The Rising - Springsteen, Bruce

I saw this album come out, and after Springsteen's last studio album, I was leery. However, this was the first time that "Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band" actually recorded anything SINCE the Born in the USA album - so I took a chance. Wow! This is spectacular! This is the album he should have made right after USA. It's not as solid as USA is, but the music here is great, the lyrics, while depressing at times (it is about 9/11 after all) are also good. A definite must have.

The next album he came out with after this in 2005 felt like Tom Joad 2, so I didn't bother.