The Rising Tide (Sunny Day Real Estate album)
{{Infobox album
| name = The Rising Tide
| type = studio
| artist = Sunny Day Real Estate
| cover = Sunny Day Real Estate - The Rising Tide.jpg
| alt = A statue of an angel holding a soldier against a blue background
| released = June 20, 2000
| recorded = Late 1999
| studio = Dreamland, West Hurley, New York
| genre = Arena rock
| length = 52:06
| label = Time Bomb
| producer = Lou Giordano, Sunny Day Real Estate
| prev_title = Live
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The Rising Tide
| type = studio
| single1 = One
| single1date = May 2000
}}
}}
The Rising Tide is the fourth and final studio album by American rock band Sunny Day Real Estate. Following the release of Live, the group left independent label Sub Pop for major label Time Bomb Recordings, and changed from a quartet to a trio. The band spent a month working on material through jamming, eventually resulting in around 30 songs. They began recording at Dreamland Recording Studios in West Hurley, New York with producer Lou Giordano at the end of 1999. The Rising Tide is an arena rock album, with elements of progressive rock and symphonic rock; the lyrics includes references to rain, angels and the ocean. Individual tracks drew comparison to Rush, Yes and Doves, while frontman Jeremy Enigk's vocals were compared to Yes frontman Jon Anderson and U2 frontman Bono.
"One" was released to alternative radio in May 2000, with The Rising Tide following on June 20. It reached number 97 on the Billboard 200, and went on to sell over 67,000 copies in the US by June 2001. It received a generally positive reaction from music critics, some of whom praised Giordano's production and change in Enigk's vocal style. It was promoted with listening parties and in-store appearances, prior to a six-week North American tour. The group went on another US stint towards the end of the year, and had planned to visit Europe in early 2001, however, the trek was cancelled. The group eventually broke up in June citing management issues, advertising and Time Bomb's distribution deal, although they had reunited for two times in 2009 and 2022.
Background and production
Sunny Day Real Estate released their third album How It Feels to Be Something On in September 1998 through independent label Sub Pop.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/how-it-feels-to-be-something-on-mr0000267352|title=How It Feels to Be Something On - Sunny Day Real Estate {{!}} Release Info|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=July 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713110641/https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/how-it-feels-to-be-something-on-mr0000267352|archive-date=July 13, 2020|url-status=live}} It was a critical success; a live show was recorded in May 1999 and released in October that year under the name Live.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-mw0000248295|title=Live - Sunny Day Real Estate|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=July 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215160316/https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-mw0000248295|archive-date=December 15, 2019|url-status=live}} Around this time, the band recorded a demo that they planned to shop around to interested producers.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/64/sunny-day-news|title=Sunny Day News|publisher=Punknews.org|last=Paul|first=Aubin|date=October 30, 1999|access-date=February 6, 2021}} Despite finishing their contract with Sub Pop, the label would not let the band leave, forcing them to buy their way out. They signed to major label Time Bomb Recordings,{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2087984/sunny-day-real-estate-the-rising-tide-review/franchises/reviews/the-anniversary/|title=Sunny Day Real Estate's 'The Rising Tide' Turns 20|website=Stereogum|last=Cohen|first=Ian|date=June 19, 2020|access-date=July 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713081611/https://www.stereogum.com/2087984/sunny-day-real-estate-the-rising-tide-review/franchises/reviews/the-anniversary/|archive-date=July 13, 2020|url-status=live}} who had a distribution deal with Arista Records. Hoerner said part of the reason they left Sub Pop was due to it not being a "particularly effective label".{{cite web|url=https://www.ox-fanzine.de/interview/sunny-day-real-estate-348|title=Sunny Day Real Estate|website=Ox-Fanzine|last=Salmutter|first=Elmar|date=September–November 2000|access-date=July 12, 2020|language=DE|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713051457/https://www.ox-fanzine.de/interview/sunny-day-real-estate-348|archive-date=July 13, 2020|url-status=live}} Despite the addition of former Posies bassist Joe Skyward prior to the release of How It Feels to Be Something On,{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sunny-day-real-estate-mn0000583618/biography|title=Sunny Day Real Estate {{!}} Biography & History|publisher=AllMusic|last=Raftery|first=Brian|access-date=July 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607170925/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sunny-day-real-estate-mn0000583618/biography|archive-date=June 7, 2019|url-status=live}} the band re-grouped as a three-piece with Enigk handling bass. Hoerner found it easier to write material as a trio, which he compared to the group's early days of them three writing material for their debut Diary (1994).{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1021503/sunny-day-real-estates-smaller-lineup-results-in-bigger-sound/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200715090828/http://www.mtv.com/news/1021503/sunny-day-real-estates-smaller-lineup-results-in-bigger-sound/|title=Sunny Day Real Estate's Smaller Lineup Results In Bigger Sound|publisher=MTV|last=Woodlief|first=Mark|date=June 16, 2000|archive-date=July 15, 2020|access-date=July 14, 2020}} Lou Giordano visited the group in Seattle, Washington and wrote material through jam sessions for a month. The band spent two-to-three months accumulating around 30 songs before going into pre-production.
