This CD has always been underrated because it is an album without the E Street Band but is actually a very good CD. It contains several good songs including the title tune and is a nice companion to "Lucky Town", which was released at the same time.

Though it lacks the E Street Band, it is still Bruce Springsteen playing rock n roll and that is hard to ignore. I continue to listen to the CD today.

It might not rank with BUSA or RIVER but it ranks above TOM JOAD and THE RISING and bridges a long gap before MAGIC was released last year. I exclude TRACKS and other releases of old material between 1995-2006 in that opinion.

Any fan of Springsteen's cannot go wrong purchasing this CD.

okay, so I'm a Springsteen die-hard and can't find fault with any of his recordings. This one came out in liason with LUCKY TOWN. HUMAN TOUCH is a great song that came out when Bruce was going throught some difficult personal stuff. So this collection is introspective but not as dark as some of his other work. All in all, good stuff.

Springsteen is my favorite artist, but this album is easily his worst. If you are, for some reason, dying to by an album released by Bruce in 1992, I'd recommend you get Lucky Town, which is quite superior, though still not on the same level as the rest of his catalog. There are still some keepers here though. The title track is vintage U.S.A/Tunnel of Love era Springsteen, which is one reason it was so out of place within the mainstream in 1992. However, it's a great song. The real mystery of this album is the studio version of Real World. When he first performed it in 1990 (two years before) at the Christic Benefit, he played it by himself, accompanied only by his piano. It was a showstopper, and instantly considered by most of his fans as good or better than anything on Born in the USA. It was put on the same level as the best tracks off of Tunnel of Love, and possibly even on the same level as his outputs between 1973 and 1982, when his run from The E Street Shuffle through Nebraska were considered timeless rock and roll classics, both by critics and his fans. The album version, however, is so overproduced that it almost ruins the song, where if you heard that version only you'd probably just skip it, without realising how good of a song it could be. The rest of the album has a couple of decent tracks, but all suffer drastically from the production. The biggest problem of this album, along with the production, however, is the amount of filler. None of Springsteens' previous album contained this much uninspired filler.

Let's get something straight right off the bat: there is damn good music on this CD, of the kind you don't hear too much of these days, even from Springsteen himself: honest, joyful, good old-fashioned rock and roll with, at least, two or three should be classics: "I Wish I Were Blind," which deserves to be in the pantheon of Springsteen's songbook; "A Man's Job," just good, fun rock and roll; and the terrific "Roll of the Dice" (check out the terrific piano playing, which hearkens back to the "Born to Run" days). Also, check out the lyrics, which are strong and heartfelt. The 4 star rating is because I basically agree with some reviewers who feel that some combination of "Lucky Town," released at the same time in 1992, and this effort, might have yielded a true classic - and without some of the filler songs that mar a masterpiece. This is true, but that takes nothing away from the several terrific songs on this CD - it's the Springsteen we really miss these days, who has produced two recent duds, with none of the heart and soul of some of these tunes. This is a no-brainer, really, for Springsteen fans, and anyone looking to hear terrific music. Just put on "Roll of the Dice" and I defy you not to feel happy and defiant all at the same time. Bring back the Boss with more songs like these!

Bruce's album Human Touch reflects all the happiness of the early 90's and if you really listen to it, it's a great album. From the first song it just rocks right out of the speakers. Bruce's telecaster solos interwoven throughout the album give it an especially nice touch... I would recommend it to anyone who wants to feel HAPPY and start dancing around the room to a little of Bruce's Best music.