Rise Against 'Appeal To Reason' 2008

I was never a very big Rise Against fan - I only liked a few songs [Savior, Ready To Fall, Swing Life Away, Give it All], and decided to give a full album a shot. I thought I'd do that with "Appeal To Reason," the band's newest album. I am not disappointed. In fact, I'm actually very glad I took the time to listen to this. Lyrically, the songs are great; each song will create a mental image in your head of what's going on. Tim does an amazing job on the vocals as always, and the rest of the band does a great job as well.

I can't say that there's any part of this album that I don't like. Oh, and of course, my two favorite songs by Rise Against are on this album - "Collapse [Post Amerika]," who actually reminds me a bit of Jane's Addiction and The Living End [I'm not entirely sure why] and upscale beat makes it one of the best, and "Savior," which in my opinion is the band's masterpiece. It's the perfect song, to me. In general, the entire album is a hard rock masterpiece - there isn't a single part in any song that doesn't belong or isn't good. "Appeal To Reason" is definitely worth a listen, and if you've got the money, it's worth it.