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Rise Against's music was initially characterized by its gritty combination of hardcore punk and melodic hardcore. [9] With the release of Appeal to Reason , the band's music shifted toward a more accessible and radio-friendly sound, with greater emphasis on production value. [ 10 ]
In contrast to the social and political topics normally discussed in Rise Against songs, "Savior" is about forgiveness and broken relationships. It is a punk rock song, with a "frenetic pace" that John Hanson of Sputnikmusic described as reminiscent of tracks from the band's 2003 album Revolutions per Minute . [ 3 ]
Rise Against's narrative videos are also usually political in nature. [179] In the video for "Prayer of the Refugee" the band destroys products in a retail store, with intermittent shots of foreign workers making the store products. The goal was for the video to showcase how conventional business models allow for various human rights violations ...
"Give It All" is a song by American rock band Rise Against. It was originally recorded for the 2004 compilation album Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1, while a slightly altered version appeared on the band's third studio album Siren Song of the Counter Culture later that year.
"I Don't Want to Be Here Anymore" is a song by American rock band Rise Against. The song was released as the lead single from their seventh album, titled The Black Market on June 10, 2014, and was sent to radio the same day. [2] It debuted at #22 on the Alternative Songs chart and peaked at #5 on the Mainstream Rock chart.
"Satellite" is a song by American punk rock band Rise Against, featured on their sixth studio album Endgame (2011). Written by lead vocalist Tim McIlrath, "Satellite" is a melodic hardcore song expressing the idea that the band stood by their social and political beliefs, and that they would not conform to mainstream media.
"The Good Left Undone" is the third single from Rise Against's fourth full-length album, The Sufferer & the Witness. The song impacted radio on May 22, 2007. [1] In June 2007, the band announced they would be holding a contest to determine who could make the best video for the song.
The music video features an eight-year-old boy who resembles George W. Bush playing with a miniature world, and throughout the video the boy plays with objects depicting high gas prices, the war in Iraq, the funeral of a soldier, Abu Ghraib prison, the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, deforestation, house foreclosures, gay marriage, and illegal immigration before going to bed in the White House.