Lucky Town de Bruce Springsteen
Álbum de Bruce Springsteen
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 31 de Marzo de 1992
- Sello Discográfico: Columbia
- Compositores: Bruce Springsteen
- Productores: Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin
Lucky Town es un álbum de Bruce Springsteen, publicado en 1992 por Columbia. El disco incluye 10 canciones, entre ellas «Better Days», «Lucky Town», «Local Hero» y «If I Should Fall Behind».
Antecedentes: un estallido de creatividad
La historia de "Lucky Town" está intrínsecamente ligada a la de "Human Touch". Después de luchar durante casi dos años para completar "Human Touch", Bruce Springsteen se sintió repentinamente inspirado por el nacimiento de su primer hijo. En un rápido estallido de creatividad a finales de 1991, escribió y grabó un conjunto completamente nuevo de canciones en solo unas pocas semanas. Este material era tan fuerte y personal que decidió lanzarlo como un álbum separado en lugar de simplemente añadirlo a "Human Touch".
Así nació el audaz experimento de lanzar dos álbumes el mismo día. Si "Human Touch" era el resultado de un largo y difícil proceso, "Lucky Town" era todo lo contrario: espontáneo, directo y lleno de una alegría recién descubierta. Los álbumes están diseñados para ser compañeros, explorando diferentes facetas de su vida en ese momento.
Cómo se grabó y sonó el disco
"Lucky Town" fue grabado principalmente por Springsteen en su estudio casero, tocando casi todos los instrumentos él mismo. El sonido del álbum es notablemente diferente al de "Human Touch". Es mucho más crudo, directo y con raíces en el rock. La producción es menos pulida, con un sonido más cercano al de una banda de bar. Las guitarras son más prominentes y el sonido general es más enérgico y menos dependiente de los sintetizadores.
Esta diferencia sonora refleja la naturaleza de las canciones. "Lucky Town" se siente más personal e inmediato, como un diario de su nueva vida como esposo y padre.
Claves musicales y temáticas
"Lucky Town" es un álbum sobre la alegría y las responsabilidades de la vida familiar. Mientras que "Human Touch" trata sobre la búsqueda del amor, "Lucky Town" es sobre lo que sucede después: el trabajo de mantener una relación y la felicidad de construir una familia. Las letras son algunas de las más optimistas y directas de su carrera, celebrando su nueva vida con una sinceridad conmovedora.
Musicalmente, el álbum es un regreso a un sonido de rock más tradicional. Hay influencias del rockabilly, el blues y el heartland rock que lo conectan más con su trabajo anterior que "Human Touch". Es un álbum más enérgico y, para muchos, más satisfactorio que su compañero.
Análisis de las canciones principales
"Better Days": La canción de apertura y el primer sencillo (lanzado como una doble cara A con "Human Touch"). Es un himno de rock optimista sobre dejar atrás el pasado y abrazar un futuro más brillante. La canción captura perfectamente el espíritu de renovación del álbum.
"Lucky Town": La canción que da título al álbum es un tema de rock con un riff de guitarra potente. La letra describe la sensación de encontrar finalmente un lugar al que pertenecer, un "pueblo afortunado" de amor y familia.
"Living Proof": Una de las canciones más personales y conmovedoras que Springsteen ha escrito. Es una celebración directa y emotiva del nacimiento de su primer hijo, describiéndolo como la "prueba viviente" del amor y la fe. La interpretación vocal es cruda y llena de una emoción palpable.
"If I Should Fall Behind": Una hermosa balada acústica que se ha convertido en un clásico en sus conciertos. Es un voto de amor y lealtad, una promesa de esperar el uno al otro en el viaje de la vida. La canción se hizo famosa en la gira de reunión de la E Street Band, donde cada miembro cantaba un verso.
Cifras comerciales y valoración crítica
"Lucky Town" debutó en el número 3 del Billboard 200, justo detrás de "Human Touch", marcando la primera vez que un artista había debutado con dos álbumes en el Top 5 simultáneamente. Fue certificado platino en Estados Unidos.
La recepción crítica de "Lucky Town" fue, en general, más cálida que la de "Human Touch". Muchos críticos elogiaron su sonido más crudo, su energía y la honestidad de sus letras. Fue visto como el más fuerte de los dos álbumes, un trabajo más cohesivo y personal. Aunque el lanzamiento simultáneo de dos álbumes fue visto por algunos como un movimiento arrogante, "Lucky Town" demostró que el estallido de creatividad de Springsteen había producido algunas de sus canciones más sinceras y conmovedoras.
