Happy 75th, Bruce! Springsteen, still the hardest-working rocker alive, gifts fans with two live albums

The Boss is the gift that keeps on giving — even on his own birthday.As Bruce Springsteen turns 75 on Monday, he is not slowing down when it comes to rocking for marathon shows — or releasing music to his fans.The New Jersey legend — who was “Born to Run” when he came into this world on Sept.23, 1949, in Long Branch, NJ, and hasn’t taken his foot off the gas since — has always been generous with his time on the stage.

But he’s also been free-handed with releasing music to the Bruce stans, who have followed him throughout his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame career.Springsteen loyalists were rewarded with not one but two live albums as the rocker hit the three-quarter century mark.There was the quick turnaround of his set at the Sea.Hear.Now Festival on Sept 15 in his Asbury Park, NJ, stomping grounds — now available for streaming or on CD at nugs.net.The three-hour-plus show — the final US concert for Springsteen and the E Street Band in their first North American tour together since 2016 — became an instant classic with deep-cut fan faves and hometown hero stories.It was the first time in the tour that Springsteen and crew performed “Blinded By the Light” and “4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy).” They also welcomed back “Jungleland” and “Jersey Girl.”But perhaps the most poignant moment was when Springsteen’s wife — and longtime E Street Band member — Patti Scialfa joined her husband for “Tougher Than the Rest” after it was revealed that she had been battling blood cancer in the documentary “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band” that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month.The Sea.Hear.Now set also included live renditions of such Springsteen classics as “Hungry Heart, “Thunder Road,” “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out,” “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)” and “Dancing in the Dark.”Springsteen’s other new live album, “The Live Series: Songs of Conscience,” is a co...