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* ShoutOut: The band name is an obvious reference the famous Music/IgorStravinsky ballet symphony, ''Theatre/TheRiteOfSpring''. "End On End" concludes the self titled album with SpokenWordInMusic that seems to be the narrator of a documentary briefly summing up the plot of the ballet:

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* ShoutOut: The band name is an obvious reference the famous Music/IgorStravinsky ballet symphony, ''Theatre/TheRiteOfSpring''. The cover art to the self titled album seems to be an abstract depiction of a scene from the ballet, and "End On End" concludes the self titled album with SpokenWordInMusic that seems to be the narrator of a documentary briefly summing up the plot of the ballet:plot:
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* TheCameo: "Persistent Vision" definitely has Ian [=MacKaye=] doing background vocals.

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* TheCameo: "Persistent Vision" definitely has Ian [=MacKaye=] doing background vocals.vocals, though Ian is officially only credited as a RecordProducer.

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* SelfTitledAlbum: They only released one studio album, and it was rereleased as ''End on End'' which included the ''All Through Life'' EP.
* ShoutOut: The band name is an obvious reference the famous Music/IgorStravinsky ballet symphony, ''Theatre/TheRiteOfSpring''.
* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "All Through Life"...well, soft enough for hardcore.

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* SelfTitledAlbum: They only released one studio album, and it was rereleased as ''End on End'' which included the ''All Through A Life'' EP.
* ShoutOut: The band name is an obvious reference the famous Music/IgorStravinsky ballet symphony, ''Theatre/TheRiteOfSpring''. \n "End On End" concludes the self titled album with SpokenWordInMusic that seems to be the narrator of a documentary briefly summing up the plot of the ballet:
-->"...to write a piece about a solemn pagan rite. Wise elders, seated in a circle, watch a young girl dance herself to death. They were sacrificing her to proficiate the god of spring."
* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "All Through A Life"...well, soft enough for hardcore.

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* OneBookAuthor: Only one full album was ever recorded by the band.
* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: As is the way with most hardcore bands, Rites of Spring were all about the three chords, but three ''melodic'' chords.

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* OneBookAuthor: Only one full album was ever recorded by the band.
band, and only released a single post-breakup EP afterwards.
* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: As is the way with most hardcore bands, Rites albeit with a greater emphasis on melody than many of Spring were all about the three chords, but three ''melodic'' chords.their contemporaries.
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* MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness: Generally on a 7. There's a reason why they were called "emocore".
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: A 5 since they're on the more melodic side of things.
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Music/KurtCobain listed ''Rites of Spring'' on [[BigNameFan his top 50 favourite albums of all time.]]

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Music/KurtCobain listed ''Rites of Spring'' on [[BigNameFan his top 50 favourite albums of all time.]]

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