Reviews (page 11 of 15)
Bombtrack - Cool start to the album. Gets you in the moods for what I assume is to come. Actually really like this track. Killing in the Name - Classic. Take the Power Back - The bass at the start is the best thing about this song. Bullet in the Head - This had me dancing around the room air guitaring so I must like it. Not too big a fan of Take the Power Back or Settle for Nothing and thought Freedom was a bit of a boring one to end on but overall really solid album - first time I've listened to Rage properly and really enjoyed it, nice angry music to move to. Literally have no idea how people can think 'Rage Against the Machine should keep politics out of their songs'0 when that's all they're about! :')
What a classic
clearly rock with something? Some anarchist ideas and revolutionary tones, lots of throat hurting shouting and repetition. Why not?
Classic
Soundtrack of my youth. Hearing this again as an adult only gives me more appreciation for the sentiments expressed within.
Feels like an angsty trip down a funky memory lane. Solid album.
Home of the excellent and iconic 'Killing in the Name', objectively the best Christmas number 1 of all time. Rage Against the Machine starts out really strong, has a bit of a dip in the middle before it Wakes Up (see what I did there) again towards the end. Overall, though, a great listen.
Man, I wish I'd been switched on to music when this album came out (and not, like, 3 years old) because I reckon I would have felt like I'd just discovered the cold hard heavy truth of the universe, and it would have absolutely fucked me up in the best of ways.
Strong debut. Bombastic and, of course, Killing in the name of.
Great album all the way through, surprised I hadn't heard a few of the tracks before
Banger album, but in typical Gen X fashion and given RATM's career from then on, I wonder to what extent I was being sold an "angry youth" narrative from a group of guys that are all now multimillionaires. Still, it was really a new sound for its time and I confess that I still give it a spin now and then.
This album is a blast and reminds me greatly of my teenager rage. Was surprised how much I liked the handful of songs that didn't become singles from this album.
There’s some wicked tracks here and the lads rock hard. Although the tracks become indistinguishable after a while, it’s fun to dip into once in a while to enjoy the anger and the energy.
Still get aggressive from it (which is a good thing in this case hehe)!
Classic album of my teenage years.
Cool to listen to after playing the songs on guitar hero for years
Seminal hip-hop/rock but a bit samey
fun
Full of absolute bangers. Killing in the name, Bullet in the Head and Wake Up being particular standouts
nzm ko je ove naljutio al dobro ih je naljutio
God I love a good bassline. Settle for Nothing stands out for that reason
Wake Up is good.
Nous goes vroom vroom I really like
I have to be in the right mood for Rage, but when I am they get me fired up. They pack all the righteous indignation, outrage, and anger at the way the world is into really strong songs. I think this album was groundbreaking. 4 stars.
I don't even care about their politics or whatever. This album is straight up 'getting swole' or prepping for an underground fight music. If music makes me want to kick some ass, it gets a good rating. Not a five, though, because the lyrics do get all Edgy College Freshman at times.
Mucha energía, música muy molona, de adolescente me habría vuelto loco.
Stevig, powerfull, gewoonweg 😤😤. Killing in the name of krijgt op de plaat een nieuw leven. Als single wat overrated en grijs gedraaid maar in het geheel komt het volledig tot zijn recht en tilt dit album tot een volgend niveau. DAMN, that "take the power back" base intro! drums op het einde van "bullet in the head" klinken als gunshots. Know your enemy, de gitaarrif, so nice. I need that enter shikari collab. 4.5/5
killing in the name blijft hard. Ik heb ook de demo's beluisterd en zijn ook goed. Ik moet wel zeggen dat het op de duur (2 uur lang) vaak een dezelfde sound krijgt. Heb ook niet echt naar de lyrics geluisterd. Mindset's a threat Township rebellion zijn aanraders
This is a fantastic album with some incredible talent behind it. Highlights are bombtrack, know your enemy and wakeup
Best anti-establishment album ever
Didn’t think I would like it. Turns out it’s pretty awesome. Bits of hip hop mixed with rock and roll.
LOUD NOISES
Didn’t realize how many songs I recognized from it. Quality album
Thought it was try hard at first but this is good shit
Amazing, 8/10. Already listened to some of these songs regularly
Pretty good.
Good
Wea wena
Classic, the only band I can think of that successfully mixes rap and metal. Although I prefer battle of la
A baller of an album, big hit of nostalgia for me as one of the first more edgier albums I listened to. Some misses on here means it doesn't quite make a 5* for me but the hits are so strong its close. 4*
Couple of duffers but mostly a nostalgic banger. Morello is one of the greatest guitarists of his generation
Wonderfully angry. Really good.
i thoroughly enjoyed the whole fuckin thing. I'll go back through it with the lyrics sometime
Still extremely listenable
cool
Oh my god boys let me breathe
I don't really know what Rage is usually categorized as, but the lyrics and message are straight up punk. I think that the album has aged rather well, to the point where if you knew some disenfranchised teen you could say "hey, listen to this" and they'd eat it up. This is also the only Rage album that I can listen to; it's not that there wasn't enough things to sing about, but it seems they focussed all their energy on making sure their first album had exactly what they wanted to say on it, and kinda ran out of a theme or message for the others. Like, this album they wanted to sing about X, Y and Z, and in their other albums it was like "hey we haven't sung about G yet, let's do a song about G." I think the only issue with it now is that it was overplayed, so most of its magic has been lost via familiarity.
First few songs have a really great beat, great melody. Not a metal music fan but this is great. Not a fan of the demo tracks at disc 2, but overall the album is great. Although I am looking for a more diversified melody in the album, it is still alright.
Great 👍🏻
Re-listening for the generator. Great stuff here full of fire, back when raging against the machine was automatically cool and wasn’t seemingly exclusively the province and purview of smug dorks online. 8/10
1st one. it's good, not great
debut album of RATM. They were sort of the first to successfully merge heavy metal and hip hop. The cover photo is of a real monk who self-immolated as a protest.
Nostalgic for me
This brings me back. A full listen and I was surprised at how much of the album I know, never having owned it. College houseparties screaming about 'fuck the norm', but listening now the music phrasing is sick as hell.
tom morello was SHREDDDINGGG i liked this album way more than i thought i would, it's perfect whenever you need a good energy boost and get your angst out.
