Siren Song of the Counter Culture

Siren Song of the Counter Culture
Studio album by Rise Against
Released	August 9, 2004 (UK) August 10, 2004 (US)
Recorded	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
Rise Against chronology
Revolutions Per Minute (2003) Siren Song of the Counter Culture (2004) The Sufferer and the Witness (2006)

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 it one of the band's highest-ranking singles so far. Also faring well were the album's other two singles, "Give It All" (#33) and "Life Less Frightening" (#37). The album itself reached #1 on the Top Heatseekers chart and #136 on The Billboard 200 and Top Internet Albums.

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

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.

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

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)