You have to see Springsteen in concert to really appreciate him. He puts on a great show.
I saw him I believe in 1976 New Years eve at the Nassau Colosseum and he player for 4 hours and it was awesome. He is much better live than on his albums. Just good rock n roll.
Nobody has accused him of being a great musician or vocalist. He's a good song writer with a unique sound.

If you trash him, you have to throw Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Stephen Stills and many others.
I can think of many more who are a lot worse.

I find ZZ Top top be annoying.