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The BruceTest™ Vol. 6 – The Ballads
Get ready to slow things down with this sixth installment of the BruceTest™ collection. We cherry-pick from Springsteen’s finest ballads over the years – songs that simmer with emotion, making them every bit as powerful as his arena-rocking classics.
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The sixth BruceTest™ challenges you to identify 10 ballads from across Springsteen’s illustrious career, spanning his work with the legendary E Street Band as well as his solo material. Get ready to mellow your mind.
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You got 1 right out of 10 (10%) –Revisit the Bruce catalog as soon as possible. Throw on your headphones and enjoy the mellow ones.
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You got 2 right out of 10 (20%) –Revisit the Bruce catalog as soon as possible. Throw on your headphones and enjoy the mellow ones.
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You got 3 right out of 10 (30%) –Revisit the Bruce catalog as soon as possible. Throw on your headphones and enjoy the mellow ones.
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You got 4 right out of 10 (40%) – Revisit the Bruce catalog as soon as possible. Throw on your headphones and enjoy the mellow ones.
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You got 5 right out of 10 (50%) – Revisit the Bruce catalog as soon as possible. Throw on your headphones and enjoy the mellow ones.
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You got 6 right out of 10 (60%) – Not too bad. Perhaps you like Bruce’s rockers better than the ballads?
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You got 7 right out of 10 (70%) – Solid. There were some tough ones in there.
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You got 8 right out of 10 (80%) – Pretty impressive. There were some tough ones in there.
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You got 9 right out of 10 (90%) – Impressive. There were some tough ones in there.
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You got 10 right out of 10 (100%) – Nailed it! And there were a few tough ones in there.
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
This audio captures Bruce Springsteen singing which ballad from the 1970s?
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Racing In The Street – It’s off Bruce’s spectacular 1978 album, Darkness On The Edge Of Town. It’s the final song on side A.
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Racing In The Street – It’s off Bruce’s spectacular 1978 album, Darkness On The Edge Of Town. It’s the final song on side A.
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
This audio is pulled from which latter-day Springsteen ballad?
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The Promise – It’s the title track off Bruce’s 2010 double compilation album (of the same name).
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The Promise – It’s the title track off Bruce’s 2010 double compilation album (of the same name).
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
This audio is pulled from which ballad from Bruce’s 1973 debut album, Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.?
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
This audio is pulled from which Springsteen ballad from the 1980s?
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Fade Away – The track appears on The River, Bruce’s double album from 1980.
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Fade Away – The track appears on The River, Bruce’s double album from 1980.
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
This audio captures the opening of which Springsteen ballad?
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Queen Of The Supermarket – The track appears on Springsteen’s 2009 album, Working On A Dream.
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Queen Of The Supermarket – The track appears on Springsteen’s 2009 album, Working On A Dream.
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
This audio comes from which haunting ballad from the ’80s?
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Mansion On The Hill – It’s from Bruce’s stark, acoustic solo album, Nebraska (1982).
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Mansion On The Hill – It’s from Bruce’s stark, acoustic solo album, Nebraska (1982).
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
This audio is ripped from which 1980’s track that revolved around Bruce’s rocky relationship with his first wife, actress Julianne Phillips?
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Brilliant Disguise – The track is from Bruce’s 1987 solo album, Tunnel Of Love. Some songs from the LP, including “Brilliant Disguise,” center on Springsteen’s failing marriage with actress Julianne Phillips. They married in 1985 and filed for divorce in 1988 after Bruce took up with backup singer Patti Scialfa during the European leg of the Tunnel Of Love Express Tour.
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Brilliant Disguise – The track is from Bruce’s 1987 solo album, Tunnel Of Love. Some songs from the LP, including “Brilliant Disguise,” center on Springsteen’s failing marriage with actress Julianne Phillips. They married in 1985 and filed for divorce in 1988 after Bruce took up with backup singer Patti Scialfa during the European leg of the Tunnel Of Love Express Tour.
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
This sax solo from the late, great Clarence Clemons is pulled from which latter-day ballad?
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Land Of Hope And Dreams – The track is from Springsteen’s 2012 album, Wrecking Ball. Bruce wrote the song in 1999 and released it on multiple live albums before recording the studio track that appears on Wrecking Ball.
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Land Of Hope And Dreams – The track is from Springsteen’s 2012 album, Wrecking Ball. Bruce wrote the song in 1999 and released it on multiple live albums before recording the studio track that appears on Wrecking Ball.
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
This audio is pulled from which heart-wrenching ballad from Springsteen’s powerful post-9/11 album, The Rising?
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
This audio captures the opening of what nostalgic Bruce ballad from the 1970s?
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4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) – The track is from Springsteen’s 1973 album, The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle.
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4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) – The track is from Springsteen’s 1973 album, The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle.

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