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Track Listings
| 1. Ain't Got You |
| 2. Tougher Than The Rest |
| 3. All That Heaven Will Allow |
| 4. Spare Parts |
| 5. Cautious Man |
| 6. Walk Like A Man |
| 7. Tunnel Of Love |
| 8. Two Faces |
| 9. Brilliant Disguise |
| 10. One Step Up |
| 11. When You're Alone |
| 12. Valentine's Day |
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After several years at the top of the rock world, Springsteen pulled back the reins on Tunnel of Love--a lot, not just a little. Members of the E Street Band played on the album but seldom in full-band arrangements. Then, too, there are the deeply conflicted songs--"Brilliant Disguise," "Two Faces," "Tunnel of Love," "One Step Up"--that may have been written in response to the imminent failure of his first marriage. There's more to the album than divorce-court play-by-play, however. There's also the raw rocker "Spare Parts," the sprightly "All That Heaven Will Allow," and the bold declaration "Tougher Than the Rest." Overall, these are some of his most thoughtful songs and most intimate performances. --Daniel Durchholz
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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Tunnel Of Love (Original 1987 UK German-pressed 3-track CD single taken from the eponymous album also including Two For The Road and a liver version of Santa Claus Is Comin To Town recorded December 12th 1975 at C.W. Post College Greenvale Ney York. Issued in a card wallet picture sleeve)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
tough & tender - beautifully honest...........,
By A Customer
This review is from: Tunnel Of Love (Audio CD)
on equal par with "born in the usa" one of my fave springsteen albums.this album shows a more pronounced romantic side, perhaps to appeal to his feminine fans??? or perhaps because he'd fallen in love? anyway, "i ain't got you" a totally wicked song, with a great simplistic accoustic sound & poetic lyrics. "tougher than the rest" (if you're tough enough for love...?) this is one of bruce's best ever songs, totally love it, typically romantic in his gritty edged way, but showing his sensitive soul, "brilliant disguise" as with other tracks herein, it is a man being totally honest, admitting his failings, his fears & his demons - love him for this! "tunnel of love" continues the theme, taking a chance on the bumpy (and often scary!) ride that is love........ "when you're alone, such a deeply sensitive song, very beautiful. this whole album really just sounds like a man totally bearing his soul, being honest & humble. a lot of people could learn from this!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Underrated Best of Bruce's Career,
By Jim Mitchell (St. Louis) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tunnel Of Love (Audio CD)
Obviously the majority of the reviews posted here agree with me that this is one of Bruce's finest albums. However, it seems to be one of the more neglected collections in his catalog, even from Bruce himself who rarely plays any of these songs in concert. To me, it's his most cohesive and coherent collections- a concept album without the pretentions that often go along with such. Bruce captures all the aspects of love and relationships, and that's not always a pretty thing. There's the unrealistic idealization of "Ain't Got You", the giddy joy and optimism of "All That Heaven Will Allow", the swagger and cockieness of "Tougher Than the Rest" (a great country song from a non-country artist), the ambiguity of the title song, and the despair and self-doubt of "Brilliant Disguise" and "One Step Up" (Bruce's most beautiful song, rivaled only by "Racing in the Street"), and finally the acceptance and moving on of "When You're Alone". I hope that my marriage never "falls apart when out go the lights", but it's great comfort to know that there's someone who recognizes that love is a strange, tenuous concept and that romance and relationships can bring out both the best and worst times in our lives. That we have Bruce Springsteen putting these ideas into song is truly a gift to any music-lover...
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bruce in reflective mood,
By Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Tunnel Of Love (Audio CD)
I became a fan of Bruce's music because of his brilliance as a latter-day rock'n'roll singer, exemplified best on his classic album, Born in the USA. I was therefore somewhat doubtful when I learned that this album was very different with none of the hard rocking songs I'd come to expect from him (although some songs get close, notably Spare parts). Nevertheless, there is a lot to like about this album, which reflects the difficulties he was having in his personal life - he was heading for divorce - during the period he was creating this album. As usual, Bruce wrote all the songs by himself.One of the more upbeat songs here (compared to the rest of the album) is All that heaven will allow, which was later covered by the Mavericks. This song exactly suited their style and I prefer their version although I also enjoy hearing Bruce sing it. Another song that I became familiar with via a cover is Tougher than the rest, a song of defiance in the face of adversity, which has been covered by Emmylou Harris. The set open with Ain't got you, which Bruce starts singing unaccompanied, although the musicians join in eventually. Spare parts, a tragic tale about a woman who gets pregnant only for her man to desert her, has a driving rock beat to disguise the sadness. Bruce pays tribute to his father in Walk like a man. Most of the other songs are love stories, generally sad. In its way, this is a great album, but Born in the USA remains my favorite of Bruce's, with The River second. If you are new to Bruce's music, this is not the best starting point - however, it is a fascinating album that shows a different side to him. No self-respecting fan of Bruce's music should overlook this album.
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