Rage Against the Machine (Album)

Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine studio album
Publication (s)	3rd November 1992
Label (s)	Epic Records / Sony BMG
Format (s)	CD , LP , cassette
Genre (s)	Crossover , funk metal , rap metal
Title (number)	10
running time	53 min 2 s
occupation	tape Singing : Zack de la Rocha Guitar : Tom Morello Electric bass : Tim Commerford Drums : Brad Wilk Guest musician Singing: Maynard James Keenan ( Know Your Enemy ) Percussion : Stephen Perkins ( Know Your Enemy )
production	Garth "GGGarth" Richardson - producer, sound engineer Stan Katayama - sound engineer Craig Doubet - Ass. Sound Engineer Jeff Sheehan - Ass. Sound Engineer Bob Ludwig - Mastering Midas - Mixing / Producer Andy Wallace - Mixing Steve Sisco - Mixing Ass. Nicky Lindeman - design
chronology - Rage Against the Machine Evil Empire 1996

Rage Against the Machine is the debut album by the rock band Rage Against the Machine , released in 1992 . The songs contain political statements by the band and can be assigned to the crossover style emerging in the early 1990s , which is a mixture of rap and rock elements. The album reached number 1 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers charts and number 45 on the Billboard 200 charts.

About the album

The guitar solos on Rage Against The Machine are, in contrast to the band's later albums, in which guitarist Tom Morello was more influenced by hip-hop , still oriented towards the genres of metal and funk . The album is also known for its high production quality. Some audio sites and magazines are even testing new amplifiers and loudspeakers with it, especially with the piece Take the Power Back .

reception

Eduardo Rivadavia gave the album the second highest rating of four and a half stars in the e-zine Allmusic :

"Ultimately, if there's any disappointment to be had with this near-perfect album, it's that it still towers above subsequent efforts as the unequivocal climax of Rage Against the Machine's vision."

"Ultimately, if there's any disappointment with this near-perfect album, it is that it still towers above later efforts as a unique culmination of the vision of Rage Against The Machine."

- Eduardo Rivadavia, all music

At Sputnikmusic , the album received five out of five possible points. Andrew Kotick wrote there:

"Overall: This was an utterly mind-blowing album which made me wonder about how well this band blends funk, metal, hip-hop, and punk rock to make it their own unique sound [...]."

"Overall: That was a completely crazy album that made me wonder how well this band mixes funk, metal, hip-hop and punk-rock to make it their own unique sound […]."

- Andrew Kotick, Sputnikmusic

The English magazine Q called the album in 2001 "one of the heaviest albums of all time". In 2003 it was ranked 368 of the best 500 albums of all time by American Rolling Stone . In 2013, the album was voted 85th on The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time list by the same magazine .

It's also on the list of 1001 albums to hear before you die by Robert Dimery.

Music critic Piero Scaruffi places the album at number 11, right after Electric Wizards Come My Fanatics ... and ahead of Cathedral's Forest of Equilibrium , in its classification of the best metal albums of all time.

In October 2011, the album was voted # 5 on the Guitar World - Top Ten List of Guitar Albums of 1992 .

Wake Up is part of the soundtrack of the first Matrix film. Killing in the Name was used in the video games Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Guitar Hero II . Different versions of Bombtrack and Take the Power Back can be found in the Oliver Stone film Natural Born Killers .

Artwork

The cover shows the famous photo taken by Malcolm Browne in 1963 of the Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức from Vietnam , on which he burned himself . He protested against the regime of Ngô Đình Diệm and its suppression of Buddhism .

IRA activists , Black Panther Party founder Huey P. Newton and Bobby Sands are mentioned in the acknowledgments. There were also Ian MacKaye and Alec MacKaye from Minor Threat , since de la Rocha was straight edge at the time .

The lyrics of all songs, with the exception of Killing in the Name , can be found in the booklet.

The statement “ no samples, keyboards or synthesizers used in the making of this record ” (German: “No samples , keyboards or synthesizers were used to create these recordings”) can be found in the liner notes , as with the following albums .

