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Rock Critic Ken Tucker Reviews 'The Rising'

Fresh Air

Published July 31, 2002 at 12:00 AM EDT

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews The Rising (Sony) the new CD by Bruce Springsteen, inspired by the events of Sept. 11.

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