Rise Against is one of my if not MY fav bands ever. I've been listening to them since they released "Appeal to Reason" and I've been accompanying the band ever since. I can say I very rarely found a song I don't like about them and they have some of my favorite lyrics overall (Audience of One, Entertainment and Tragedy + Time come to mind) probably only beaten by The Smiths in that aspect.
And I did got to seem them live once and I can say that they were great. The only complain I had on the concert was that for some reason the staff decided to put Lady Gaga playing while we waited for the concert to start... Weird choice of music, oh and my footwear ruined my feet that day.

I don't listen to them anymore.

Used to be one of my favorite bands before I grew out of them a few years ago. Considering at least revisiting The Sufferer and the Witness for nostalgic purposes.