Track list

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Rage Against the Machine   DE 22nd 02/15/1993 (77 weeks)   CH 16 09/05/1993 (7 weeks)   UK 17th 02/13/1993 (72 weeks)   US 45 05/01/1993 (96 weeks)

Singles

Killing in the name   UK 1 02/27/1993 (9 weeks) Bullet in the head   UK 16 05/08/1993 (4 weeks) Bomb track   UK 37 09/04/1993 (2 weeks)

1. Bombtrack - 4:05
2. Killing in the Name - 5:14
3. Take the Power Back - 5:37
4. Settle for Nothing - 4:49
5. Bullet in the Head - 5:09
6. Know Your Enemy - 4:57
7. Wake Up - 6:04
8. Fistful of Steel - 5:31
9. Township Rebellion - 5:25
10. Freedom - 6:06

Singles

• 1993: Killing in the Name
• 1994: Freedom
• 1994: Bombtrack
• 1994: Bullet in the Head

20th Anniversary Edition

For the 20th anniversary of the album Rage Against the Machine , their label Sony Music Entertainment and Legacy Recordings released the album completely remastered in November 2012 with unreleased bonus tracks that previously only existed as demo tapes . This was released on the one hand as a single CD, but was also released under two different compilations and on vinyl.

XX (20th Anniversary Edition)

This edition contains the complete album with the additional live bonus tracks Bombtrack , Bullet In The Head and Take The Power Back , all of which were taken from the singles released at the time. This version was also released as a vinyl edition, but without the live bonus tracks.

XX (20th Anniversary Special Edition)

This edition consists of two CDs and one DVD. The first CD contains the complete album with the additional live bonus tracks Bombtrack , Bullet In The Head and Take The Power Back , which is why this is not listed here below. The second CD contains the original demo version of the album.

Second CD

1. Bombtrack (demo)
2. Take the Power Back (demo)
3. Bullet in the Head (demo)
4. Darkness of Greed (Demo)
5. Clear the Lane (demo)
6. Township Rebellion (Demo)
7. Know Your Enemy (Demo)
8. Mindset's a Threat (Demo)
9. Killing in the Name (Demo)
10. Autologic (demo)
11. The Narrows (demo)
12. Freedom (demo)

DVD

1. Killing in the Name - Album (Music Video) (Remastered 2012)
2. Bombtrack - Album (Music Video) (Remastered 2012)
3. Freedom - Album (Music Video) (Remastered 2012)
4. Take the Power Back - Live (Vic Theater) (Remastered 2012)
5. Bombtrack - Live (Soundstage) (Remastered 2012)
6. Wake Up - Live (Nomads) (Remastered 2012)

XX (20th Anniversary Edition Deluxe Box Set)

This edition consists of a vinyl record, 2 CDs and 2 DVDs. The first vinyl record and the first CD in this box contain the complete album, but the CD also contains the live bonus tracks Bombtrack , Bullet In The Head and Take The Power Back . These are not listed here below.

Second CD

1. Bombtrack (demo)
2. Take the Power Back (demo)
3. Bullet in the Head (demo)
4. Darkness of Greed (Demo)
5. Clear the Lane (demo)
6. Township Rebellion (Demo)
7. Know Your Enemy (Demo)
8. Mindset's a Threat (Demo)
9. Killing in the Name (Demo)
10. Autologic (demo)
11. The Narrows (demo)
12. Freedom (demo)

First DVD

1. Testify (Live in Finsbury Park, London 2010)
2. Bombtrack (Live in Finsbury Park, London 2010)
3. People of the Sun (Live in Finsbury Park, London 2010)
4. Know Your Enemy (Live in Finsbury Park, London 2010)
5. Bulls on Parade (Live in Finsbury Park, London 2010)
6. Township Rebellion (Live in Finsbury Park, London 2010)
7. Bullet in the Head (Live in Finsbury Park, London 2010)
8. White Riot (Live in Finsbury Park, London 2010)
9. Guerrilla Radio (Live in Finsbury Park, London 2010)
10. Sleep Now in the Fire (Live in Finsbury Park, London 2010)
11. Freedom (Live in Finsbury Park, London 2010)
12. Killing in the Name (Live in Finsbury Park, London 2010)
13. Killing in the Name (Credit Roll) (Live in Finsbury Park, London 2010)
14. Killing in the Name (Music Video) (Remastered 2012)
15. Bullet in the Head (Live) (Studio Performance) (Remastered 2012)
16. Bombtrack (Music Video) (Remastered 2012)
17. Freedom (Music Video) (Remastered 2012)
18. Bulls on Parade (Music Video) (Remastered 2012)
19. People of the Sun (Music Video) (Remastered 2012)
20. No Shelter (Music Video) (Remastered 2012)
21. Guerrilla Radio (Music Video) (Remastered 2012)
22. Sleep Now in the Fire (Music Video) (Remastered 2012)
23. Testify (Music Video) (Remastered 2012)
24. Renegades of Funk (Music Video) (Remastered 2012)
25. How I Could Just Kill a Man (Music Video) (Remastered 2012) - Rage Against the Machine / Cypress Hill
26. The Ghost of Tom Joad (Live in Irvine, Ca) (Remastered 2012)
27. Vietnow (Live in Irvine, Ca) (Remastered 2012)
28. People of the Sun (Live at Rock am Ring Festival) (Remastered 2012)
29. Bulls on Parade (Live at Rock am Ring Festival) (Remastered 2012)
30. Bullet in the Head (Live at Rock am Ring Festival) (Remastered 2012)
31. Zapata's Blood (Live at Rock am Ring Festival) (Remastered 2012)
32. Know Your Enemy (Live at Reading Festival) (Remastered 2012)
33. Bombtrack (Live at Reading Festival) (Remastered 2012)
34. Tire Me (Live at Reading Festival) (Remastered 2012)
35. Killing in the Name (Live at Pinkpop Festival) (Remastered 2012)

