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The Sufferer & the Witness is the fourth studio album by American punk rock band Rise Against, released on July 4, 2006. A melodic hardcore album, ... TheSufferer&theWitness FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2006studioalbumbyRiseAgainstTheSufferer&theWitnessStudioalbumbyRiseAgainstReleasedJuly4,2006RecordedJanuary–April2006StudioTheBlastingRoom,FortCollins,ColoradoGenre Melodichardcore punkrock Length42:37LabelGeffenProducer BillStevenson JasonLivermore RiseAgainstchronology SirenSongoftheCounterCulture(2004) TheSufferer&theWitness(2006) AppealtoReason(2008) SinglesfromTheSufferer&theWitness "ReadytoFall"Released:May30,2006 "PrayeroftheRefugee"Released:December6,2006 "TheGoodLeftUndone"Released:May22,2007 TheSufferer&theWitnessisthefourthstudioalbumbyAmericanpunkrockbandRiseAgainst,releasedonJuly4,2006.Amelodichardcorealbum,itcomprisesthirteentracksthatfocusonmelody,catchyhooks,andrapid-pacedtempo.Socialandpoliticalissuesaswellastheconceptofself-reflectionconstitutethemajorityofthelyricalcontent. DissatisfiedwithSirenSongoftheCounterCulture's(2004)producerGarthRichardson,thebandmembersdecidedtorecordtheirnextalbumwithBillStevensonandJasonLivermore,theduothatworkedontheir2003albumRevolutionsperMinute.TheSufferer&theWitnesssold48,327copiesinitsfirstweekofrelease,andchartedinsevencountries,includingtheUnitedStateswhereitenteredatpositiontenontheBillboard200.Criticalappraisalwasmainlypositive,withreviewerscomplimentingRiseAgainst'sabilitytomatureinitssoundwhilesimultaneouslyretainitspunkroots.ReviewersalsohighlightedthevocalsofsingerTimMcIlrathandtheproductionofStevensonandLivermore. ThreesongsfromTheSufferer&theWitnesswerereleasedassingles:"ReadytoFall","PrayeroftheRefugee",and"TheGoodLeftUndone".AllthreesongschartedontheModernRockTrackschartintheUnitedStates,andaccompanyingmusicvideoswereproduced.RiseAgainstsupportedthealbumwithTheSufferer&theWitnessTourthroughoutthesecondhalfof2006andallof2007.Duringthetour,guitaristChrisChasseleftthebandandwasreplacedbyZachBlair. Contents 1Backgroundandproduction 2Composition 2.1Music 2.2Lyrics 3Release 4Reception 5Tracklisting 6Personnel 7Chartsandcertifications 8References Backgroundandproduction[edit] InAugust2004,RiseAgainstreleaseditsmajorrecordlabeldebutalbumSirenSongoftheCounterCulture.[1]AsleeperhitintheUnitedStates,itwascertifiedgoldbytheRecordingIndustryAssociationofAmerica,denotingshipmentsof500,000copies.[2]SirenSongoftheCounterCulture'ssuccesswaslargelyduetothebreakthroughsingle"SwingLifeAway",anacousticballadthatstarklycontrastedtheband'stypicalhardcoreoeuvre.[3]Topromotethealbum,RiseAgainstembarkedonanextensivetouringschedulethatconcludedinDecember2005.[4]Thenextmonth,thebandmembersreconvenedandbeganworkontheirfourthalbumTheSuffer&theWitness.[5] DuringtherecordingsessionsforSirenSongoftheCounterCulture,thebandmembersbecamedissatisfiedwiththecontributionsfromproducerGarthRichardson,ashedidnotfullyunderstandtheirmusicalbackgroundinpunkrock.[5]Richardsonwasbetterknownforhisworkwithheavier-soundingbandslikeMudvayneandRageAgainsttheMachine,andasaresult,thealbumsoundedmorepolishedandheavierthanRiseAgainst'spreviousrawmaterial.