The group went to Dreamland Recording Studios in West Harley, New York to record at the end of 1999; sessions concluded by February 2000.{{cite web|url=https://lollipopmagazine.com/2000/06/sunny-day-real-estate-the-rising-tide-interview/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908180505/https://lollipopmagazine.com/2000/06/sunny-day-real-estate-the-rising-tide-interview/|title=Sunny Day Real Estate – The Rising Tide – Interview|website=Lollipop Magazine|last=Den|first=Tim|date=June 1, 2000|archive-date=September 8, 2021|access-date=September 8, 2021|url-status=live}} Giordano produced the sessions, while the band as a whole as given a co-producer credit. Giordano also acted as the engineer with assistance from Sue Kapa. In addition to their regular roles, each band member also played different instrumentation: Enigk played bass (on every track bar "Television"), piano ("Killed by an Angel", "Disappear", "Snibe", "Fool in the Photograph", "Television" and the title-track), keys ("Killed by an Angel", "Tearing in My Heart", "Faces in Disguise" and the title-track), vocoder ("Snibe"), Mellotron ("The Ocean") and drums ("Tearing in My Heart"); Hoerner played lap steel guitar ("Killed by an Angel") and bass ("Television"); and Goldsmith played percussion ("Snibe", "Fool in the Photograph", "Television", "Faces in Disguise" and the title-track) and sung vocals ("The Ocean" and "Faces in Disguise"). The recordings were mixed in early 2000 by Giordano with assistance from engineer Zach Blackstone at the Warehouse in Vancouver, Canada. The recordings were then mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound in New York City.
Composition
Musically, the sound of The Rising Tide has been described as arena rock, with the song structures of progressive rock and the sonic textures of symphonic rock;{{cite web|url=http://www.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/Essential-Gibson-Album_-Sunny.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131131440/http://www.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/Essential-Gibson-Album_-Sunny.aspx|title=Essential Gibson Album: Sunny Day Real Estate's The Rising Tide|publisher=Gibson|last=Keiper|first=Nicole|date=December 20, 2007|archive-date=January 31, 2013|access-date=July 13, 2020}} it drew comparison to the pop albums that 1970s progressive rock acts would release in the 1980s, namely Big Generator (1987) by Yes and Power Windows (1985) by Rush. All of the tracks that appeared on the album were written by the band, while Hoerner and Enigk wrote all of the lyrics. The trio's full-band sound is accompanied by keyboard and string instrumentation, and vocal effects. It built on the orchestrated guitar riffs and Enigk's high-pitched vocals of How It Feels to Be Something On.{{cite web|url=https://www.theeagleonline.com/article/2000/09/sunny-day-real-estate|title=Sunny Day Real Estate|website=The Eagle|last=Lee|first=Michelle|date=September 11, 2000|access-date=July 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712204918/https://www.theeagleonline.com/article/2000/09/sunny-day-real-estate|archive-date=July 12, 2020|url-status=live}} His voice was reminiscent of Yes frontman Jon Anderson, U2 frontman Bono, and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The lyrics, which were done in the style of Bono, make reference to the ocean, rain and angels. Hoerner said the title had two meanings: one that referred to issues in the world (as alluded to in "Killed by an Angel" and "Snibe"); the other being "the beginning of a journey."
