The Sufferer and the Witness
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| The Sufferer and the Witness | ||
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| Studio album by Rise Against | ||
| Released | July 4, 2006 | |
| Recorded | January - April 2006 The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA |
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| Genre | Hardcore Punk Punk Rock |
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| Length | 42:51 w/o bonus |
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| Label | Geffen Records | |
| Producer(s) | Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore | |
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| Rise Against chronology | ||
| Siren Song of the Counter Culture (2004) |
The Sufferer and the Witness (2006) |
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The Sufferer and the Witness is the fourth album by Rise Against, which was released on July 4, 2006.
It was their second release on major label Geffen Records, coming after 2004's Siren Song of the Counter Culture.
The album debuted at #10 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart.
A single, "Ready to Fall", was released prior to the album's release.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Chamber the Cartridge" – 3:43
- "Injection" – 3:21
- "Ready to Fall" – 3:49
- "Bricks" – 1:38
- "Under the Knife" – 2:47
- "Prayer of the Refugee" – 3:27
- "Drones" – 3:05
- "The Approaching Curve" – 3:43
- "Worth Dying For" – 3:21
- "Behind Closed Doors" – 3:18
- "Roadside" – 3:27
- "The Good Left Undone" – 3:08
- "Survive" – 4:55
- Bonus tracks – vary according to edition
- "Built to Last" (Sick of It All) – 1:53
- "Boy's No Good" (Lifetime) – 1:18
- "But Tonight We Dance" – 2:48
- "Paper Wings" (Live at the Troubadour) – 3:37 (This song can also be seen live in Rise Against's DVD Generation Lost)
[edit] Miscellaneous
- The band recorded the album at The Blasting Room, in Fort Collins, Colorado. This was the same studio in which they recorded their second LP Revolutions Per Minute. On March 13th, 2006, while in Fort Collins recording The Sufferer and the Witness, Rise Against played a secret show at the now defunct nightclub The Starlight.
- On May 13th 2006, an unmastered copy of the album was leaked to the internet, followed a month later by a mastered advance. The leaked version of the album contained the b-side "But Tonight We Dance" which did not appear on the album. Besides the b-side not being included, the title of the song "Done with the Compass" was changed to what is now "Injection" and the song "Diaspora" was changed to "Prayer of the Refugee".
- Some European versions of the album contain "Built to Last" (despite displaying a sticker claiming the bonus track is a cover of Lifetime's "Boy's No Good").
- Australian edition and some European versions actually contain "Boy's No Good".
- The bonus track "But Tonight We Dance" only appears on the LP and the iTunes version of the album.
- In the album's liner notes on the inside of the CD case, there are some books recommended for reading. They are
- The female vocalist who is featured predominantly in Roadside as well as in some of the other songs from the album is Emily Schambra, lead singer of Holy Roman Empire.
- The song "Survive" was featured in WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw 2007. "Drones" is the theme song for Royal Rumble 2007 and featured in Madden NFL 07.
- The song "Roadside" was featured in the Smallville season 6 episode Trespass.
- A misconception that listeners believe is that the voice speaking at the beginning of "Chamber the Cartridge" is saying "this is noise". In reality, it is the Chicago Transit Authority's automated voice for the Noyes stop on the purple line.
[edit] Credits
- Tim McIlrath – vocals
- Chris Chasse – guitar
- Joe Principe – bass
- Brandon Barnes – drums
- Chad Price – additional vocals
- Emily Schambra – additional vocals
- Andrew Berlin, Christopher Jak, and Johnny Schou – piano and string arrangement
- Recorded at The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
- Produced and engineered by Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore
- Additional vocals recorded at Resonate Sound, Burbank, California, USA
- Additional engineering by Andrew Berlin and Johnny Schou
- Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge at Resonate Sound, Burbank, California, USA
- Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, New York, USA
[edit] External link
| Rise Against |
| Brandon Barnes | Zach Blair | Tim McIlrath | Joe Principe |
| Chris Chasse | Todd Mohney | Mr. Precision |
| Discography |
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| The Unraveling | Revolutions Per Minute | Siren Song of the Counter Culture | The Sufferer and the Witness |
| Videography |
| Generation Lost |
| Singles |
| "Heaven Knows" | "Give It All" | "Swing Life Away" | "Life Less Frightening" | "Ready to Fall" | "Prayer of the Refugee" | "Under the Knife" |
| Labels |
| Geffen Records | Fat Wreck Chords |
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