Very consistent production
Makes Kirstie Rage (not against the machine)
Good tracks. Pulsing rhythm, without being too hardcore. Could be something to put on in the background for workouts
Such an iconic album, though I'm between 4 and 5 stars, only because I can't say that I love every song on here. I would give 4.5 stars if I could.
Not really my style but a lot of fun. Anger, angst, antiestablishment. Started really strong and kind of tailed off.
Really good, may listen to more
Yeah! Rage! Rage hard!
Excellent blend of metal, rap, and hardcore. Not that foreign today but ground-breaking in its time. It's also aged very well and is still as relevant and heavy today. Favorite tracks: "Bombtrack", "Wake Up"
Explosive in the best way. And so groovy. 7.5/10 F.T.: Bomobtrack
3.75/5. It was fine, too intense for me. I think as an album it is good, but I just do not enjoy this type of music, and that affects what I think of an album.
The music and message align and what would normally not work (funky rap rock) sounds vital and exciting. Album maybe tails off a big towards the end.
Respectfully, this is so redundant and repetitive, I could get the same just listening to half of each song.
Bien
Rap-metal isn’t usually my thing but damn, this band makes it interesting.
I think I like the instruments more than the vocals. The bass was sexy. I could pass. I think I grew out of my small Rage against the Machine phase. I like the instrumentals and I don’t care for him spending minutes repeating the same phrase. Some songs I liked, the rest I could pass.
Man does this album give you an experience on the listen. It's probably not everyone's cup of tea, but there's so much that is impressive about this debut album. Every aspect of this album hits with impact, whether it be De La Rocha's vocals, Tom Morello's unique guitar-work or the engine room from Timmy C and Brad Wilk. Every note of this album is fused with the energy of an angry youth calling for his peers to rise up and take action. It's a wonder they were somehow able to meld various aspects of rap, metal, rock and funk and keep it coherent. I understand why fans of other genres could find this grating or the political message too much, but I also understand why RATM are held as heroes of musical rebellion. Say what you will about Rage Against The Machine but they don't pull their punches. The subject matter and lyrics are direct and they hammer it home with riffs, beats and fills to stand their ground and show some attitude. Detractors might argue that a lot of it sounds like some angry 20-year old shouting anti-establishment messages, but I'd say that's exactly what works so well about it. Even if you aren't a fan I'd argue this is a perfect album to represent on this list. Rage has a wholly unique sound that you can't really describe in words. You really need to hear it to know what it is and for that reason I do believe this is an album you should hear before you die. Good one for the list. 3.31 stars
Quanta raiva !!! Mas gostei
I like the songs individually, but as a 50+ minute listen it gets a bit repetitive tbh.
Ikke helt min greie, men hører band og album har kvaliteter
Yes, RATM are part of the machine. Yes, most of their political messaging is purely liberal posturing that isn't intended to bring about actual change. Let's not forget, this is a band that was heavily promoted by a major record label, one of the biggest capitalist machines this band is supposedly raging against. And yes, about half of this band's Wikipedia pages have their parents' names in blue. All of this has somewhat coloured my perception of this band and placed them squarely in the "controlled opposition" category for me. It's always somewhat harder to dissociate the political leanings when the entire band is predicated their politics. That said, this is actually a great album. Lots of excellent riffing as Tom Morello still had some restraint with his effects - I could never get into Audioslave because his solos often devolved into the sound of Nintendo cartridges getting a little too intimate. Zach de la Rocha is also a terrifically charismatic frontman, and, to my ears, he's the really the one who believes in everything he raps about. Truly the heart and soul of this band. The rhythm section is also thoroughly on point - Commerford proves to be incredibly underrated and Wilk lends a live energy to all of the beats. This album genuinely feels like a live performance captured on tape, slightly enhanced by the studio, but never loses its radical spirit. The messaging, of course, isn't all that radical, but it was certainly a change of scene from the rest of the early 90s, which had fully embraced pro-capitalist Cold War propaganda. In an era of resoundingly neoliberal policymaking, a left of center band shouting about the white supremacist underpinning of US policing seemed extremist by comparison, and that certainly couldn't have been the easiest thing to get on radio at the time. But "Killing in the Name" was a hit! I don't think you would ever see anything like that outside of the 90s - basically everything and anything could be a hit in that decade. The album sort of trails off in the second half for me as the Rage sound is great for 5 songs or so, but 50 minutes of similar buildups, riffs, and shouty lyrics wears thin on me. I definitely understand this album's importance, and RATM have rightfully earned their place in rock history, but their sound works best in small doses. Otherwise, you get lost in the sauce of same-sounding songs. Key Tracks: Killing in the Name. Wake Up, Freedom
I've tried over the years, but I just can't get into RATM I nodded my head throughout this, but nothing on here gets me pumped
Some kid named Kevin whose parents make 500k a year really thinks this album is speaking to him
for mye likt altså
Well-known, quite heavy, but otherwise great music. Three stars...
3/5, classic album, some great songs
Huh, rap metal.
Really enjoyed the instrumentals but Jesus Christ the lyrics are cringe, if you’re gonna do an album framing yourselves as anti capitalist, at least stick to that throughout your career.
i just assumed i would not like this, but honestly not bad. wouldnt be my go to choice of music, but if it came on i wouldnt change it.
I enjoyed this but it got a little repetitive
Sounded like young kids trying to sound tough. Some good heavy guitar, though.
I feel like I would listen to this when I’m angry It’s not my style of music but it’s objectively good I love how political it is but it’s very screamy All the songs are kind of long
Rage is a good description of their music. Musically very solid and never afraid to address a variety of social injustices.
"Rage Against the Machine" brought to you by Sony Music Entertainment. Ironic. 3/5
pretty rad album. this is TOTALLY something i would have been into in middle school. not gonna lie was kind of waiting for it to end the whole time but that's not cause of the album thats just what it's like listening to new music. but i mean yeah pretty cool. very anti authoritarian.
I loved this album in my teens which dates me
(4/7) like the beastie boys but angrier
Some decent tracks on here. Not sure that I love this whole album though, but it's pretty good.
oh yeah rage music core but unfortunately i PERSONALLY dont feel like this album would help me in any type of way. i fear it might just ignite unnecessary fire within me LOL. love killing in the name though.
too energetic for me, the beat is fire tho
This was my 1001th album. Good name for a band that did exactly as advertised. Also the way I felt when I found out there are 89 more albums I need to listen to before completing the full catalog that has made it to any of the versions I'll listen to all of the leftovers but my review for each will be, "Here's your juice box and orange slice. Thanks for coming."