The theatrics of the opening track "Killed by an Angel" drew comparison to Rush. It tells the story of a man's lack of ability to tell right from wrong.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2000/music/reviews/sunny-day-real-estate-2-1200463997/|title=Sunny Day Real Estate|website=Variety|last=Augusto|first=Troy J.|date=August 2, 2000|access-date=July 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712210152/https://variety.com/2000/music/reviews/sunny-day-real-estate-2-1200463997/|archive-date=July 12, 2020|url-status=live}} It is followed by "One", a Pearl Jam-styled track that recalled "Three Days" by Jane's Addiction, with Enigk's vocals resembling Rush frontman Geddy Lee.{{cite web|url=https://www2.oberlin.edu/stupub/ocreview/archives/2001.02.23/arts/heardHere.htm|title=Heard Here|website=The Oberlin Review|last=MacDonald|first=John|date=February 23, 2001|access-date=July 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818155429/http://www.oberlin.edu/stupub/ocreview/archives/2001.02.23/arts/heardHere.htm|archive-date=August 18, 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/mtv/music/reviews/archive/blather/sunny_day_real_estate_00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000914201701/http://www.mtv.com/mtv/music/reviews/archive/blather/sunny_day_real_estate_00.html|title=Sunny Day Real Estate The Rising Tide|publisher=MTV|last=Catucci|first=Nick|archive-date=September 14, 2000|access-date=July 13, 2020}} Hoerner said it was "sort of the anodyne" to "Killed by an Angel", with "One" being the "desire to overcome."{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1434715/sunny-day-real-estate-gets-uplifted-for-one/|title=Sunny Day Real Estate Gets Uplifted For "One"|publisher=MTV|last=Basham|first=David|date=June 16, 2001|access-date=July 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402115522/http://www.mtv.com/news/1434715/sunny-day-real-estate-gets-uplifted-for-one/|archive-date=April 2, 2017|url-status=dead}} The ballad "Rain Song" is a Beatles-esque track influenced by Eastern music, and compared to Jane's Addiction.{{cite web|url=https://www.ox-fanzine.de/review/the-rising-tide-cd-8203|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200715090839/https://www.ox-fanzine.de/review/the-rising-tide-cd-8203|title=Sunny Day Real Estate The Rising Tide CD|website=Ox-Fanzine|last=Salmutter|first=Elmar|date=September–November 2000|archive-date=July 15, 2020|access-date=July 12, 2020|language=DE}} Its string arrangement was done by Larry Pack and Rob Turner, who also played violin and cello on it, respectively. It featured violin by Stan Kurtis, Rachel Handman and Michelle Stewart; viola by Ryan Hall and Emily Schaad; and cello from Lisa Bressler."Disappear" was compared to Yes and The Joshua Tree (1987)-era U2.
"Snibe" features a vocoder breakdown; Enigk said it was about "a monster. He is willing to hurt others to retire rich and ugly. He kills the innocent to protect his control."{{cite web|url=http://www.timebombrecordings.com/artists/sunnyday/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000517183832/http://www.timebombrecordings.com/artists/sunnyday/index.html|title=Sunny Day Real Estate|publisher=Tomb Bomb Recordings|archive-date=May 17, 2000|access-date=July 14, 2020}} It is followed by "The Ocean", a track done in the vein of the Beatles. The Eastern music-indebted track "Fool in the Photograph" is backed by a string arrangement, which was compared to the work of Temple of the Dog.{{cite web|url=https://www.laut.de/Sunny-Day-Real-Estate/Alben/The-Rising-Tide-997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105112724/https://www.laut.de/Sunny-Day-Real-Estate/Alben/The-Rising-Tide-997|title=The Rising Tide|publisher=laut.de|last=Friedrich|first=Stefan|archive-date=November 5, 2021|access-date=November 5, 2021|language=de}} "Tearing in My Heart", alongside the title-track, recalled the atmosphere of the Cure and Radiohead. The pop-esque "Television" was reminiscent of the Police's early 1980s work. The prog-esque "Faces in Disguise" and the title-track recalled Doves and Elbow. The former's string arrangement was done by Derek Bermel. It featured violin by Kurtis, Handman, Stewart and Packer; viola by Hall and Schaad; and cello from Bressler and Turner. The title-track is about ignoring one's problems and letting others make decisions for you; it incorporated programming from Giordano.
