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| Part No: | B000069HKH |
| Manufacturer: | Sony |
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The Rising is the 12th studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 2002. In addition to being Springsteen's first studio album in seven years, it was also his first with the E Street Band in 18 years. It is centered around Springsteen's reflections on the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Upon its release, The Rising was a critical and commercial success, and hailed as the triumphant return for Springsteen. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of over 520,000 copies. With this, Springsteen became the oldest person to achieve a first-week sales of over a half of a million copies in the United States. The album also garnered a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2003; although nominated for, the Album of the Year award as well, it was beaten by Norah Jones' debut album Come Away with Me. Title song "The Rising" was also a Grammy nominee and recipient.
For the year 2002, The Rising was one of only two albums to receive Rolling Stone's highest rating - five stars - the other being Beck's Sea Change. The magazine also ranked the album #15 on its list of 100 Best Albums of the Decade.
Although it seemed the Boss had put writing rock anthems behind him after
Born in the U.S.A., his longtime fans knew if any artist could write anthems addressing September 11, 2001, and not make them sound jingoistic, it would be Bruce Springsteen. The numerous anthems on his much-anticipated first full-length album with the E Street Band in 18 years are subtler than those of the
Born to Run era. But the elements are all there: the joyous rocking strains of "Countin' on a Miracle," "Mary's Place," and "Waitin' on a Sunny Day"; the dark overtones of "Further on Up the Road"; the stunning guitar solo that closes "Worlds Apart," a dramatic Arabic-tinged piece detailing star-crossed love between a Muslim and an "infidel." Although most of these songs deal with death and tragedy, they still inspire. But while the lyrics are intriguing, what's more remarkable is how well
The Rising works as epic rock & roll as it draws from rockabilly, soul, doo-wop hard rock, country, and even industrial. To skewer a cliché, when
The Rising is good, it's great. And even when it's not great, it's still awfully good.
--Bill Holdship
| Better late than never | 2010-07-22 | 5 / 5 |
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I own over 5000 original CD's. buy 10 + a week. never a CD stays on my CD player more than few hours. This album has been on my player for 1 full week today and still playing. Does it say something?
This is the best album i have heard this year. late? yes but well worth it |
| May Your Strength Give Us Strength | 2010-06-04 | 5 / 5 |
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While many artists tried to pour their feelings about September 11, 2001 into song, few made it work. Alan Jackson, Yes. Paul McCartney, No. Toby Keith, double plus no. But only Bruce Springsteen answered his muse with an entire album built around his interpretations of the moment. Like his other American Epics "Born In The USA" and "Burn To Run," "The Rising" is an astonishing work.
He looks for revenge ("Into The Fire," "Empty Sky"), redemption ("Further On Up The Road") and the return of hope at "Mary's Place," where the E Street Band bursts into the anthemic rock they're beloved for. Yet unlike most performers who focused on the jingoistic aspects of the time, Springsteen, most controversially, looked into the souls of those who could perpetrate such a vile action and then wrote "Paradise." Like his look at the everyday people he has always championed, "Paradise" hits a bulls-eye in a sad and chilling way. On these shores, Springsteen also profiles the confused hero as he tries to sort out his part in the the morning his "life was forever changed in a misty cloud of pink vapor" in "Nothing Man."
While the population of "The Rising" have been dealing with this incredible sadness, Springsteen still makes it all feel cathartic. The title song is almost a call to gospel as it struggles to overcome the deep wound ("Let's Be Friends" tries, but doesn't meet the challenge.) They all still struggle with the shock and pain, but Springsteen managed to try and look forward even as each song's narrator dealt with the empty beds, homes and "the long black line of cars snaking through town." On "The Rising," Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band found a way to look into that "blood red circle on the cold dark ground" and hope that there could still be a future. |
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| The songs in this album have more depth than most "rock" songs, but then, Mr. Springsteen usually does have depth in his songs. The title song is powerful, and the rest are quite relevant to our time. There is nothing like classic rock and roll, and this album is a classic while relevant to the present. |
| The Best Album In The 2000's | 2010-05-11 | 5 / 5 |
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| This Is Such A Great Album. One Of His Best By Far. This Is The Album That Should've Won Album Of The Year. My Favorite Song On Here Is "Nothing Man." Other Great Songs Are "The Rising", "Lonesome Day", "You're Missing", Just To Name A Few. Let's Hope He And E Street Band Keep Making Great Music. |
| One of Springsteen's best - in memory of 9/11 | 2010-05-03 | 5 / 5 |
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| Released in 2002 in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on America, The Rising is one of my favorite Springsteen albums. In my opinion, it is one of his best pieces of work. Usually every anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks I play the entire album in memory of the thousands of people who lost their lives. If you don't own this album yet and you are a Springsteen fan, I strongly recommend you do so. If you are a family member or friend of one of the thousands killed on 9/11, then I recommend you consider buying this album. |
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