Bruce Springsteen - The Rising (2 LP)
- LP
- 2 piece(s)
- 2002
- 15 tracks
- 1 uur, 12 min
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Here's how I rate this album (out of 5): tunes (it's all personal) / sound quality / vinyl pressing: 4.5/3.5/4
The sound quality of these vinyls is like an mp3, all squeezed and digital. It's a total audio mess.
The pressing quality is phenomenal, truly top-notch. Hands down, the finest I've bought in recent years.
The initial playthrough has got me grinning ear to ear...gotta say, this is one mighty powerful record. Lucky me, I caught his show in LA during The Rising Tour - it was like a wall-of-sound, no joke. The sound separation's top-notch, even better than my CD, so the remastering really shines on vinyl. These seem to be flying off the shelves - I snagged the last copy at the 4th record shop I hit up. The others were all out, even Amoeba in Hollywood, with like a hundred Boss LPs in their bins, was fresh out of Rising.
I was overjoyed when this album hit the shelves, and I must emphasize that it's so much more than just a haunting musical homage to the Twin Towers' collapse. The music is elevated by the reunion of the E Street Band, who sound as impactful here as they did on "Born to Run," standing united like a rebirth, a fresh version of something I'd deeply missed. Naturally, Springsteen tackles the spiritual disconnection that gripped the nation on that September day, almost in a gospel style, honoring and immortalizing those who rushed to the scene, legendary in their single-minded determination to sacrifice their lives to save others. However, if you take a step back, this isn't an album about September 11th; it's about September 12th, when people had to return to their routines, emotions raw and exposed, resolved not to right a wrong but to endure in the face of adversity. Then, unexpectedly, like a refreshing breeze, comes "Waitin' on a Sunny Day," brimming with swaggering lyrics and massive riffs that had me bouncing off the walls, or the charming "Let's Be Friends" with its R&B-inspired vibe, perfect for a stroll down the boardwalk, listening to the vendors trying to lure you in to take a chance on winning big. What all these tracks share is their yearning for human connection, where curiously, every song flows seamlessly with the others despite their individual messages. There are also some challenging moments, like on "World's Apart," where religion is questioned, but unfortunately, not the concept of a higher power. Then there are tracks like "Lonesome Day" or the twangy "Mary's Place," which sounds a bit dated, clearly inspired by Sam Cooke's masterpiece "Meet Me at Mary's Place," yet that datedness is entirely pleasing when contrasted with other tracks that almost need something to step in and ground them. Is this one of Bruce's finest albums? Certainly not, nothing can rival those first three masterpieces, and yes, there is some filler here, making me wonder why Bruce included those tracks, he surely knew they were filler, leaving me to think that the man has intentionally not given us a flawless album for some reason. This makes me question why musicians feel compelled to comment on such personal and socially tragic events, as these records never gain lasting appeal, with most people preferring to compartmentalize the events, then tuck them away out of sight and out of mind. Among the songs that aim for greatness are "The Rising," "Mary's Place," "Further On (Up the Road)," "Let's Be Friends," and of course "Waitin' on a Sunny Day.
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