Awesome Music: Rise Against has introduced many fans to the punk genre over the years and even their earliest albums seem to have stood the test of time. Powerful riffs and thought-provoking lyrics throughout their discography have cemented them as a staple of the modern punk genre.
Broken Base: Mostly between fans of their older, more raw Hardcore sound, and fans of their later albums. Appeal to Reason was particularly divisive. Plenty of people like their whole discography though.
Fandom-Enraging Misconception: Incorrectly calling them "Rise Against the Machine" can be this, as they are not to be confused with the similarly-named Rage Against the Machine.
Growing the Beard: Many fans feel that Siren Song of the Counter Culture was this for Rise Against, due to both the more polished sound from the previous albums and the more politically driven lyrics, a characteristic that very much became a staple of the band's image.
Narm: To some critics, the use of a children's choir in "Make It Stop (September's Children)" was this, as they'd felt it was an Anvilicious attempt at evoking emotion in an otherwise genuinely moving song.
However, some also believe it reinforces the song's somberness considering it's about teen suicide among the LGBT community.
Signature Song: "Give It All", "Prayer of the Refugee" or "Savior" depending on who you ask. "Give It All" tends to be this for older fans, while "Savior" is their signature track for fans who came onboard from Appeal to Reason onwards.
They Changed It, Now It Sucks!: Fans of The Unraveling and Revolutions Per Minute may have this attitude towards everything that came after, feeling that the band "sold out" upon gaining mainstream popularity.
Many fans consider Rise Against's sound to be divided between the older albums (everything up through The Sufferer & The Witness) and the newer albums (Appeal to Reason onwards). Some fans who loved the classic post-hardcore sound haven't come around to the alternative rock influences on the later albums.
