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| 2.5 average | Blazer223 | September 10th 21 |
Detailed Rating: 5.5/10rBest Songs: Everchanging, Reception Fades, Faint Resemblance, Six Ways Till Sunday
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| 4.5 superb | Nicksput | December 24th 18 |
Rise Against make a huge impact right out of the gate on The Unraveling. The record shows the band comfortable in their own style, which is making energetic, anthemic and heartfelt punk rock jams. The band doesn't seem to care too much about reinventing the wheel, which is great because they get to focus on song writing, which is surprisingly tight (at least most of the time) for such a young band. The instrumentals are pretty good too, nothing too technical, just punchy and effective. They are also great with these tempo changes and short breakdowns that always seem to appear at just the right time, like when the fast parts start getting sloppy. It's still a little raw, but that adds to the charm, and the band wins with sheer emotion without coming off as whiny or preachy.
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| 3.5 great | Risodo | June 11th 18 |
"The Unraveling" is the beginning of the most original and authentic Punk Rock band of the 2000s. Rise Against was for a long time my favorite band, but this was not due to "The Unraveling". This album may have been harder to absorb into my musical palate, but over time it has been incredible for its variety and competence. I really like what the band did here, even admitting that this does not put the album among the best of the genre, but rather, one of the most valued the roots of the band.
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| 4.0 excellent | FlurpSensei | August 15th 15 |
Best hardcore punk freshman effort that era could have offered. Heavily underrated work that has RPM owe it everything.
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| 5.0 classic | xfearbefore | September 26th 10 |
Their absolute best work, this is Rise Against at their melodic hardcore best. Everything about this album stands out from the instruments to McIlrath's half-screamed half-crooned vocals and absolutely mesmerizing lyrics, there isn't a weak point to this entire album. "My Life Inside Your Heart" may be the best song RA ever wrote, as it refuses anything less than tearing into your heart and psyche. One of the best modern punk records, period.
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| 4.0 excellent | DuckLake20 | March 10th 08 |
The Unraveling is the first work by the now widely-known rock band Rise Against. Luckily for music fans, this album’s title is not at all an indicator of its quality. Here the listener can hear the beginnings of the Rise Against sound that has become rather popular in the punk world today. Alternating between melancholic and empowering, the message of “soldiering on” that Rise Against has popularized in its later works began with this album. This is also their hardest album; it has a sound much more akin to hardcore punk albums then it does to the pop/acoustic sounds of Swing Life Away.
The album covers a variety of topics, from love to the state of the world to religion. The stand-out song from the album, Gethsemane, is a perfect close to the album, with a catchy tune and very interpretable lyrics. (With arms raised to the stars begging them to listen…with scars cut from these olive branches…tonight we give in to temptation). Either a love song or a song about Jesus’ final betrayal, it’s up to the listener to decide.
Ultimately, the complex lyrics and catchy, pounding tunes of Rise Against have earned a wide following. Seeing where it all began and uncovering the inception just takes a little unraveling.
Recommended Tracks: Gethsemane, Everchanging, Stained Glass and Marble.
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