Funky, agressive rap-metal. Nice listening album albeit with somewhat repetitive songs.
I don't know... I think there are some important rage songs and the messaging is obviously on point, but it was just a bit too much to listen to and maybe a bit dated feeling.
Funky soulful anti-establishment rock.
Angsty, driven, loud, and in your face. I had never heard this whole album, but in my 20s when the song was released, I used to crank "Killing in the Name" and scream along with the chorus because I felt like I had some right as a 22-year-old to protest the perceived ways society was wronging me. This album was better and stronger overall than I truly expected. I'll play it in its entirety on those days when I have a conflict to work through or I'm feeling undervalued at work.
Ok. Drums go pretty hard.
ok
I have listened to this before, but found it much harder going this time. Still okay though, and first contain the greatest UK Christmas number 1 of all time!
Suburban boys who listened to Public enemy once and made it their entire personalities! I don't doubt their musicianship, they can rock hard. But for god sakes, we get it! Amerikkka bad! Try sing-rapping about something else. SOAD are similarly political but add a good dose of levity and are better for it.
På trods af at det ikke er min smag, så er det da fed nok. Kan dog aldrig se en situation for mig, hvor jeg ville sætte det på.
An incredible freshman effort. Playing the first track super quietly to make you turn up the volume is devious and I love it. However, the last two songs are just a lot to listen to back to back.
Generally first time listening to a whole metal album… ngl my ears alr hurt in the first song Most of the time I can’t hear the lyrics Generally deep lyrics throughout I don’t have much anger in me to resonate with this album But their usage of instruments is really quite cool
For what it is, I think it is really good. The only thing wrong is that it just isn't my preferred style of music. I think it is a shame, because I think that if I were into this genre, I would really enjoy this album. There are definitely some songs that I found quite interesting to listen to. My issue with albums of this genre is that instrumentally, it is always the same throughout... Yeah, there are some interesting things they can do at times with those instruments, but I would like a bit of variation, maybe with different instruments throughout. I didn't have an issue with the vocals... they worked well with the style and sound, so no complaints on that end really. I just think that I don't kind of vibe with the lyricism of most heavy tracks, but I can appreciate some of the creativity behind them. Standouts: Killing In the Name Know Your Enemy Freedom
6 - AVERAGE
Bomb
ну...таке нормісне
Full of classics but get annoyed by his teenage crisis voice ! Also, many songs are using the similar riff which makes you feel that you're listening the same song over and over
3.5, for the good mems
Started out digging this but then it got too redundant. Fight the war, fuck the power, all that stuff over and over. Still bangs though.
It's a 5/5 after a few brews with your boys but a 3/5 when sober
Did you do what they told ya?
bu grubu seviyorummm bu albümü biliyordum güzel
Es un rock un poco pesado para mi gusto pero la verdad lo disfruté.
It is such an energetic album. The politically-themed angst throughout the album is even more so relevant as time passes. 8/10 [KEEP]
Сара 2 Марко 4
I know it’s good wasn’t in the mood to listen tho may listen another day
didnt like it bc of the rap
I respect the rage but do not like the music much. I added “Killing in the Name” to my playlist.
I can appreciate the lyrics, but just not my fave type of music
Good but repetitive
Never really got into these American alt rock bands from the 90s and it is evident in my ratings for albums from Cypress Hill, Beastie Boys, RHCP, System of Down, Limp Bizkit etc. There are elements in each of these songs that are good and Tom Morello is an excellent guitarist, but the style of the music is just not my thing at all and I feel like his skill is kind of lost in the midst of it. I felt like a lot of the songs sounded the same and followed the same recipe. By the time I got to Township Rebellion, it sounded like the same song I had heard already. I respect the importance of this album, I respect the political commentary, but I am not going to listen to it again. I didn't come away from this listen feeling like I had missed something or wanted to go explore more of their back catalogue. Worst song is Settle for Nothing, standout is obviously Killing in the name, with a shoutout to Wake Up. 3 stars
not my genre but enjoyable
Not my vibe, but it's good. Makes you wanna shake your ass a bit 🤤
This was really quite good for corporate America rock.
I’ve been excited to get this because I had the inverted version of most experiences with this album - I really, really hated it in high school and am hoping my opinion changes as an adult. It wasn’t a particularly informed opinion. I was vaguely aware of their politics and would probably have liked it better if I knew more but I always associated RATM with the kind of bands the biggest assholes listened to. You know, these guys, Sublime, Limp Bizkit, Korn, Slipknot, that kinda music. Every dude you knew who was super into Sublime was also five seconds away from calling you three different homophobic slurs. That kind of dude also latched on to RATM because it was loud and aggressive. Anyway. Listening to it now as an adult I don’t hate it. It’s a little adolescent (“Some of those that work forces / Are the same that burn crosses” is a fantastic line, chanting “fuck you I won’t do what you tell me” shortly after is kind of embarrassing) and there’s a part of me that recoils from rap metal but I totally get the appeal of this band now. It’s a shame I didn’t get a chance to connect with this as a teenager but I’m just as on board with the politics now and I’m happy I got a chance to have my reckoning with the band. Still probably a three but a happy three. It is so, so, so weird that on an album list compiled by elitist music nerds this is the closest we get to Tool being anywhere on the list
2 tracks in - feeling very skater boy, very punk-ish
They do seem quite mad
Was a pretty good album although I thought I would have liked it more. Not necessarily any songs I loved but was none I hated.
Bit repetitive, but alright overall
So Christmassy xxxx Honestly feels like it could have been recorded this year, which is both impressive and depressing There's one track that sounds like they just tried to cram in as many annoying noises as possible, that has marked it down for me.