[6]Combinedwiththenumerousdistractionsandinconveniencesthatplaguedtherecordingsessions,leadvocalistTimMcIlrathviewsSirenSongoftheCounterCultureasthealbumthat"gotawayfromus".[5][7]WhenitcametimetorecordTheSufferer&theWitness,thebandmembersdecidedtoreturntoBillStevensonandJasonLivermore,whoproducedtheir2003albumRevolutionsperMinute.Themembersdevelopedastrongrapportwiththeduowhilerecordingthatalbum,particularlyStevenson,whomMcIlrathdescribedastheir"musicalsoulmate".[8] ByDecember2005,fivesongshadbeenwrittenforTheSuffer&theWitness.[4]TherestofthesongswerewritteninJanuary2006,inapracticespaceinWestSide,Chicago.[9]McIlrathnotedthatthebandprocrastinatedwritingthesongsforseveralweeks,leavingthemwithonlyathree-weekperiodtowritetheentirealbum.[5]Thebandwasnotaffectedbythisaddedpressurehowever;[5]accordingtoMcIlrath:"Itwentgreat,thesongsjustflowedoutofus.Therewerereallyfewquestionsandthesonglyricswouldjustcomeoutofus,itwentreallywellandeveryonereallylikedthem."[9]UnlikethestressfulrecordingsessionsforSirenSongoftheCounterCulture,thebandmembershadamuchmoreenjoyabletimewithTheSuffer&theWitness,astheynolongersoughttheapprovaloftheirparentcompanyGeffenRecords.[9] Composition[edit] Music[edit] ForTheSufferer&theWitness,RiseAgainst'smemberssoughttoreturntotheirpunkroots.McIlrathcommented:"It'sdefinitelymoreofapunkrockrecord...Wehaven't'grownormatured'assuch,we'vejustreallyexecutedwhatwe'vebeentryingtonailwiththelastfewrecords."[10]Criticshavecharacterizedthealbum'smusicasmelodichardcore.[11][12]Manyofthealbum'ssongsfocusonmelody,catchyhooks,andrapid-pacedtempo;[3][13]tothisextent,CoreyAparofAllMusicwrote,"thisrecordisbasicallyoneshout-along,mosh-worthysongafteranother".[11] Theopeningsong"ChambertheCartridge"beginswithamarchingdrumbeat,while"Injection"usesdoubletimetempoandadrivingguitarriff.[11][14]"ReadytoFall"featuresacomplexsongstructure,withcontrolledversesthatleadintoanintensechorusandscreamingvocals,whileacontinuousbasslineplaysinthebackground.[12][14][15]Thefourthsong,"Bricks",isonlyninetysecondslong,andisplayedatafreneticpacewithinfluencesofhardcorepunk.[11]"PrayeroftheRefugee"usesasimilarstructureto"ReadytoFall",asslowversesarecontrastedwithmoreupbeatchoruses;[13][14]itincludesoneofthefewinstancesofaguitarsoloonthealbum,whichisplayedduringthebridge.[15]"Drones"featureswhatPopMatters'WillRauschdescribesasa"mile-a-minutementality",arapidly-pacedsongfusedwithrollingbasslines.[13] Theeighthsong,"TheApproachingCurve",isoneofthetwomajorstylisticdeviationsonthealbum.[3]McIlrathdeliversspokenwordlyricsduringtheverses,andswitchestosingingduringthechorus.[3]EmilySchambraofthebandHolyRomanEmpireprovidesbackingvocals.[16]"WorthDyingFor"featuresadifferentverse-chorusformthanprevioussongs,astheuptempoversesectioncontraststheslowandmethodicalchorus.[14]"Roadside"isanotherstylisticdeviation,asitpairsundistoredguitarswithapianoandminimalstringinstrumentation.[6][15]Schambraprovidesbackingvocalsforthissongaswell.[16]"TheGoodLeftUndone"returnstoafasterpace,andhasbeendescribedasan"anthemic"song.[14][17]Thefinalsong,"Survive",beginswithamoodyguitarriffandcrashingcymbals,beforetransitioningintorapid-paceddrummingandguitarshredding.