Song review: Rise Against - Ballad Of Hollis Brown

Ballad Of Hollis Brown by Rise Against, Music Lyrics and Video

American punk rock band, Rise Against, has released an official video for Ballad of Hollis Brown from Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International.

Rise Against has said that they plan to play Bob Dylan's 1964 classic, "Ballad of Hollis Brown, on their upcoming U.S. tour, which kicks off at the Viejas Arena in San Diego, CA on April 15. A Day to Remember and Title Fight will support the band on all dates.

"The Ballad of Hollis Brown" was about one farmer who falls on hard times, but I don't think anyone from that time period could imagine how our entire agricultural system would fall on hard times. We wanted to make a video that would let the audience know that these problems aren't exclusive to the time period Bob Dylan was singing about, and in fact they've grown exponentially. A farmer's enemies aren't just drought or floods anymore, they are now everything from over-powerful corporations to short-sighted immigration policies."

The video paints the portrait of a modern-day independent farmer living in poverty and includes interview clips with farmers mixed with footage of the band performing the track.

Rise Against - Ballad Of Hollis Brown Video