Rise Against seem miles ahead of their genre, as they always seem to be able to put together consistent albums with memorable and meaningful songs. They can easily be considered the heart, soul and lungs of the modern day punk scene. It would be quite redundant to have an introduction discussing the motives of Chicago based punk group Rise Against. If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention.” – Tim McIlrath Looking for a good summer record that has serious topics in the lyrics, and still serves you a good mood? This is the one.“Real revolution begins at learning. You liked their previous stuff? You will adore this one. I want to see someone who owns any of their previous albums who will not be in love with this one. It is one line of "sing-along-bang-your-head-mosh-around"-songs. This album is easily the best Rise Against have released so far. Which does not mean that the other ones are weak. The songs mentioned are the strongest for me, Roadside, Survive, The approaching curve and Prayer of the Refugee. Some tempo variations here and there, small step on the break to explode again later on. Slightly distorted bass, drums setting accents, constant strumming in the background, clean guitar above that. One of the absolute highlights for me is the final song. After the song it goes on with the usual speed. Though it's not the fastest song, it does not slow the record down. Emotionally definately one of the strongest on this record. That's quite unusual for Rise Against, but creates a dense atmosphere. Slight piano in the background, string arrangements. The clear vocals accompanied by clean guitar and a cello, and female backing vocals joining in from the first chorus onward. You could say this song is the "Swing life away" of the record. It's interesting how the female backing vocals fit in there. Still, I think it's one of the strongest songs on the album. As our voices lowered, the cadence again overtook the air. The car pressed on faster through he night. Our cracking voices became part of the music. Though it's basically the transcript of the usual fight couples have now and then, it just grips you. Only the chorus and the bridge are sung in the known way. Basically a story is told, as if it is Tim himself.
The song is, speaking of the vocals, spoken word 80% of the time. Still there are some interesting new treats in there.
So the catchyness factor definately went up after Siren Song. Even my mom does so, and she's not really the Hardcore/Punk-type. When you hear the songs, you just have to move or sing along. And even the songs that come around like the typical Rise Against song are. No, though there is not much stuff that is new, there is still new stuff. So, is this a carbon copy of "Siren song of the counter culture" then? Nice guitar melodies, accompanied by a rythm section that drives forward. As one is used to with Rise Against, the songs are sometimes a bit simple, but VERY effective. Which means the topics are political as well as society issues, but also personal expiriences turned into songs.Īt first, it really seems that there are no real changes. He is by no means afraid to point the finger at stuff he thinks goes wrong or sucks. It's clear that Tim McIlrath stays with the usual topics as well. Maybe even more than all Rise Against songs did before. The song is straight forward, has a driving beat, and animates to sing along. The opener "Chamber the cartridge" proves that the band stayed true to their previous efforts and style, that's for sure. And as I absolutely love Siren Song, this album has some quite large footprints to fill out for me. This is the second major release of Rise Against after they signed with the major label Geffen (sub-label of Universal) for "Siren Song of the Counterculture". It's called "The Sufferer & the Witness" and brings the dedicated listener 13 brand new tracks from the Chicago-based Punk/Hardcore band.
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