Musical Style and Themes
Appeal to Reason is considered by critics to be one of Rise Against's most accessible and melodic albums, both musically and lyrically. Jon Pareles of The New York Times felt that the band's "righteousness grows more tuneful with every album". John Hanson of Sputnikmusic said that the album is "‘appealing’ to a larger audience than old fans will be comfortable with". In an October 2008 interview with Tony Pascarella of AbsolutePunk.net, bassist Joe Principe said, "Appeal to Reason sounds like a Rise Against album but there's still something new that we're offering. I think we've grown as songwriters and as a band, and it shows on the record." According to Bill Stewart of PopMatters, "Appeal to Reason is a Rise Against album. If you possess more than a passing familiarity with the band, I wouldn’t even bother scrolling through the rest of this review, and I’d certainly avoid checking out the rating at the end of it—because that first sentence, for better or worse, says everything that needs to be said about this album."
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"Hero of War"
You can download the clip or download a player to play the clip in your browser. A sample of the acoustic song "Hero of War", which tells the tragedy of war on a soldier. Read more about this topic: Appeal To Reason Famous quotes containing the words musical, style and/or themes:“Sometimes a musical phrase would perfectly sum up “The style of an author should be the image of his mind, but the choice and command of language is the fruit of exercise.” “In economics, we borrowed from the Bourbons; in foreign policy, we drew on themes fashioned by the nomad warriors of the Eurasian steppes. In spiritual matters, we emulated the braying intolerance of our archenemies, the Shi’ite fundamentalists.” |