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Rage Against the Machine
The Battle of Los Angeles
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AMG Review of The Battle of Los Angeles
John Bush
All Music GuideRage Against the Machine isn't really the only metal band that matters, but their aggressive social and political activism is refreshing, especially in an age of blind (or usually self-directed) rage due to groups like Limp Bizkit, Bush, or Nine Inch Nails. Recorded in less than a month, The Battle of Los Angeles is the most focused album of the band's career, exploding from the gate and rarely letting go the whole way through. Like a few other famous revolution-in-the-head bands (most notably Minor Threat), Rage Against the Machine has always been blessed by the fact that the band is spewing just as much vitriol as its frontman. Any potential problems created here by Zack de la Rocha's one-note delivery and extremist polemics are smoothed over by songs and grooves that make it sound like the revolution really is here, from the single "Guerrilla Radio" to album highlights like "Mic Check," "Calm Like a Bomb," and "Born of a Broken Man." As on the previous two Rage Against the Machine albums, Tom Morello's roster of guitar effects and vicious riffs are nigh overpowering, and are as contagious as the band has ever been since their debut. De la Rocha is best when he has specific targets (like the government or the case against Mumia Abu Jamal), but when he attempts to cover more general societal problems, he falters. If anything less than one of the most talented and fiery bands in the music world were backing him, The Battle of Los Angeles wouldn't be nearly as high-rated as it is.
what's there to hate?!
Video: Lollapalooza 2008 With Radiohead, RATM, NIN, Wilco, Kanye West, Bloc Party, Duffy, BSS & More
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I went through all the Lollapalooza 2008 YouTube footage so you wouldn't have to! Some of its really good quality some of it's crappy, but does a better job giving you a feel for the festival. Better than last year? DEFINEITELY!Rage Against The Machine, "Testify" Rage Against The Machine, One of Two Announcements that stopped the show and asked fans to move back.Nine Inch Nails, "Hurt"Radiohead...
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ever heard of ATREYU?
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This is in affiliation With Dansemcabre's post HAPPY TYLER THURSDAY post ->prizes are to be given -> I will vote on the best Metal post, Ska post, and Jesus/Christian Post.I am sad, it is your job to make me happy again with posts about the above material, I expect absolutely no response to this, so my cost on prizes will be drastically economical ->Standing alone in first place is Dansemcabre ...
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Rage Against the RNC
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I stumbled across this site earlier yesterday for those interested in hearing the Rage Against the Machine acapella during the RNC. You can go to Charley Rogulewski's post to read more about it, or not if you're tired of hearing about it.Go here to check it out. I wanted to share this quickly this morning, since I'm already late for work, otherwise I'd of done all the fancy shmancy embedding ...
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Caught up my back catalogue of RAGM, and in particular got Battle of LA, great album, with some cool tracks.I can't believe the risks he takes with his voice sending it to the limit, I respect that.Reminds me of an interview with Lemme of Motorhead, back in the late 80s whn I would listen to the radio till 2 am. Lemme said that he was inspired by teh 50s rockers who would pitch up to the mik...
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