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| 2.0 poor | i want to mort. | July 16th 14 |
sweet another bland, worn out and tired album full of failed attempts at rock anthems by a once-so-great band getting old
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| 3.5 great | overdriveisclassy | July 8th 14 |
After my initial listen of this album, I get the sense that The Black Market is a refined
Endgame with some experimentation of other styles (pop-punk in Tragedy + Time and pop-rock
with Sudden Life). Rise Against is not reliving their prime any time soon, but I can't help
missing Tim's old vocal style. The lack of intense passion being conveyed to the listener is
the biggest thing plaguing these recent Rise Against albums. There are still great moments
in Rise Against's new rock style, but they don't compare to what they were in their prime.
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| 4.0 excellent | Subho | July 13th 14 |
Not half bad. Admittedly, at the first listen it seemed otherwise, but upon closer inspection, there's much more depth here. Tim's voice sounds a bit off, but the lyrical themes are pretty strong.
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| 2.5 average | TheSupernatural | August 29th 14 |
Rise Against has been at it for a while and they sound exactly the same. Their complete refusal to take risks makes for a frustrating listen. It's not a bad album, but there's simply nothing there to differentiate it from everything else they've done
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| 1.5 very poor | chambered99 | July 17th 14 |
one of the worst bands fucking ever
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| 3.5 great | GreyShadow | July 9th 14 |
The Black Market continues where Endgame and Appeal To Reason left off. Some moments will rgive you a Sufferer and the Witness vibe ("Bridges"), but other than that, this is an album rof its own. Tracks like the title track and "Zero Visibility" probably show that off the rbest. If you've heard "The Eco-Terrorist In Me", don't expect anything else to come close rto matching that here because that was this album's beast of a track. But, if you are a fan rof the band, the last 2 albums especially, this is definitely for you. rThe main disadvantages are that sometimes they are definitely stepping it up musically, but rothers are a bit plain. Also, Tim's vocals aren't bad by any means, but they feel a bit rlazier this time around.
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| 2.5 average | MegaJake1024 | July 8th 14 |
Decent album and one of those that I feel like I might like a few years down the road, but my angsty self of today has this to say: "Pussy"
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| 2.7 average | Erwann S. STAFF | June 13th 19 |
Sometimes it sucks growing up.
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| 3.0 good | IceDoesntHelp | November 12th 16 |
Still not as fantastic as their best (Siren Songs, Sufferer and the Witness, Revolutions), but it is their best work since they went for a more mainstream approach.
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| 2.5 average | FlurpSensei | August 15th 15 |
I crossed my fingers for a hardcore sound but due to RA's fanbase, also set my mind to forgiving RA for any radio-friendly tracks that may be slipped in.... Came out only enjoying The Eco-Terrorist in Me and Methadone.
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| 2.5 average | Jared Floryan | November 7th 14 |
Here lies a brutally honest punk band fading into obscurity, in spite of The Black Market having been released through a major label. Rise Against's latest album just doesn't possess the same fiery passion and naturality of releases like Revolutions Per Minute; some of it is justified if you take into account that the bandmates have gotten older as time passed. However, this also means they haven't necessarily become wiser, for most of the tracks here - with the exception of "The Eco-Terrorist in Me" and "A Beautiful Indifference" - contain song structures which were handled better in the past. My point is is that whilst The Black Market is a release far from atrocious, it's not exactly far from becoming as stale as a rusty chair.
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| 3.0 good | Trey STAFF | July 22nd 14 |
Rise Against by the numbers. Kind of generic, but not bad.
