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The Rising Tide
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

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The Rising Tide
Color your skin with gold and the violence remains Cover your eyes with rose but the stain remains Will you escape your life with all the walls you... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Ink Blot Magazine
    90
    It is a strange album for Sunny Day in that it lingers in an abstract realm that the band previously only hinted at.... album is SDRE's most mature work to date. It is so musically dense and complex.
  2. The A.V. Club
    80
    Another remarkable, evolutionary chapter in the stormy history of one of rock's best young bands.
  3. AllMusic
    80
    It's some of the band's fullest-sounding work, rich with strings and keyboard flourishes... The Rising Tide is one of Sunny Day Real Estate's -- and 2000's -- most impressive albums.
  4. MTV.com
    70
    The slick strings and piano emphasized later in the album aren't as moving as the cascading guitar and Enigk's vulnerable-boy vanity.
  5. Spin
    70
    But it's like the guitars have had their teeth fixed and bleached, like a extremely loud Colgate commercial.
  6. Rolling Stone
    60
    The grandiose production, by Lou Giordano (Goo Goo Dolls, Live), matches the quasi-mystical visions mapped out in the songs....
  7. CDNow
    50
    The album, as a whole, is not a washout; it just doesn't live up to the hype and expectations.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. hassageene
    Apr 27, 2022
    10
    There are simply no bad songs on this album, everything in its place. I love it so much!
  2. BenA
    May 7, 2005
    10
    Incredible. Best SDRE album ever. Detailed and Heart-felt. Get it now.
  4. ajd
    Sep 18, 2003
    10
    Wow.
  5. WamiqC
    Feb 26, 2007
    10
    There are actually a couple of weaker moments. But in large part this album is the shimmering realization of everything that makes this band There are actually a couple of weaker moments. But in large part this album is the shimmering realization of everything that makes this band so loved and so revered. Mature and musically complex, and Jeremy's voice has never been better utilized or produced.… Expand
  6. Grendel
    Jul 28, 2004
    9
    SDRE is a fantasic band. I had to make this album ("The Rising Tide") my first purchase because "Fool in the Photograph", "Faces in SDRE is a fantasic band. I had to make this album ("The Rising Tide") my first purchase because "Fool in the Photograph", "Faces in Disguise", and "Snibe" are some of my favorite songs. Any fan of SDRE should give this album a chance.… Expand
  7. FrancescoCL
    Nov 6, 2003
    8
    Facile (bastano tre o quattro ascolti per innamorarsene), tessuto, carico di idee (a volte, per questo, pesante), longevo, brillante.Tanti Facile (bastano tre o quattro ascolti per innamorarsene), tessuto, carico di idee (a volte, per questo, pesante), longevo, brillante.Tanti pezzi che resistono alla prova del tempo:"One","Rain Song","Disappear", "Snibe", "The ocean" "The fool in the photograph". Incredibilmente stupida la scelta di un apertura con "killed by an angel" pezzo scontato,di trito rock,di scarso appeal, che regolarmente salto. Un autogol che avrà determinato molti critici a bocciare l'album. Un bel disco, invece. Acquistatelo se vi piacciono i Foo Fighters.… Collapse
  8. JonathanH
    Feb 4, 2006
    7
    great songs that seem to miss the mark at some points, due to the production. the reason why this is so fascinating is because of the fact great songs that seem to miss the mark at some points, due to the production. the reason why this is so fascinating is because of the fact that it came from this band. not a blunder, but another chapter. this band has been moving sideways since it started, upwards when they re-united- and then sideways again... so they've actually been moving diaginal, which is the best way to move.… Expand

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