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Rage Against the Machine’s debut is a radical fistful of funk, rap, and rock. Through its power, it remains an essential call to activism and a necessary lesson on how to withstand the opposition.
90
Probably the first album to successfully merge the seemingly disparate sounds of rap and heavy metal, Rage Against the Machine's self-titled debut was groundbreaking enough when released in 1992, but many would argue that it has yet to be surpassed in terms of influence and sheer brilliance -- though countless bands have certainly tried.
10y
80
Rage crafted songs that jumped out of the bushes and grabbed you, including "Bullet to the Head," a standout on their very strong, very aggro debut album.
80
Rage Against The Machine are good at being insidious, climbing rung-by-rung into great hissing crescendos of impassioned offence just to make sure everyone's got the political point. I got the point.
5mo
I didn't like this album when I was a kid. I liked Evil Empire better, but holy shit. This has really blown my skull out of my brain and has become one of my favorite metal albums of all time. It has an energy that is unmatched and it mind melting from front to back.
"FUCK YOU, I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME"
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me liking this album kinda proves to me that my problem with metal is usually the vocals.
The high energy riffs mixed with aggressive angsty vocals are incredibly stimulating, but I kind of feel it gets slightly predictable and repetitive in the last few songs. I definitely appreciate a lot of the messages being put forward here though, as well as have a respect the overall impact and influence this album has had on music as a whole. My favourite moment of this album was by far the second half of "Bullet In the Head". That bassline mixed with Zack's screams is ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Bombtrack 4:04 | 95 |
| 2 | Killing In the Name 5:13 | 97 |
| 3 | Take the Power Back 5:37 | 94 |
| 4 | Settle for Nothing 4:49 | 89 |
| 5 | Bullet In the Head 5:09 | 92 |
| 6 | Know Your Enemy 4:55 feat. Maynard James Keenan | 94 |
| 7 | Wake Up 6:03 | 94 |
| 8 | Fistful of Steel 5:30 | 89 |
| 9 | Township Rebellion 5:24 | 86 |
| 10 | Freedom 6:06 | 92 |
Total Length: 52 minutes
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Added on: May 16, 2013