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“It’s just another bombtrack”. But like a whole album of them. It speaks of youth, freedom, rebellion, togetherness, friendship. And that’s just my associations of this album before you even get to how good it is. Awesome.
I listened to this just the other day! Such an influential album for me growing up and it's lost none of it's impact. Angry angry classic and I love it.
This album hit hard and was "the voice of a generation" so if you had asked me back then it would have been an instant 5 stars.
I really enjoyed this one! I like the strong guitars, several of the songs had clever lyrics, and the vocalist switched well from spoken to sung to screams
Tom Morello was just on another level on this one
They told me to rate and I said how high This is perfection. It is angry, it is raw. It was topical in 1992 and somehow is even more relevant today. Zachs anger is real and Tom Morello shreds a guitar the way a guitar had never been shredded before. 5 stars. No question.
I like i like men inte helt bra hela tiden. Tyckte det blev lite enformigt tyvärr men det är ju som sagt alltid det när man lyssnar första gången. Jag gillar soundet och gillar helheten. Jag ger det 7,5/10!
Okej okej, så inte lyssnar super noga, haft mycket med jobbet och detta är inget jag kan spela i butiken. Generellt så gillar jag detta album väldigt mycket. Det är ett stuk av hård rock som jag tidigare inte lyssnat på, vilket ja gillar väldigt mycket. Gillar även hur politiskt laddat musiken är, det ger mer känsla och själ i musiken. Skapar en tydlig rebelliskt sound! Men lyssnat alldeles för lite på detta och jag känner jag skulle gilla detta mycket ifall jag lyssna mer. Därför ger jag detta album 8/10. Nej menar, jag, Grabbensomintekollarpåexplosioner ger detta album en 8/10
Good for it’s genre.
Take the power back.
good but not for me very heavy and wordy
Not the best for listening during work, but pretty good. One of the few rap rock combos that works
I respect the message, but don’t need to listen to this again
RATM is san inspiring form of protest music for me. Somehow channeling the anger into a joyful metal/hip hop dance. High 3.
What they are doing, they do quite brilliantly. Low 5
Perfect mix of metal, hip-hop and antiestablishmentarianism.
Killing In the Name is pretty fierce, but across the whole record RATM prove themselves to only really have one idea. It’s a very spikey, unashamedly anti-establishment performance but not strong enough to be able to be doled out on each and every track. They're good at what they do but it's not something I'd listen to twice.
RATM somehow sounds fresh today, fantastic record and one for the canon, low 5
Definitely a personal favourite of mine. I love all of Rage's albums but I don't think they ever came close to putting out something as hard or as aggressive as this ever again. The riffs, the rapping and the direct lyrics all come together perfectly here and create what is essentially the perfect album for the genre it's in. Also helps that every song is a fucking heater too. Favs: Killing In The Name, Take The Power Back, Bombtrack, Bullet In The Head
Best. Album. Ever.
9/15/26. Classic for me and have listened many times, never get tired of the hard hitting instrumentation and lyrics and always gets me pumped!
This is a decent album and it holds up pretty well. Solid rock, great guitar. Had to fast foward through a few songs because it started to grate on me a bit, but overall I enjoyed it. (4)
some good angry songs here. a bit over the top for me but still a good album
phenomenal
Good songs but not an album I have the personality to enjoy or become energized by. Respected it more than liked
Peak poser.
Masterpiece from start to finish. We really need to be raging against the machine more. Best Song: Know Your Enemy Rating: 10/10 Stars: 5
After revisiting Rage Against the Machine's 1992 self-titled album, I find it to be more reflective of teenage angst than a profound musical statement. While their political stance against authoritarianism is commendable, recent events, such as their militant stance on the Covid pandemic and Tom Morello's Twitter outburst against a Seattle bar, have left me questioning their credibility. The incident at 'The 5 Point Cafe' highlights a disconnect between their advocacy for workers' rights and their expectation of special treatment. This album, once a symbol of rebellion, now feels more like a relic of youthful rage, lacking the depth and maturity I once attributed to it.
All the riffs
For lyrics written in 1992, these were relevant as recent as last Wednesday. Lead guitarist/main songwriter Tom Morello created a thumper of an album, pointing out injustice, racism, hypocrisy, and anti-elitism with the classic "Calm 'Em, then Bomb 'Em" style. Zach de la Rocha delivers the vocals so rough my own throat hurts. Mixing metal, funk, and rap, they cover the better part of early 90s music. Classic album. A minor criticism is that the lyrics are a little sparse, but in terms of getting the crowd ready to throw down, that's the point.
My first time hearing Rage was playing Bulls on Parade on Guitar Hero 3. I was hoping it would be on this album, but Killing In the Name is a completely sufficient alternative.
I never actually sat down and listened to a Rage album. I was very pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this. Super produced with the guitar harmonics reminding me of 311, but the music remained interesting while maintaining their aggressive and driving edge. They've taken the formula of Green Day, super hooky pop wrapped in a punk outer shell, to the next level.
Fuck Trump
I’ve never listened to this one in its entirety until now and I came to notice that it’s the (relatively) calmer moments between the “Rage” that really make this one special. Killing in the Name fades into the background of the funky walking bass lines, Morello doing something new and interesting, or Zack just rapping instead of yelling. Solid first album.
Heard it before. Powerful. Massive bangers and no bad songs here really 4/5
This is the quintessential you g boy going threw tennaghood album. I can completely see how a young guy might make his personality all about this album. Seems to be calling out the "American dream" and what america stands for (at the time the irac war ? But not sure) If you are angry, just listen to this The first song the guitar is fucking sick 3,5
Maybe 3.5 - need to relisten
Loved just over half of it.
Its so funny that i'm listening to this on my way work and screamin inside "i won't do what you tell me" and then doing exactly what they tell me. This is the best representation of anger to the poor social-political situation which is not unfamiliar for me as a georgian.
album cover
First listen to these guys. Good, aren't they?
