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Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
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Bombtrack full track | 4:03 | 335,807 | ||
| 2 |
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Killing in the Name full track | 5:12 | 546,176 | ||
| 3 |
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Take The Power Back full track | 5:34 | 284,114 | ||
| 4 |
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Settle For Nothing full track | 4:46 | 219,023 | ||
| 5 |
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Bullet In The Head full track | 5:06 | 300,927 | ||
| 6 |
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Know Your Enemy full track | 4:53 | 319,387 | ||
| 7 |
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Wake Up full track | 6:02 | 350,991 | ||
| 8 |
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Fistful Of Steel full track | 5:29 | 190,334 | ||
| 9 |
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Township Rebellion full track | 5:23 | 206,595 | ||
| 10 |
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Freedom full track | 6:05 | 244,386 |
About this album
Rage Against the Machine is the debut album by rock band Rage Against the Machine, released November 3, 1992. The songs on Rage Against the Machine tend to feature political mantras with the vocals rapped. The album peaked at #1 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart, and at #45 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.
Tom Morello’s guitar soloing is somewhat traditional on this album, taking influence more from heavy metal music, in comparison to later releases where it is more experimental and geared toward emulation of DJs and hip hop.
In 2001 Q magazine named Rage Against the Machine as one of the 50 Heaviest Albums Of All Time. The album is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2003, the album was ranked number 368 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
The album is known for its high production values, which are almost to the strictest audiophile standards. Some audiophile sites and magazines even go as far as using the album — in particular the song “Take the Power Back” — to test amplifiers and speakers.
Acclaimed BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe named Rage Against the Machine as one of four albums to be added to his list of ‘Masterpieces’, and his personal favourite album, on December 2nd, 2008.
The cover artwork features a famous photo of Thích Quảng Đức, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, burning himself to death in Saigon in 1963. The monk was protesting President Ngô Đình Diệm’s administration for oppressing the Buddhist religion. The photograph drew international attention and persuaded U.
Tom Morello’s guitar soloing is somewhat traditional on this album, taking influence more from heavy metal music, in comparison to later releases where it is more experimental and geared toward emulation of DJs and hip hop.
In 2001 Q magazine named Rage Against the Machine as one of the 50 Heaviest Albums Of All Time. The album is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2003, the album was ranked number 368 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
The album is known for its high production values, which are almost to the strictest audiophile standards. Some audiophile sites and magazines even go as far as using the album — in particular the song “Take the Power Back” — to test amplifiers and speakers.
Acclaimed BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe named Rage Against the Machine as one of four albums to be added to his list of ‘Masterpieces’, and his personal favourite album, on December 2nd, 2008.
The cover artwork features a famous photo of Thích Quảng Đức, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, burning himself to death in Saigon in 1963. The monk was protesting President Ngô Đình Diệm’s administration for oppressing the Buddhist religion. The photograph drew international attention and persuaded U.
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Shouts
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hsvfreak1887 wrote:
Ragefist up!
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vjeran05 wrote:
Man, this album is heaven for audiophiles. Really enjoying it.
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solidaz wrote:
hilarious video Rage vs X- factor ha ha http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF611fQbLzc
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joshlanjaron wrote:
Just glad they never sold out. Thats worth more than any commercial follow up. Even Iggy is selling insurance. Shame on him. Thanks Rage, and can't wait for the gig. They deserve this number 1!!!!!!
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PvtShinjiIkari wrote:
Absolutely flawless production. The album itself is oddly catchy, espescially considering it's a highly politically-fueled rap/metal hybrid with no fewer than 7 songs longer than 5 mins. A little bit of a shame that only 2 albums of original material have followed (so far), which both haven't lived up to the potential to this (despite being still being good)...woah, long shout
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sianii wrote:
oh yes, number 1 !
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dethheretic wrote:
Rage won. Fuck yeah
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GouldTerror wrote:
ha ha fuk that loser Cowell !!
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lary_veel wrote:
All tracks on this CD are catchy. Just great!
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DaveBFC wrote:
Fuck you xfactor, you're not getting christmas number 1 this year
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durkules wrote:
Life changing.
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Kretenos wrote:
perfect album
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CaiUnderground wrote:
Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me! Motherfucker! Uggh! RAGE É FODAAA!
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MetalGodAttacks wrote:
so fucking awesome
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foolonahill235 wrote:
so good live
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ilovearuba wrote:
Love this band (Y)
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MiguelDias wrote:
their best
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XSeanybOiX wrote:
Amazing album. and of course the production on this album is FLAWLESS.
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PACK_L3AD3R wrote:
this is the start of a beautiful music friendship!
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boumalhab wrote:
Great CD, Freedom is a great closing track.
Listeners
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