A favourite group of mine, Rise Against, recently released a new album that was titled 'Endgame'. This Album is the sixth studio release by the punk-rock band, and was produced by Bill Stevenson. The finished Album was completed for international release by January 2011, and after some final touches was then ready for the world on March 11, 2011. And to date, Endgame has stayed at the number one Canadian, German, and UK Album Lists for many weeks.
The album deals with "the end of humankind as we know it," with lyrics that address world events including Hurricane Katrina (Help Is On The Way), recent LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual and Queer) teen suicides (Make It Stop), and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. According to lead vocal and guitarist, Tim McIlrath, "although the lyrics discuss grim topics, they actually take on a positive view and were written from the perspective of, 'What if the place on the other [side] of this transition is [a] place we'd all rather be living in?'".
The seventh track, "Survivor Guilt" is one of my favourites. The first approximately thirty-four seconds of this song features dialogue from the film Catch-22, and it really makes you think for a moment. The dialogue basically states that America thinks they will never be destroyed, even though "all great countries are destroyed".
My favourite song is seriously hard to place. Really, it is horrendously difficult. "Help Is On The Way", "Make It Stop", "Satellite" and "Wait For Me" are all tied. But I am not joking when I say this is probably one of the toughest decisions to make. So, I shall not make one.
I recommend this Album so much that it is painful. The lyrics are very powerful, and making you really stop and think about what is going on in the world. If one song sticks out for any reason, it would be "Make It Stop", or also titled, "September's Children". This is about all of the LGBTQ children who committed suicide in September of 2010. The song, when I first heard it, made me cry. It is very powerful, and being part of the LGBTQ community makes it even more so powerful. At the time of 3:03 in the song, a voice speaks the names of Tyler Clementi (age 18), Billy Lucas (age 15), Harrison Chase Brown (age 15), Cody J. Barker (age 17), and Seth Walsh (age 13).
I keep making this sound as if I'm ending the reading but there is so much more to say! However I shall end now, by saying that you need to listen to this CD. And also, that you need to watch what you say in this world. You never know who could be listening. And who you could be hurting.
Love,
The Night Angel.
Released; March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11)
Recorded; September 2010–January 2011 at The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado
Genre; Alternative rock, Melodic hardcore, Punk rock[1]
Length; 46:05
Label; DGC, Interscope
Producer; Bill Stevenson, Jason Livermore
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