Appeal To Reason [International Version (Jewelcase Version)]

Rating

Album: Appeal To Reason [International Version (Jewelcase Version)]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Collapse (Post-Amerika)	More Info...	3:19
2)	Long Forgotten Sons	More Info...	4:02
3)	Re-Education (Through Labor)	More Info...	3:42
4)	The Dirt Whispered	More Info...	3:09
5)	Kotov Syndrome	More Info...	3:05
6)	From Heads Unworthy	More Info...	3:42
7)	The Strength To Go On	More Info...	3:27
8)	Audience Of One	More Info...	4:05
9)	Entertainment	More Info...	3:35
10)	Hero Of War	More Info...	4:13
11)	Savior	More Info...	4:02
12)	Hairline Fracture	More Info...	4:03
13)	Whereabouts Unknown	More Info...	4:02
14)	Historia Calamitatum	More Info...	3:23
2)	Long Forgotten Sons	More Info...	0:04
3)	Re-education (Through Labor)	More Info...	0:03
4)	The Dirt Whispered	More Info...	0:03
5)	Kotov Syndrome	More Info...	0:03
6)	From Heads Unworthy	More Info...	0:03
7)	The Strength to Go On	More Info...	0:03
8)	Audience of One	More Info...	0:04
9)	Entertainment	More Info...	0:03
10)	Hero of War	More Info...	0:04
11)	Savior	More Info...	0:04
12)	Hairline Fracture	More Info...	0:04
13)	Whereabouts Unknown	More Info...	0:04
14)	Historia Calamitatum	More Info...	0:03

Album: Appeal To Reason [International Version (Jewelcase Version)]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Collapse (Post-Amerika)	More Info...	3:19
2)	Long Forgotten Sons	More Info...	4:02
3)	Re-Education (Through Labor)	More Info...	3:42
4)	The Dirt Whispered	More Info...	3:09
5)	Kotov Syndrome	More Info...	3:05
6)	From Heads Unworthy	More Info...	3:42
7)	The Strength To Go On	More Info...	3:27
8)	Audience Of One	More Info...	4:05
9)	Entertainment	More Info...	3:35
10)	Hero Of War	More Info...	4:13
11)	Savior	More Info...	4:02
12)	Hairline Fracture	More Info...	4:03
13)	Whereabouts Unknown	More Info...	4:02
14)	Historia Calamitatum	More Info...	3:23
2)	Long Forgotten Sons	More Info...	0:04
3)	Re-education (Through Labor)	More Info...	0:03
4)	The Dirt Whispered	More Info...	0:03
5)	Kotov Syndrome	More Info...	0:03
6)	From Heads Unworthy	More Info...	0:03
7)	The Strength to Go On	More Info...	0:03
8)	Audience of One	More Info...	0:04
9)	Entertainment	More Info...	0:03
10)	Hero of War	More Info...	0:04
11)	Savior	More Info...	0:04
12)	Hairline Fracture	More Info...	0:04
13)	Whereabouts Unknown	More Info...	0:04
14)	Historia Calamitatum	More Info...	0:03

Performer Notes

Chicago's Rise Against is a band that remembers the political roots of punk rock. Despite their alliance with a major label, they've maintained their all-important street cred and a dedication to animal rights, not to mention the fundamentals of their melodic sound. Despite their geographic locus, the closest reference point for APPEAL TO REASON is the Southern Cali style pioneered by bands like Bad Religion and The Offspring. The delicate state of America is addressed throughout the album's runtime, with the band comparing the U.S. to the flagging Roman Empire and stumping for social justice on impassioned songs like "Re-Education (Through Labor)" and the acoustic "Hero of War." APPEAL TO REASON is certainly edging ever closer to pop territory, especially on radio-friendly, slickly produced tracks like "Long Forgotten Sons" and "The Dirt Whispered." But still, no one will ever mistake it for The Jonas Brothers--Rise Against is merely growing up.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.76) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "The politics on APPEAL TO REASON are more personal than those of most agit-punk bands. The ambivalent aggro-folk track 'Hero of War,' for instance, draws its lyrics from actual stories Rise Against heard from soldiers in Iraq."

Alternative Press (p.151) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "'The Strength To Go On' and 'Entertainment' snarl and growl just like Rise Against songs should..."

Kerrang (Magazine) (p.50) - "[A] collection of perfectly formed melodic punk songs about the environment, war and sweatshop practices, while the most powerful song is 'Hero Of War'..."