Revolutions Per Minute

Rise Against

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 8, 2003)
• Original Release Date: April 8, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fat Wreck Chords
• ASIN: B00008O83V
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,255 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Second album on Fat Wreck Chords features 12 tracks. 2003.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A perfect blend of hardcore and melodic punk, November 20, 2003

By	Punknews.org "punknews.org" (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews

Rise Against's 2001 release The Unraveling seemed to literally come out of nowhere. I had some interest, primarily because I heard that a significant proportion of the band were from 88 Fingers Louie. But in all honesty, I wasn't looking forward to it as much as some other records coming out that year.

However, The Unraveling was a completely surprising debut. It was a strong, original melodic hardcore record, puctuated by a uniquely heavy rhythm section, and Tim's standout vocals.

Well, Revolutions Per Minute easily tops The Unraveling.

To begin, it's a lot darker than their debut; lyrically and melodically. While their previous record had more upbeat and nearly poppy passages, Revolutions... seems to spend much of it's 37 minutes in a simultaneously furious and reflective place. It feels more honest, and personal, and achieves a real catharsis. It certainly comes from a familiar place; double-tempo guitars, those heavy Fat-produced guitars, speedy vocals, but it ends up somewhere different altogether.

Tracks like "Black Masks & Gasoline" and "Amber Changing" play off a emotional punk sense, while other songs like "Dead Ringer" and "To the Core" are almost pure raging hardcore. It's apparent that the band is writing more as a unit now, and it comes through in the seamless bridges between vocals and instrumentation.

While the band is clearly coming from a hardcore and punk background, it genuinely doesn't sound like anything I've heard. Many people have tried to blend punk and hardcore like this, but mostly we end up with the weakest bits of hardcore, and the weakest bits of punk, kind of mashed together. Instead, on "Revolutions..." we get an impressive sense of melody with a really visceral hardcore edge.

I can say this: Revolutions Per Minute is easily among the best records you'll hear this year. A perfect blend of hardcore and melodic punk, without any of the usual trappings of the genre.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Revolutions per Minute moves fast and furiously, May 9, 2003

By	J. L Owens "owens15" (San Luis Obispo, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Rise Against's sophomore album, RPM is, simply put, amazing. I was really interested to see how this one would turn out, and it blows me away. While not mere punk rookies (Rise Against even has a previous member of 88 Fingers Louie), this album shows that they can create a distinct, heartfelt sound. I am continually amazed by the singer's voice. I have never heard a singer who truly sounds like when he screams, it comes from necessity and is completely heartfelt, rather than just trying to sound hardcore. There are a few slower songs on this album, and many melodic songs. There is not a song on this album that you will want to skip over. "Heaven Knows," "Like the Angel", "Last Chance Blueprint" and "Blood Red White and Blue" are the songs that blew me away, especially the last one. The lyrics are some of the most genuine I've ever heard in a punk CD. Anybody who enjoys well written punk music should love these guys.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Revuhlootion, May 9, 2005

By	Man With A Mission "J Dog" (Ohizzie I-O) - See all my reviews

This is an absolutely amazing album from an absolutely amazing band. Rise Against does a very impressive job with this CD. I can't seem to stop listening to it. It's hardcore, in-your-face punk rock and from beginning to end, doesn't stop. "Black Masks and Gasoline" kicks the album off like getting shot out of a cannon into a glass wall then landing into a pool of salt and alcohol. It's intense and angry, just the way I like my music. And most of all, just the way I like my punk rock. "Halfway There" is another amazing song and the bridge on "Voices Off Camera" is one of the baddest f*cking bridges I've ever heard. "As the desperate cries grow louder, I know we're getting close..." I can't quit listening to this album. Definately a 5 star. Pick it up.