It’s Time to Reconsider Bruce Springsteen’s Overlooked ‘Human Touch / Lucky Town’ LPs
Mark Saleski digs into Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Human Touch’ and ‘Lucky Town,’ twin releases with the Other Band that arrived on this date 30 years ago.
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Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “My Beautiful Reward” (1992)
An introspective (if slightly opaque) finale to Lucky Town, “My Beautiful Reward” finds our man summarizing the current chapter of his life. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Souls Of The Departed” (1992)
Early yesterday morning, I happened to read Mark Twain’s “The War Prayer.” It was his response, published posthumously, to the Philippine-American war of 1899. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’ jaimie branch – ‘Fly or Die Fly or Die FlyRead More
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Book Of Dreams” (1992)
You wouldn’t think that there’d be a connection between Bruce Springsteen and The Tubes but there is. In my head, at least. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Living Proof” (1992)
Many years ago, I decided that I wouldn’t have any children. Actually, that’s not quite right. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “The Big Muddy” (1992)
Right in the middle of Lucky Town‘s stream of general uplift comes “The Big Muddy,” a tale in which the darker side of life has its own gravitational attraction You May Also Like: Rob Meany with Terramara, “Dreamer in Dreamland” (2023): One Track Mind Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, theRead More
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Leap Of Faith” (1992)
For those who were unsure that Bruce’s interior life had taken decidedly positive turn with the energy of Better Days, “Leap Of Faith” drives it home. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “If I Should Fall Behind” (1992)
One aspect of art that can bring endless inspiration is the phenomenon of our changing reaction to a piece over time. Maybe there was little or no resonance when the work was first introduced. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Local Hero” (1992)
Bruce’s account of happening onto his portrait at a five & dime makes me think of what it must be like to attain that (or any!) level of celebrity. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’
Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, “Lucky Town” (1992)
The shift in mood from Human Touch to Lucky Town continues. So many of the characters on the former record were trapped and confused in their surroundings. But here? Here we have a protagonist celebrating what seems like a new beginning. You May Also Like: How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel ofRead More
