![]() Yes, the musicianship is particularly good. The biggest surprise for me on the album was the quality of the basslines, with bassist Joe Principe creating highlights on the album with his basslines in Ready to Fall and Drones. The rhythm section is similarly tight, with solid drumbeats and fills being scattered throughout the album. ![]() The guitarists, while not on the level of a band like A Wilhelm Scream, in general play their parts quite well, making inventive riffs and putting their effects pedals to good use, AKA using them when they need to be used, and forgetting about them otherwise (some other guitarists could learn a trick or two from them…). The musicianship in general is very solid, particularly for their brand of punk/melodic hardcore. This may have been my major folly, as having this album playing clearly was a major plus in its favor. ![]() I did not buy Siren Song of the Counter Culture rather, I gave it one listen in a car. However, the release of their new album, The Sufferer & The Witness, has proven me wrong in a way. I still believe myself to be right in regards to that album. I thought it was rather boring, generic stuff with a terrible singer. Rise Against had always been a part of this well, at least since they had released Siren Song of the Counter Culture. Sure, I’m able to get into some (albeit more accessible) hardcore, and much of my recent listening has come from what’s been classified as post-hardcore, I still have a rather strong distaste for most punk.
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