Release
On April 4, 2000, The Rising Tide was announced for release in June. Alongside this, a demo version of "The Ocean" was made available for free download through the group's website.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1434717/sunny-day-real-estate-surfs-tide-for-new-lp/|title=Sunny Day Real Estate Surfs "Tide" For New LP|publisher=MTV|last=Basham|first=David|date=April 4, 2000|access-date=July 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713120309/http://www.mtv.com/news/1434717/sunny-day-real-estate-surfs-tide-for-new-lp/|archive-date=July 13, 2020|url-status=dead}} In late May, "One" was released to alternative radio. The Rising Tide was released on June 20 through Time Bomb Recordings. The statue on the cover of the album is Vancouver's "Bronze Angel", created by the Montréal sculptor, Coeur de Lion MacCarthy located at the former Canadian Pacific Railway Station. The bronze war memorial depicting the angel of victory raising up a young soldier to heaven at the moment of his death.{{cite encyclopedia|last=Hucker|first=Jacqueline|url=https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/monuments-of-the-first-and-second-world-wars|title=Monuments of the First and Second World Wars|encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia|access-date=August 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818170507/https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/monuments-of-the-first-and-second-world-wars|archive-date=August 18, 2019|url-status=live}} To promote the album's release, listening parties were held at clubs and the band did in-store appearances at record stores.{{cite web|url=http://www.timebombrecordings.com:80/news.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000608220310/http://www.timebombrecordings.com/news.html|title=Tomb Bomb News|publisher=Tomb Bomb Recordings|archive-date=June 8, 2000|access-date=July 14, 2020|url-status=live}}
With the addition of touring keyboardist/guitarist Greg Suran,{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/15/arts/rock-review-mingling-raw-emotions-with-spiritual-striving.html|title=ROCK REVIEW; Mingling Raw Emotions With Spiritual Striving|website=The New York Times|last=Powers|first=Ann|date=July 15, 2000|access-date=July 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712002213/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/15/arts/rock-review-mingling-raw-emotions-with-spiritual-striving.html|archive-date=July 12, 2020|url-status=live}} the group embarked on a six-week North American tour with support from No Knife{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1021501/no-knife-choose-sunny-day-over-sunshine/|title=No Knife Choose Sunny Day Over Sunshine|publisher=MTV|last=Woodlief|first=Mark|date=June 16, 2000|access-date=July 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713105914/http://www.mtv.com/news/1021501/no-knife-choose-sunny-day-over-sunshine/|archive-date=July 13, 2020|url-status=dead}} in June and July.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1434716/sunny-day-real-estate-rising-with-new-lp-tour/|title=Sunny Day Real Estate "Rising" With New LP, Tour|publisher=MTV|last=Basham|first=David|date=May 24, 2000|access-date=July 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615193816/http://www.mtv.com/news/1434716/sunny-day-real-estate-rising-with-new-lp-tour/|archive-date=June 15, 2017|url-status=dead}} Between September and November, the group went on another headlining US tour.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1434714/sunny-day-real-estate-takes-live-show-on-road/|title=Sunny Day Real Estate Takes Live Show On Road|publisher=MTV|last=Basham|first=David|date=September 25, 2000|access-date=July 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713112539/http://www.mtv.com/news/1434714/sunny-day-real-estate-takes-live-show-on-road/|archive-date=July 13, 2020|url-status=dead}} The Rising Tide was released in Japan on January 24, 2001 with an acoustic live version of "Television" as a bonus track.{{cite AV media notes|title=The Rising Tide|others=Sunny Day Real Estate|year=2001|type=sleeve|publisher=BMG/Time Bomb Recordings|id=BVCP-21176}} In February and March 2001, the group planned to embark on a one-month long tour of European,{{cite web|url=http://www.timebombrecordings.com:80/tourdates.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001216041900/http://www.timebombrecordings.com/tourdates.html|title=Tomb Bomb Tour Dates|publisher=Tomb Bomb Recordings|archive-date=December 16, 2000|access-date=July 14, 2020|url-status=live}} however, the group cancelled the tour over a month before its scheduled start date due to the birth of Hoerner's child.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1435455/sunny-day-real-estate-cancel-tour-plan-next-lp/|title=Sunny Day Real Estate Cancel Tour, Plan Next LP|publisher=MTV|last=Manchini|first=Rob|date=December 27, 2000|access-date=July 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713120825/http://www.mtv.com/news/1435455/sunny-day-real-estate-cancel-tour-plan-next-lp/|archive-date=July 13, 2020|url-status=dead}} Amongst a series of issues, including the ending of Time Bomb's deal with Arista, problems with the group's management, advertising for The Rising Tide, and the need for a break, the band broke up in June.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1444418/sunny-day-real-estate-boarded-up-again/|title=Sunny Day Real Estate Boarded Up Again|publisher=MTV|last=D'Angelo|first=Joe|date=June 11, 2001|access-date=July 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420133051/http://www.mtv.com/news/1444418/sunny-day-real-estate-boarded-up-again/|archive-date=April 20, 2019|url-status=dead}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sunny-day-real-estate-close-246727/|title=Sunny Day Real Estate Close|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Luerssen|first=John D.|date=June 11, 2001|access-date=July 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712204948/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sunny-day-real-estate-close-246727/|archive-date=July 12, 2020|url-status=live}}
Reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 72/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-rising-tide/sunny-day-real-estate|title=Reviews and Tracks for The Rising Tide by Sunny Day Real Estate|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=March 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319192812/http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-rising-tide/sunny-day-real-estate|archive-date=March 19, 2017|url-status=live}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev2 = The A.V. Club
| rev3 = Billboard
| rev4 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev5 = Kerrang!
