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Post by Hurricane on Feb 8, 2011 0:16:27 GMT -5
Never seen any of the X-Men movies, apart from the Wolverine one.
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Post by AC on Feb 8, 2011 0:33:04 GMT -5
Oh....well you suck then lol
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Post by Diablo. on Feb 8, 2011 5:10:48 GMT -5
Josh, make a review of your life. That would be cool.
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Post by Hurricane on Mar 18, 2011 7:39:47 GMT -5
Rise Against - Endgame (2011)
Rise Against, the Chicago natives who have been tearing up the rock, hardcore and punk scenes and stages all around the world since 1999 are back with a brand new album titled "Endgame", their sixth to date. While being one of the most critically acclaimed rock bands of the past decade, Rise Against have copped criticism for ignoring their punk roots in favour of a more mainstream rock sound. While this may be true, Rise Against's "mainstream rock" is not the empty, shallow rock we often hear on radios, but in fact very intelligent, thought provoking and original, and "Endgame" shows that perfectly.
The album's opening track "Architects" features a hard rock, guitar driven verse leading into a great singalong chorus. "Do you still believe in all the things that you stood by before?" vocalist Tim McIlrath asks in this song about leaving your options open and not shutting off possible avenues you could take. The song is Rise Against at their best, keeping their recent sound from 2008's "Appeal to Reason" and 2006's "The Sufferer & The Witness" while not sounding repetetive or appearing to be more of the same. Track two is the first single off the album "Help Is On The Way", which is also instrument driven with catchy punk-orientated riffs Rise Against have come to be known for. The verse is heavily focused on vocals as chugging guitars keep the pace up, leading to an explosive chorus that you can't help but singalong to.
Track three, "Make It Stop (September's Children)" is a highlight of the album with a choir-esque singalong leading into amazing instrumentals and great lyrics, the norm for McIlrath. The sound is very catchy and tight, and is sure to leave you humming the "woah-oh" sections long after listening to the song. "Disparity by Design" is track four, with a sound similar to "Sufferer" in both vocals and instrumentals. The song keeps the pace of the album and is another very solid track to add to their collection of greatness. "Satellite" is next, another highlight of the album, with a softer verse breaking out into a heavy, catchy chorus that shows what Rise Against is all about. "Midnight Hands" is track six and the music is the heaviest on the album yet, and the vocals hold a slightly country-styled pacing, without sounding lame for a punk-rock band. It picks up leading to the chorus with screaming guitars and McIlrath's unorthodox vocal style giving light to another original and solid track.
"Survivor Guilt", track seven opens differently to any other song on the album with marching drums and voiceover quotes leading into a chugging guitar riff and a heavy rock verse. This war song picks up the pace a little more and provides another great track on what is so far a great album. "Broken Mirrors" opens with instrument sounds similar to Rise Against's earlier work and is another example of McIlrath's supreme songwriting. "Wait For Me", the eighth track opens with a song harmonic guitar sound with slower vocals, giving contrast to the rest of the album so far. It picks up with a hard rock chorus featuring yelling vocals that you can't help but rock out to. "A Gentleman's Coup" features a fantastic rock riff and great rock pacing where the drums shine through more than anything else. Not a highlight of the album, but another solid song.
"This Is Letting Go", the second last track of the album is more punk-oriented instrumentally than other songs of the album, but with the vocals taking a rock pacing like all other recent Rise Against material. "This isn't giving up, no, this is letting go" McIlrath sings in the catchy chorus. The final song on the album, the title track, "Endgame" holds the pace and is another very good track.
Overall the album, while in my opinion missing a few more standout tracks such as "Re-Education Through Labour", "Prayer of the Refugee" and "Hero of War" from previous albums, is incredible solid and did not disappoint me in the slightest, despite my mass anxiety counting down the months, then weeks, then days to it's release. All the songs are very solid, with standouts being "Architects", "Help is on the Way", "Make It Stop (September's Children" and "Satellite" added more greatness to an already jam-packed back catalogue. This is another album they can be proud of.
8.5/10
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Post by AC on Mar 18, 2011 17:42:34 GMT -5
I love the new album
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