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Sessions from Rise Against with acoustic tracks, Buffalo Springfield, Jawbreaker covers

Posted by aubin on Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at 5:00 PM (EST)

Rise Against recently visited the AOL studios to record an acoustic session for the organizations "Under Cover" series. The band opened with folk group Buffalo Springfield's track "For What It's Worth," a famous track written by Stephen Stills. It was first released January 1967.

Though originally written about escalating conflicts between law enforcement and club goers in West Hollywood in the 1960s, the song eventually took on a larger meaning particularly in the context of the Vietnam War which was raging at the time.

Along with the cover, the band turned in acoustic performances of two tracks from The Sufferer & the Witness, including "Ready to Fall" and "Prayer of the Refugee." Frontman Tim McIlrath wrapped up the set with a solo performance of Jawbreaker's "Tour Song" taken from their 1991 album, Bivouac.

You can check out the session here.

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Someone (December 6, 2006)

second

JerryCola (December 6, 2006)

This reminds me, I saw Rise Against cover CCR's Fortunate Son live about a year ago and it was probably one of the worst covers I’ve ever heard.

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branden (December 7, 2006)

ccr has been fuckin blowin up my stereo this week

Someone (December 7, 2006)

Oddly enough, I agree, when I saw it last year it was awful, but when they did it at the Fireside Bowl a few years back before RPM came out, it was amazing. Wonder why...

Someone (December 6, 2006)

Cool, more bastardisations of Jawbreaker songs...didn't somebody already do a whole CD of them? oh wait i think you'll find that was that crapfest called "Bad Scene, Everybody's fault"

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R3venge_Therapy (December 6, 2006)

That CD wasn't even that bad. Yeah, there were bad covers, but there were good ones too (Gamits, Kill Your Idols). It's just a shame that the best Jawbreaker cover ever wasn't on it. Lagwagon's cover of "Want".

MedioCore (December 6, 2006)

"Want" = a close second to Lucero's cover of "Kiss the Bottle"

coffinfullofnails (December 6, 2006)

That's what I was thinking, I really like that cover.

ACM (December 6, 2006)

Agreed. Lucero's cover is the best. I also like Face To Face's cover of Chesterfield Kings.

ACM

Someone (December 6, 2006)

Oh i agree, but i mean the bad outweighed the good.

woodandiron (December 6, 2006)

I really like Sparta's version of "Kiss The Bottle".

SalsaShark (December 6, 2006)

Best Jawbreaker cover no one has ever heard: Glória doing "Do You Still Hate Me?"

http://www.sendspace.com/file/yr1ja1

The accent makes it all the more endearing.

Someone (December 6, 2006)

The Face to Face cover was quality

ConsolationPrizefighter (December 6, 2006)

It wasn't THAT bad. Although that cover of Boxcar makes me want to puncture my ear drums.

Someone (December 6, 2006)

wow this is terrible. and i love rise against

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Someone (December 6, 2006)

Their first album was great. Then they kicked out the metalhead guy and it all went downhill . . . .

Someone (December 6, 2006)

The second album was better, and then they decided that the one guy in the band who wrote musically interresting yet catchy material should leave the band.

Someone (December 6, 2006)

What about their first album was good? And why do you think that after the "metalhead guy" left the band it went downhill? It's pretty simple-minded to just spew shit and not follow up. People are entitled to their opinions but if it's mindless bullshit, it can hardly be considered an opinion and more like fodder for the disconnected internet youth. Can you explain you're reasoning?

Someone (December 6, 2006)

Can you explain why you used "you're" instead of "your" in your last sentence?

Someone (December 6, 2006)

Good thing you have to point out his typing errors because you have no valid reasonings to present.

SloaneDaley (December 6, 2006)

funny I've been listening to Bivouac lot lately. I'm begging to think as much as I love the later albums and Unfun that was really Jawbreaker's best stuff, they really had something special going there.

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SloaneDaley (December 6, 2006)

derp.

mcgregor107 (December 6, 2006)

that's a pretty sweet album title!

SloaneDaley (December 6, 2006)

I just copywrote that shit.

David_Arquette (December 6, 2006)

Bivouac is really uh...atmospheric, if that makes sense. I find myself using that word to describe music I love more and more. There's a reall aesthetic to the whole album, and I love that about it. It's tied as my favorite with 24HRT.

bicyclewhoa (December 6, 2006)

why is it every time i hear a jawbreaker cover i need to immediately play the original version just to get the bad taste out of my mouth?

coffinfullofnails (December 6, 2006)

Not working for me... I'll have to try after work.