Listened previously. Expectations: High - Verdict: Very Good - Usually blending rap and rock doesn't interest me too much but Rage just have such monstrous riffs that I can't help but headbang and rock out the whole time. Bombtrack is a brilliant opener that never fails to get me hyped up. Killing In The Name is massive and when it builds up for the last time it's such a great release. Take The Power Back is another good track although it can't quite match the punchiness of the opening duo. Settle For Nothing is so angry and rocks out. The second half of Bullet In The Head has a killer riff and when it drops out to just the bass is a great moment. The ending of Know Your Enemy is really good and Wake Up is pretty strong. I think the back end of the album is less strong than the first half but it's a solid record throughout.
Made me want to be in a mosh pit
cool
lyric writing in the grand tradition of anticapitalist protest music, powered by a very strong set of arrangements and some sick hooks and riffs. there are covers of some of these that are probably better than the originals, but as a collection it's incredibly impressive
oooooo political commentary ✨✨
1) Freedom 2) Know Your Enemy 3) Wake Up Least Favourite: NONE OF EM!!
Rage Against the Machine surprised me today: 1. I didn’t expect to find their debut album on this list: Sure, it was a commercial success, but as I recall, it was one that the mainstream press was rather hesitant to embrace. 2. The production is extremely polished for the early ’90s: I knew full well that Tom Morello & Co. had put a lot of time into the technical details, but somehow I remembered the result as being more raw. 3. I had massively underestimated their musical influence on later bands: The groove ideas that shaped songs like “Bombtrack,” for example, were not only enthusiastically adopted by the crossover bands of the time but were further developed in nu metal in the 2000s and in metalcore starting in the 2010s—and remain ubiquitous to this day. 4. Rage Against the Machine ultimately remained a singular phenomenon: Despite their huge commercial success and their audibly massive influence on crossover, nu metal, and metalcore, their core messages have, to some extent, fallen by the wayside in the harder rock scene. Instead, these messages are found today more in the visual arts - and most prominently in the work of Banksy. 5. This album has aged incredibly well: Back then, I found it a bit overly political; today, it’s probably more relevant and timely than ever before. Conclusion: Yes, this album is an absolute must-listen!
Didn't connect with me.
My head was continually banging. Love the sound and the message, as well as the guitar solos. My only critique is that every song sounds very similar--they could almost have produced it as a single-song album.
poepig
Dit album is te wit voor mij
Moeilijk gay
Leuk album, niet mn shit maar hij lande goed bij me gister. 3 bangers
Fight the war - Fuck the norm. Ingenting anna enn full pott er eit alternativ. Denne plata satte fart på musikkinteressa til 13(?) år gamle meg. Politisk bevissthet fekk eg jammen på kjøpet.
For mange gitarsoloer, men det får være greit. 9/10
Eg tar på meg skorne til han som fekk CDen i løn for arbeidsveke på Solgull’s platebar midt på nittitalet ein gong og som litt seinare lot seg fillerista saman med Ivar på Quart 97 (når det er sagt, så let det no framleis fett som faen dette) og trillar ein soleklar fem av fem.
Ei goood stund sidan eg har høyrt på denne no, men fyrste gongen eg såg og høyrte musikkvideoen til Killing In The Name i stova til @Vaskebrettolsen fekk eg totalt bakoversveis. Bortsett frå spor nr 9, (som jo også er veldig kult) kan eg, eller kunne iallfall, heile på rams. Lysende Sti-hyllinga trekker jo noko ned, men gitarspelet til Tom Morello er det jo lite å utsette på. Unikt og fett, og FOR NOKRE RIFF!!!! Megagroovy komp også, ikkje utan grunn at Brad Wilk fekk jobben med å spele trommer på Sabbath si siste plate. Og Zack de la Rocha….Tidenes tøffaste, kulaste og beste mann!!!!! 9/10
Velfortjent full pott. Viktig album med masse minner og nostalgi knyttet til. Hører ikke på det sååå ofte men storkoser meg når jeg gjør det.
Enkelte dager er en RATM-dag. Da er dette verdens beste plate. Men i dag er ikke en sånn dag, og sant å si øker nok mengden med dager dette ikke treffer helt med alderen. Samtidig som det kanskje ikke bare er meg, er det noe med tidens tann også? Ungene digger ikke RATM. En skulle kanskje tro at dette fungerte som en slags evig portal til rock, som med AC/DC og slike. Som, eh, hva da? Ramones? Metallica? Nirvana? Nei, jeg aner egentlig ikke helt hva som treffer, det virker ikke som om de er så opptatt av rock. De går definitivt glipp av noe.
Rage Against The Machine - s/t Denne var me jo innom i Rolling Stone-gjennomgangen til Torumodo (eit av mange av hans ikkje-fullførte livsverk) og eg syns vel omtrent det same no, som då? Eller likar eg den kanskje hakket betre? Eg syns dei kjentaste songane her er utruleg eineståande og kule, men igjen er det avsluttaren som får blodet til å bruse på alvor. Og så blir det litt mykje med ei heil plate av dette, men ein skal være temmeleg langt ute å på høgresida for å ikkje elske bodskapet til Zack de la Rocha på denne plata. Samstundes blir nok aldri Tom Morello favorittgitaristen min. 7/10
# Album Name: Rage Against The Machine # Artist: Rage Against The Machine # Rating: 5/5 # Comments: Fantastic Album. Everything about it is turned up to 11. Love it. Full of energy and anger. # Top Tunes: Whole thing! # Would I listen to it again? Yes
One of the best albums ever made. Lots of people in the comments calling this “heavy metal” and “rap-rock” without recognizing the hardcore punk dna. Shame. 4.7
Goede gitaren, leuk om eens te luisteren. Wel af en toe wat te schreeuwerig voor mij.