[14] Lyrics[edit] "PrayeroftheRefugee"(0:19) MuchofthelyricalcontentonTheSufferer&theWitnesscentersaroundsocialissues.Forexample,"PrayeroftheRefugee"isaboutforceddisplacementandthestrifeofrefugees.[11] Problemsplayingthisfile?Seemediahelp. Socialandpoliticalissues,namelyinjustice,constitutemuchofthelyricalcontentonTheSufferer&theWitness.[13]Thelyricsoftendiscussthesetopicsingeneralterms,insteadofdelvingintothespecifics.[18]AccordingtoMcIlrath:"Ithinkthatalotoftheproblemswedealwithtodayintheworldaretheonesthathavebeenplaguingsocietyforcenturiesandprobablywillbehereahundredyearsfromnow...There'sabiggerpicturethanjusttheBushadministrationandspecificproblemsof2006,andIwantpeopletorelatetothat,evenifthey'relisteningtoit10yearsfromnow."[18]Thisstyleofsongwritingisseenin"ChambertheCartridge",whichralliesagainstapathytowardanysocietalissue,and"Bricks",whichdealswithwarandresistanceinuniversalterms.[18] Anothermajorlyricalthemerevolvesaroundtheconceptofself-reflection.[18]"WorthDyingFor"isaboutthefrustratingsearchforaworthwhilecause,while"TheApproachingCurve"and"Roadside"discusstheimpactoftroubledrelationships.[13]Somesongsonthealbumusemetaphorstofurtherthelyricalnarrative."Injection"comparesaneverlastingloveforsomeonetopharmaceuticaldrugs,[19]whilethebarfightsettingin"BehindClosedDoors"isusedtodemonstrateman'sinhumanitytooneanother.[6][13]Despitethegrimsubjectmatter,thealbum'slyricsareoftenhopefulinnature.[12][13]Thisisbestexemplifiedin"Survive",withitsupliftingandmotivationallyricssuchas"we'veallbeensorry,we'veallbeenhurt...buthowwesurviveiswhatmakesuswhoweare".[13][15] Release[edit] TheSufferer&theWitnesswasoriginallyscheduledforaJune20release,althoughthisdatewaspushedbacktoJuly4.ThisnewdatecoincidedwithIndependenceDayintheUnitedStates,whichMcIlrathnotedwaspurelycoincidental.[20]IntheUnitedStates,thealbumenteredtheBillboard200atnumberten,andsold48,327copiesinitsfirstweek.[21]Itsoldover140,000copiesbyAugust2006,andwascertifiedgoldbytheRecordingIndustryAssociationofAmericainAugust2008.[22]InCanada,thealbumdebutedatnumberfiveontheCanadianAlbumsChart,andwascertifiedplatinumbyMusicCanada,denotingshipmentsof100,000copies.[23][24] McIlrathperformingwithRiseAgainstduringthe2006WarpedTourinVancouver TheSufferer&theWitnesswasRiseAgainst'sfirstalbumtochartincountriesoutsideofNorthAmerica.Thealbumpeakedatnumbertwenty-oneinAustralia,andwascertifiedgoldbytheAustralianRecordingIndustryAssociation,denotingshipmentsof35,000copies.[25][26]ItwassimilarlycertifiedgoldbyBundesverbandMusikindustrieforshipping100,000copiesinGermany.[27]IntheUK,itpeakedatnumber171ontheUKAlbumsChart,andsold58,243copiesbyJune2017.[28][29]Thealbumalsoreachednumberseventy-fiveinAustriaandnumberninety-eightinSwitzerland.[30][31] ThreesongsfromTheSufferer&theWitnesswerereleasedassingles:"ReadytoFall","PrayeroftheRefugee",and"TheGoodLeftUndone".[32][33][34]AllthreesingleschartedontheModernRockTrackschart,peakingatnumberthirteen,seven,andsixrespectively.[35]Accompanyingmusicvideoswereshotforallthreesongs.[36]The"ReadytoFall"videodealswithanimalrightsanddeforestation,andusesfootagefromthe2005documentaryfilmEarthlings.[36]Inthevideofor"PrayeroftheRefugee",thebandperformsinaretailstore,withintermittentshotsofforeignworkersmakingthestoreproducts.