Highlander79
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Rage Against the Machine Say Anything Against Me! Rise Again,

Rise Against Endgame
If Sufferer is a 4.5/5, then this is at least a 4, no questions asked. I'm a fan of Appeal (i personally find it to be better than Siren Song, but that's just me and I tend to forgive the use of production), but this is just creatively fresh in ways that Appeal wasn't. I can see where people would say Help is on the Way- a ridiculously infectious track btw- sounds like a B-side to Appeal, but it's hardly representative of the entire album. The very rhythm/ syncopation with which Tim articulates the lyrics feels different in just the right ways to positively distinguish the album (see chorus of Satellite). My only complaint so far is Midn		4.0
03.15.11
Social Distortion Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll
4.0
01.19.11
Social Distortion Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes
I think what everyone attributing to a loss of cajones can be traced in production choices. Among other things, the guitars aren't quite as dirty. That's not to say it's bad. Its just a slight variation from what Social D has previously done. All in all, HTaNR ranks right up there with Sex, Love, and Rock N'Roll imo. They are similar both in production, tightness, and general feel. Yes there isn't quite the same punch but that's not a bad thing because there is still a punch there that works really well. From where I'm sitting, the first 5 tracks are a strong argument, especially Diamond in the Rough and Machine Gun Blues. 		4.0
01.18.11
Amia Venera Landscape The Long Procession
Something that Trey mentioned in the review early on really stuck out to me when I finally bought this album. It's sound can only be described as huge, sprawling, epic, and beautifully dystopian. To get what I'm saying, try this: listen to Marianas Trench by August Burns Red or the Sound of Truth by AILD, or at least the opening. Then listen to Empire or New Aurora. the difference is mind blowing, not because ABR suck as musicians (they don't) but because there is so much more going on underneath the main thrust in the case of AVL. The subdivided, off-beat, lightning speed snare riffs are incredibly fun, as is the military precision dou		4.5
12.18.10
Bad Religion The Dissent of Man
Great mix of Process of Belief and the Empire Strikes First. Love these guys. 		4.5
09.24.10
Goo Goo Dolls Something for the Rest of Us
Comparable to Gutter Flower, caught me quicker than LLI, overall a really solid effort for Goo		4.0
08.31.10
Bad Religion The Empire Strikes First
Easily my favorite BR album (at least right now) for two reasons: they unleashed Brookes Wackerman's full attack (see the jackhammer pounding of Sinister Rouge) and they somehow made their music even more catchy without losing their sound. 		4.5
08.22.10

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