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Rage Against the Machine...Stand the test of time.

THCTHC Posts: 525
edited October 2008 in Other Music
Honestly...they do.
nothing better to listen to at the gym...

that first cd is a classic...
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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    I agree, hard to believe that record is 16 years old!
  • itsevobabyitsevobaby Posts: 1,809
    battle of los angeles still sounds as fresh as it did on the day of it's release.
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  • n2integrityn2integrity Posts: 77
    I agree too. Also their messages stand up too.
  • mr bunglemr bungle Posts: 1,369
    yes they do.
  • THCTHC Posts: 525
    n2integrity wrote:
    I agree too. Also their messages stand up too.

    Def. maybe even more now.
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  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    agreed.
    recently have gotten into them.
    what a great band!
  • wcsmithwcsmith Posts: 165
    I was listening the other day to the debut thinking about how a Rage album would have sounded if released during the Bush administration. American culture has become more vacuous and the political machine has become more corrupt - I wonder about a Rage album written and recorded in, say, 2003...

    I also wonder what Frank Zappa would have contributed during the Bush II years...
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  • Mike_Muse_RageMike_Muse_Rage Posts: 677
    In a way, Rage sound better now because they were the only band who could really pull off the rap/rock thing. With all those other nu metal attempts around, it's good to see the roots of the genre.
  • pdalowskypdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,097
    Yeah, RATM's debut is still one of the very best records of the 90's.

    its a record of pure genius, and not one weak moment, right up there as a genre defining piece of work.

    Actually saw the MTV bullet in the head live video yesterday for the first time in ages, Man they all looked so young....

    A new record would be awesome and long overdue if they can be bothered to do one, that was one of the biggest issues of being a Rage fan, I remember how long it took for Zach to lay down the lyrics and vocals for evil empire, every month the album would be out soon , and it finally emerged years later after they started work on it
  • sweetu4riasweetu4ria Posts: 26
    Somehow, music that I really despised 10 years ago, I'm really gettin' into now. One of them being Rage. I think it actually started with AS when I couldn't believe what Morello could do with his guitar. I had never really listened to the words Zach was singing either. I figured he's yelling and screaming, it must be violence. ..Not the case.
  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    I wish and hope they record another album - the world is ripe for it.
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  • jasonwjasonw Posts: 424
    I dig a lot of the songs, but the end of "killing in the name" kinda makes me cringe now....just seems so lame and juvenile
  • Gremmie95Gremmie95 Posts: 749
    Jesus blessed me with his future.....and I'll protect it with fire!

    Always loved that line.
  • itsevobabyitsevobaby Posts: 1,809
    why do people always spell it, 'zach'?
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  • DiRtyFranK38DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    i agree ..

    but evil empire and battle of los angeles blow away the debut.
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  • pdalowskypdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,097
    DiRtyFranK38 wrote:
    i agree ..

    but evil empire and battle of los angeles blow away the debut.

    opinion is a marvellous thing, personally those two records although brilliant can not hold a candle to that debut. I think thats as good a record as you can ever expect. Not a weak moment, I love it today like I did when i first bought it. If I was asked to recommend a RATM album to anyone the debut always comes first.

    A truely awe inspiring, magnificent, full 5 star record...a genius of its time, need I go on?

    but sure evil empire is well undervalued, Bulls, people, tire me, year of tha Boomerang etc etc are all awesome tunes
  • pirlo21pirlo21 Posts: 534
    Been listening to 'Battles..' a lot recently. A truely fine album.

    I think the quality was pretty consistent over all the albums. But the debut will always stand out for me, just cause it came first (if that makes sense?!!).
    There wasn't the same shock value when the others came out.
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  • Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,876
    THC wrote:
    Honestly...they do.
    nothing better to listen to at the gym...

    that first cd is a classic...


    Nothing like putting a little Rage on the iPod and working out.
  • itsevobabyitsevobaby Posts: 1,809
    DiRtyFranK38 wrote:
    i agree ..

    but evil empire and battle of los angeles blow away the debut.
    i agree, not taking anything away from the debut & the impact that it had, but these two hold alot more for me than the self-titled, particularly battle of LA.
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  • Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    my 2nd favorite band. they are fuckin awesome. battle of la and evil empire are classic
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  • HailHailLukinHailHailLukin Posts: 107
    THC wrote:
    Def. maybe even more now.
    I'm actually more into them now, then when they first came out.
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  • Mike_Muse_RageMike_Muse_Rage Posts: 677
    Evil Empire is a great album; my favourite. They really experimented with that album; Zack's best lyrics too.
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Love them, have actually felt like putting their albums on again.
    Bullet in the head ROCKS!
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  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    Battle of LA is their best effort by far..I listened to the self titled while at work yesterday for nostalgia and I cant believe how it doesnt hold up...shame
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