Rise Against is More Than Their Music!
-Kendra Richter, December 5th 2012
Every generation has their own rebellion movement. The movement
is specifically tailored to the social issues current to the time. The
Millennials, the generation that is currently between the ages of about 18-26,
has many things to rebel against. The punk-rock band Rise Against from Chicago,
Illinois that began in 1999, addresses a few of the current social issues
through their music. The band focuses mainly on addressing the issues of immigration,
animal rights, homophobia, and war. Tim McIlrath, a co-founder of the band, writes most of the
songs for the band. The lyrics he writes are very telling of the band’s
rebellion and are extremely youth-oriented. They also use their music videos and
their own activism website as vehicles to express their rebellion. Rebellious
expressionists tend to adapt their work to speak to the youth. Youthful
generations are seen as the generations of hope. They are the ones who will
begin to make the world a better place as they take charge while they grow
older. For this reason exactly, it is important that rebellious expressionists
are knowledgeable with all aspects of youth, and keep current with the issues
that they find the most important.
is specifically tailored to the social issues current to the time. The
Millennials, the generation that is currently between the ages of about 18-26,
has many things to rebel against. The punk-rock band Rise Against from Chicago,
Illinois that began in 1999, addresses a few of the current social issues
through their music. The band focuses mainly on addressing the issues of immigration,
animal rights, homophobia, and war. Tim McIlrath, a co-founder of the band, writes most of the
songs for the band. The lyrics he writes are very telling of the band’s
rebellion and are extremely youth-oriented. They also use their music videos and
their own activism website as vehicles to express their rebellion. Rebellious
expressionists tend to adapt their work to speak to the youth. Youthful
generations are seen as the generations of hope. They are the ones who will
begin to make the world a better place as they take charge while they grow
older. For this reason exactly, it is important that rebellious expressionists
are knowledgeable with all aspects of youth, and keep current with the issues
that they find the most important.