Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three

Rise Above
Compilation album by Rollins Band
Released October 8, 2002
Recorded May-June 2002
Genre Hardcore punk
Length 55:25
Label Sanctuary Records
Producer Henry Rollins
Rollins Band chronology
A Nicer Shade of Red
(2001)
Rise Above
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three is a 2002 tribute album.[2] The album consists of covers of Black Flag songs performed by the Rollins Band, with vocalists from various well-known rock, hip hop, punk and metal artists (as well as certain members of Black Flag) singing. All money raised from sales of the album were donated to the legal funds of the West Memphis Three.

Track listing

All tracks written by Greg Ginn, except where noted. 

No.TitleFeatured vocalistsLength
1."Rise Above"  Chuck D, Henry Rollins2:11
2."Nervous Breakdown"  Keith Morris1:57
3."Fix Me"  Iggy Pop0:54
4."American Waste" (Chuck Dukowski)Neil Fallon1:32
5."I've Had It"  Cedric Bixler-Zavala1:22
6."I've Heard It Before" (Ginn, Dukowski)Jeff Moreira1:37
7."Room 13" (Ginn, Medea)Corey Taylor1:58
8."Wasted" (Ginn, Keith Morris)Exene Cervenka, Rollins0:53
9."Jealous Again"  Nick Oliveri1:43
10."TV Party"  Rollins3:33
11."No Values"  Hank Williams III1:35
12."Gimme Gimme Gimme"  Dean Ween1:45
13."Depression"  Casey Chaos2:15
14."Six Pack"  Mike Patton2:15
15."Police Story"  Ice-T1:33
16."Revenge"  Tom Araya0:53
17."Thirsty and Miserable" (Robo, Rose Medea, Dez Cadena)Lemmy2:12
18."What I See" (Dukowski)Chuck Dukowski1:55
19."No More" (Dukowski)Tim Armstrong, Lars Frederiksen2:12
20."Black Coffee"  Rollins4:49
21."Slip It In"  Rollins, Inger Lorre6:37
22."Annihilate This Week"  Rollins, Kira Roessler3:59
23."My War" (Dukowski)Rollins3:47
24."Nervous Breakdown"  Ryan Adams1:58
Total length:55:25

Personnel

Band

  • Marcus Blake – bass guitar (tracks 1–23); backing vocals (tracks 1, 10, 14, and 22)
  • Jason Mackenroth – drums (tracks 1–23); backing vocals (tracks 1, 10, 14, and 22)
  • Jim Wilsonguitar (tracks 1–23); backing vocals (tracks 1, 10, 14, and 22)

Vocalists

  • Ryan Adams – vocals and instrumentation (track 24)
  • Tom Araya – vocals (track 16)
  • Tim Armstrong – lead vocals (track 19); backing vocals (tracks 1, 10, and 14)
  • Cedric Bixler-Zavala – vocals (track 5)
  • Exene Cervenka – vocals (track 8)
  • Casey Chaos – vocals (track 13)
  • Chuck D – intro and backing vocals (track 1)
  • Chuck Dukowski – vocals (track 18)
  • David "Pappy" Donaldson, Sr. – backing vocals (track 10)
  • Ice-T – vocals (track 15)
  • Neil Fallon – vocals (track 4)
  • Lars Frederiksen – lead vocals (track 19); backing vocals (tracks 1, 10, and 14)
  • Matt Freeman – backing vocals (tracks 1, 10, and 14)
  • Denny Harvey – backing vocals (tracks 1, 10, 14, and 22)
  • Josh Homme – backing vocals (tracks 1, 10, 14, and 22)
  • Lemmy Kilmister – vocals (track 17)
  • Inger Lorre – backing vocals (track 21)
  • Brad McDonald – backing vocals (tracks 1, 10, and 14)
  • Jeff Moreira – vocals (track 6)
  • Keith Morris – vocals (track 2)
  • Nick Oliveri – lead vocals (track 9); backing vocals (tracks 1, 10, 14, and 22)
  • Mike Patton – lead vocals (track 14)
  • Iggy Pop – vocals (track 3)
  • Kira Roessler – backing vocals (tracks 1, 10, 14, and 22)
  • Henry Rollins – lead vocals (tracks 1, 8, 10, 20, 21, 22, and 23); backing vocals (track 14)
  • Corey Taylor – lead vocals (track 7); backing vocals (tracks 1, 10, 14, and 22)
  • Tommie Vaughn – backing vocals (track 10)
  • Dean Ween – vocals (track 12); outro guitar (track 21)
  • Hank Williams III – vocals (track 11)

Production

  • Raina Alomar – layout and design
  • Bill Bennett – recording engineer
  • Mike Curtis – photos, guitar technician
  • Ben Kersten – recording engineer; backing vocals (track 10)
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Heidi May – executive producer
  • Clif Norrellmix engineer
  • Matt Petrich – recording engineer; backing vocals (track 10)
  • Bruce Robb – recording engineer
  • Dee Robb – recording engineer
  • Henry Rollins – producer, photos

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Rollins, Henry (2002). Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three (CD booklet). Rollins Band. London: Sanctuary Records Group. pp. 2–4. 06076-84573-2.
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