The most important American rocker of the seventies and eighties became more and more introverted as the years passed. The introverted (1995) was the last sign of the man's life with epic albums like (1974) and (1985) was able to express the American way of life so aptly. The September 11, 2001 attacks shook up Bruce Springsteen. Most of the song material on The Rising relates to this shocking
… event and the identity crisis that American society has been in ever since. He stays close to himself again in his lyrics, but conveys a feeling that lives with many, a talent that only the great songwriters possess. After years of absence, Springsteen has taken his legendary E-Street band from the stable to give maximum power to his words. The result is a powerful, convincing album that can easily withstand the comparison with the aforementioned masterpieces. (MS)more