Speaking of not super, I thought Bruce Springsteen’s halftime show was OK. Not great, just OK.

I just don’t think the Boss translates into a compressed, 12-minute show. He certainly tried his best, but I’m just now sure it worked.

Was I the only one who, after thinking the choice of “10th Avenue Freeze Out” was a good one to open the show, then was disappointed as the song just seemed to drag, lacking the uptempo pace?

Bruce then did a good rendition of one of his famous anthems, “Born to Run.” Maybe I was a little taken aback by the fact that clearly this was not just the The E Street Band. They were backed by a big horn section, and also were joined on stage by a huge backup choir for the one new song Bruce performed, the title track from his new CD, “Working on a Dream.”

He ended the show with what I’m sure was a crowd-pleaser, but one of the worst songs he’s ever recorded, “Glory Days.”

Bruce performed many of his trademark moves, sliding across the stage on his knees into the camera, and mugging with Little Steven Van Zandt. And I guess the “delay of game” piece with them talking about having to get off the stage was kind of funny.

For real Bruce-files, the serious business starts this morning.

Tickets for the two shows at the Wachovia Spectrum on April 28-29 go on sale this morning.

Now that’s something that had those waiting in line early this morning “Dancing in the Dark.”