Rise (The Answer album)

Rise
Studio album by The Answer
Released	2006
Recorded	2005
Genre	Hard Rock, Blues Rock
Length	48:03
Label	Albert Records
Producer	Andy Bradfield and Avril MacKintosh
The Answer chronology
Rise (2006) Everyday Demons (2009)
Special Edition Cover Art

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Degeneracion Rock	[2]
Indie London	[3]
LeedsMusicScene	[4]
Hard Rock Hideout	[5]
Metal Storm	[6]
Metal Invader	[7]

Rise is the debut album by Northern Ireland rock band The Answer. It has sold in excess of 30,000 copies in the UK & Europe and 10,000 on day one in Japan.

The album was recorded at Olympic Studio 1, Monnow Valley in Wales and the Albert Studio in London during the fall of 2005. Produced by Andy Bradfield and Avril MacKintosh, the Albert Productions team (with back room production from the legendary George Young) and Neal Calderwood from the Bands hometown.

Tracks released from the album were Never Too Late, Into The Gutter, Under The Sky, Come Follow Me and Be What You Want.^[8]

According to their website, the Rise album should be released in the United States by December 2010.^[9]

Track listings

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Under the Sky"	4:09
2.	"Never Too Late"	3:56
3.	"Come Follow Me"	4:10
4.	"Be What You Want"	3:45
5.	"Memphis Water"	6:08
6.	"No Questions Asked"	3:27
7.	"Into the Gutter"	4:03
8.	"Sometimes Your Love"	4:13
9.	"Leavin' Today"	2:59
10.	"Preachin'"	5:57
11.	"Always"	5:12

Personnel

• Cormac Neeson - Lead vocals
• Paul Mahon - Guitar
• Micky Waters - Bass
• James Heatley - Drums

Special Edition

A special edition version of the album was released on 17 June 2007^[10] under the name "Rise: Special Edition". It contained two discs, with the first being the original "Rise" track listing, and the second being a collection of B-Sides, live recordings, as well as some acoustic sessions. It was given four out of five stars by TheMusicZine.^[11]

Special Edition Disc 2 Track Listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Keep Believin'" (Unreleased Chris Sheldon Version)
2.	"I Won't Let You Down" (Unreleased Version From Rise Sessions)
3.	"Sweet Emotion" (From the Kerrang! 25 Year CD)
4.	"Doctor" (Unreleased Version From Rise Sessions)
5.	"So Cold" (Unreleased Version From Rise Sessions)
6.	"Rock Bottom Blues" (B Side)
7.	"Some Unity" (B Side)
8.	"No Questions Asked" (Live Session Version)
9.	"Into The Gutter" (Acoustic Session)
10.	"Only The Strong Survive" (Unreleased Version From Rise Sessions)
11.	"Not Listening" (Unreleased Version From Rise Sessions)
12.	"Come Follow Me" (Live in Tokyo)
13.	"Sometimes Your Love" (Live in Tokyo)
14.	"Be What You Want/Moment Jam" (Live in Tokyo)
15.	"Take It Easy" (Unreleased Version From Rise Sessions)

The songs "Come Follow Me", "Sometimes Your Love" and "Be What You Want/Moment" are also available on the Everyday Demons special edition CDs.

References

1. ^ AllMusic review
2. ^ Degeneracion Rock review^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Indie London review". Indielondon.co.uk. http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Music-Review/the-answer-rise. Retrieved 2011-09-11. 
4. ^ Andy James. "LeedsMusicScene review". Leedsmusicscene.net. http://www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/7018/. Retrieved 2011-09-11. 
5. ^ "Hard Rock Hideout review". Hardrockhideout.com. http://hardrockhideout.com/2007/07/03/the-answer-rise-special-edition-release-year-2007/. Retrieved 2011-09-11. 
6. ^ "Metal Storm review". Metalstorm.net. http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=4766&page=&message_id=. Retrieved 2011-09-11. 
7. ^ "Metal Invader review". Metal-invader.com. 2006-12-01. http://www.metal-invader.com/db/reviews-3410.html. Retrieved 2011-09-11. 
8. ^ "List of Releases by The Answer". http://www.theanswer.ie/releases.html. 
9. ^ "The Answer - Revival. New album released 03/10/2011". Theanswer.ie. http://www.theanswer.ie/. Retrieved 2011-09-11. 
10. ^ "Connecting to the iTunes Store". Itunes.apple.com. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=256109838&s=143444. Retrieved 2011-09-11. 
11. ^ http://www.themusiczine.com/album.php?id=153