Posición en listas:
- Estados Unidos (USA): 3
- Reino Unido (UK): 2
- España: 2
- Alemania: 4
- Suecia: 2
Listado de Canciones
- Better Days4:08
Letra
Well my soul checked out missing as I sat listening To the hours and minutes tickin' away Yeah just sittin' around waitin' for my life to begin While it was all just slippin' away I'm tired of waitin' for tomorrow to come Or that train to come roarin' 'round the bend I got a new suit of clothes a pretty red rose And a woman I can call my friend These are better days baby Yeah there's better days shining through These are better days baby Better days with a girl like you Well I took a piss at fortune's sweet kiss It's like eatin' caviar and dirt It's sad funny ending to find yourself pretending A rich man in a poor man's shirt Now my ass was draggin' when from a passin' gypsy wagon Your heart like a diamond shone Tonight I'm layin' in your arms carvin' lucky charms Out of these hard luck bones These are better days baby These are better days it's true These are better days There's better days shining through Now a life of leisure and a pirate's treasure Don't make much for tragedy But it's a sad man my friend who's livin' in his own skin And can't stand the company Every fool's got a reason for feelin' sorry for himself And turning his heart to stone Tonight this fool's halfway to heaven and just a mile outta hell And I feel like I'm comin' home These are better days baby There's better days shining through These are better days Better days with a girl like you These are better days baby These are better days it's true These are better days Better days are shining through - Lucky Town3:27
Letra
House got too crowded clothes got too tight And I don't know just where I'm going tonight Out where the sky's been cleared by a good hard rain There's somebody callin' my secret name I'm going down to Lucky Town Going down to Lucky Town I wanna lose these blues I've found Down in Lucky Town Down in Lucky Town Had a coat of fine leather and snakeskin boots But that coat always had a thread hangin' to loose Well I pulled it one night and to my surprise It led me right past your house and on over the rise I'm going down to Lucky Town Down to Lucky Town I'm gonna lose these blues I've found Down in Lucky Town Down in Lucky Town I had some victory that was just failure in deceit Now the joke's comin' up through the soles of my feet I been a long time walking on fortune's cane Tonight I'm sleepin' lightly and feelin' no pain Well here's to your good looks baby now here's to my health Here's to the loaded places that we take ourselves When it comes to luck you make your own Tonight I got to dirt on my hands but I'm building me a new home Down in Lucky Town Down in Lucky Town I'm gonna lose these blues I've found Down in Lucky Town - Local Hero4:04
Letra
I was driving through my hometown I was just kinda killin' time When I seen a face staring out of a black velvet painting From the window of the five and dime I couldn't quite recall the name But the pose looked familiar to me So I asked the salesgirl "Who was that man Between the doberman and Bruce Lee? " She said "Just a local hero" "Local hero" she said with a smile "Yeah a local hero he used to live here for a while" I met a stranger dressed in black At the train station He said "Son your soul can be saved" There's beautiful women nights of low livin' And some dangerous money to be made There's a big town 'cross the whiskey line And if we turn the right cards up They make us boss the devil pays off And them folks that are real hard up They get their local hero Somebody with the right style They get their local hero Somebody with just the right smile Well I learned my job I learned it well Fit myself with religion and a story to tell First they made me the king then they made me pope Then they brought the rope I woke to a gypsy girl sayin' "Drink this" Well my hands had lost all sensation These days I'm feeling all right 'Cept I can't tell my courage from my desperation From the tainted chalice Well I drunk some heady wine Tonight I'm layin' here But there's something in my ear Sayin' there's a little town just beaneath the floodline Needs a local hero Somebody with the right style Lookin' for a local hero Someone with the right smile Local hero local hero she said with a smile Local hero he used to live here for a while - If I Should Fall Behind2:57
Letra
We said wed walk together baby come what may That come the twilight should we lose our way If as were walkin a hand should slip free Ill wait for you And should I fall behind Wait for me We swore wed travel darlin side by side Wed help each other stay in stride But each lovers steps fall so differently But I'll wait for you And if I should fall behind Wait for me Now everyone dreams of a love lasting and true But you and I know what this world can do So lets make our steps clear that the other may see And I'll wait for you If I should fall behind Wait for me Now there's a beautiful river in the valley ahead There neath the oaks bough soon we will be wed Should we lose each other in the shadow of the evening trees Ill wait for you And should I fall behind Wait for me Darlin I'll wait for you Should I fall behind Wait for me - Leap Of Faith3:27
Letra
All over the world the rain was pourin I was scratchin where it itched Oh heartbreak and despair got nothing but boring So I grabbed you baby like a wild pitch It takes a leap of faith to get things going It takes a leap of faith you gotta show some guts It takes a leap of faith to get things going In your heart you must trust Now your legs were heaven your breasts were the altar Your body was the holy land You shouted jump but my heart faltered You laughed and said baby don't you understand? It takes a leap of faith to get things going It takes a leap of faith you gotta show some guts It takes a leap of faith to get things going In your heart you must trust Now you were the red sea I was moses I kissed you and slipped into a bed of roses The waters parted and love rushed inside I was jesus son sanctified Tonight the moons looking young but I'm feelin younger Neath a veil of dreams sweet blessings rain Honey I can feel the first breeze of summer And in your love I'm born again It takes a leap of faith to get things going It takes a leap of faith you gotta show some guts It takes a leap of faith to get things going In your heart you must trust Roy bittan, keyboards Lisa lowell, backing vocals Patti scialfa, backing vocals Soozie tyrell, backing vocals - The Big Muddy4:06
