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| Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love Band: Bruce Springsteen Tracks: - Ain't Got You - Tougher Than the Rest - All That Heaven Will Allow - Spare Parts - Cautious Man - Walk Like a Man - Tunnel of Love - Two Faces - Brilliant Disguise - One Step Up - When You're Alone - Valentine's Day Doesn't get any better than this! Tunnel of Love is one of the most challenging and introspective recordings I have ever listened to. In the midst of an era of trite music (which is still continuing 13 years later) that is sexually obsessive, Springsteen pumped out a very engaging and thoughtful album. Bruce looks at a relationship between a man and woman, the longing, the development, eventual marriage, & then problems that occur in that context. Not only does he make observations, he never really points the finger and holds both people in the relationship accountable for the troubles that are occuring. "Tougher than the Rest," "Tunnel of Love," "Two Faces," "Brilliant Disguise," and "Valentine's Day" are some of the most endearing songs ever written by Springsteen. That being said there is one song on this album that is a cut above everything else. "One Step Up" is a Heart breaker. This song closely analyzes the human tendency of falling into old habits and traits as shown by one of the chorus lines: "I'm the same old story, same old act. One step and two Steps back." I've never heard anyone with as impressive a catalog or songwriting ability as Springsteen (that includes some favorites of mine: U2, the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Tom Petty, etc.) and this album is one of his best. If you can buy them all, if you want a great album to start with and are really serious about listening to the music start here. Tunnel Of Love I can't help it - I Love it when Bruce throws curveballs at his audience. I mean, Nebraska is by far My Favorite album of his. The Ghost of Tom Joad is also a great, underrated mini-masterpiece. If he recorded countless Born In The USA type albums over and over, I'd still dislike him like I did when I was younger. Tunnel Of Love is easily his loveliest and most personal album, and among my top Five favorites he's ever cut. Highlights include 'Brilliant Disguise' (along with the brilliant, personal video for it), 'Tunnel of Love', 'Tougher Than The Rest' (with the memorable concert video of Bruce and future wife Patti locking eyes intensly for nearly the entire song), and 'One Step Up', a beautiful, introspective song, among my favorites. I Love how 'Ain't Got You' deconstructs his fame and gets down to what's important: you're nobody unless somebody loves you. This is an incredible album, making me actually Glad his hasty first marriage was on the brink at the time. It furthered his art, at the cost of breaking his heart. It's okay, since he's been happily married now for many years. No matter what, though, Tunnel Of Love remains a striking artistic Vision that he hasn't equalled since. Well, The Rising comes closest. Why Tunnel of Love? I remember when this album came out in 1987. It was a surprise since Bruce's Born in the U.S.A. was only released 3 years earlier. This was also a surprise in that Bruce was his most revealing both lyrically and emotionally. The twelve songs about Love and relationship still hold up 13 years later. The music holds up just as well. This is mostly a quiet, thoughtful work from the Boss. While Born in the U.S.A. may have been misinterpreted by many, Tunnel of Love hits its mark. Perhaps that's why this sold less than half the amount of records Born in the U.S.A. did. There are the hits "Brilliant Disguise", "Tunnel of Love" and "One Step Up". There are the great non-hits like "I Ain't Got You", "Tougher Than The Rest", "Spare Parts", "Walk Like A Man", "Two Faces" and "Valentine's Day." It's unfortunate that the break up of Bruce's first marriage would lead to such a great album, but for the rest of us, this is his greatest gift. I know Born to Run and Born in the USA and Darkness on the Edge of Town and even Nebraska are fan's picks, but I thought I'd pick one that is just as great but less often mentioned. Buy Bruce Springsteen Tunnel Of Love at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.comJamster - the latest ringtones for your phone! |
