Music - Rise Against Appreciation Thread #1: "I brought down the sky for you but all you did was shrug."

**Violent Delights** · 02-25-2009, 05:29 PM

Welcome to the 1st Appreciation Thread!

Rise Against is an American hardcore punk band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999. The band currently consists of Tim McIlrath (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Zach Blair (lead guitar, backing vocals), Joe Principe (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Brandon Barnes (drums, percussion).

Rise Against spent its first five years signed to the independent record label Fat Wreck Chords, on which it released two studio albums, The Unraveling (2001) and Revolutions per Minute (2003). Both the albums met with considerable underground success, and in 2003 the band signed with the major label Geffen.

The band's major label debut Siren Song of the Counter Culture brought the band mainstream success, producing several successful singles. The band's fourth studio album, The Sufferer & the Witness debuted at number ten on the Billboard 200 chart and received positive reviews from critics. The band's fifth studio album Appeal to Reason was released on October 7, 2008 and debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart. All three albums released via Geffen were certified platinum in Canada and gold in the United States. The band is known for its political lyrics and activism, actively promotes animal rights and all members are straight edge (excluding Barnes), PETA supporters and vegetarians. Rise Against recently recorded its sixth studio album Endgame at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, and it was released on March 15, 2011.

Discography -

The Unraveling (2001)

1. "Alive and Well" – 2:06
2. "My Life Inside Your Heart" – 3:02
3. "Great Awakening" – 1:35
4. "Six Ways 'Til Sunday" – 2:36
5. "401 Kill" – 3:19
6. "The Art of Losing" – 1:50
7. "Remains of Summer Memories" – 1:17
8. "The Unraveling" – 3:12
9. "Reception Fades" – 2:10
10. "Stained Glass and Marble" – 1:36
11. "Everchanging" – 3:47
12. "Sometimes Selling Out is Giving Up" – 1:09
13. "3 Day Weekend" – 1:03
14. "1000 Good Intentions" – 3:07
15. "Weight of Time" – 2:00
16. "Faint Resemblance" – 2:51
17. "Join the Ranks" – 1:26
18. "Gethsemane" – 2:30

Revolutions per Minute (2003)

1. "Black Masks and Gasoline" – 2:59
2. "Heaven Knows" – 3:23
3. "Dead Ringer" – 1:31
4. "Halfway There" – 3:41
5. "Like the Angel" – 2:46
6. "Voices Off Camera" – 2:17
7. "Blood-Red, White, and Blue" – 3:38
8. "Broken English" – 3:25
9. "Last Chance Blueprint" – 2:14
10. "To the Core" – 1:33
11. "Torches" – 3:41
12. "Amber Changing" – 2:52
13. "Any Way You Want It" (Journey cover) – 2:57

Siren Song of the Counter Culture (2004)

1. "State of the Union" – 2:19
2. "The First Drop" – 2:39
3. "Life Less Frightening" – 3:44
4. "Paper Wings" – 3:43
5. "Blood to Bleed" – 3:48
6. "To Them These Streets Belong" – 2:49
7. "Tip the Scales" – 3:49
8. "Anywhere But Here" – 3:38
9. "Give It All" – 2:50
10. "Dancing for Rain" – 4:01
11. "Swing Life Away" – 3:20
12. "Rumors of My Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated" – 4:14

The Sufferer & the Witness (2006)

1. "Chamber the Cartridge" – 3:34
2. "Injection" – 3:19
3. "Ready to Fall" – 3:48
4. "Bricks" – 1:30
5. "Under the Knife" – 2:45
6. "Prayer of the Refugee" – 3:19
7. "Drones" – 3:02
8. "The Approaching Curve" – 3:45
9. "Worth Dying For" – 3:19
10. "Behind Closed Doors" – 3:15
11. "Roadside" – 3:21
12. "The Good Left Undone" – 4:11
13. "Survive" – 3:40

Appeal To Reason (2008)

