Siren Song of the Counter Culture

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Siren Song of the Counter Culture
Studio album by Rise Against
Released	August 9, 2004 (UK) August 10, 2004 (US)
Recorded	2004 at Plumper Mountain Sound in Gibsons, BC and The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, BC
Genre	Melodic hardcore Hardcore punk
Length	40:54
Label	Geffen Records
Producer	GGGarth
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Punknews.org link Sputnikmusic link
Rise Against chronology
Revolutions Per Minute (2003) Siren Song of the Counter Culture (2004) The Sufferer & the Witness (2006)
Singles from Siren Song of the Counter Culture
"Give It All" Released: 2004 "Swing Life Away" Released: 2005 "Life Less Frightening" Released: 2005

Siren Song of the Counter Culture is the third album by the band Rise Against, released on August 10, 2004. It is the first one to be released on a major label.

The album sold very well, due to the success of its single "Swing Life Away", which reached #12 on Billboard Modern Rock Tracks, making the band's highest-ranking single at the time. Also faring well were the album's other two singles, "Give It All" (#33) and "Life Less Frightening" (#37). Despite its massive commercial success, Siren Song of the Counter Culture is not Rise Against's highest charting album on Billboard 200, peaking at #136; their next album, 2006's The Sufferer & the Witness, would hit #10.

Contents 1 Writing and production 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Miscellaneous 5 Personnel 6 Charts 7 References

[edit] Writing and production

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Siren Song of the Counter Culture was recorded in 2004 at Plumper Mountain Sound in Gibsons, BC and The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, BC with producer GGGarth.

[edit] Reception

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Siren Song of the Counter Culture was released on August 10, 2004 and is the first Rise Against album distributed via Geffen Records. The album itself peaked at number 136 on the Billboard 200 album chart^[1] and reached #1 on the Top Heatseekers chart.

[edit] Track listing

1. "State of the Union" – 2:19
2. "The First Drop" – 2:39
3. "Life Less Frightening" – 3:44
4. "Paper Wings" – 3:43
5. "Blood to Bleed" – 3:48
6. "To Them These Streets Belong" – 2:49
7. "Tip the Scales" – 3:49
8. "Anywhere But Here" – 3:38
9. "Give It All" – 2:50
10. "Dancing for Rain" – 4:01
11. "Swing Life Away" – 3:20
12. "Rumors of My Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated" – 4:14

[edit] Miscellaneous

• Japanese and German retail editions contain the bonus track "Fix Me" (a Black Flag cover), while the Special Edition of the album comes with the track "Obstructed View".
• "Paper Wings" is featured on the soundtrack for Burnout 3.
• "Give It All" is featured on Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1 and on the soundtrack to Need For Speed: Underground 2, the famous video known as "Urban Ninja" which can be found on youtube.com and FlatOut 2 as well as the Xbox game WWE WrestleMania 21.
• The name of the final track was inspired by a famous quote by Mark Twain in response to a newspaper article which stated that he had died.
• During an Interview, Brandon Barnes remarked that "Rumours of My Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated" was the final song composed for this album, being written and recorded towards the end of the recording sessions.

[edit] Personnel

• Tim McIlrath - lead-vocals, guitar
• Chris Chasse - guitar, vocals
• Joe Principe - bass, vocals
• Brandon Barnes - drums
• Eric "Wilcard" Bonny - Stage Technician
• Chris Crippen - Drum Technician
• Shepard Fairey - Cover Illustration
• Bryan Gallant - Assistant Engineer
• GGGarth - Producer
• Ron Handler - A&R
• Neil Hennessy - Vocals
• Lisa Johnson - Photography
• Ben Kaplan - Digital Editing
• Richard Leighton - Guitar Technician
• Dean Maher - Engineer
• Graham Martin - A&R Coordinator
• John O'Mahoney - Digital Editing
• Lee Robertson - Assistant Engineer
• Steve Sisco - Assistant
• Scott Ternan - Assistant Engineer
• Andy Wallace - Mixing

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2004	The Billboard 200	136
2004	Top Heatseekers	1
2004	Top Internet Albums	136

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2004	"Give It All"	Modern Rock Tracks	37
2005	"Swing Life Away"	Modern Rock Tracks	12
2005	"Life Less Frightening"	Modern Rock Tracks	33

v • d • e Rise Against Tim McIlrath • Zach Blair • Joe Principe • Brandon Barnes Chris Chasse • Todd Mohney • Mr. Precision Studio albums The Unraveling • Revolutions Per Minute • Siren Song of the Counter Culture • The Sufferer & the Witness • Rise Against's fifth studio album EPs Transistor Revolt • This Is Noise DVDs Generation Lost Singles "Heaven Knows" • "Like the Angel" • "Give It All" • "Swing Life Away" • "Life Less Frightening" • "Ready to Fall" • "Prayer of the Refugee" • "The Good Left Undone" • "Behind Closed Doors" Concert tours The Unraveling Tour • Revolutions Per Minute Tour • Siren Song of the Counter Culture Tour • The Sufferer and the Witness Tour Related articles Discography • Fat Wreck Chords • Geffen Records • Punk scene • Warped Tour • Rock Against Bush Related bands 88 Fingers Louie • Arma Angelus • Baxter • The Killing Tree • Last of the Believers

[edit] References

1. ^ Siren Song of the Counter Culture's entry at Billboard.com. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.