| rev5score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{Cite journal |last=Bird |first=Ashley |date=September 16, 2000 |title= Albums |journal=Kerrang! |publisher=EMAP |issue=819 |page=47}}
| rev6 = Pitchfork
| rev6score = 5.9/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7583-the-rising-tide/|title=Sunny Day Real Estate: The Rising Tide Album Review|website=Pitchfork|last=DiCrescenzo|first=Brent|date=May 31, 2000|access-date=July 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606020023/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7583-the-rising-tide/|archive-date=June 6, 2020|url-status=live}}
| rev7 = Rolling Stone
| rev8 = SonicNet
| rev9 = Spin
| rev10 = Wall of Sound
}}
The Rising Tide peaked at number 97 on the Billboard 200.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/search?artistname=Sunny+Day+Real+Estate&chartcode=TLP|title=Sunny Day Real Estate, TLP|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 15, 2020}} By June 2001, it had sold over 67,000 copies in the US.{{Cite magazine |last=Billboard Staff |date=2001-06-11 |title=Sun Sets On Sunny Day Real Estate… Again |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sun-sets-on-sunny-day-real-estate-again-79461/ |access-date=2023-06-02 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}
The Rising Tide received generally positive reviews from music critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic. AllMusic reviewer Heather Phares said it demonstrates "the most accomplished version of their gripping, anthemic sound yet." Giorgano's skills provided the album an "unabashedly big, clean sound that frames Sunny Day's detailed songwriting and arrangements perfectly". Spin writer Chris Ryan called the record "stunning" and "just another ballsy leap into the unknown". The A.V. Club{{'s}} Stephen Thompson said the "recurring nods to prog-rock" were "unsettling the first time through", however, "additional exposures reveal the beautiful, textured rock album within." Spence Abbott of Wall of Sound said the group "mine[d] the vein of epic rock" to deliver "stripped-down arena rock for the new millennium" that acted as "beguilingly hypnotic ... music that is decidedly off-kilter."
Rolling Stone writer Greg Kot said Giordano's "grandiose production ... matches the quasi-mystical visions mapped out in the songs." He highlighted the "otherwordly sound" of Enigk's vocals as "immers[ing] the listener". Mark Athitakis of New Times Broward-Palm Beach Giordano understood the group's dynamic, turning Goldsmith's drumkit sound like "cannonballs fir[ing] in a cathedral", and Enikg's "high-pitched voice into a truly melodic instrument rather than a banshee wail."{{cite web|url=http://www.newtimesbpb.com:80/issues/2000-08-10/shortcuts2.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817061315/http://www.newtimesbpb.com/issues/2000-08-10/shortcuts2.html|title=Sunny Day Real Estate The Rising Tide (Time Bomb Recordings)|website=New Times Broward-Palm Beach|last=Athitakis|first=Mark|date=August 10, 2000|archive-date=August 17, 2000|access-date=July 15, 2020|url-status=live}} Orlando Weekly said it was the group's "finest work to date", coming across as "both anthemic and bombastic while still managing to be mysterious and off-kilter."{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2000/07/06/review-the-rising-tide-2314627|title=Review - The Rising Tide|website=Orlando Weekly|date=July 6, 2000|access-date=July 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712214428/https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2000/07/06/review-the-rising-tide-2314627|archive-date=July 12, 2020|url-status=live}} SonicNet{{'s}} Jon Vena said Enigk's "wailing yelp is smoother here", though by the album's end his "high vocal timbre wears thin." Vena noted that the record was "essentially a tranquil set of string-heavy lullabies" that was "big, experimental and sonically adventurous".