Letra
Billy had a mistress down on 'A' an 12th She was that little somethin' that he did for himself His own little secret didn't hurt nobody Come the afternoon he'd take her wadin' Waist deep in the big muddy Waist deep in the big muddy You start out standing but end up crawlin' Got in some trouble and needed a hand from a friend of mine This old friend he had a figure in mind It was nothing illegal just a little bit funny He said "C'mon don't tell me that the rich don't know Sooner or later it all comes down to money" And you're waist deep in the big muddy Waist deep in the big muddy You start on higher ground but end up crawlin' Well I had a friend said "You watch what you do Poison snake bites you and you're poison too" How beautiful the river flows and the birds they thing But you and I we're messier things They're ain't no one leavin' this world buddy Without their shirttail dirty Or their hands bloody Waist deep in the big muddy Waist deep in the big muddy You start on higher ground but end up somehow crawlin' Waist deep in the big muddy - Living Proof4:49
Letra
Well now on a summer night in a dusky room Come a little piece of the Lord's undying light Crying like he swallowed the fiery moon In his mother's arms it was all the beauty I could take Like the missing words to some prayer that I could never make In a world so hard and dirty so fouled and confused Searching for a little bit of God's mercy I found living proof I put my heart and soul I put 'em high upon a shelf Right next to the faith the faith that I'd lost in myself I went down into the desert city Just tryin' so hard to shed my skin I crawled deep into some kind of darkness Lookin' to burn out every trace of who I'd been You do some sad sad things baby When it's you you're tryin' to lose You do some sad and hurtful things I've seen living proof You shot through my anger and rage To show me my prison was just an open cage There were no keys no guards Just one frightened man and some old shadows for bars Well now all that's sure on the boulevard Is that life is just a house of cards As fragile as each and every breath Of this boy sleepin' in our bed Tonight let's lie beneath the eaves Just a close band of happy thieves And when that train comes we'll get on board And steal what we can from the treasures treasures of the Lord It's been a long long drought baby Tonight the rain's pourin' down on our roof Looking for a little bit of God's mercy I found living proof - Book Of Dreams4:24
Letra
I'm standing in the backyard Listening to the party inside Tonight I'm drinkin' in the forgiveness This life provides The scars we carry remain but the pain slips away it seems Oh won't you baby be in my book of dreams I'm watchin' you through the window With your girlfriends from back home You're showin' off your dress There's laughter and a toast From your daddy to the prettiest bride he's ever seen Oh won't you baby be in my book of dreams In the darkness my fingers slip across your skin I feel your sweet reply The room fades away and suddenly I'm way up high Just holdin' you to me As through the window the moonlight streams Oh won't you baby be in my book of dreams Now the ritual begins 'Neath the wedding garland we meet as strangers The dance floor is alive with beauty Mystery and danger We dance out 'neath the stars' ancient light into the darkening trees Oh won't you baby be in my book of dreams - Souls Of The Departed4:18
Letra
On the road to Basra stood young Lieutenant Jimmy Bly Detailed to go through the clothes of the soldiers who died At night in dreams he sees their souls rise Like dark geese into the Oklahoma skies Well this is a prayer for the souls of the departed Those who've gone and left their babies brokenhearted This is a prayer for the souls of the departed Now Raphael Rodriguez was just seven years old Shot down in a schoolyard by some East Compton Cholos His mama cried "My beautiful boy is dead" In the hills the self-made men just sighed and shook their heads This is a prayer for the souls of the departed Those who've gone and left their babies brokenhearted Young lives over before they got started This is a prayer for the souls of the departed Tonight as I tuck my own son in bed All I can think of is what if it would've been him instead I want to build me a wall so high nothing can burn it down Right here on my own piece of dirty ground Now I ply my trade in the land of king dollar Where you get paid and your silence passes as honor And all the hatred and dirty little lies Been written off the books and into decent men's eyes - My Beautiful Reward3:55
Letra
Well I sought gold and diamond rings My own drug to ease the pain that living brings Walked from the mountain to the valley floor Searching for my beautiful reward Searching for my beautiful reward From a house on a hill a sacred light shines I walk through these rooms but none of them are mine Down empty hallways I went from door to door Searching for my beautiful reward Searching for my beautiful reward Well your hair shone in the sun I was so high I was the lucky one Then I came crashing down like a drunk on a barroom floor Searching for my beautiful reward Searching for my beautiful reward Tonight I can feel the cold wind at my back I'm flyin' high over gray fields my feathers long and black Down along the river's silent edge I soar Searching for my beautiful reward Searching for my beautiful reward
