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Podcast: What the Riff Next Gen
Episode: 1987 - November: Bruce Springsteen āTunnel of Loveā
Description: After the overwhelming success of his āBorn to Runā album, Bruce Springsteen's next studio album would take a dramatically different approach. Ā First, Tunnel of Love would be a solo project, and the E. Street Band was not credited as a contributor, though many members of the E. Street Band would be credited individually. Springsteen plays many of the instruments himself, and made use of drum machines and synthesizers on the tracks. Ā Second, the lyrics look inward as Springsteen explores aspects of lost love. Ā Springsteen was reacting to his troubled marriage to actress Julianne Phillips from whom he would receive divorce...