lucky town was released the same day as the more studio polished sounding human touch album. after 5 years bruce released two on the same day.
This album is regarded as the better of the two. its more solo more raw and lyrically brilliant.
after the hard work and labour on human touch where he practised different styles an used lots of other musicians he still didnt feel right, so he wrote living proof which led to the whole of this album being written in a matter of weeks.
its more loose raw and has a lot of a appeal.

better days which kicks the album off is one of springsteens best songs which contains some great lyrics, ( its a sad man my friend who's living in his own skin and cant stand the company )

lucky town with its dylan ish vocals is a gritty rock song ( which is 10 times better live on the mtv plugged album)
local hero

local hero is a uptempo easy going raw track which also has soem great lyrics where springsteen pokes fun at its own fame ( again sounds 10 times better live )

If i should fall behind is a lovely ballad which has become a bit of a bruce classic. again this sounds 10 times better on the mtv plugged live album.

leap of faith is a fun and sexy lyricial biblical track which was a single along with a great live video. again better live

The big muddy is a mid muddy waters bluezy track

living proof is a great song with some great lyrics and is powerful in its performance and a bit of a bruce solo classic now.

book of dreams is a underated love song, with its lush some might say lushy keyboards. its perfect for weddings.

souls of the departed is a heavyily guitar led swampy distortion rock song about war which live sounds just as good as born in the usa but it doesnt do much on this album

my beautiful reward is another slowish ballad that i'm not to keen on but the live version on mtv plugged live is great and will change your mind if you dont like this album version

overall this a great album that if it was recorded like it sounds live would be one of his best albums without a doubt. a sit stands a mighty fine album with some real gems