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Rage Against the Machine (album)
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| Studio album by Rage Against the Machine | |||||
| Released | November 3, 1992 | ||||
| Recorded | May – September 1992 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative metal Rapcore |
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| Length | 53:02 | ||||
| Label | Epic Records | ||||
| Producer | Garth 'GGGarth' Richardson, Rage Against the Machine | ||||
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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.
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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.[1]
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 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.
Activists such as Provisional IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands and Black Panther Party founder Huey P. Newton are listed in the "Thanks For Inspiration" section. Also thanked were Ian and Alec MacKaye – de la Rocha was straight edge at the time, though he later took up smoking.[2]
The lyrics for each song on the album were printed in the album booklet with the exception of those for "Killing in the Name", which were omitted; the booklet reads "2.) Killing in the Name", skips the lyrics and continues with the next song.
The statement "no samples, keyboards or synthesizers used in the making of this record" can be found at the end of the sleeve notes, and similar statements were made in the band's subsequent albums. The band also refer to themselves as "Guilty Parties" for each album.
- "Bombtrack" – 4:05
- "Killing in the Name" – 5:14
- "Take the Power Back" – 5:37
- "Settle for Nothing" – 4:49
- "Bullet in the Head" – 5:09
- "Know Your Enemy" – 4:57
- "Wake Up" – 6:04
- "Fistful of Steel" – 5:31
- "Township Rebellion" – 5:25
- "Freedom" – 6:06
"Wake Up" is featured in the credits of The Matrix, while "Killing in the Name" is featured in the video games Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Guitar Hero II while its sequel – "Guitar Hero III" – featured the title "Bulls on Parade". Edits of "Bombtrack" and "Take the Power Back" are featured in the Oliver Stone film Natural Born Killers.
- "Darkness" – 3:40
- "Year of the Boomerang" – 4:02
- "Freedom (Remix)" – 6:13
- "Take the Power Back (Live) – 6:12
- "Killing in the Name" – 1993
- "Freedom" – 1994
- "Bombtrack" – 1994
- "Bullet in the Head" – 1994
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| 1993 | Billboard Top Heatseekers | #1 |
| 1994 | The Billboard 200 | #45 |
| 1994 | UK Album Chart | #17 |
- ^ Cadeddo, Lucio (June 2004), Rage against the machine – "I", TNT-Audio Italy. Retrieved February 27, 2007.
- ^ Kane, Rich (November 1999), Anger is a Gift. Retrieved February 27, 2007.
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| Tim Commerford · Zack de la Rocha · Tom Morello · Brad Wilk | |
| Studio albums | Rage Against the Machine · Evil Empire · The Battle of Los Angeles · Renegades |
| Live releases | Live & Rare · Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium |
| Singles | 1993: "Killing in the Name" · "Bullet in the Head" · "Bombtrack" · | 1994: "Freedom" · "Year of tha Boomerang" | 1996: "Bulls on Parade" · "People of the Sun" · "Down Rodeo" · "Tire Me" | 1997: "Vietnow" | 1998: "The Ghost of Tom Joad" · "No Shelter" | 1999: "Guerrilla Radio" | 2000: "Sleep Now in the Fire" · "Testify" · "Calm Like a Bomb" | 2001: "Renegades of Funk" · "How I Could Just Kill a Man" |
| Videography | Rage Against the Machine · The Battle of Mexico City · Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium |
| Related articles | Full discography · Inside Out · Lock Up · Audioslave · The Nightwatchman |