{"id":28428,"date":"2013-06-10T13:00:54","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T13:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-rise-against-rpm10\/"},"modified":"2018-03-17T15:17:48","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T15:17:48","slug":"album-review-rise-against-rpm10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-rise-against-rpm10\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Rise Against – RPM10"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Fans of both melodic hardcore punk and special anniversary editions of albums will be in for a treat with the release of this special edition of <\/span>Rise Against\u2019s <\/strong>seminal album \u2018Revolutions per Minute\u2019<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Originally released way back in 2003, it was this album that brought the band to most people\u2019s attention. It was this album by Rise Against<\/strong> that also had the most to say; bearing in mind the then president of the USA was a Mr. George W. Bush and there was war going on. Something the fellas in Rise Against <\/strong>felt particularly strongly about. So it is only fair that ten years down the line this album is given the re-release treatment and comes with all original songs plus demos of near enough all of them.<\/span><\/p>\n

From a reviewers point of view it\u2019s tough to review an album you are already so familiar with, personally it is one I grew up with and is definitely an album I\u2019d give to someone if they needed an introduction to Rise Against<\/strong>. Listening back to this album now the way it pierces through is still there; the passion and the bite of the meaning behind those politically charged lyrics in many ways still holds firm. If you listen to the album version of a particular track and then listen to the demo version you really do get a sense of the passion behind the song. In particular in \u2018Blood-Red, White And Blue\u2019<\/em> when Tim McIlrath painfully sings \u201cWould God bless the murder of the innocents? Would God bless a war based on pride? Would God bless a money-hungry government? Nooooo!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Now that\u2019s in a no way a criticism of Tim\u2019s vocals, because his delivery is incredibly strong but it\u2019s the way he delivers those lines with such a bite that really drives the message home. To many people that sort of message is probably still relevant.
In fact the same can be said throughout all of the demos on this special edition; the passion can really be heard and when you consider how politically and socially charged those lyrics are it really does add to the overall experience. <\/span><\/p>\n

Conversely this album doesn\u2019t add anything else, yes it has album demos but the songs don\u2019t sound too different to the finished product. A special edition should be just that; special. This doesn\u2019t feel too special and it would\u2019ve been far better had there been some unheard songs, perhaps songs that never made the final track listing or even a B-side or an acoustic version. And let\u2019s be honest we all know what Tim McIlrath can do with an acoustic guitar. <\/span><\/p>\n

The original album is still a timeless piece of modern politically charged melodic hardcore punk; it\u2019ll be a long time before we hear an album with that much to say again. This re-release sort of feels unfinished, a little rushed and it\u2019s a shame because \u2018Revolutions Per Minute\u2019<\/em> really is a fantastic album so why not give it the special treatment It rightfully deserves?<\/span><\/p>\n

2.5\/5<\/span><\/p>\n

‘RPM10’<\/em> by Rise Against<\/strong> is out now on Fat Wreck Chords<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Rise Against<\/strong> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Words by Colin Henderson (@colinah87<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fans of both melodic hardcore punk and special anniversary editions of albums will be in for a treat with the release of this special edition of Rise Against\u2019s seminal album \u2018Revolutions per Minute\u2019. Originally released way back in 2003, it was this album that brought the band to most people\u2019s attention. 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