J'ai vraiment pas de bol avec le metal, dans cette liste, c'est jamais des trucs que j'aime. Bon, je vais pas non plus faire la gueule, au moins, celui-ci, je le trouve pas nul du tout. Une collègue de la fac m'avais prêté l'album il y a plus de 10 ans et j'avais pas accroché. J'étais curieux d'y revenir, mais décidément, ce n'est pas fait pour moi. Ces riffs ne me parlent absolument pas, ça manque de nervosité, on est assez loin du metal plus... conventionnel ? Bon en même temps c'est de la fusion entre du rap et du metal, ça pouvait pas juste être du heavy metal avec du rap par-dessus, ça aurait été nul. Soyons sérieux 5 minutes : même si j'accroche pas, je comprends pourquoi ça parle à énormément de monde. C'est rageur, ça tape là où ça fait mal et par les temps qui courent, ça fait du bien. Le groupe a une personnalité unique, on le reconnaît en une seconde, ce qui est pas donné à tout le monde. J'ai beau me plaindre des riffs qui ne me parlent pas, il faut bien dire ce qui est : ils sont très efficaces et en concert, ça doit être quelque chose. Avec Zack de la Rocha qui s'énerve par-dessus avec, encore une fois, un chant qui s'éloigne des standards du metal, ça a quelque chose de vraiment cathartique. Je comprends pourquoi cet album figure dans la liste. Bon, c'est pas tout ça, mais quand est-ce que je vais avoir droit à mon album d'Iron Maiden ? Il y a bien un album d'Iron Maiden dans la liste, hein ? Robert Dimery, tu vas pas me décevoir une fois de plus, hein ? PS : oh mais en plus, c'est sorti en 1992, j'avais pas fait gaffe ! C'était carrément avant-gardiste, en plus !
Really enjoyed the vibe of this, properly makes you feel pumped and that you can take on the world. The genre of music isn't really for me. but really well crafted album with some bangers.
Almost 25 years on and America is still corrupt.Heavy Metal + Hip Hop = Rage
power
Whilst i respect it, the instrumentation is amazing, but the vocals i cant get much behind
Sounds a little dated today. It's fine, but every 90s album should be about 20% shorter.
6/10
I really enjoyed Tom Morello's guitar work. KITNO and Know Your Enemy are particular highlights. But it gets really repetitive.
My interest in ratm is largely the guitar playing of Tom Morello. I’m sympathetic to the lyrical content but the delivery is repetitive. They do manage to create some great grooves but this album hasn’t aged as well as I hoped.
Para escuchar si tenes que levantar pesado
I have liked Rage, but never loved them. They were great on the radio, but listening to an entire album in a sitting was always a fatiguing affair for me. There are amazing tracks on this album, but it starts to wear thin after some amount of time. The naked political protest themes tire me out. Morello's excellent guitar play starts to lose it's novelty. De La Rocha's vocals grate by the end of the record. All of that said, this album still goes hard. There's a lot of good stuff there...I just need to space it all out a little bit.
Rage against the machine! Bombtrack - an alright first outing of this album, but when I’ve heard of this band in the past all I’ve heard is that it’s peak metal. This is in no way bad, but I’ve heard metal I enjoy more. Killing in the name is always a great track, and I do enjoy it. Take the power back had some sick bass that I could actually hear for once. The spoken word intro of settle for nothing wasn’t my thing, but the rest of the track had some good moments and some good lyrics. I didn’t really like Bullet in the Head. It was almost hip-hoppy. Know your enemy was much better. Wake up had some really cool effects that I liked. The guitar in the fistful of steel intro was great. Again, I didn’t love the rap-style of the delivery, but a lot of the track is very well put together. Towering rebellion and Freedom were very similar to me. Overall, I have mixed feelings about the album. Great guitar, great lyrics, but very samey vocals and sounds. 3/5 ⭐️ 123/1089
Some killer songs, especially at the beginning. But it all sounds the same by the end
So much anger... Not my general vibe, but I do appreciate it.
rap- metal; funk-metal; antisistema 63/100 personal 2.2/5
May be 2 or 2.5 good ones in them but
6/10
It's good but wouldn't listen to this myself that often
Very important album, with some great tracks. Although it feels a tad repetitive at times, I would listen to it again in the right mood.
This is very tame and reddit today, but I bet it hit hard back then.
Rebellious middle class teenager music
if joey valence and brey had guitars
love the message but the music has its ups and downs
i enjoyed it better in the background
Musically this is great but I’m just not angry enough for the lyrics.
Cool grooves, hard and crunchy. It is a powerful political piece, I can't say I agree with them fully but I appreciate their commitment. I like the industrial sound they create. The vocals are not my favorite part, they are good in parts but just gets a bit monotonous. I will give him credit, you can feel his passion for the message. The album cover is pretty great, meshes with their vibe on this album well.
Well I definitely felt the rage. While this not necessarily my favorite genre, I did like this album. Every song does kind of sound the same, but I found myself not really minding, I think the lyrics of these songs are more important than the instrumental. Three stars. (Favorite track: Killing In the Name.)
Kinda corny but still a better listen than I was expecting. Felt weird listening at my corporate office job
Bien para entrenar
Lyrics 5/5 but the music doesn’t appeal to me.
Muzycznie może i ciekawe, szczególnie linia basu, ale ogólnie męczące. Teksty może i dobre, ale to trzeba czuć, a ja tego nie czuję
Great bass, guitar rifts, and drums. Not the biggest fan of the vocals, but no terrible.
Loud throwback to a fantastic. Christmas number one 3
If an album were to be judged entirely on energy, conviction and confrontational artwork then this is up there with the best. A lot of my guitar playing students 20 years ago saw this as the holy grail of riff practice. Metal for rappers with some funky riffs in there. A lot of shouting as well which, for me, struggles to sustain a 50 minute listening experience. Very 1990s
This album starts off extremely well. Bombtrack is good and Killing in the Name is a classic protest song whose repetitive vocals really suits the visceral anger. However, musically, this album is pretty one note. Over it's 50+ minute run time it becomes quite wearing to keep listening to the very samey music with shouted/screamed vocals. This kind of music would be much more appealing if it was a 35 minute album of 2-3 minute songs. By about halfway through, I just wanted it to be over, especially as by far the best songs were the opening 2 tracks. Politics 5/5, music, just about 3/5 and that's only because of Killing in the Name being great.
Good album. They sound mad about shit. 5/10 70.71%
5/10 My feelings towards this album are a bit conflicted. I love political music, and this RATM is very vocal about their politics here. The music itself is quite strong. But I don't really like the repetition of lyrics and the screaming vocals. This is yet another album where I'm left wondering how to rate something that is objectively good but I don't actually enjoy.
