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Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine

by Rage Against the Machine

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Released
1/02/01
Music Genre
Alternative

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Description

Hailing from the same L.A. streets as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against is an eclectic quartet that mixes rap, hardcore, funk, jazz and heavy guitars, creating atmospheres that are often violent and threatening. The band's keen political interest separates it from both its lighthearted contemporaries and the many issue-oriented bands that fail to convincingly mesh music with politics. Rage Against The Machine consistently molds the two into a vicious, harmonious package-vocalist Zack De La Rocha's intimidating screams could convert even the most stubborn of right-wingers. But under the shouts of social injustice come brilliant musical ideas from Harvard-educated guitarist Tom Morello, whose crafty guitar-based arrangements give the whole album a cohesive vibe. Don't be sidetracked by the band's often aggressive nature. Listen to the beautiful melodies hidden in the background of tunes such as "Settle For Nothing" and you'll hear a lot more going on besides the obvious lyrical wake-up calls. Top cuts: "Know Your Enemy," "Fistful Of Steel," "Bombtrack" and "Killing In The Name."

Product Details

Artist
Rage Against the Machine
Year of release
2002
Label / Studio
EPIC
Media Content Format
Album
WOW HD Sales Rank
#321
Media Format
Audio CD
Recording Environment
Studio
Number of Discs
1
Run Time (minutes)
52
Original year of release
1992
CD 30days Sales Rank
#284
Cast & Crew
Rage Against the Machine (Music Performer)
R.A.T.M. (Producer)

Press Reviews

Included in AP's "10 Essential Political-Revolution Albums" - "...A debut that channels the aggression of the streets into a guitar-driven polemic. The targets are typical...but [their] integration of hip hop and heavy metal isn't. Alternative Press (11/00, p.144)

Ranked #39 in Melody Maker's list of the `Albums Of The Year' for 1993 - "...white hot metal and molten funk with industrial sonic disruptions...formidable... Melody Maker (1/1/94, p.77)

...Rage Against The Machine offers pointed politics and articulate anger....doesn't just draw from hip-hop and heavy metal, but integrates the two so completely that crossover is no longer an issue... Musician (1/93, p.90)

Ranked #31 in New Musical Express' list of `The Top 50 LPs Of 1993' - "...RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE put screaming funk-bone hardcore and agit-rock sensibilities on top of the pops.... NME (12/25/93, p.67)

7 - Very Good - "...What makes RATM more than just another bunch of prodigiously capable genre-benders is their total lack of pretension or contrivance....the results burn with an undeniable conviction... NME (2/6/93, p.29)

3 Stars - Good - "...they're every bit as angry as their name implies....this is a record of real attitude and energy... Q (3/93, p.90)

Included in Q's "50 Heaviest Albums of All Time". Q (7/01, p.91)

Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's. Rolling Stone (5/13/99, p.52)

...some of the fiercest, most impassioned musical polemics ever....fuses metal-tinged punk rock with hardcore rap....relentlessly inventive... Spin (5/93, insert p.8)

Ranked #26 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s. Spin (9/99, p.132)

Tracklisting

Disc 1:

  1. Bombtrack
  2. Killing in the Name
  3. Take the Power Back
  4. Settle for Nothing
  5. Bullet in the Head
  6. Know Your Enemy
  7. Wake Up
  8. Fistful of Steel
  9. Township Rebellion
  10. Freedom
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