Its topical songs, largely set in the American West, still speak in quiet volumes for anyone searching for purpose, mercy or a little grace in the dark.

📸: Neal Preston

Recorded by candlelight, it was the record Bruce made to find his way back to the heart of his writing.

📸: Neal Preston

It also features the tour debuts of "Two Hearts," "Working On The Highway" and "Racing In The Street" along with "Tunnel of Love" featuring Patti Scialfa on backing vocals and the original E Street Band showstopper, "Thundercrack."

Listen now at nugs.net/brucespringsteen.

🎨: Michelle Holme

“I’d fixed it good so I couldn’t go back, only forward,” Bruce later wrote. “So that’s where we went.”