1. "Collapse (Post-Amerika)" - 3:19
2. "Long Forgotten Sons" - 4:01
3. "Re-Education (Through Labor)" - 3:42
4. "The Dirt Whispered" - 3:09
5. "Kotov Syndrome" - 3:05
6. "From Heads Unworthy" - 3:42
7. "The Strength to Go On" - 3:27
8. "Audience of One" - 4:05
9. "Entertainment" - 3:34
10. "Hero of War" - 4:13
11. "Savior" - 4:02
12. "Hairline Fracture" - 4:02
13. "Whereabouts Unknown" - 4:02

Endgame (2011)

1. "Architects" - 3:42
2. "Help Is on the Way" - 3:57
3. "Make It Stop (September's Children)" - 3:55
4. "Disparity by Design" - 3:49
5. "Satellite" - 3:59
6. "Midnight Hands" - 4:18
7. "Survivor Guilt" - 4:00
8. "Broken Mirrors" - 3:55
9. "Wait for Me" - 3:40
10. "A Gentlemen's Coup" - 3:46
11. "This Is Letting Go" - 3:41
12. "Endgame" - 3:24

The Black Market (2014)

1. "The Great Die-Off" - 3:39
2. "I Don't Want to Be Here Anymore" - 3:59
3. "Tragedy + Time" - 4:17
4. "The Black Market" - 4:15
5. "The Eco-Terrorist In Me" - 2:45
6. "Sudden Life" - 4:08
7. "A Beautiful Indifference" - 3:24
8. "Methadone" - 3:48
9. "Zero Visibility" - 4:38
10. "Awake Too Long" - 3:11
11. "People Live Here" - 4:08
12. "Bridges" - 4:06

All information sourced from Wikipedia.

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TouTou07 · 02-25-2009, 06:01 PM

Thanks for the thread! I love this band so much!

Their last album is so great. I also like The Sufferer & the Witness.

TouTou07 · 02-26-2009, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by heroesfan23 (View Post)

You're welcome

I'm just glad that there's at least 1 other fan here

I went to see them on Monday, they were awesome

What are your favourite songs?

I don't really have a favorite one but I like a lot 'Under The Knife', 'Survive', 'Worth Dying For', 'Entertainment' and 'Savior'.

You?

**SuperGirl** · 02-26-2009, 12:27 PM

Some of their stuff is a bit too hard for my taste, but I really like a lot of their music in general though. Do you have any pictures from their concert?

vivalavida · 02-26-2009, 02:53 PM

I love Rise Against.
I fell in love with them when Siren Song came out and I've loved everything since. They're lyrics are awesome.

NotxYoursxTruly · 02-26-2009, 02:55 PM

Ahh! I

Rise Against!
They are amazing live.

**Violent Delights** · 02-26-2009, 05:59 PM

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You?

The whole of Appeal To Reason atm

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They're lyrics are awesome.

That's one of the things that i love the most

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They are amazing live.

I can agree with that now

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Do you have any pictures from their concert?

My batteries died before they came on

vivalavida · 02-26-2009, 07:58 PM

^

That's happened to me so many times at concerts.

**SuperGirl** · 02-27-2009, 07:29 AM

Yeah, my camera battery usually dies after the first song whenever I go to a concert. I get picture and video happy right away.

**Violent Delights** · 02-28-2009, 07:17 AM

Trying to take a picture of everything never works

vivalavida · 02-28-2009, 10:30 AM

I'm in love with Dancing For Rain right now.

NotxYoursxTruly · 03-01-2009, 05:28 PM

I have pictures of them but there kinda bad.

AliveNotDead · 03-01-2009, 08:05 PM

OMG you guys went to a RA concert?!! *jealous*

Survive, Give it All, and Prayer of the Refugee (it's on Guitar Heroes )

**Violent Delights** · 03-04-2009, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by vivalavida (View Post)

I'm in love with Dancing For Rain right now.

I love that song

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OMG you guys went to a RA concert?!! *jealous*

It was soo good

with Anti-Flag too, if you like them

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Prayer of the Refugee (it's on Guitar Heroes )

Re-Education (Through Labor) is on the latest one

AliveNotDead · 03-04-2009, 11:45 AM

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It was soo good with Anti-Flag too, if you like them

I

Justin and missed Andy

On some days, Drink Drunk Punk is the theme song to my life

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Re-Education (Through Labor) is on the latest one

I bloody love that song

That must be on the World Tour edition, all I have is GH3

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