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| 3.0 good | Piem | March 12th 24 |
| 3.0 good | FnTom | August 29th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Logan | June 29th 22 |
| 3.5 great | samsar | June 17th 22 |
| 3.0 good | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | June 11th 22 |
| 2.5 average | NBHC | June 8th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Oatus | May 18th 22 |
| 3.0 good | Zeist | October 20th 21 |
| 3.0 good | RobiM | February 5th 21 |
| 2.0 poor | Hehe | December 14th 20 |
| 3.5 great | reven | November 13th 20 |
| 2.5 average | Zeuzo | July 19th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tooey | June 11th 20 |
| 2.5 average | Sowing STAFF | June 10th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Halez | April 27th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | bsker1 | April 2nd 20 |
| 3.0 good | AGFoot | March 26th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sly4evr | February 27th 20 |
| 2.5 average | benny06 | January 29th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | jurrevk | January 24th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | kodama | January 8th 20 |
| 2.5 average | mEyck07 | November 22nd 19 |
| 3.5 great | bSmith | September 25th 19 |
| 3.0 good | hcfro | August 21st 19 |
| 3.5 great | yairfg | July 14th 19 |
| 3.0 good | josh | June 10th 19 |
| 3.0 good | nbats | May 19th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Sarah | May 18th 19 |
| 3.5 great | ughemo | April 22nd 19 |
| 3.0 good | Lender | March 18th 19 |
| 2.5 average | Oof | December 25th 18 |
| 3.0 good | tellah | November 24th 18 |
| 2.0 poor | MrNoob | November 6th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lacking | October 1st 18 |
| 3.5 great | alamo | September 29th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Josh | September 23rd 18 |
| 3.0 good | Advent | August 14th 18 |
| 3.5 great | TiduCR | April 8th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Noobl | February 13th 18 |
| 2.5 average | ElSomni | January 28th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Hajime | December 25th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | manu8a | October 26th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | tlatla | August 22nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | ORTCEZ | June 25th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | ICDD | June 24th 17 |
| 2.5 average | heck | June 18th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Jeejee | June 12th 17 |
| 3.0 good | jsaf7 | May 31st 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | sjurd | April 26th 17 |
| 3.0 good | gilly | March 21st 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | virto | March 10th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Eric182 | February 7th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | elioto | January 9th 17 |
| 3.0 good | WaIker | November 22nd 16 |
| 3.5 great | chayka | November 20th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | tincat | October 18th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Tib | August 15th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Ves | July 16th 16 |
| 3.0 good | 2453 | July 6th 16 |
| 2.5 average | old | June 14th 16 |
| 2.5 average | IVIII | May 17th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Snide | May 14th 16 |
| 3.0 good | tricky | April 26th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | Ben STAFF | April 11th 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | Leymon | February 23rd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | AnarkyV | February 12th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | JayKb | January 18th 16 |
| 3.0 good | 8genre | January 5th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Abraxas | December 24th 15 |
| 2.5 average | mEyck97 | November 13th 15 |
| 2.5 average | IchigoK | November 8th 15 |
| 3.5 great | CMX97 | October 16th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | camdc27 | September 15th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Tom Read CONTRIBUTOR | September 5th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | DaveyBoy EMERITUS | August 15th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Froot | July 27th 15 |
| 3.0 good | qdgyu | June 11th 15 |
| 1.5 very poor | Budpave | April 25th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Bawub | March 18th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Dylan | March 16th 15 |
| 3.0 good | seifer | March 12th 15 |
| 2.5 average | Skoj | January 22nd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | yttik | January 22nd 15 |
| 3.5 great | Chin | January 21st 15 |
| 2.0 poor | Flave | January 8th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Ebola | January 5th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | gallus90 | December 29th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Asha95 | December 21st 14 |
| 3.0 good | slaps | December 16th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Dunnus | December 13th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | ADNIS | December 6th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Digis | November 27th 14 |
| 3.0 good | muzy21 | November 23rd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | kevlier | November 20th 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | Runeii | November 11th 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | DanCry | November 7th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | gio34 | October 27th 14 |
| 2.5 average | sidjmt | October 19th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Pikmar | October 9th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Asha96 | October 9th 14 |
| 3.5 great | furpa | October 8th 14 |
| 2.5 average | ton_ey | October 3rd 14 |
| 3.0 good | Mikesn EMERITUS | September 29th 14 |
| 2.5 average | frunsi | September 27th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Mojito | September 22nd 14 |
| 3.5 great | Duted | September 20th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | tysly | September 16th 14 |
| 2.5 average | dmp3131 | August 31st 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Puckoff | August 28th 14 |
| 3.0 good | ryan10 | August 13th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Habarug | August 13th 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | FatCats | August 8th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Prole | August 8th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Library | August 7th 14 |
| 2.0 poor | adr | August 6th 14 |
| 3.5 great | JacobG | July 27th 14 |
| 3.5 great | SMK | July 26th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shakers | July 26th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | wwba | July 25th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Geehhh | July 22nd 14 |
| 4.5 superb | C7P | July 22nd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | MaggieG | July 21st 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | jjhoule | July 21st 14 |
| 3.0 good | Fujay | July 20th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Gavwah | July 19th 14 |
| 2.5 average | JoeR40 | July 17th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Xaeln | July 17th 14 |
| 3.5 great | jmh886 | July 16th 14 |
| 2.5 average | bain89 | July 16th 14 |
| 1.0 awful | SourAK | July 14th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Dan H. EMERITUS | July 14th 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | TVparty | July 13th 14 |
| 1.0 awful | foxxxy | July 13th 14 |
| 2.5 average | stevep | July 13th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Xav | July 12th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Girin | July 10th 14 |
| 2.5 average | KVOOL | July 9th 14 |
| 3.0 good | FCY | July 8th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Caspa | July 8th 14 |
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