Reviews
5 stars out of 5 - "...a brave and beautiful album of humanity, hope and hurt from the songwriter best qualified to speak to and for his country.", Ranked #2 in Uncut's "100 Best Albums of the Year", Ranked #11 in Mojo's "Best Albums of 2002in, "In the End the Rising's Message...Is One of Indomitability.", "It's an expansive collection, from the rousing title track to sombre reflections such as 'You're Missing.'", "...His voice is in robust, throat-clearing form...the post-Sept.11 world has refocused his songwriting....the songs grab hold and don't let go..." - Rating: A-, 4 stars out of 5 - "...A compassionate celebration of the human spirit, one bolstered by the strength of family, community and individual heroism...", Included in Q Magazine's "The 50 Best Albums of 2002.", Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2002" - "...In the grainy force of Springsteen's voice and the muscular exultation of the music, the power of ordinary men and women to build anew, atop so much loss, rings loud and true.", Ranked #5 on Ew's List of 2002's "Albums of the Year", 6 Out of 10-"...His Best for Some Time...", Ranked #14 on Spin's list of 2002's "Albums of the Year" - "...A boldly corny, plainspoken album by a songwriter who sincerely believes that working stiffs deserve a spokesman who's not a jingoistic yokel."
