New Albums

* Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, “The Rising,” Columbia. Springsteen sees this album as a return to the “center of the dialogue” he has had through the years with his fans in such landmark albums as “Born to Run,” “Darkness on the Edge of Town,” “The River” and “Born in the U.S.A.” The moods range from the somberness of “Nothing Man” and “Empty Sky” to the party-time zest of “Mary’s Place.” Inspired by the events of 9/11, “Into the Fire,” and the album’s title track illuminate the need to live up to one’s responsibilities--even in the face of life-threatening danger.

Also:

Damon Albarn, “Mali Music,” Honest Jon’s Records/Astralwerks

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, “Thug World Order,” Ruthless/Epic

Fear Factory, “Concrete,” Roadrunner

Filter, “The Amalgamut,” Reprise

Diana King, “Respect,” Maverick

Lamya, “Learning From Falling,” J Records

Linkin Park, “Reanimation,” Warner Bros.

Graham Nash, “Songs for Survivors,” Artemis

Beth Orton, “Daybreaker,” Heavenly/Astralwerks

Dave Pirner, “Faces and Names,” Ultimatum Music

Shade Sheist, “Informal Introduction,” MCA

Linda Thompson, “Fashionably Late,” Rounder