Shock/Denial/Anger/Acceptance

Rock · 2004 · 17 tracks

Shock/Denial/Anger/Acceptance

Rick Springfield

Aggressive, modern rock textures meet Springfield's gift for hooks. A heavy, anxious, and deeply personal exploration of mid-life friction and spiritual doubt.

It's the Rick Springfield album that sounds like he's been listening to nothing but Foo Fighters and therapy tapes.

A relentless, confrontational energy with moments of exhausted tenderness and spiritual searching.

Shock/Denial/Anger/Acceptance · vs · Rick Springfield

Anxious+2.1σ

Anxious saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 17 Tracks

01

Perfect

2:57

02

I'll Make You Happy

3:42

03

Will I?

3:18

04

God Gave You to Everyone

2:37

05

Idontwantanythingfromyou

3:18

06

Jesus Saves

3:18

07

Beautiful You

2:58

08

Wasted

3:02

09

Shoot Your Guru

0:56

10

Alien Virus

2:28

11

Angels of the Disappeared

3:16

12

Eden

3:28

13

The Invisible Girl

2:53

14

My Depression

3:01

15

Your Psychopathic Mother

2:50

16

Every Night I Wake Up Screaming

3:25

17

Open My Eyes

1:16

Moments Worth Waiting For

The jarring transition from the melodic verses to the crushing, metal-adjacent chorus of 'Will I?'.

The frantic, breathless delivery in 'Idontwantanythingfromyou' that mimics a panic attack.

The haunting, atmospheric opening of 'Every Night I Wake Up Screaming' before the guitars explode.

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