The Rising
by
Bruce Springsteen
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studio album
First released:
Jul 30 2002

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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 of "The Boss". 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 in the U.S. The album also garnered a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2003; although nominated for, and widely favored to take, 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.

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Catalog number:
88697287612
Release dates:
  • Jul 30 2002 in United States
  • Jun 7 2004 in Germany

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Classic Rock, Heartland Rock,
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5 stars Faith Has Been Rewarded
The cd gets better with each listen. The E Street Band has never sounded better. One of the most passionate albums in their long career. Worth the wait. The cd was meant to be listened to in its entirety. To get the best out of it, I recommend listening to it when you have an hour to spare, put it on the cd player and get swept away. There is no better companion than Bruce.

He will take you to another level.

While only time will tell if this has the lasting power of Born To Run (27 years), it is…
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Written by Thomas T. Trulis
3 stars A strong album, ruined by over exposure and overproduction
For all of us springsteen fans upset with the "sound" of the album (i.e. the missing saxophone of Clarence, and the practically nonexistant Bittan on piano) just wait until the tour. I feel that what is missing on the album will come back to life through the E Street Band's live performance, a sad fact attributable to Brendan O'Brien's horrific overproduction of this album. How many times can we listen to songs with 10 second intros and then explosions of drum and guitar? I feel like every song …
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Written by springsteenfan

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