Rage Against The Machine Rage Against The Machine 1992 Genres: Rock Styles: Alternative Rock, Funk Metal 1. Bombtrack (★★★★★) -Contexto: Tema de apertura escrito con riffs del bajista Tim Commerford. Ataca la desigualdad social, hablando de "landlords and power whores" (caseros y poderosos corruptos) que van a "arder". Funciona como declaración de guerra y presentación de la identidad confrontativa de la banda. 2. Killing in the Name (★★★★★) -Contexto: Primer single. Nació cuando Morello grababa un riff en drop-D durante una clase de guitarra. Las letras, inspiradas en la golpiza a Rodney King por parte de la policía de Los Ángeles y los disturbios de 1992, denuncian el racismo estructural en las fuerzas de seguridad ("some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses", vinculando a la policía con el KKK). El clásico "Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me" es un llamado a la desobediencia frente al abuso de autoridad. -Fav -Comentario: favorita del álbum y mucho más, alguna vez fue un "himno" para mí. 3. Take the Power Back (★★★★★) -Contexto: Crítica al sistema educativo estadounidense por ser "eurocéntrico" y contar la historia desde un solo punto de vista. De la Rocha solía presentarla en vivo diciendo "el aula es el último lugar donde encontrar la verdad". Habla de recuperar el relato histórico silenciado de comunidades no europeas. -Fav 4. Settle for Nothing (★★★★☆) -Contexto: Relato en primera persona de un chico sin figura paterna presente ("having never seen the color of my father's eyes") que repite un ciclo de violencia heredado y termina uniéndose a una pandilla como forma de pertenencia, viendo la cárcel casi como un alivio frente al dolor doméstico. El estribillo ("si no actuamos ahora, nos quedamos sin nada después") lo eleva a un llamado colectivo a la acción. 5. Bullet in the Head (★★★★★) -Contexto: Sobre el control de la población a través de los medios de comunicación. De la Rocha lo explicó en un show temprano como una canción "sobre la manta mediática que nos tiran encima y no nos deja actuar porque no tenemos la información". Compara las casas comunes con Alcatraz: prisiones mentales domésticas producidas por la propaganda y la televisión. 6. Know Your Enemy (★★★★★) -Contexto: Con la voz invitada de Maynard James Keenan (Tool) en el puente. Denuncia cómo instituciones como la escuela enseñan "compromiso, conformismo, asimilación, sumisión" disfrazados de "sueños americanos", exponiendo la hipocresía de la libertad estadounidense. -Fav 7. Wake Up (★★★★★) -Contexto: Trata sobre el racismo del gobierno de EE.UU. y el programa de contrainteligencia COINTELPRO del FBI contra el movimiento nacionalista negro. Incluye un fragmento hablado tomado de un memo real de J. Edgar Hoover que sugiere neutralizar a posibles "mesías negros". Hace referencia directa a que el FBI vigiló y hostigó a Martin Luther King por oponerse a Vietnam, y menciona el asesinato de Malcolm X. -Fav -Comentario: favorita del álbum y mucho más. 8. Fistful of Steel (★★★★★) -Contexto: Habla de resistir y "endurecer el alma en acero" como escudo frente a un sistema que convierte a la gente en peones de guerras ajenas ("puppets in your game"), cuestionando si vale la pena seguir peleando cuando se aprende que la justicia puede no existir, pero eligiendo resistir igual. -Fav 9. Township Rebellion (★★★★☆) -Contexto: Traza un paralelismo directo entre el sur-centro de Los Ángeles y los townships del apartheid en Sudáfrica ("Now freedom must be fundamental / In Johannesburg or South Central"), planteando que la libertad no puede ser parcial ni geográficamente selectiva, y llamando a rebelarse contra la pasividad ("why stand on a silent platform"). 10. Freedom (★★★★★) -Contexto: Dedicada al activista indígena Leonard Peltier, líder del American Indian Movement, condenado a cadena perpetua en un juicio ampliamente cuestionado por testimonios falsos y mala conducta de la fiscalía. Contiene la frase más citada del disco, "anger is a gift". El videoclip reconstruye el caso Peltier con material del documental "Incident at Oglala". -Fav -TOTAL = ★★★★⯨ (4,8) -Ya no sé si considerarlo un 5, es un 4 de hecho, pero ciertamente alguna vez fue de mis favoritos y aunque ya no sea lo mismo, por momentos me llevó a otras épocas lo que hizo que lo calificara mejor de lo que objetivamente habría puesto.
I love this album. In many ways a gateway drug for me. It holds up depressingly well lyrically 30 years on. The production is impeccable, the instrumentation pushes boundaries and it still has more grit and groove than the million bands that tried to walk in is shadows. Chapeau
They really arrived fully formed with this didn’t they? It’s a masterclass in an aggressive, rebellious sound. Today’s listen revealed (with my now more attuned ear) just how jazz some of the guitar soloing is. Not all the time, but 2 or 3 times I counted. It’s brilliantly recorded too. Engineering, production and mixing, all really on point. After all these years, and overexposure, my only criticism is that the songs structures stick to the same basic formula practically throughout. I guess since it works though, why would you mess with it? I really lost count when trying to register the number of world class riffs. The album has dated brilliantly, whereas I know full well there are plenty of heavy albums with rap style vocals from the same time that would sound awful to me now. Having said that, those (for me) also-rans would mostly have sounded awful to my ears back then too. In some things you’ve with got it or you don’t. In this genre I wouldn’t have many favourites, but RATM have definitely got it.
Still sounds like being punched in the face by a politically literate freight train. Huge riffs, righteous fury and absolutely no filler. I helped send *Killing in the Name* to UK Christmas No. 1 and was rewarded with that legendary Finsbury Park gig. Best Christmas present Simon Cowell never wanted me to have. Fuck you, I won’t play something else
A good album but just not my cup of tea. Some really great songs but I didn’t feel the entire record was at that level.
Truly great album from start to finish. This hit like an aural assault from out of nowhere and this band is one of the most important of the era. I wish there were bands putting out similar music with similar themes today, it is sorely needed. Also, not enough can be said about the lyrics. I’ve been listening to this album for 30+ years and I still hear great new lines every time I play it.
