What are some of your favorite Rise Against songs? If you were to make a similar list, what would your ranking be?īe sure to check out the Top 10 Rise Against Songs which is a list from the website The Top Tens which allows users to vote and post Top 10 lists for just about everything imaginable. The official video is past 20 million views on YoutubeThe video has just a few thousand more views than Prayer Of The Refugee, currently making it the most viewed Rise Against video on YoutubeĪnd there you have it! I would love to see come comments and opinions about this list. The single is the 2nd Rise Against single to be Certified Gold
The song peaked at #3 on Billboard’s Alternative Rock Charts, #3 on Billboard’s Rock Charts, and #18 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Charts The 3rd single and 4th video made from Appeal To Reason.You can look at this list as ‘Rise Against’s Greatest Hits’ meets ‘if I had a $20 iTunes gift card to buy Rise Against songs, which ones should I buy?’ So what are the best Rise Against songs? Everyone probably has a different opinion – and the band probably does as well – but what I tried to do with this list is take everything into account and I aimed to appease fans of the old stuff, fans of the new stuff, and do the band justice at the same time. I think the entire Rise Against discography is outstanding and I consider them to be an underrated band, even now that they are considered one of the top rock bands going. Like most bands, some people favor the “old stuff” versus the “new stuff”or vise versa. I have followed them ever since and, in my opinion, they have gotten better and better with each release. I first discovered them back in 2003 when I came across the video for “Heaven Knows” from their second album Revolutions Per Minute. So even with the occasional letdown, there's a lot to be said for Rise Against pulling everything off with as much substance and strength as they do the whole way through.Rise Against is a band that I have followed for quite some time now. The excellent "Prayer of the Refugee" jarringly alternates between plaintive guitars and weary singing to an empowered chorus and exploding rhythm section to affectingly address the plight of displaced families of war the frustrated disconnect distressing a troubled relationship is represented surprisingly well in "The Approaching Curve," with its driving use of spoken word and complementary female backing vocals.Įssentially, The Sufferer & the Witness showcases Rise Against maturing within the realms of major-label hardcore revivalism, while still remaining relevant and exciting. This record is basically one shout-along, mosh-worthy song after another, though the guys do throw in some interesting moments outside of continual rushes of pure adrenaline. "Injection" and "Ready to Fall" bring things back into invigorating Rise Against territory early on, while "Bricks" stands out as a vicious blast of old-school hardcore energy and power. This later happens again in songs like "Under the Knife" and the ferocious-yet-still-slightly-missing "Worth Dying For," but moments like these are, in truth, more the exception than the rule. However, "Chamber the Cartridge" doesn't quite open the record with the same acidic bite as past lead tracks, as the chorus is lacking something in its delivery to really hit a nerve.
With producers Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore manning the controls this time around, the band's inner grit is aptly drawn out amid all the pit-ready choruses and fist-in-the-air, stirring lyrics.Īs such, Rise Against continue to muscularly confront political and personal grievances to the tune of swirling guitars, assertive rhythms, and Tim McIlrath's sandpapered vocals. Their melodic hardcore may still sound more mainstream accessible, but this can hardly be looked at as a bad thing.Īfter all, the band's sincerity and passion emerge very much intact - their socially conscious approach no less pressing - and new and old fans alike should take to Sufferer with open arms. The Sufferer & the Witness finds Rise Against continuing on the path begun on 2004's well-received Siren Song of the Counter Culture.
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