Quote TP and Seger...both boring. As I said before, the older they get, the further they get from being able to write a hook.
Springsteen and Mellencamp belong in the same group for me. Loved them back then, but now the music has no magic anymore.
Sounds like you have very reasonable expectations for men who could all be drawing a Social Security check. Shocking that they all sound different than they did in the prime of life...isn't it?