Variety: 1 Adequacy: 4 Listenability: 4 Uniqueness: 4 Emotionality: 4 = 3.4 rounded down to a 3 “Woop-woop! That's the sound of da beast” I remember this album being pretty mind blowing when I first heard it. It sounded like nothing else to my ears. I think maybe the only Faith No More I’d heard was “Epic” at this point. And the Chili Peppers were already well into their softer more melodic era by this point. A middle school friend had the uncensored version and it was clear this was going to be some heavy shit just based on the cover. It was probably the first album I actively took in any political message from. Maybe aside form the various big charity songs of the 80s. This was different though in that it felt dangerous. I think the recent few years have shown that the band still has relevance and I'm fully expecting this to hold up light years better than a lot of its contemporaries THE TRACKS "Bombtrack" - Right out of the gate we get that familiar mix of funk, hard rock, and furious messaging. Very solid opener. "Killing in the Name" - This one still gets a lot of radio play. A LOT. I hear it several times a week on satellite radio. And it has lost none of it's effect. I'm guessing it may have blown up again partly in response to the rise of fascism in the U.S. I’ve definitely seen it used in at least one hugely viral video ( thank you for your service Portland Freedom Frog). “Some of those that work forces/ Are the same that burn crosses” unfortunately is still a very topical lyric. Zack de la Rocha’s vocals and Tom Morello’s unique guitar work have never sounded so inspirational. That last minute. Damn... "Take the Power Back" - Leaning heavier into the funk here. Zack de la Rocha’s spoken word delivery is one of the few times I’ll make an exception to that sort of thing, and he’s fine here. This just felt too mellow for me. And that’s really only i comparison to everything around it. Also not a fan of the more traditional guitar part around 2:44. Possibly the thing that ages this the most. "Settle for Nothing" - Quiet opening of this is the grungiest they get I think. The beginner’s poetry slam stylings quickly dissipate though and we get thrown into a HEAVY section before fiving back in to the morose, Musically there’s an echo of Slint. When it gets loud though de la Rocha’s voice get’s ragged. We get some more post-rock beats, and Morello noodling. I’m torn on this. I dig the contrast, but the content not so much. Rage is known more for in your face effective lyrics as opposed to anything deep, but this feels a bit shallow. "Bullet in the Head" - Weird one here full of squealing guitar affects, and some we get led down some almost Primus-y paths. All this serves more to distract from the message I think rather than to highlight it. Unconventional guitar work I’m fine with, but this is just a little goofy. The section from 3:10 on though... that’s what we came for. C+ turns into an A+ by the end. "Know Your Enemy" - Another slow start but it gets into the groove way faster than the last one, and stays on target for the duration. De la Rocha at his most fluid here I think. Some rare backing vocals, provided by one Maynard James Kennan ( who I would not be familiar with for another year maybe?). "Wake Up" - I guess Morello is a Zeppelin fan. Another solid number. But they’ve done it way better, many other times. "Fistful of Steel" - Getting some Helmet or even Tool vibes here from the guitar in the opening, but then Morello Morello’s it up and turns his piece into a siren briefly before chug-chugging back into that awesome heavy sound. The contrast works wonders here, and de la Rocha gets into a more sing songy flow. "Township Rebellion" - Another good but not great track. This one makes me wonder what a de la Rocha rap album would have sounded like as gets into nice flow here. It doesn’t last though. And then we get a weirdly conventional guitar bit just before the halfway point that feels teleported in from some other, lamer group. This one changes speed one too many times and feels like a Frankenstein of a track. "Freedom" - What a closer. Rightfully feels like a sum of everything we’ve heard before it. They eve give Pearl Jam a run for their money with some layered guitars that any arena rock band would have been proud of. This is the song I think of when I think of de la Rocha’s, and the band’s intensity. That last minute + is pure gold. HIGHLIGHTS - "Bombtrack" - "Killing in the Name" - "Know Your Enemy" - "Fistful of Steel" - "Freedom" MIDLIGHTS - "Take the Power Back" - "Settle for Nothing" - "Bullet in the Head" - "Wake Up" - "Township Rebellion" LOWLIGHTS FINAL THOUGHTS As much as I like Rage as an entity, and dig their messaging, musically I’ll always consider them a singles band. A VERY strong singles band. But I think over their handful of albums I could pick and choose to make a killer compilation. Still, even the worst material here is very listenable and feels cohesive as all get out. In fact, I bet if you mixed all their albums together, most people would not notice anything out of sorts. They are also a band I have to be in a certain mood to listen to. One does not casually throw on a Rage album to listen to as background noise while doing some paperwork or getting some cleaning done. Or maybe some do. Just not me. More than anything, Rage is one of the more reliable bands from this era. We’ll see if more of their stuff pops up on the list, but I would be very surprised if any track form them ended up in the lowlights. My only other complaint here, other than some sameyness that creeps in, is that the production feels far too polished in parts. PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - Just scrape those highlights off and mix them in with the ones from the next two albums FURTHER LISTENING - The Real Thing by Faith No More - One Hot Minute by Red Hot Chili Peppers - Undertow - by Tool - Toxicity by System of a Down - Meantime by Helmet
This is one of those albums I can appreciate for how good it is, but I don’t think it’s for me. Guitar, bass and drums sound amazing - the vocal style is just not for me (although I find the lyrics very interesting and thought provoking)
Had been a while since I had really listened and ironically listened to it on the way to hear Tom Morello play with Springsteen last night. A lot of anger that feels very close to home right now.
Raging against bill Clinton? Oh buddy, you don’t know how good you had it. These songs are more relevant now than ever. But I fucking hate the squeaky guitar. You lose a star for that shit.
The self-titled debut by Rage Against the Machine often feels like a blueprint for what would later be labeled nu metal, blending heavy riffs with rap-influenced vocals and a strong rhythmic drive. The band sounds focused and powerful, with a clear identity from the very start. At the same time, the relentless intensity can become tiring over the course of the album. The lack of variation makes it harder to stay fully engaged, even if the individual tracks are effective on their own.
Clearly some songs are classics. I can understand why some critics have this in their top 100. But, this is not something I can see myself reaching for.
Was alright despite being very american
The sound just how I imagined them to sound
Not bad
Rap with heavy metal
kinda like them, but expected more i guess? Killing in the name and wake up are very fun
Completely unique sound. A protest album for the ages.
Public Enemy for angsty white teens
I'm sorry but Zack De La Rocha's scream rapping will always just be silly to me
I really liked the message throughout this album and I love the guitar and lyrics specifically. I just think the album is kind of repetitive but that might just be the point.
Hell yeah! Fuck capitalism!