Entertainment Weekly reviewer Laura Morgan said that "after only a few tracks, the nostalgic kick wears off, and the band’s bloated riffs quickly turn tiresome." Pitchfork contributor Brent DiCrescenzo criticized Giordano's production as "magnify[ing] and spotlight[ed] the occasional songwriting errors", and the clearer emphasis on Enigk's vocals, which "can derail a track with one jutting word." Billboard{{'s}} Jonathan Cohen found it a "mixed blessing"; complimenting Giordano's "penchant for string flourishes, inch-thick synthesizer sheens", however, due to most of the "musical reference points" being "so curiously out of another era", it was "difficult to separate Enigk and ... Hoerner's quizzical lyrics from the accompanying sounds".
Track listing
All songs written by Sunny Day Real Estate, all lyrics by Dan Hoerner and Jeremy Enigk.
{{Track list
|title1 = Killed by an Angel
|length1 = 4:55
|title2 = One
|length2 = 4:09
|title3 = Rain Song
|length3 = 4:03
|title4 = Disappear
|length4 = 4:09
|title5 = Snibe
|length5 = 4:29
|title6 = The Ocean
|length6 = 4:50
|title7 = Fool in the Photograph
|length7 = 4:09
|title8 = Tearing in My Heart
|length8 = 5:07
|title9 = Television
|length9 = 4:31
|title10 = Faces in Disguise
|length10 = 6:02
|title11 = The Rising Tide
|length11 = 5:37
}}
Personnel
Personnel per booklet.{{cite AV media notes|title=The Rising Tide|others=Sunny Day Real Estate|year=2000|type=booklet|publisher=Time Bomb Recordings|id=70930-43541-2}}
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Sunny Day Real Estate
- Jeremy Enigk{{spaced ndash}}vocals, guitar; bass (all except track 9), piano (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 11), keys (tracks 1, 8, 10 and 11), floor & knee (track 3), vocoder (track 5), Mellotron (track 6), drums (track 8)
- Dan Hoerner{{spaced ndash}}guitars (all except track 10); lap steel guitar (track 1), electric sitar (track 7), bass (track 9)
- William Goldsmith{{spaced ndash}}drums (all except tracks 3 and 8), percussion (track 5, 7 and 9–11), vocals (tracks 6 and 10)
Additional musicians
- Larry Packer{{spaced ndash}}string arrangement (track 3), violin (tracks 3 and 10)
- Rob Turner{{spaced ndash}}string arrangement (track 3), cello (tracks 3 and 10)
- Stan Kurtis{{spaced ndash}}violin (tracks 3 and 10)
- Rachel Handman{{spaced ndash}}violin (tracks 3 and 10)
- Michelle Stewart{{spaced ndash}}violin (tracks 3 and 10)
- Ryan Hall{{spaced ndash}}viola (tracks 3 and 10)
- Emily Schaad{{spaced ndash}}viola (tracks 3 and 10)
- Lisa Bressler{{spaced ndash}}cello (tracks 3 and 10)
- Derek Bermel{{spaced ndash}}string arrangement (track 10)
- Lou Giordano{{spaced ndash}}programming (track 11)
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Production
- Lou Giordano{{spaced ndash}}producer, engineer, mixing
- Sunny Day Real Estate{{spaced ndash}}co-producer, art direction
- Sue Kapa{{spaced ndash}}assistant engineer
- Zach Blackstone{{spaced ndash}}assistant mixing engineer
- Ted Jensen{{spaced ndash}}mastering
- Jolie Clemens{{spaced ndash}}art direction
- Matthew Kern{{spaced ndash}}angel photography
- F. Scott Schafer{{spaced ndash}}band photography
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Charts
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References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDgpPtAh7J5J-YyYJgy4bjUk0dSY5gQ58 The Rising Tide] at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
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