Love it. The messaging, the creativity. It's all really good.
If Durst played any of THESE songs at Woodstock 99 we would be talking about that event as music's 9/11. The pizza album! Pretty amazing work for a debut. That iconic Jimmy C basstone, the punch on the drums, Morello's tireless vocal delivery paired with that fuck-ass wee-woo-wee-woo guitar noise he insists on making all the time. Capital-K punK that Bush Snr has every right to be worried about corrupting the youth. It's hard to blame Morello for that one video of those redhats dancing to Killing In The Name with the Thin Blue Line cape on, but it's a truly baffling legacy. It speaks for itself. A truly watershed moment for the clownshoes era of Western politics that would define this decade. Fav tracks: Bombtrack, Killing In The Name, Bullet In The Head, Know Your Enemy, Wake Up
Brilliant. Is there another band that is so fitting with their name? Like literally rage against the machine for 54 minutes AND that's the name of the brand. Its heavy. Its loud. Its aggressive. Its political. Its also just really fun. Its produced really well. Cool and interesting elements with keys and guitar. I don't know if rap rock has ever been better.
Goddamn, I love this album, one of the rare ones I have on vinyl, CD, and cassette. Every track is a banger to a varying degree, an assault of pure righteous energy straight to your ears. It is extremely disappointing that the messages of these songs still ring true 34 years after their release, but the messages remain important nonetheless. Hard to pick a favorite track since this is a no-skips affair, but I’d probably have to go with ‘Township Rebellion’ or ‘Freedom’. I’ll never pass up a chance to listen to this entire album, and today was no exception. Rage Against The Machine fights the good fight and comes out on top; they will be my twenty-seventh 5/5. Remember kids: Anger is a gift.
Good music.
10/10
i liked it, but i wouldn’t listen to it again
10 songs - 52 minutes very punk - slightly grunge very repetitive - the true screams were kinda weak instrumentals were fun at times but every song felt like it dragged
Masterpiece
This has aged so well. The machine is more worthy of this rage and protest than ever before. Musically, the composition is really tremendous - hard guitars, inventive rhythm section, and nimble lyrics that come together with a driving energy. I want to tear down the government and build something stronger. Killing In The Name
Well, I know this one! One of my favourite albums of all time, and a staple of my teenage years. Some of the most engaging, energetic and fierce rock of the 90s. Incredible stuff.
Awesome!
One of the best albums of the 90's, and probably one of the best hard rock albums of all-time. The ultimate pump yourself up album, so many great songs.
I had forgotten how good “Killing in the Name” is...just a huge fucking song. Tails off and gets a little “samey” sounding by the end.
Didn't know a lot about this band though I am familiar with Tom Morello's work outside the band. Not a big fan of the heavy yell/sing/rap thing. An absolutely politically charged album. Was huge upon it's release.
A classic. Raw and aggressive with something to say. A real groundbreaker. 4.75/5
A top 10 album of all time.
Its not good. They are just screaming and repeating two phrases the entire time thinking its good metal. It doesnt have any good lyrics so repating them is at least unique but doesnt save it.
++: Bombtrack, Take the Power Back, Settle for Nothing, Know Your Enemy, Fistful of Steel +: Killing in the Name, Bullet in the Head, Freedom +-: Wake Up, Township Rebellion 7,7/10
Can’t believe I used to love them. it's so angry. i kind of can't even listen anymore
Idkr not my thing
Me when there’s a machine and I rage against it
Haven't had an album with as much oomph as this one even after 100+ daily albums, super familiar with the singles on this one but the stuff in-between was just as much of a treat
5/5. Rage Against the Machines self titled debut makes its intentions clear with its album cover, which is a photo of a Vietnamese Buddhist monk immolating himself to protest against South Vietnam and their oppression of Buddhists. The album itself is angry and as blunt with its messaging as a hammer to the face (which has still somehow not stopped moronic conservatives from blasting “Killing in the Name” at rallies.) however that bluntness is to the albums advantage, as it works perfectly with Zach De La Rocha’s delivery, creating this sense of political righteousness and clarity, like the rap-metal version of a political revolutionary. The songs themselves here are all fantastic, there is not a weak-link in this track list. There’s of course the big hit “killing in the name” which tackles police brutality, comparing the officers of the LAPD and their actions to the lynchings performed by the KKK. And there’s “Bullet in the Head” which has maybe the best build-up on the whole record in its back half. You even get Tools Maynard James Keenan appearing on “Know your Enemy.” This album predates the rise of Nu-Metal by quite a few years, however it easily clears almost anything from that scene and is in my mind the definitive rap-metal album.
Too rough for me but for the genera its ok.
Amazing album, always relevant. My favorite part was when they raged against the machine.
It's nice to see white rock rap of the 90s being used for good, rather than evil.
Before listening to this, all I really knew about Rage Against The Machine was the memes on social media of conservatives discovering that a band named "Rage Against The Machine" might not be conservative Republicans. Now I've listened to this I appreciate the joke even more (and I appreciate Rage Against The Machine, full support for their music (and their political takes)). 4.5 stars, rounding down.
Oh most definitely a 5 star album! This album rocks. Only slight miss is Settle For Nothing, but that's only a mild miss in an otherwise perfect album.
Grande álbum. Conhecia as músicas mais famosas, mas não a integridade. 4.2/5
Just incredible, still.
Great!
Angry, pissed off music. Which sometimes is a good thing. They make their point.
Hella fire already had a couple of songs
Stol screaming at me i don't like it pls
noise pollution
2.7, i didnt find any songs that I would add but it was a lot more enjoyable than some of the other albums.
One of the best albums ever made
Music as angry and powerful as its ever been
I never really thought about this as being a five star album for me, but it is. Two tracks that maybe I'd skip if pressed but pretty easy and really enjoyable to listen through the whole thing for me.