[37]Bycontrast,thevideofor"TheGoodLeftUndone"doesnothaveapoliticalmessage.Itfeaturesthebandperformingundergroundinthedirt,andwastheirfirstvideotousecomputergraphics.[36][37] RiseAgainstsupportedthealbumwithTheSufferer&theWitnessTourthroughoutthesecondhalfof2006andallof2007.[38]Thebandwasaheadlineronthe2006WarpedTourinNorthAmerica,[39]andinlate2006,thebandco-headlinedatourwithThursdaywhichincludedthebandsCircaSurviveandBillyTalent.[40]WhileontheWarpedTour,authorandfilmmakerDavyRothbartrecordedseveraloftheband'sliveperformances,andinterviewedsomeoftheirfans.ThisfootagewasusedintheRiseAgainstDVDdocumentaryGenerationLost.[41]Thefollowingyear,RiseAgainstparticipatedinTasteofChaos2007,[42]andsupportedMyChemicalRomanceasopenersonthefirsthalfoftheirarenatour.[43]PriortothetourwithMyChemicalRomance,guitaristChrisChasselefttheband,citingarigoroustourscheduleasthereasonforhisdeparture.ZachBlairofthebandOnlyCrimejoinedRiseAgainstsoonafterward.[44] Reception[edit] ProfessionalratingsReviewscoresSourceRatingAbsolutePunk84%[14]AllMusic[11]AlternativePress[45]TheA.V.ClubB[3]EntertainmentWeeklyB+[46]PopMatters[13]RollingStone[47]Spin[48]Sputnikmusic[15] Criticalappraisalwasmainlypositive,withseveralcriticshighlightingthemusicasthealbum'sstrongestcomponent.[11][14][15][45]CoreyAparofAllMusicpraisedthemusic's"sincerityandpassion"anddescribeditas"maturingwithintherealmsofmajor-labelhardcorerevivalism,whilestillremainingrelevantandexciting".[11]DaveyBoyofSputnikmusicnotedthatitwasthefirstalbumheevergaveaperfectscore,statingthat"PossiblythebestthingaboutitishowRiseAgainsthaveachievedthedifficulttaskofnotsellingouttheirorigins,yetfurtheringallfacetsoftheirmusictobecomealittlemoremainstream."[15]TheDallasMorningNewsgaveamorenegativereview.CriticMikeDanielwrotehowthesongslackeddefinition,thein-songtransitionswereawkward,andthedistortionoftenovershadowedMcIlrath'svocals.[49] Thetwosongswithmajorstylisticdeviations—"TheApproachingCurve"and"Roadside"—werethoroughlydiscussedbycritics.Punknews'AubinPaulwrotethat"TheApproachingCurve"hadpowerfulchorusesandatightinstrumentalsection,[12]whileBoysaidthespokenwordlyricsperfectlyemphasizedthemelodicchorus.[15]Rauschdisagreedwiththeseassessments,callingthesong"lessthaneffective".[13]Rauschdidappreciate"Roadside",[13]asdidBoy,whofeltSchambra'sbackingvocalsmadethesongmorecompelling.[15]ScottHeiselofAlternativePressnotedsimilaritiesbetween"Roadside"and"Outside"byStaind.[45] McIlrath'svocalswerepraisedbyseveralcritics.Rauschcommentedhewasabletoalternatebetweensingingandscreamingonkey,[13]whilePaulfelthisvoiceconveyedabjectdespondencyandearnesthope.[12]OthercriticsagreedwithPaul'sassessment,callingMcIlrath'svocaldelivery"palpable","passionate",and"ragged".[3][15][13]Boyfeltthattheminimaluseofscreamingvocalsheightenedtheiroverallimpact,andnotedthatlistenerswhodonotlikescreamingwillstillenjoythealbum.[15]Bycontrast,ChristineLeonardofFastForwardWeeklyfeltthatMcIlrath'sharshvocalsunderminedthepoliticallyricsmorethanaccentuatedthem.[50] Discussingthelyrics,Boyfelttheyweresimpleandtothepoint,butultimatelyeffective,[15]whileRyanfoundtheconflict-ladenimageryredundant.[3]Ryannoted:"McIlrath'sthematicheavy-handednessisnothingnew,butit'dbenicetoseelessobviousterms."