Rise Against

I was going to get to see them when they were on tour with My Chem
but I wasn't able to. I love there CD, The Sufferer and the Witness. It's awesome.

I didn't know they covered "Making Christmas" from the Nightmare Before Christmas new soundtrack, sounds pretty good though.

I like Appeal to Reason, but probably because I never listen to new albums in a direct order, I like to mix the songs up and be surprised each time instead of knowing which song will come next and be disappointed if it isn't anything like I expected or something.

I don't know but it's always easier to keep the single on repeat and then just let the cd play and forget it's playing to get to know the other songs. But yeah ... I like the album, I really do.

anyone going to the november 21st chicago date?

i get to go see them at the Filmore next week in Denver!! i'm so excited, its a small venue so its easy to meet the band and be front row and all that stuff (thats where i met ray toro and ian d'sa! )

I'm seeing them in Februari in Brussels =D

have fun in Denver EeVie!

Totally forgot to mention it, but I saw them again in October. They kicked off their Appeal to Reason tour in Cleveland on the 2nd, and it was an awesome show. You can read my "review" of it here, which is accompanied by many pretty good pictures. I was lucky enough to have barrier the entire show, and the bruises that formed along my hips and chest the morning after were completely worth it. They always put on an awesome show. Plus, this time I didn't break anything! That's a first for me at a Rise Against show.

And MJLS, I know how long you've wanted to see them, and I'm so glad you finally get to go! I'm happy for you. <3

I like Appeal to Reason. Yes, it's a little different, but hey...the band has been at this for almost ten years, albeit with many a change in the line-up. Appeal to Reason is their fifth studio album; I think I would be a disappointed if it wasn't a little more polished than their earlier stuff. Bands are allowed to change and grow with time, and experiment with their music as they see fit. Otherwise, it would just be boring and repetitive if they did the same thing over and over again. I love their older stuff, I love their newer stuff. They're still Rise Against, the same punk rock band who can introduce My Chemical Romance and yet still command such a presence that they can hold their own while sharing the same stage with them.

MJLS:

I'm seeing them in Februari in Brussels =D

have fun in Denver EeVie!

thanks i had a lot of fun! i hope u have fun then!

i had front...fucking...row!!!
its so cool being in the front row cause he actually looked me and the ppl around me individually as he sung, i was like omg this is cool haha

i get to see them friday
as for the new record sounding different...
it's still the same voice
tim kinda learned to not rip his vocal chords to shreds (pro)
however, they're singing about the same injustices, same things that they find wrong with the occasional sensitive artist song about a girl...

I haven't gotten the chance to listen to much of Appeal to Reason, but from what I have heard, it's decent. Not their best by any stretch, though.

Has anyone noticed that Tim likes the word cadence a lot?
He uses it in a ton of songs.

^it's always used to discribe beats right?(alli can think of is in the approaching curve)
drum cadences?
maybe he's just really into drum beats and cadence is a better word for it?

Volt-Zorg Boy:

it's still the same voice
tim kinda learned to not rip his vocal chords to shreds (pro)

He should probably work on that a little more. They recently had to cancel some dates in Texas because he stressed out his vocal chords a little too much.

Jinxeh:

He should probably work on that a little more. They recently had to cancel some dates in Texas because he stressed out his vocal chords a little too much.

really? ugh
poor dude
when it comes down to it- you can only do that to your vocal chords for so long
let's face it- he's been doing it for at LEAST the past 10 years, people have developed vocal nodes in alot shorter time than that
especiallly with all the touring they do
i don't know how much more he can work on it because i always got the impression that his voice was just kind of scratchy- his voice isn't that smooth when he talks..
god i'd hate to be one of his daughters when they're in trouble...

Hah, yeah. I bet he's a great father (heck, I wish my father wrote awesome songs dedicated to me) but I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of his angry words, certainly. 0_O

so last night...
barrier- far right
zach's head is fucking HUGE!
maybe i'll post pictures if i have any decent non blurynon security guard filled

^ Boy needs to grow some hair. The shaved look works for some, but his head is just so...perfectly round...whenever I see them live, I always end up staring at his head. It's weird.

his head is just ... i mean it's huge
i think he'd look horrible with hair because it would seem bigger