If you'd asked me before, I would have said I know a few RATM tracks, but I was surprised to discover I'm not familiar with any of them! I guess I've just heard the name before, as I didn't realize they had a Bestie Boys vibe.
jsp c un peu trop en mode hard rockkkkkk ça se voit les mecs ils écoutent ça ils se sentent trop rebelle crazyyy
Every song was the same. Stand-outs - Killing In the Name - Know Your Enemy
I’m not moved emotionally by this
was only familiar with couple tracks. overall enjoyed the sound, but felt like the screaming & overkill with repeated refrains diminished album. and the irony of Rage pushing back against everything back in the day but now cashing in is not lost on me. 3.5 stars
My high school band played both Bombtrack (poorly once then never again) and Killing in the Name Of (smashingly and repeatedly), and yet those are the only songs that are all that familiar from this album, and maybe the only ones you need. I do love me some Tom Morello, he played with Springsteen last night and laid down one of the deadliest guitar solos I've ever seen live on Ghost of Tom Joad.
я не знала, что они реп эгейнт зе машин; слушать это очень сложно, горло разрывает (такие бисти бойз но очень злые)
Great melodies and nice rebellious vibe, however a bit repetitive.
I don't really have an opinion on this album it is not bad but I don't think it is best album
Chunky and heavy, but hard to take them seriously when Morello sells $2000 guitars made with underpaid labor and Zach sits on his 30 million like a dragon. "I'm Tom Morello and this is my masterclass."
Rap-rock can be a tough hang but the way Rage did it by bringing in Public Enemy-style production and lyrics and mixing in some heavy funk makes this collection worthy of appearing on the 1001 Albums list.
What can I say about this band. My first reaction is that I mostly just associate them with moshpit dickheads, which isn't fair. And this hardcore funk-metal-rap sound is just kind of douchey. But you know...these guys are intense...they are doing their thing at 1000%, they have strong opinions about the state of things and they don't back down and I respect all of that. And it's catchy. It definitely gets my attention. There's no way I would have ever been into them back in the day, but I can listen to it now.
I was at the peak of my punk snobbery when RATM blew up, and I found them cheesy back in those days. I appreciate them more decades later. If I found their sloganeering kinda obvious back then, I respect that it blew and opened minds at the time. And their fusion of metal, funk, and hip-hop was waaaaaay better than the bro-y nü metal dreck that would follow years later. Musically this is repetitious and doesn't do a ton for me—"Killing in the Name" is solid, as is "Wake Up"—but there's no denying Tom Morello is a great guitarist, Zack de la Rocha is a fierce presence, and all the RATM components work well together.
С первых секунд Bombtrack группа задаёт темп — упругий бас Тима Коммерфорда, сухие, механистичные барабаны Брэда Уилка и гитара Тома Морелло, которая звучит как индустриальный станок, искрящийся от перегрузки. Killing in the Name стал главным хитом — гимном ярости против институционального насилия, с финальным повтором, который до сих пор разрывает стадионы. В Bullet in the Head и Wake Up коллектив разворачивает полноценную лекцию по медиа-манипуляции и классовой борьбе, но без морализаторства — только фактура и напор. Продакшн Брендана О’Брайена минималистичен и сух: никаких лишних слоёв, всё построено на ритме и атаке. Морелло превращает гитару в синтезатор шума — скретчи, фидбэк, переключение звукоснимателей как перкуссия. Зак де ла Роча читает не как рэпер, а как агитатор на баррикаде. Этот альбом — точка отсчёта для рэп-метала и альтернативного метала 90-х. Без него не было бы ни волны ню-метала, ни саундтрека к эпохе разочарования в системе. Это музыка протеста, зафиксированная в идеально выверенном груве.
from what i already knew (take the power back) i was expecting that kind of feel more, so maybe that's throwing the rating a little, but it wasn't super good
the machine raged a bit
Band I used be in with friends ended up sharing the same bill with them a couple of times in early 90's. When this album came out with the videos on MTV, we kinda made fun of them at the time. My attitude has changed a bit some 35 years later. Good to put on when angry. Plus good they made a career out of it and Morello's still going after this time while I'm selling insurance.
Ótimo. Pesado o tempo todo e, ainda, equilibrado.
not for me I don't like the singer very much and I prefer songs with more variation in the beat I think? just not for me but its a good album im sure
Political angry beastie boys. I ain't a part of your system, happy birthday to the ground! Slavery for wages is real tho
That bass gives me headache. Seriously, that’s..that’s just too much, exaggeration, in-your-faceness and whatnot. I respect the attitude though.
hell yeah, brother 🤙 great noise and energy. Killing In The Name stood out.
3.5
Bueno este es un 3.59/5 empezó muy bien ,tiene un gran mensaje y los instrumentos suenan asombroso. Pero a medida que el álbum transcurre los ritmos al menos melódicos de la voz del vocalista recaen un poco en lo mismo. Mi canción favorita sin duda es Bombtrack.
A very timely listen for today’s climate. Musically this album is a powerful house of hard driving sounds. Dynamic, unpredictable. Lyrically, ahead of its time, and sadly probably more relevant today. Politically/Socially: see above. But vocally, this is where my rating falls. Hearing one offs like Killing In The Name Of, as well as others over the years…allowed for more intake and understanding of what the message was. But listening from top to bottom, I found myself being more annoyed at the monotone scream style delivery itself, rather than hearing the intended messages within. It ends up having a homogenizing effect on all the songs. My raging fist is still raised, just not as high. 3.5/5.
I used to think my problem with metal was the vocals, but this is the album that made me realize that it just wasn't for me. Maybe one day/5
Great US rock/punk album
I don't care about RATM and I think this album is very dated, but I respect what they represented coming up in the early 90s. Innovative blend of 70s riff rock (Led Zep, Deep Purple and Hendrix come to mind) with angry political rap. Angry and poignant. It deserves to be on this list because of what brought about back them. People on the comments insist on evaluating only based on their personal taste. Broaden your vocabulary and musical analysis, wasters. You need to be able to evaluate something outside of your personal taste. Rant over. RATM style.
This is a must listen if you’re listening to 1000 albums. But on the overall it was ok, it’s crazy how ahead they were sonically but also I find it interesting that this was the style that would be in fashion for the mainstream of the 2000’s (stripped of revolutionary potential ofc) necessary early 90s listening fs fs. Personally not my cup of tea tho, but killing in the name of will never not be hype
Uma associação de som pesado/ barulhento com vocais de Hip Hop tem pouca chance de me agradar. A faixa mais bacana é a que começa como um cover de Led Zeppelin: "Wake Up".
