “this is how it’s done, kids,” but also a terrific reminder of when he, and we, were the young, blue-collar lions.
https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2021/06/24/bob-segers-live-bullet-turns-forty-five-in-style-n401655
