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Siren Song
Sufferer
Revolutions Per Minute
Appeal to Reason
The Unraveling
Wolves
Endgame
The Black Market

 

Siren Song of the Counter Culture (My first exposure, and still holds up - for me)
Revolutions Per Minute (got into this late, after Appeal came out, but it nailed it for me)
Appeal To Reason
Sufferer (probably can flip flop with Appeal)
Wolves (I really like this one)
Endgame (its fine)
The Black Market (only listened maybe twice)
The Unraveling (only ever listened to a couple tracks)

 

Siren (one of the best albums from that era)
Sufferer
Wolves
Appeal
Endgame
RPM
Black Market
Unraveling

 

Glad to see so many others rate Siren Song as their best. Sufferer is not far behind and RPM is not far behind those two. One of the finest three-album runs in punk history.
It's definitely interesting that Tim thinks Endgame is the band's best since that was the first time the band came across as formulaic to me, and that's how I've felt about all of their subsequent albums (except the B sides album and Ghost Note Symphonies). What I wouldn't give for an album with a 1.20 hardcore banger, or a 7-minute deep exploration of a political issue, or anything else to break the monotony.
I liked Wolves but it's just not as much fun to listen to song after song knowing exactly when the chorus will hit, and then after the second chorus will be the bridge, and then back to chorus to close the song. Since Appeal to Reason (inclusive), Rise Against's shortest song has been 3.03 and their longest 4.38. That is from 48 songs.

 

Just saw Tim’s rankings. I think it’s BS lol. I mean, I get where he’s coming from...he wrote the stuff. But damn is that ranking all over the place coming from a fan’s perspective.

Siren Song
RPM
Sufferer
Wolves
Appeal (really grew on me over the years)
Unraveling
Black Market
Endgame

I am impressed with how many great songs this band has in their catalog too. It’s awesome to see that each album has essentials.

 

I re-listened to The Black Market a few times today for the first time in a while and damn I still think it rips.

The Great Die-Off, Tragedy + Time, The Black Market, The Eco-Terrorist in Me, Methadone, People Live Here are all solid songs in my opinion.

 

The good stuff on TBM is really really good. I just find the bad stuff to be super blah.

 

always want to hear more TBM songs live but don't think that's going to be happening

 

Shame really as their is some solid song on there.

 

I’m sure their riot fest set will be all the hits

Hopefully we get lucky and they play a new song cuz I know they are recording either already or going to later so... there’s def gonna be a new album next year. Zack basically confirmed that to me back in April at the acoustic tour stop in Chicago

 

I don’t think I’ll ever not be stoked about a new Rise Against album! Any ideas who they’re recording with?

 

I hope they work with Bill again on the next album. I love Wolves, but Bill basically became a member of the band over the years.

 

Tim did a interview with Lauren from 101wkqx and confirmed this

Bill Stevenson is doing the new rise against record and will be recorded in Fort Collins Colorado

 

Hell yes. Super excited about this.

 

The set list last night was solid as fuck basically a song off every recorded except the unraveling


Rise Against Setlist at Riot Fest Chicago 2019

 

I hope they look at what went wrong on Black Market and what went right on Wolves.

Bill is pretty much my favourite producer going - and let's be real, this band is largely responsible for him being a "mainstream" producer these days - but I think the band got a bit too comfortable with him and vice versa.

That said, I think they literally described him as the fifth member of the band in an interview leading up to one of the albums (Endgame maybe?) and they basically said the only reason they did Wolves with Nick was because Bill was busy with Descendants.

 

Hopefully them working with someone new on wolves showed them what Bill REALLY did with and for them. I like Wolves a lot, but part of of me will always wonder what it would’ve been like with Bill’s influence.

 

Same. What kills it for me is the production choices on Wolves. Some songs sound fine but little things bothered me. One that stood out was the echo in Tims voice when the backing harmonies come in (not sure if it's just me that noticed/disliked this) but Far From Perfect comes to mind when I think back.

 

I'd say this is where I stand too

 

Damn I actually agree with you on a ranking

 

Best day ever

 

Edit: I can't tell if it's appearing but, presumably to tie in with the climate strikes, a Black Market B-side and a spoken word piece previously RSD exclusive have gone live digitally.

 

Dope! About Damn Time is awesome and I’m glad it’s finally on streaming.

 

Been listening to Appeal To Reason a lot recently. It’s grown on me a shit ton over the years and seems to be their most timeless record.

also, I’m still into Wolves a lot, but the production is not on par with their previous releases. There’s something about it that irks me now.

 

Pretty much my issue with Wolves unfortunately. I still spin some of the songs from that project though.