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All rights reserved.Lucky Town - Springsteen, Bruce (CD 1992)
| Track Listing 1. Better Days 2. Lucky Town - (live) 3. Local Hero - (live) 4. If I Should Fall Behind - (live) 5. Leap of Faith - (live) 6. Big Muddy, The - (live) 7. Living Proof - (live) 8. Book of Dreams 9. Souls of the Departed - (live) 10. My Beautiful Reward - (live)
Album Notes Personnel: Bruce Springsteen (vocals, various instruments); Ian McLagen (Hammond organ); Roy Bittan (keyboards); Randy Jackson (bass); Gary Mallabar (drums); Patti Scialfa, Lisa Lowell, Soozie Tyrell (background vocals); Roy Bittan. Producers: Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Roy Bittan. Recorded at Thrill Hill Recording, Los Angeles, California. Personnel: Bruce Springsteen (vocals, guitar, bass guitar); Crystal Tallefero (vocals, guitar, percussion); Patti Scialfa, Bobby King , Angel Rogers, Gia Ciambotti, Carol Dennis, Cleopatra Kennedy (vocals); Shane Fontayne (guitar); Roy Bittan (keyboards); Tommy Sims (bass guitar); Zachary Alford (drums). Recording information: 1992. After a five year recording hiatus following the emotionally eloquent TUNNEL OF LOVE (and a subsequent world tour), Springsteen returned in 1992 with the tandem release of HUMAN TOUCH and LUCKY TOWN. Though released separately, both albums signalled the singer's more mature preoccupation with introspective, complicated themes of desire, despair and regret. The albums were also Springsteen's first without the full E Street Band. HUMAN TOUCH and LUCKY TOWN marry Springsteen's popular persona of fist-waving, stadium rocker with the more reflective, rootsier sound the singer favored on NEBRASKA. LUCKY TOWN's "Better Days" is Springsteen's forthright contemplation of his contradictory status as a multi-millionaire, working class hero. The slight Nashville lilt of "If I Should Fall Behind" is reminiscent of the sentimental balladry on BORN IN THE USA and "Leap of Faith" is a keening, raspy return to the Springsteen of anthemic yore. HUMAN TOUCH and LUCKY TOWN may never be revered in same way as some of his other releases, but both albums are immensely satisfying as a double shot farewell to the raucous rebelliousness of Springsteen's youthful rock and roll years. Editorial Reviews Q (01/01/1993) Village Voice (03/02/1993) Rolling Stone (04/30/1992) Q (05/01/1992) Entertainment Weekly (04/03/1992) | Find errors in the product description? Submit a catalog update request now. | ||||||||||||
Reviews  A FORGOTTEN BUT GOOD SPRINSTEEN CD This CD along with "Human Touch" tends to be ignored by a lot of Springsteen fans because neither CD included the E Street Band. The CD includes some of Springsteen's best songs though sales were low partly for the fore-mentioned reason and "Lucky Town" and "Human Touch" were released at the same time which hurt sales of both CD's. However, it is a much better record than "The Rising" and falls short of "Born In The USA", the CD has several good songs such as "Local Hero" and "Living Proof". The biggest plus of the CD is simple; it is Springsteen playing rock music, which is his strength instead of another "Nebraska" or "Tom Joad". Review ID: 10000000007754879 Was this review helpful? Report this review  Rocking Beyond EstreetReview created: 03/06/08 by: When one considers the cohesiveness and magical moments Springsteen has been able to orcestrate with his E Street Band backing him up, you can't help but wonder why he would feel the need to venture beyond that. Sure he had put out the completely solo acoustic Nebraska album a few years before this one, but here he is back rocking in true "Boss" style, albeit without his familiar back up band. Not surprisingly he pulls it off amazingly and the listener doesn't take very long to totally forget this isn't Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, it is just the Boss on his own. An excellent album that doesn't let the listener down at all. Review ID: 10000000006024179 Was this review helpful? Report this review   GROWIN' UP SPRINGSTEEN X: "halfway to heaven and a mile out of hell"Review created: 03/08/07 by: Stairway2Drew-- a member of Epinions and Advisor in Music Pros: It's okay. Cons: It's... it's okay. It's fascinating to think that the last Bruce Springsteen album I reviewed in this series, Human Touch, was released on the same day as Lucky Town. In my review of that album, linked above for posterity, reference, and a few superfluous hits, I touted Human Touch as Bruce Springsteen's Worst Album; that's not exactly a revelation, considering that it is, literally, impossible not to share that opinion with me. The funny thing is that, without Human Touch - an overlong, lugubrious, depressing chore of an album - Lucky Town would be considered the Worst Springsteen Album. It's not *bad* - not... Review ID: 10000000003177662 A New Begining.........Review created: 11/07/00 by: wolfman309 -- a member of Epinions Pros: Great lyrics and musically well done Cons: Two songs that are out of place Springsteen has never been an artist to stand pat on his past achievements. He has always been searching for a different way to make his music. A different approach to getting his message out. So, in 1992, Bruce decided to part with the E Street Band and try a different path with his next release. He has said that he wanted to get some different views on how to make music. He felt that he had was getting stagnant and needed some fresh input. So what was the result? Not one, but two albums released on the same day! This one and the darker and more brooding album titled "Human Touch." I look at. Review ID: 10000000000234192 redemption in the desertReview created: 03/19/00 by: MWhalen -- a member of Epinions Pros: truely inspiring, deep Cons: Not Springsteen's best record Of Springsteen twin '92 releases "Human Touch" and "Lucky Town", this is the better of the two. Grittier, more inspired, and better musically, it's a powerful story of coming through the storm of heartbreak and turmiol, and trying to enjoy the peace found on the other side. The standout tracks, "Better Days," "Lucky Town," "Leap of Faith," and "Living Proof" are powerful rock songs, filled with pain, tears, redemption, joy, and a kick ass mesh of distorted guitars. It cuts deep and rings true. "Lucky Town" is not Bruce Springsteen's best record, and of his 3 "relationship albums" "Tunnel of... Review ID: 10000000000234193 Epinions.com ratings are not included in the item's average rating. Links in this review may have been removed. |
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