After years of speculation and fan clamoring, Bruce Springsteen finally releases Friday “Tracks II: The Lost Albums,” an expansive seven-album box set and sequel to 1998’s “Tracks,” comprising decades of music — most of which is previously unheard by even the most devout Spring-nuts.

On “Tracks II,” there are 83 songs on seven full albums recorded between 1983 to 2018. It's a mix of rockers, relationship tracks and haunting gems.

F or years, the line on Bruce Springsteen in the 1990s was that he was either creatively adrift or set music aside while raising his children. Either way, he’d lost relevance. T