Has (unfortunately) aged very well. I still don’t get how they get a guitar to sound like that
Muy rock pero que buenos sonidos
In the pre internet days, there was I seem to remember something of a debate in school as to what the refrain was from Zack de la Rocha in Killing in the Name of, not sure which 13-year-old had an axe to grind with the owner of German automobiles but it's disappointing when you learn it's not "Some of those that drive Porsches, are the same that jerk horses". Their anti-authority ethos made them pretty popular in secondary school, but when this album came out, it was a bit too heavy for me musically even if enjoyed the shock value of the profanity. By the time Evil Empire came out four years later, I was more into alternative music but had found plenty of bands I loved in the interim who were less petulant and more apt for the times -though I still think Bulls on Parade is perhaps only surpassed by Killing... In their discography. It was nice to hear Maynard James Keenan turn up on Know Your Enemy - his only appearance on this list to my knowledge given the absence of Tool -puzzling- and A Perfect Circle -rational. I haven't listened to this album in full before and honestly I don't think I missed much by not getting into it in the 90s. It's pretty repetitive, po-faced and despite their disdain for it, this definitely paved the way for a lot of terrible nu-metal a few years later.
One of the greatest, if not the greatest, anti-authority albums of all time. Bulls on Parade would be in the top 100 songs you have to listen to before you die if it existed. All around great album.
Buen disco, me gustó, aunque prefiero el Battle Of Los Angeles
RATM is one of the GOATs
Totally respectable, but not in the mood
Sadly more relevant in 2026 than ever
I don’t think there’s another band in the world with a more appropriate band name. I remember working at Kemp Mill when this came out. I got a free copy and listened to it in my room on my stereo. As soon as I heard Killing In The Name I was like “Oh shit. These guys are going somewhere.” I kinda slept on RATM for a while, which I regret. They’re an amazing band.
Respectfully, this is so redundant and repetitive, I could get the same just listening to half of each song.
They would get better but this is a great, explosive start. 3.5 stars
Bien
Rap-metal isn’t usually my thing but damn, this band makes it interesting.
Absolutely love this album
Heavy metal Chili Peppers. What’s not to like.
Takes me right back to being 15 this. Think every song is a banger. And wake ups great. Was on the bloody matrix wannit. FREEEEEDOOOOMMMM! YYYYEEEAAAAAAHHH!
Sick album! Ever track could of been the entrance theme from the wwf attitude era especially D generation X.
Stomp you in the head music. Repetition of the chorus lines does get bit much over a full album. But when you know what to expect ye cannae quibble. Its great
pretty great of course. not my favorite but gotta give props for their commentary on our legacy at home and abroad. prefer system of a down but never gonna be mad at a reason to listen to this album all the way through. album cover goes absolutely crazy
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.
Brilliant album, still amazing
Music with no subtly.
Such a cool sound. I think this is a great way to get introduced to more metal-like music. There’s so much creativity in the guitar riffs and there’s always something unexpected in the songs, either lyrically or musically. Felt like a mix of broody and counter-culture. I think Lego Batman might’ve enjoyed this.
One of the best albums of its time. Hands down banger banger central. I mean you cannot beat this in its prime. Baselines alone just blow my mind. That’s all I have to say about that.
Bombtrack - 4.5/5 Killing in the Name - 5/5 Take the Power Back - 4.5/5 Settle for Nothing - 4/5 Bullet in the Head - 4/5 Know Your Enemy - 4.5/5 Wake Up - 4.5/5 Fistful of Steel - 4/5 Township Rebellion - 4/5 Freedom - 4/5 You know it's a great debut when they essentially punch you across the face on nearly every track. Probably not a good thing if the problems they're raging about are still occurring, but it is a good thing that this still holds up all this time later. Music-wise, not politically. Still always hilarious when people find out what they're singing about and say to themselves "They were so much better when they weren't political!" They always were political, you just ignored it. Overall: 5/5 Favorites: Killing in the Name, Bombtrack, Take the Power Back, Know Your Enemy, Wake Up
Please don’t flay me. The messages are rad, some of the songs are undeniable but rap rock is one of the worst developments in popular music of our time. Major dates miss step that ultimately destroyed this one for me.
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Absolute classic
I sense some rage, some frustration, some anger, some angst, and some whining. RATM debut is the lead yeller swearing, grunting, growling, shouting, and likely crotch grabbing and pointing for over 45 minutes. I believe this album makes The 1001 Must Hear List because of Killing In The Name. It’s not a great song, but they’re singing about burning crosses (almost as blasphemous as flag burning), rebellion, + FU I won’t do what you tell me. Not sure when this album would be a “good” listen for me. (1.6*s) I can skip these guys. (Maybe better live with booze and drugs…)
Where ever you are playing this, turn it up...now turn it up some more. The debut release from Rage is not to be ignored. These guys stormed in with a highly politically charged album that took the world by force. The Reagan/Bush Sr. years really got them amped up. Heavy metal guitars and drums mixed with hip-hop delivery really rallied the troops. Tom Morello is a wizard on the strings and paired with De La Rocha's style made this band stand out. No slouches either, bassist Commerford and Wilk on the kit crush it. To think I was only 9 when this dropped is insane. I didn't get into the band until my high school years with their '99 record (should make list) but never too late with a group of this caliber. A fairly short-lived act but all their albums have stayed relevant and today the message is even more critical. RATM kicks ass and always will...4.23 stars.
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
Bra punk.
Yep
It's about as good as it could be for the type of music it is.
Seditious
Of course it's a 5
Hey! It’s Paul Ryan’s favorite band.
Yes
4.5/5
Discazo
Banging. Really gets you amped up!
Beastie Boys created Nu Metal
No matter how many times i listen to this i will always consider it one of the top Funk Metal Rock albums ever
Quanta raiva !!! Mas gostei
Something something Inside Out. Honestly I don't like this one as much as Evil Empire, or maybe even Battle of Los Angeles, but they squeezed in so much here. A fun experiment comes from my friend, picturing them as a funk band with distortion. Think about it - it's true!
