Has Open audition been passed?

It is a bit like asking Bruce Springsteen to audition for American Idol, asking Royal Portrush to jump through hoops to get the British Open Championship.

You know The Boss has already proven himself time and time again and has the platinum discs to show for it, yet how would he be judged by a more consumerist, reality television-driven voting public?

It is not a debate about Springsteen’s musical chops, Grammy Awards and critical acclaim answer any of those doubts, but more a question of whether the old stager can still shift units and bring hard cash into the conglomerates that used to be known as record companies.