AMG Review of Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium
John Bush
All Music Guide
Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium documents the last two shows from Rage Against the Machine, recorded in September 2000 for a planned November release, but canceled when the band broke up, and postponed for the second time one year later after three-fourths of the band formed Audioslave with Chris Cornell. Featuring highlights from the two shows, recorded September 12th and 13th, this delayed version of Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium also downplays the cover material that comprised the band's last studio album, Renegades, which is a good thing for the fans who agree that Rage performed better with originals than covers. Early on, the band storms through three of its career highlights -- "Killing in the Name," "Bulls on Parade," and "Bullet in the Head" -- with intense performances that capture its combination of heavy metal strut and punk rock disdain.
Lookout.First, we have a clip from one of Rage's last two shows, ever. This is from either September 12th, or 13th, 2000. Rage w/ Cypress Hill.....'How Could I just Kill a Man'Rage w/ Chuck D 'Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos' 5-24-96Rage w/RZA of the Wu Tang clan in NJ, 8-20-97. I saw them in DC 5 days before this show.....Rage + Wu = nuthin to fuk wit'
"We're rage against the machine from Los Angeles, California" So close. Days away. On the topic of rage re-uniting, I will pull out the spoken word portion of Guerrilla Radio.......It has to start somewhere [Indio, Ca]It has to start sometime [Sunday]What better place than here [east coast?]What better time than now [none.]Words cannot convey my excitement over this event....so I will not wa...
I only recently started to "get" Rage Against The Machine. Not quite sure why but i sure do appreciate "musicians", and these are some of the best around-and this song really shows the power of live music.
Lookout.First, we have a clip from one of Rage's last two shows, ever. This is from either September 12th, or 13th, 2000. Rage w/ Cypress Hill.....'How Could I just Kill a Man'Rage w/ Chuck D 'Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos' 5-24-96Rage w/RZA of the Wu Tang clan in NJ, 8-20-97. I saw them in DC 5 days before this show.....Rage + Wu = nuthin to fuk wit'
--- - |- Days after Rage Against the Machine's Lollapalooza set threatened to become a riot, the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune's website has reported [via Rolling Stone's Rock & Roll Daily] that the band will play Minneapolis' Target Center on September 3. Making this show more than just another tour date is the fact that it's happening during the Republican National Convention, which will...