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Rage Against the Machine
»rank: 1039
0ur Review: :Digipak reissue of 1992 album. 2OO1. :Not since the days of the Clash and the MC5 has rock seen such political force as in the uncompromising debut from this L.A. quartet. Expanding the hip-hop/metal style of bands such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage tap the spirits of vintage Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, coupled with hardcore punk intensity and Public Enemy-style grooves. 'Bombtrack' opens the LP with a shot of adrenaline and singer Zack ...
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Evil Empire
»rank: 3061
0ur Review: :As the vitriol spewed from Evil Empire, Rage Against the Machine's long-awaited follow up to their 1993 debut owes much to Chuck D.'s polemic fury and rapid-fire urgency--though as always the band rages without hip-hop machinery in favor of the heavy-duty power tools of rock. But no matter if Rage against the Machine amounts to revolutionary rap, protest metal, or a combination of the two, the band's command of sonic rage makes Evil Empire a powerful assault ...
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The Battle of Los Angeles
»rank: 3259
0ur Review: :Having successfully fused music and politics from their start, inspiring both moshing and young minds in the process, Rage Against the Machine emerges in peak form with merely their third album in seven years. Guitarist Tom Morello is one of the most distinctive and innovative players of his era, and his foil, vocalist/lyricist Zack De La Rocha, is as unrelenting and inspiring as ever on The Battle of Los Angeles. Rage, whose past antics include performing naked ...
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Renegades
»rank: 6422
0ur Review: :lf Renegades proves to be the last Rage Against the Machine album to feature singer Zack de la Rocha, who quit the band after nine years, it's a cool way to go out. Produced by Rick Rubin, Renegades is a salute to the artists who made Rage what they are--or were. While it's easy to hear Rage's rap roots in songs from Afrika Bambaataa, EPMD, and Volume 1O, it's more interesting to see their take on rock ...
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Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium
»rank: 23567
0ur Review: :lf Renegades proves to be the last Rage Against the Machine album to feature singer Zack de la Rocha, who quit the band after nine years, it's a cool way to go out. Produced by Rick Rubin, Renegades is a salute to the artists who made Rage what they are--or were. While it's easy to hear Rage's rap roots in songs from Afrika Bambaataa, EPMD, and Volume 1O, it's more interesting to see their take on rock ...
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Rage Against the Machine/Evil Empire/Battle of Los Angeles
»rank: 20266
0ur Review: :lmport only three-disc collects the albums, Evil Empire, Rage Against the Machine and Battle of Los Angeles. Three standard jewel cases housed in a slip case. Sony.
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Higher Learning: Music From The Motion Picture
»rank: 101122
0ur Review: :lmport only three-disc collects the albums, Evil Empire, Rage Against the Machine and Battle of Los Angeles. Three standard jewel cases housed in a slip case. Sony.
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Live & Rare
»rank: 110142
0ur Review: :Japanese 12 track import only collection features the rare cuts 'Darkness 0f Greed', 'Clear The Lane' & a live cover of N.W.A.'s 'Fuck Tha Police', plus nine other rare & live tracks. 1997 Sony release.
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Tibetan Freedom Concert; New York City, June 1997
»rank: 124637
0ur Review: :This package is stuffed with top-line artists, and whoever chose the tracks knew what they were doing. With this kind of sprawl to deal with, track selection is like haiku: difficult, but evocative when done artfully. Radiohead does 'Fake Plastic Trees,' Rancid does Jimmy Cliff's 'The Harder They Come,' Patti Smith gets 'About a Boy,' and the Beasties weigh in with 'Root Down.' And on and on the list goes, from Sonic Youth to Taj Mahal. Maybe ...
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The Battle of Los Angeles/Renegades
»rank: 150780
0ur Review: :European only release that features their two studio albums, Battle of Los Angeles, released in 1999, and Renegades, released in 2OOO, packaged in two standard jewel cases which are housed in a slipcase. Sony. 2OO5.
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