Second DVD

1. Killing in the Name (Instrumental) (Live in Cal State North Ridge, Ca) (Remastered 2012)
2. Take the Power Back (Live in Cal State North Ridge, Ca) (Remastered 2012)
3. Autologic (Live in Cal State North Ridge, Ca) (Remastered 2012)
4. Bullet in the Head (Live in Cal State North Ridge, Ca) (Remastered 2012)
5. Hit the Deck (Live in Cal State North Ridge, Ca) (Remastered 2012)
6. Township Rebellion (Partial) (Live in Cal State North Ridge, Ca) (Remastered 2012)
7. Darkness of Greed (Live in Cal State North Ridge, Ca) (Remastered 2012)
8. Clear the Lane (Live in Cal State North Ridge, Ca) (Remastered 2012)
9. Clampdown (Live in Cal State North Ridge, Ca) (Remastered 2012)
10. Know Your Enemy (Live in Cal State North Ridge, Ca) (Remastered 2012)
11. Freedom (Live in Cal State North Ridge, Ca) (Remastered 2012)
12. Freedom (Live at Pinkpop Festival) (Remastered 2012)
13. Take the Power Back (Live at Vic Theater) (Remastered 2012)
14. Fistful of Steel (Live at Jc Dobbs) (Remastered 2012)
15. Bombtrack (Live from Soundstage) (Remastered 2012)
16. Wake Up (Live at Halfway House) (Remastered 2012)
17. Settle for Nothing (Live at Castaic) (Remastered 2012)
18. Clear the Lane (Live at San Luis Obispo)
19. Untitled (Live at Club with No Name) (2012 Remastered)
20. Darkness of Greed (Live at Zed's Records) (2012 Remastered)
21. Wake Up (Live at Nomads) (Remastered 2012)

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	5 × platinum	350,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Norway (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	6 × gold 14 × platinum	4,825,000

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1. ↑ ^{a b} allmusic.com: Rage Against the Machine , album info with review at allmusic; Retrieved March 25, 2009
2. ↑ Album in the Real Music Forum. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 13, 2010 ; accessed on October 6, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ^ Rage against the machine - 'I' An audiophile-non-audiophile recording . tnt-audio.com; Retrieved March 25, 2009
4. ↑ Andrew Kotick: Review by Sputnikmusik. Retrieved October 6, 2010 . 
5. ^ Rollingstone.com
6. ↑ Piero Scaruffi: Best heavy-metal albums of all time . Retrieved March 20, 2011.
7. ^ Grassi, Tony: Photo Gallery: The Top 10 Guitar Albums of 1992 , GuitarWorld.com . Retrieved October 24, 2011. 
8. ↑ musicfanclubs.org: musicfanclubs.org
9. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE CH UK US
10. ↑ Award in Australia
11. ^ Award in Belgium
12. ↑ Award in Germany ( Memento of the original from November 10, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
13. ^ Award in France
14. ↑ Award in Italy
15. ↑ Award in Canada
16. ↑ Award in New Zealand
17. ↑ Award in the Netherlands
18. ^ Award in Norway
19. ↑ Award in Austria
20. ↑ Award in Switzerland
21. ↑ Distinction in the United States
22. ↑ Award in the United Kingdom

Web links

• Rage Against the Machine at laut.de.
• Rage Against the Machine on Allmusic (English)
• Review on sputnikmusik.com (English)
• Review of the XX version of Rolling Stone (English)