Rise Against - Appeal To Reason

"The politics on Appeal To Reason are more personal than those of most agit-punk bands: The ambivalent agro-folk track 'Hero Of War,' for instance, draws its lyrics from actual stories Rise Against heard from soldiers in Iraq. And the songs are driven by an ever-sharpening pop sensibility. Producer Bill Stevenson dirties up the chugga-chugga riffs with the Reagan-era spit shine of bands like Fugazi and Black Flag, but big choruses and radio-friendly hooks still anchor the tunes." – Rolling Stone