I bought this album the day it was released based solely on my love for Zack's previous bands. This was a... huge disappointment then, and I still mostly feel the same. Rap-rock was a pretty embarrassing misstep for music in the '90s. This might be the best of it, but that's not saying much. The lyrical content and delivery are actually great, but I feel like that was completely lost on mainstream arena concert audience that this was so heavily marketed to. Most offensive to me, and something I'll never get over is Tom Morello's "pitch-wheel-on-a-keyboard" guitar solos. Is it a lack of talent or is he just fucking with everyone?
yes
I have listened to this album more times than I can count. Tom Morello is one of my favorite guitarists, certainly of the 90's on. I don't think there is a bad song on this album. I can easily listen to it through and through, no skips. I was shocked to find out there were only 4 songs on this released as singles (40% of the album) and I feel like Take the Power Back and Know Your Enemy should have been released as singles too, at a minimum.
I love this album. And its relevance has not faded over the decades. 5/5
Pure political anger distilled into audio format. This album is raw, aggressive, and pointed. Zack climbs onto his soapbox and screams at you for 52 minutes with a phenomenal musical performance backing him up. It's a fantastic ride through and through.
I like the songs individually, but as a 50+ minute listen it gets a bit repetitive tbh.
Superb. Hard
free
I will NEVER get tired of Zack de la Rocha going "UH" in every goddamn RATM song. In my opinion, this album goes unbelievably hard. The slap bass? Absolutely. Aggressive vocal delivery? Hell yes. Tight drumming? Oh yeah. A sprinkle of a guitar solo? Now that's the cherry on top. Some will say this is repetitive, some will say RATM *are* the machine, but I seriously could not care less. This album rules, and I can't believe it took me 27 years to appreciate it fully. Favorite tracks: Bombtrack, Killing In the Name, Settle for Nothing
Too hard core for me
Rage Against All The Slander of this album. Stellar production, lyrically even moreso relevant.
Totalmente increible no se como no escuche esto antes
Ikke helt min greie, men hører band og album har kvaliteter
Hässig
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
If you’re British and of the right age, you’ll remember the attempt to get ‘Killing in the Name’ from this album to Christmas no. 1 as an attempt to protest the most important issue of the 21st century… the pollution of charts with X Factor contestants. On the album, Rage Against the Machine tackle lighter topics of capitalism, imperialism, and police brutality, with Killing in the Name the highlight for me of strong opening tracks. The sound is a more political Red Hot Chilli Peppers, marked by Tom Morello’s excellent guitar work. It gets a bit samey and too abrasive by the end, but still pretty good.
One of the best rock albums of the 90s. The combination of rap and metal is extremely effective, and Zack de la Rocha’s powerful, impassioned vocals work perfectly with Tom Morello’s highly distinctive powerhouse guitar riffs/solos. Tim Commerford’s bass and Brad Wilk’s drums are also great and every track here is an absolute banger, but if I was forced to choose my favourites, I’d pick ‘Bombtrack’, ‘Killing in the Name’, ‘Take the Power Back’ and ‘Know Your Enemy’. The messaging of the intensely political lyrics occasionally strikes me as overly simplistic, but overall they’re great. An easy 5 stars.
This was the first album I purchased. Li'l twelve year old me spending my lunch money on this absolutely furious blast. I love it. I bonded with friends at new schools about this album and some of them were in my wedding party. It was extremely important to my teenage years. I can sing it back to front and, unlike many albums I wore out in my younger years, I return to it and it's still great. So, y'know, personally, five stars. Critically though, it has some flaws. The main one is that Zack De La Rocha, excellent vocalist, frontman, lyricist, is good enough and juuuust smart enough to be dumb enough to believe that he doesn't need an editor. At the peak, it's an album that has some real beauty and intelligence slotted between the noise, but then there are parts where you're like, "Zack please keep your spoken word for your spoken word stuff." For me, Settle For Nothing has always been a weak point, but even Bombtrack has corny MC lines littered all around the place, a reminder that this album came from '92 (some hailing from '91) and its rap-rock combination was mostly plumbing the 80s, kangol hats and adidas track suits and all. Of course, none of that reeeaaaallly matters because I still love the album, both from a personal history standpoint and the fact that it's a real artifact that (I believe, at least) holds up. RATM's culpability in unleashing bands like Limp Bizkit on the world should not be held against this because despite many Paul Ryan red-hat frat boys who loved this album citing this album as bad ass at their young republican luncheons, there are teenagers who got read books, learned about the polyvalent political landscape, and were able to burn off their aggression in nominally positive ways because of this. Of course, it's impossible to not be insufferable on either side of this coin, but everyone can still agree that this album kicks ass, which isn't an insufferable opinion at all.
Just a little too much for me and my taste. Guess I need a bullet in the head...
JUSTICE FOR JOE MCELDERRY
C'était très très cool. Je réécouterai
tres tres cool
im tonic unterm tisch
you know what it is
Some kid named Kevin whose parents make 500k a year really thinks this album is speaking to him
No one did it like they did it. Glad I got to see them live
for mye likt altså
So many angry words but, as another reviewer notes, almost 35 years later and what happened to focusing that anger on “taking the power back”? Guess they were just empty words to sell some albums as a mad boy grips the microphone. “Vocals not to soothe but to ignite and put in flight” - oh please. Move along, nothing to hear here.
What a fantastic album. Loud and angry in the best way possible; all of the fight and anger being directed towards political injustice and racism. Goosebumps. Favourites: Killing In The Name Settle For Nothing Bullet In The Head
The most excited I’ve been since starting this. Very familiar with this album and an easy 5.
Well-known, quite heavy, but otherwise great music. Three stars...