Fuck you I won't do what they told me
Heb ik altijd al leuk gevonden
good definitly polliyical
When Rage Against the Machine dropped their debut in ’92, it sounded like a Molotov cocktail lobbed into a grunge-dominated landscape—years before nu-metal would dilute the rap-rock formula with frat-boy bluster and tuneless angst. This record has the blueprint but none of the embarrassing aftertaste: just militant grooves, razor-wire riffs, and Zack de la Rocha’s focused fury. “Bombtrack” explodes out of the gate on a sinuous bassline before Tom Morello starts bending his guitar into alien transmissions; “Killing in the Name” is the era’s ultimate slow-burn rebellion anthem, all coiled tension and cathartic release; and “Fistful of Steel” dips into a dense, Bomb Squad-esque clang that fuses metal heft with hip-hop atmosphere. Some riffs ride the groove a little too long, but the sheer conviction and innovation still hit hard—three decades later, it feels less like a relic and more like a warning shot.
Interesante la letra, me resulta muy ruidoso para mí gusto
The drive and outrage of these songs gives them a real power even as they start to blend together for me. They also make me reflect on how uncomfortable I am with anger still. It's music I don't want to write off for that reason, but also not stuff I want to immerse in much.
Good
Not as bad as expe, it was actually pretty good. Some genuinely good songs but it does get a bit samey at points.
I like more of the beats than the actual singing. Township Rebellion guitar solo so good. I feel like this style of music is just not my vibe. 6/10
Solid guitar, easy to headbang to, really got my heartbeat going. This didn't resonate deeply with me, nor was I blown away, but I had a decent time.
I dislike the whole rap metal/rock genre, but ratm is pretty tolerable. 6/10 Favourite track: Bullet In Your Head
I’m not someone to criticize music for being explicit. In fact, I am a huge fan of rap and hip hop, and artists like Eminem and Kendrick Lamar regularly dominate my “Top Artist” lists on Spotify. However, the swearing in this album was just so… lame. In fact, a lot of the lyrics just didn’t sound at all tough. That said, I really like the drums and guitar, with some pretty cool riffs and solos. I just wish that the singing and lyrics were better, and this could’ve been a 4 or a 5.
Pretty neat album. Definitely had great energy to it, and I liked that it was so political and all that. Wasn't a huge fan of the musical element, and I'm generally not a huge fan of Punk, but this was overall pretty good. Reminded me a bit of Public Enemy. Favorite Track: Killing in the Name
Ya classic Rage songs. I feel like I liked this music a lot more when I was younger but it's too much now.
Day 1
General thoughts: Rap metal is one of those genres I haven't been able to click with. Sounds cringy, it's repetitive musically and lyrically. Structurally, the songs may have some cool tricks, but when you hear them on every song, it’s just tiring, e.g., slowing down, voice goes quiet gradually, then boom, an explosion of energy. Cool, once or twice. Tempo is almost intact in all songs. The rhythm and the pace of the main riff blended with the rapping, I swear I can hear myself thinking "Killing in the name for" in every track, because it's like all songs are variations of a couple of base songs. Instrumentally, the riffs are cool, the solos are really good, and they always elevate the songs. The guitar tone was outstanding, almost electronic. All other instruments just fall behind. The singer, this guy had such an obnoxious voice, I could almost feel his fucking spit on my face. Tied along with the "I'm in pain, I'm angry, boo boo" lyrics, made me kinda hate him. Like, yeah, I get you're angry, but what else do you have? Show me something you haven't sung dozens of times before. Same thing with the social commentary. I mean, it's a mood, but it's very narrow, tunneled - a good album should be able to cover more than one emotion/topic. The album is somewhat conceptual, with songs revolving around anti-establishment, anti-propaganda, make-noise. Outstanding song(s): Bombtrack, Killing in the name of Weakest song(s): Wake up, Take the power back Cover: A photo of the famous self-immolating monk during the 1960s Buddhist repression in Vietnam. A symbol of protest. Rage against the machine, though both scenarios don't envision the same kind of response... They say 'Anger is a gift', but is there more to it? I have mixed feelings too here, but it makes you think about it, which is a good sign. Real rating: 3.1
Some great, some less great.
Only got part way through, I’ll circle back
It's ok, bit long and same-y
I have listened to this, not my personal favorite genre or type of music but I could still enjoy it and understand the appeal
It sucked, sorry.
más agradable de lo que pensaba que iba a ser para lo que son mis gustos de princesa chicle, me ha devuelto a mis raíces
It is very hard not to think of "Get up those stairs and tidy your room" as what prompts the "Fuck you etc" refrain in Killing In The Name. But also nice to remember it getting to Christmas number one at the expense of yet another X Factor contestant.
6/10 not my thing but still very enjoyable
I will never understand why this band blew up compared to some of the hardcore bands around at the same time. It's not bad, but nothing special as far as I am concerned.
I've always appreciated the importance of this album and I know that its good but I just don't think its for me. There's a level of irony about this album being released by Sony as well. I'd love to give this album 3.5/5 or a 7/10 but I need to round it and the coin flip came up tails so its a 3. Playlist track: Know Your Enemy
ouah ct vener la team
10 songs that rock but all sound the same with the same lyrical story
Im dtill not a big fan or hard rock or metal but i enjoyed the songs with more of a punk rythym
Can't listen to them the same after knowing they've sold out to The Man. No relief from the headbanging so in that sense it's a consistent album
A very politically charged, angry album. It's hard for me to imagine myself listening casually, but it doesn't change the fact that this album is so poignant and timeless. The instrumental work, like Tom Morello's guitar, really stands out to me. Listened once
Fistful of Steel was probably my favorite Again, not really my vibe and don't believe I'd have listened to otherwise...but glad I did I also realize that I'm less lyrical in a lot of ways, I did not really internalize many lyrics...I want to work on this!
my throat kinda hurt by the end of this album #empath this came out two days after my bday (8 years before i existed) but i will give them a point for this this isn’t rly a style of music i gravitate to, cld see it being fun if i was a more angry individual, tho i do like the messages behind a lot of the songs, take the power back afff i feel like its part of the whole thing they have going on, but idk if i rly like how the instrumentals kinda drown out the vocals, that said i do think the instrumentals r probs my fave part of the album if they had an instrumentals only version i lowkey think i wld listen to that i feel a need to draw attention to the fact that i did not get them in spotle last week so this feels personal i found for a few of the songs i was like ok yeah i kinda get it, this is fun then they wld rly up the scream for the last minute or so and they wld lose me
Really amazing sound; i love their guitar solos; i'm just not a fan of they logic between some lyrics but, it' a great and enjoyable album
I remember listening to them in middle school an playing some of the easier parts on guitar. From the band name onwards it seems that anger is the main and only emotion of the album, a feeling only partly interrupted by Tom Morello's masterful solos. 3 1/2 stars
Frig off, I’m not going to adhere to your requests!
