The Rising
by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
  • Record Label: Sony
  • Release Date: Jul 30, 2002
Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. CultureDose.net
    40
    The Rising is a tiresome battle between the sheer spirit that Bruce and his sidekicks invest in their work and the material itself, which is underwritten and overproduced.
  2. Launch.com
    60
    Anyone hoping that this reunion with his old band would mean Springsteen's found his focus and was ready to rededicate himself to the freewheelin' spunk of his "classic" period will surely be disappointed with The Rising.
  3. Village Voice
    50
    He sounds as genuinely hurt and confused as any of us, but if he's gained any insight into that hurt or confusion, he's not about to express it.

Awards & Rankings

29
#29 Best Album of 2002
25
#25 Most Discussed Album of 2002

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User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 90 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 76 out of 90
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 90
  3. Negative: 11 out of 90
  1. ScottH
    Feb 13, 2006
    10
    Bruce does it again.
  2. RyanM.
    Apr 29, 2005
    10
    It seems uncanny how many great songs are on this record. One of the few albums where I never skip a track.
  3. raciocinio
    May 1, 2018
    9
    O Melhor album de Springsteen em 18 anos Born In The U.S.A (1984), The Rising (2002), é realmente um renascimento para carreira do The Boss.O Melhor album de Springsteen em 18 anos Born In The U.S.A (1984), The Rising (2002), é realmente um renascimento para carreira do The Boss.

    Tunnel of Love (1987), Human Touch (1992), Lucky Town (1992) e The Ghost Of Tom Joad (1995) são bons albums, mais The Rising (2002) é excepcionalmente brilhante.

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