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The Rising
Rock · 2002 · 14 tracks

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

A communal prayer of rock and gospel. Springsteen reunites the E Street Band to process national grief through stories of resilience, loss, and spiritual ascent.

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It's the E Street Band acting as a secular church for a country that really needed one.

A resilient and spiritual journey through the architecture of loss toward a hard-won hope.

The Rising · vs · Bruce Springsteen
Grief+3.2σ

The writing leans far further into grief than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
Lonesome Day
4:08
02
Into the Fire
5:05
03
Waitin’ on a Sunny Day
4:19
04
Nothing Man
4:24
05
Countin’ On a Miracle
4:44
06
Empty Sky
3:35
07
Worlds Apart
6:07
08
Let’s Be Friends (Skin to Skin)
4:21
09
Further On (up the Road)
3:53
10
The Fuse
5:38
11
Mary’s Place
6:03
12
You’re Missing
5:11
14
Paradise
5:39
15
My City of Ruins
5:00
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the sparse, mourning piano of 'My City of Ruins' into the full-band gospel swell of 'Rise Up'.
The haunting, high-register violin melody that underscores the emptiness in 'You're Missing'.
The way the title track builds from a steady, climbing beat into an ecstatic, multi-layered vocal chant.
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