3/5, classic album, some great songs
Bass is really gnarly. I haven't listened to RATM but i really like the message it conveys about rebellion. VERY PUNK ROCK. Which I feel like is missing in a lot of 2020 songs. Which I don't think is bad but I wish there were different ways modern artists can work around this without being scared to speak on their political opinions. Its also a different time when this album came out so different times call for different solutions.
I love this album, but if I’m being completely honest, I think Evil Empire is a better album, though I do understand why this one is on the list instead. “Killing In the Name” is a top tier song, and Rage Against The Machine really paved the way for a new kind of metal. Definitely appreciate the lyrics and the politics now more than I did when I was younger. A great, solid album that deserves its place on the list.
Huh, rap metal.
I love the political message behind the songs on the album and Killing in the Name Of is an amazing track, but after awhile the songs get a little samey to me and I don't fully connect with the music. Though I cannot deny, this shit gets me pumped.
An easy 5★ This has been on my shelves from release. Heard before ✅️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ✅️ ★★★★★(10/10) Total reviewed : 391 Already owned : 86 Purchased : 21 To buy : 3 Nope : 281
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.
RATM Some pretty samey vocals over a singular musical idea BUT delivered with an exhaustible absolute conviction and the guitar often sounds absolutely bonkers. Not at all shabby rhythm section. And a message to the kids that is absolutely imperative. Had my boys bopping their heads this morning and I hope they’re completely radicalized by the time day care closes today. RATM also holds the distinction for being the band that MAGA shitheads my age liked when they were teenagers bc they thought only heard the aggression and completely missed the call to arms.
Amazing album! There is nothing more to say. I saw morello one time and his guitar playing is amazing!
Probably the most pissed-off album ever made.
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
Do Tom Morello's guitar solos annoy me to no end? Yeah. Do I think that the sloganeering here, regardless of whether or not I agree with it, degrades all discourse to the level of bumper stickers? Yeah. Does it sound good as hell? YEAH. This album has 0 nuance and that's kind of part of the appeal.
based based based based
4,4/5
not my style
From here on out, the full rating scale is in effect.
Excellent album. Haven't listened to this in many years, so good to revisit it.
Sounded like young kids trying to sound tough. Some good heavy guitar, though.
We need an album like this today!
Both of its time and timeless. Closer to legendary rap debuts than the hard rock and metal of the era. Still sounds absolutely vital, full of anger and energy and innovation. Somehow inspired mostly crap but the original still rules.
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
Don’t get the hype. Boohoo, life’s hard, get on with it.
Rage Against The Machinen debyytti on edelleen vaikuttava kokemus. Vain harvat yhtyeet ovat kuullostaneet näin itsevarmoilta ja kokeneilta esikoislevyllään. Omaperäinen sekoitus metallia, räppiä ja funkkia innoitti 90-luvun lopun ja 2000-luvun alun nu metal-bändejä, mutta harvalla niistä oli yhtä paljon painavaa sanottavaa rasismista ja korruptiosta, kuin Rage Against The Machinella.
The only band to try this and make it sound good
I liked this way more than I thought I would, not being that much of a metal fan and all. I think combining it with rap is a really interesting concept and it pays off super well in this album. Thematically, it's very precise and it has some excellent composition. My bias against metal may be barring this from getting a 10/10 score, but that doesn't mean it can't get damn close. 9/10
just a bunch of bangers. perfect in its simplicity yknow. get angry!!!
Rage against the machine is similar to linkin park; good music
It’s a great album and a classic. Very original angry and chaotic sound that I adore, although it suffers from the ear fatigue syndrome near the end of the album. Similar to something beastie boys would do to me. Amazing album
#57 An iconic album that is still as relevent as ever nearly 35 years later. It is heavy, aggressive, and angry, but still grooves. Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me.
I understand its significance. Musically, it’s not for me.
Rage is a good description of their music. Musically very solid and never afraid to address a variety of social injustices.
Sometimes the world pisses you off and you need some Rage Against the Machine.
Goated
Love
oh the memories. only had individual tracks on the old ipod, but recognize most
Yea.
Was all set to give this a five, loved this when I first heard it and many other times over the years. However, listening today I thought there was a few weak tracks. Still a banger though.
Nästan en femma men vissa låtar är bara för tråkiga
good for work, gives energy. f*ck you i wont do what you tell me!
KILLING IN THE NAME OF!
Some might claim that this album is too one-dimensional and also that it is responsible for nu metal. As of that is a bad thing. However, this album is so influential and hard hitting that there is no way it is anything below 5 stars
So overly sincere and a little dumb and repetitive at times but it sounds great. This is so well done that it created a whole generation of unbearable rap-rock monsters.
So sad that this album is still very relevant today. But great album!
"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’m with the machine
Holy shit! Another one that needs more than 5 stars. I didn't appreciate them as much growing up, but now I love their aggressive sound. I guess we all have rage that builds...rage against the machine that is life-work-money-death.
Classic
I loved this album in my teens which dates me
Man, this album rules! I never really listened to Rage before this. Like, I knew "Killing In The Name Of". But... that's it. This whole album is a banger! (And turns out I also knew that one track that was off The Matrix, ha). Grabbed the CD and I've been listening to this on my drive to work a lot lately. Has slowed down my progress overall.
Lots of anger
Interesting
(4/7) like the beastie boys but angrier
Troppo aggressivo, non mi fa impazzire
Not usually the kind of music I listen to but I ended up listening to this album on repeat today. Bombtrack - excellent opener.
Rough, raw, emotional, rage. A classic from an iconic band. Full of political songs and great performances from everyone.
Some decent tracks on here. Not sure that I love this whole album though, but it's pretty good.
Aggressive!
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.
holy shit man, taxation IS theft
I just listened to this the other day. Always happy to listen. This was really something else when it came out (and holds up very well, maybe it is even more apt today). A lot of bands have a single then the album doesn't live up to it. That is not the case here.
M gustaron algunas canciones, pero es demasiado fuerte y ruidoso para mi.
