Rage Against The Machine [Explicit]

Rage Against the Machine...the name of the band says everything about their style. Pounding beats, amazing riffs, and completely rage filled lyrics and singing-these are some of the things that make Rage Against the Machine so compelling. There is NO filler in this album, it just pounds and rages through the entire length. Anarchy is a constant feature in Rage Against the Machine's songs, especially in this album. Songs like 'Killing in the name of' and 'know your enemy' show exactly how this works. For example, 'F*** you i wont do what you tell me' in 'Killing in the name of' pretty much underlines the entire band's purpose; stirring up controversy while keeping musical elements in their songs. The bands name says a lot about their style - the name is a term for rebelling against the authority, and their music surely proves that the name is rightfully used. Zach De la Rocha's singing/rapping goes very well with the band's heavy baselines and beats. Though this CD is around 15 years old, it still seems as fresh as ever. I think it is a great pity that the band broke up, and even though the remaining members (everyone minus Zach De la Rocha) of Rage against the Machine went on to form Audioslave, Audioslave much less controversial, and (in my opinion) their lyrics and baselines a lot less powerful.

There is no word to sum up this album- no superlative can do it justice- One listen and youre hooked; from the trippy opening bass of 'Bombtrack' and the militant anger of 'Killing in the Name' the anger doesn't let up. Tom wacks out the riffs with some awe-inspiring solos and a generous handfull of effects, 'Timmy C brings that bass in' and Zach loads the tracks with some rap styled beat- and injects some leftwing politics with it! Highlights include the openning of 'Know Your Enemy', 'Take the Power Back' & of course the infamous 'Wake Up'.

Rage Against the Machine is quite simply the best metal album ever.

This is the best album I have ever listned to. At first I thought I preferred Evil Empire, which is an excellent album as well. But over and over again I found myself listening to this album and finding myself enjoying it emensly despite the fact that I had listned to it countless times. Tom Morello's blistering guitar combined with Zack De La Rocha's message riddled vocals works brilliantly, with Timmy O's bass and Brad Wilk's drums sounding equally as good. It is an excellent mix of rock and the funkiest hip hop you can find. It is impossible for me to name a favourite track as when I am just starting to think one is my favourite I listen to the next one and realise that is amazing to. I agree with many of my fellow reviewers, if you are going to by a rage album, don't start with The Battle of Los Angeles (buy this later, it is excellent too) Make sure you buy RATM: RATM, buy it even if you don't like the type of music!

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