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Someone (December 6, 2006)

Thanks for the update. Let us know if it works then. And why don't you tell us how work goes, too.

SloaneDaley (December 6, 2006)

I for one would like to know how work is going. so hows it going?

coffinfullofnails (December 6, 2006)

boring thanks for asking.

coffinfullofnails (December 6, 2006)

Anytime and I will let you know.... oh wait I can't because you don't even have a fucking name. shut up.

SalsaShark (December 6, 2006)

I jumped on this topic when I saw something about Jawbreaker. Now I'm disappointed it's the dude from Rise Against doing one. I'll still probably listen anyways.

I make it a point to listen to Jawbreaker at least once per two days. I would kill to have them reunite and play "The Boat Dreams From The Hill."

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Someone (December 6, 2006)

The singer of JB teaches english at my college.

I could, but am not taking his class.

BWAHAHAHA.

Coldwaffles (December 6, 2006)

oh my fucking god

30stm cover message in a bottle...

that was the worst thing ive ever heard

Coldwaffles (December 6, 2006)

i thought it was okay...

but jesus, fucking 30 seconds to mars can go to hell

and red jumpsuit apparatus cover staind? hahaha

skaboom (December 6, 2006)

I'm going to buy the cheapest acoustic guitar I can find and record jawbreaker covers all day and post them on the internet just to piss you kids off.

They're a band. Their songs are good, but they are not sacred.

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SalsaShark (December 6, 2006)

Just wondering, do you think any band is considered sacred and shouldn't be covered? Serious question.

Also, as a hardcore Jawbreaker fan, I wholly support Jawbreaker covers. Hell, if I was in a band, one of the first things I would do would be a Jawbreaker cover.

skaboom (December 6, 2006)

Nothing off the top of my head. I think covering intensely personal songs is weird in general, but it's no weirder than going to a show and screaming the lyrics back to the singer without ever knowing the person the song is about.

MedioCore (December 6, 2006)

Blasphemy!

Someone (December 6, 2006)

i saw CSNY perform "For What Its Worth" a couple months ago. it was awesome but Tim from Rise Against sounds better singing it than stephen stills does these days. stills' voice is a little rusty, but age will do that to ya i guess. i think rise against do a good version.

Someone (December 6, 2006)

Tim covered "Tour Song" a few months ago and it sounded great. For whatever reason, this time it didn't turn out good and the rest of the songs are terrible.

I'm blaming his new "art-fag" hairstyle for this.

Someone (December 6, 2006)

Does anyone still have the Rise Against cover of Lifetime's Boy's No Good?

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Someone (December 6, 2006)

http://www.slsknet.org/

ConsolationPrizefighter (December 6, 2006)

Yes they did. Also they did "Built To Last" by Sick Of It All

Someone (December 6, 2006)

I think the bigger news is that Hanson tribute band covering Staind.

TraumaSponge (December 6, 2006)

Oh great, cover the only song on that album I didn't like.

Someone (December 6, 2006)

good work. i like it all.

nice shirt, joe. let's arm wrestle.

SmellTheGlove (December 6, 2006)

I have this thing where I associate every song I hear with a specific color. When I first hear a song, I pair it with a color and will always think of that color when I hear it afterwards.

Random Example: whenever I hear "Bad Scene, Everyone's Fault" I immediately picture the color blue.

And most times the appearance of a color in the title of a song or band name has no bearing on what colors I see.

Examples: I do not picture the color black when listening to any songs by Paint it Black or None More Black. Also, when I hear "Color Me Blood Red" by Converge, I don't think of Red

Anyone else do this? Is this common? I know one person who associates every person they see with a number. I'm a 4 :-/

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MikeStupid (December 6, 2006)

I tend to associate music with weather for some reason. Certain songs make me think of rain, snow, etc. It also happens with different times of day and different seasons.

BlakeSchwarzenbach (December 6, 2006)

Thanks for fucking up my song, asshole.

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Someone (December 6, 2006)

I think it was revenge for giving us Jets to Brazil

David_Arquette (December 6, 2006)

Jets to Brazil was amazing. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Orange Rhyming Dictionary was better than Dear You.

Go ahead and crucify me.

Someone (December 12, 2006)

I actually agree.

Though, 24 Hour is the best Schwarzenbach record.

Booker_Pee (December 6, 2006)

"for what it's worth" is a terrible performance. that's the single worst thing i've ever heard this band do.

the jawbreaker cover is better. because jawbreaker is unimpeachable.

Jacktheskipper (December 7, 2006)

It`s not working in MY AREA ... thanks AOL!!!

Someone (December 11, 2006)

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