10/10
I have a great love for metal, funk and music that criticizes power. This record has all three. The bass lines stink, the riffs go hard and the message is clear. Nothing more to say.
Metal is pretty underrepresented in this list. But at least each metal album on this list up till now is amazing. Politically an incredibly powerful album with a very clear message. Musically the funk influences make for an incredibly heavy album, while still feeling creative, and constantly refreshing.
too energetic for me, the beat is fire tho
Their hearts were in the right place. They might feel they failed to realize any meaningful change as a result of these records. It might just not happen in their lifetime or in a visible sea-change. It might meet the right ears at the right time. How long? Not long.
Fantastic debut. The riffs, the energy, the tight yet bombastic percussion and above all, the fucking guitar work is just phenomenal. "What, the land of the free? Whoever told you that is your enemy."
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."
Heavy hitter here. Excellent rock album. Also a great kinda of political manifesto. A must.
One of the best debut of all time, the political fury of punk and rap put together with funk added in. The formula is simple the results are amazing.
*1992. *What a debut album. *This was a very lovely day of raging with RATM. *Killing in the Name Of and Take the Power Back are the only bit songs here, but the whole album is solid. *Perhaps it's just the 90s girl in me, but I love RATM. RATING - 8/10
This is an album from my childhood and it still stands strong. It contains the greatest Christmas No. 1 ever, and has some of the most innovative guitar playing in the history of the instrument. If you listen very carefully you might hear some of the hidden political messaging buried in the lyrics. But don't worry if you don't - lots of people miss it!
When I first saw this album cover when I was 12 I was very scared by it and this album but I'm glad I listened to it now
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.
That's a hell of a debut!
Sick as hell. It's rage.
Funky soulful anti-establishment rock.
Awesome
Such a banger. Wish we could have something similar today
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.
Some tracks feel redundant, the style is easily recognizable but you're almost happy the album ends before you start getting bored. Great tracks, though.
Ok. Drums go pretty hard.
ok
reminds me soo much of high school because i bumped this album heavy - especially freshman year when i was first getting really into playing guitar. i remember learning how to play some of the main riffs like on "bombtrack" and i felt so hardcore listening to this on the bus on the way to school in the morning lol.
The slappy base and vocals can get a little monotonous, but otherwise yes.
Amazing album. All I need to say.
Now we're back in my wheelhouse. Outstanding record. Standouts: Bombtrack, Killing in the Name, Take the Power Back, Wake Up
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!
Favourite Songs: Killing In The Name Settle For Nothing
Im no longer the 13 yo kid who swallowed the politics of RATM wholesale. I am the 40 yo who hears Tom Morello's playing, Tim Commerford's bass runs, Wilk's funky drumming, and Zach's phenom phrasing and thinks "Holy shit, the politics actually distract from how astonishing, heavy, innovative and wildly compelling the music still is." Aside from that, even as an older, cynical, politically displaced elder, the anti-state impact of the politick remains.
Still holds up. Very hard hitting. Influential, but mainly of bad bands, but you can't really hold that against them
One of the best albums of all time! Love ratm! More like this please!
This album is so good that it made me love a genre that makes up the majority of my 1s on this list.
Hits really hard and was a great listen while I was angry mowing my lawn. 4 easy stars
"I loved these guys back before they got woke!" <-- heard way too many times to be comfortable sharing a planet with them. This album hits hard. The riffs/grooves are fantastic. A lot of the delivery relies on a style of repetition that brings to mind Evangelical preachers giving a sermon. That can get a bit tedious, but it does have the benefit of keeping each song's message focused. 4 stars
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.
it was a wonderful listen just not really my thing
Nem mesmo o bom guitarrista consegue salvar essa bomba.
Morello figured out a way to make guitar solos sound fresh.
Yes please. Still riles me up from the opening bass to hit after hit. The aggression of the early 90s felt weirdly liberating and justified. I just broke a lamp out of pure principle.
I was in middle school when RATM's third album, Battle of LA, was released. Finally, rap rock that didn't suck! Going back to their self-titled first album 7 years earlier - the messages are the same but the music is even better. The riffs are hard but it's a lot funkier and bass driven than you might expect. Standouts: Killing in the Name, Know Your Enemy, Wake Up
it feels like my esophagus is on fire. Beastie Boys-esque. shits really fucking good
The rage is palpable. What an absolute banger of an album. I already enjoyed RATM, but never listened to a full album. You go in knowing what to expect, but the musicianship is top notch, it’s raw, and it really makes you feel something. They’re a remarkably smart group, they bring up historical context, and they really do their best to make sure that you should be furious at the state of this country. I know I am. Few albums get more prescient over time, but this one absolutely nailed 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.
*93/100 Ja tak!!!! En af de første der blev lagt i vinyl-reolen.
hmmmmm..... Den her er svær. Først og fremmest skal det siges at dette var min første gennemlytning af albummet. Det er et album som jeg på rigtig mange niveauer synes er helt fantastisk og som jeg utvivlsomt kommer til at høre igen. Det har på den måde helt sikkert sat sit præg. På samme tid tror jeg ikke at vi rammer den øverste hylde. Jeg har lyst, fordi jeg føler at jeg burde (og fordi det er et pisse fedt album), men når jeg sammenligner med de øvrige 5-taller jeg har givet, så kan jeg ikke helt retfærdiggøre det. Største 4-tal jeg har givet indtil videre - Det kan være at jeg opgradere senere ;)
Så sick Troede slet ikke, det ville holde i dag, men det gør det godt nok 4.5
Det er direkte tilbage til efterskolens musiklokale hvor jeg rykkede Bombtrack rundt på bassen! Det holder lige så godt i dag som dengang.
stadig et fantastisk album. Ikke mange der kan matche i energi. Egentlig ikke rigtig nogle dårlige numre, men måske et par der er lidt mere bedaget og ikke står helt skarpt nok til at jeg kan komme op på 5 stjerner
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.