I liked everything individually, unfortunately I didn't like this as a whole as much as I thought I would
355/1089 - Initially it was fun and sludgy and energetic but once I started paying attention to the music some more I found it pretty dull and derivative. One blues riff after another blues riff and some Drop D to spice things up. Let's throw in a 8 bar crescendo where we repeat the same thing over and over and never actually develop any ideas! Also let's play the same song 5 times with different lyrics on top of it and different blues/pentatonic riffs but with the exact same structure as listed up above. This is one of the few times where I wish I could put a 2.5 instead of a 3.
very angry, very loud favourite track - wake up I love the bang on the nose no metaphor sort of lyricism. It's brilliant at conveying political messages in a straightforward no bullshit manner, the perfect antithesis to the jargon and buzzwords thrown around so often in all honesty all the songs sounded rather 'same-y' to me, I would imagine I would struggle to differentiate them
3.5
a mi parecer no varía bastante, no es malo simplemente no lo que más me guste
starting off with a bomb literally. not something that i ever listened or would listen to. appreciate the guitars tho. i guess the lyrics are deep, i just didn't really want to listen to them.
I fw it more than I thought I would. Obv it’s very metal and the lyrics are still really applicable. Pumped me up in the morning, totally was not expecting to get this one first thing in the morning. Enjoyed it but prob wouldn’t reach for this day to day.
Liked very much.
it was ok
un grido alla ribellione e alla libertà: testi crudi e potenti, si sente la rabbia e la passione tipiche del movimento punk. linee di basso memorabili e sempre nuove, assoli di chitarra freschi e innovativi, monotona la parte vocale
Rap metal/rap rock is not my thing usually but this albums works even it borders on corny (as the previous user who reviewed it wrote). The lyrics are teenage level dumb, but this is a good album to let out anger and frustration. The sound stood the test of time, it doesn't sound dated. However, it's about 10-15 minutes too long. Overall an average 3 star.
A big, rightfully angry start to the year. I've never liked Rage (Morello's voice, not the music), so a somewhat challenging start too. At ~53 minutes, easy enough to give it a full listen. T2 (Killing In The Name): It's a classic, but I still think let down by the vocals. That said, what structure, what dynamic range, what a fucking anthem. Later - some real jazzy moments (still not my thing, but can appreciate the complexity here). The bass! T7: Goddamn, this is a lot. I like it, objectively, but I'm tired. Stop shouting at me. T8: That siren noise is making me want this to be over sooner. T10: It's good, it's smart, but all of that doesn't make me want this to be over any less.
yea we know you’re against the system, at least the music was good
borders on corny but it works
Es ist Ok, ich habe es mal gespeicher
mochte die erste hälfte sehr danach eher nicht so wurde mir wahrscheinlich zu repetetiv :(
Oh...
I like the message but sonically a little too hardcore for me lol
meh
6/10
Lyrics are interesting and insightful. Definitely want to research more. Reminds me of Beastie Boys but more aggressive. Enjoyed but for very specific feelings/situations.
I feel like i should like this a lot more for the political messages but the vocals dont do it for me great riffs though
every moment his messages become more and more relevant
we all know its a classic. cmon, its rage against the machine. just one problem for me, it feels to repetitive. every melody, every lyric, every composition. it all feels like a repeat to me. legit took me 15 minutes to realize a song had even passed. it feels like the kind of rock that you would see in a political young adult movie. yes its powerful, but i feels flat. amazing start, not such an amazing continuation. no one can deny its a classic though, still a type of genius in itsself
Helen did not like it, but it was fine
I loved "Stolen Cars" and "Stars All Seem to Weep." Enjoyable album overall but a bit glum.
Don’t know a lot about Rage against the machine, but good first impression. Big fan of their guitar parts, very energetic instrumentals. Not the style of music I listen to the most but they remind me a lot of Limp Bizkit. Solid album, but some of the more experimental sounding parts aren’t for me. 2.5/5
Riff-heavy, guitar really seems to be the focus of this album. Has a real 90s feel. 1 listen, 3 stars
not really my style but i still liked a few songs
RIP Joe McElderry’s music career
Killing in the name is good. I'm not much into rock but it was an interesting listen.
Great music, great lyrics. Very relevant to the socio-political odiern state of our world. Unfortunately I don't like rap and hip hop's rhythm. I will not listen to this again but its relevance and quality are undenaible. I will for sure reccomend it to my friends.
Sonoridade bastante diferente, muita spoken words, e fala bastante dos problemas da sociedade e da guerra.
A very solid album with catchy riffs and lots of attitude. Even though I'm not sure if it should be on this list, it is a very good album all ground.
Cool album cover and if I was in a different mood I would have enjoyed this album more
Maybe it’s a good álbum, but not my genre
Not bad, I like Zach's rapping style, and the electric guitar solos. But there's too much distortion for me. I understand the appeal, but I wouldn't fight for listening to it again. 2,8/5.
ok, não sou mt desse rock tho
I've heard 'Killing in the name of' many times in my life not liking it. Eventually though it grew on me and I can't help at least nodding along when it plays now. This album doesn't sound great to me now, I find there is too much screaming on vocals and guitar and the songs all sound very similar to me. Who knows though, maybe I'll start liking it more if I hear it more often. For now I'll give it 3 stars but maybe more later
loud
Solid Rock, for my taste a little bit too much rap inside. therefore only 3
Album review 010 Rage Against the Machine by Rage Against the Machine (1992) Rating 3.5/5 The 1001 Album Generator dealt me It Takes a Nation of Millions… by Public Enemy for my 9th album and followed it up with RATM for #10, I mention this as found so much similarity between them despite the difference in style. A call to arms for social justice over heavy riffs, Rage Against the Machine does exactly what it promises. (Got this on cassette when I was 13 and leant it to a mate, never got it back)
amazing group, not many good songs
A cultural touchstone that I cant see myself ever listening to again.
The pinnacle of rap-rock is still a low peak.
Interesting way to start the day!
3.0 RYM