[3]SeveralcriticshighlightedtheproductionofStevensonandLivermore.[12][15][45]Inparticular,Paulwrote:"It'sflawlesslyrecorded,butneversterile,andinmanyways,Stevensondemonstrateshowheisreallythefifthmemberofanybandheproduces...ListeningtoSufferer,itbecomesclearhowwronganyotherproducerwouldbeforthisband".[12] Tracklisting[edit] AlllyricswrittenbyTimMcIlrath;allmusiccomposedbyRiseAgainst,unlessotherwisenoted.[16] No.TitleLength1."ChambertheCartridge"3:352."Injection"3:193."ReadytoFall"3:474."Bricks"1:305."UndertheKnife"2:456."PrayeroftheRefugee"3:217."Drones"3:018."TheApproachingCurve"3:449."WorthDyingFor"3:2010."BehindClosedDoors"3:1511."Roadside"3:2112."TheGoodLeftUndone"3:0113."Survive"3:40Totallength:42:37 TheSufferer&theWitness –UKedition[51]No.TitleLength14."BuilttoLast"(SickofItAllcover)1:53 TheSufferer&theWitness –Australianedition[52]No.TitleLength14."BuilttoLast"(SickofItAllcover)1:53 TheSufferer&theWitness –7"edition[53]No.TitleLength14."ButTonightWeDance"2:48 TheSufferer&theWitness –AustralianTouredition[54]No.TitleLength14."Boy'sNoGood"(Lifetimecover)1:1815."ButTonightWeDance"2:4816."LiketheAngel"(WarpedTour2006version)3:0817."StateoftheUnion"(WarpedTour2006version)2:4018."DancingforRain"(WarpedTour2006version)3:2819."Everchanging"(Acousticversion)4:21 Personnel[edit] CreditsadaptedfromthelinernotesofTheSufferer&theWitness.[16] RiseAgainst TimMcIlrath–leadvocals,rhythmguitar JoePrincipe–bassguitar,backingvocals ChrisChasse–leadguitar,backingvocals BrandonBarnes–drums,percussion Additionalmusicians ChadPrice–backingvocals EmilySchambra–backingvocals AndreaFrench–cello Production BillStevenson–production,engineering JasonLivermore–production,engineering AndrewBerlin–additionalengineering JohnnySchou–additionalengineering ChrisLord-Alge–mixing TedJensen–mastering AndrewBerlin,ChristopherJak,andJohnnySchou–pianoarrangement Chartsandcertifications[edit] Chart(2006) Peakposition Australia(ARIACharts)[25] 21 Austria(Ö3Austria)[30] 75 Canada(Billboard)[23] 5 Germany(GfKEntertainmentCharts)[55] 77 Switzerland(SwissHitparade)[31] 98 UnitedKingdom(OfficialChartsCompany)[28] 171 UnitedStates(Billboard)[21] 10 Region Certification Certifiedunits/sales Australia(ARIA)[26] Gold 35,000^ Canada(MusicCanada)[24] Platinum 100,000^ Germany(BVMI)[27] Gold 100,000^ UnitedKingdom(BPI)[56] Silver 60,000 UnitedStates(RIAA)[57] Platinum 1,000,000 Summaries ^Shipmentsfiguresbasedoncertificationalone.Sales+streamingfiguresbasedoncertificationalone. 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Singles "GiveItAll" "SwingLifeAway" "ReadytoFall" "PrayeroftheRefugee" "TheGoodLeftUndone" "Re-Education(ThroughLabor)" "AudienceofOne" "Savior" "HelpIsontheWay" "MakeItStop(September'sChildren)" "Satellite" "WaitForMe" "IDon'tWanttoBeHereAnymore" "Tragedy+Time" "TheViolence" "HouseonFire" Othersongs "HeroofWar" Tours TheSufferer&theWitnessTour AppealToReasonTour EndgameTour Relatedarticles Discography Songs 88FingersLouie ArmaAngelus Baxter TheHonorSystem TheKillingTree Category Authoritycontrol MusicBrainzreleasegroup Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Sufferer_%26_the_Witness&oldid=1061340534" 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