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Rage Against the Machine (album)

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Rage Against the Machine
Studio album by
Rage Against the Machine
ReleasedNovember 3, 1992
RecordedApril–May 1992
Genre
Length52:55
LabelEpic
Thích Quảng Đức burning himself to death in June 1963. This picture was put on the cover of the album.

Rage Against the Machine is the first album made by American metal band Rage Against the Machine. It was released on November 3, 1992 by Epic Records. The band made a demo tape with the same name before making the album. The tape has 7 of the 12 songs on the album. The album has many political lyrics in its songs.

The album's art is known for having a picture of Thích Quảng Đức, a Buddhist monk, burning himself to death. The album was released on the same day as the 1992 United States presidential election.

Rage Against the Machine was a very successful album. Many critics liked its political lyrics, as well as Zack de la Rocha's singing. Many people think it is one of the best albums of the 1990s.[5]

Music

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All songs written and composed by Rage Against the Machine (Tim Commerford, Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, Brad Wilk). 

No. Title Length
1. "Bombtrack"   4:02
2. "Killing in the Name"   5:14
3. "Take the Power Back"   5:36
4. "Settle for Nothing"   4:49
5. "Bullet in the Head"   5:08
6. "Know Your Enemy" (with Maynard James Keenan) 4:57
7. "Wake Up"   6:06
8. "Fistful of Steel"   5:32
9. "Township Rebellion"   5:22
10. "Freedom"   6:06
Total length:
 52:55
XX CD 1 – Bonus tracks (B-sides)
No. Title Length
11. "Bombtrack" (live; taken from the "Bombtrack" single) 5:56
12. "Bullet in the Head" (live; taken from the "Bullet in the Head" single) 5:44
13. "Take the Power Back" (live; taken from the "Freedom" single) 6:09
Total length:
 70:45
XX CD 2 – "The Original Demos"
No. Title Length
1. "Bombtrack"   4:05
2. "Take the Power Back"   5:40
3. "Bullet in the Head"   5:09
4. "Darkness of Greed"   3:40
5. "Clear the Lane"   3:48
6. "Township Rebellion"   4:19
7. "Know Your Enemy"   4:19
8. "Mindset's a Threat"   3:56
9. "Killing in the Name"   6:28
10. "Auto Logic"   4:07
11. "The Narrows"   4:35
12. "Freedom"   5:40
Total length:
 55:51
XX DVD 1 – The Battle of Britain at Finsbury Park, London, England (June 6, 2010)
No. Title Length
1. "Intro"   2:37
2. "Testify"   4:35
3. "Bombtrack"   4:24
4. "People of the Sun"   2:36
5. "Know Your Enemy"   5:17
6. "Bulls on Parade"   4:51
7. "Township Rebellion"   5:44
8. "Bullet in the Head"   10:32
9. "White Riot" (The Clash cover) 2:06
10. "Guerrilla Radio"   3:45
11. "Sleep Now in the Fire"   5:26
12. "Freedom"   8:53
13. "Killing in the Name"   6:32
14. "End Credits"   2:52
XX DVD 1 – Music videos
No. Title Length
1. "Killing in the Name - 1992"   5:15
2. "Bullet in the Head - 1993"   4:51
3. "Bombtrack - 1993"   4:06
4. "Freedom - 1993"   6:01
5. "Bulls on Parade - 1996"   3:56
6. "People of the Sun - 1996"   3:00
7. "No Shelter - 1998"   4:15
8. "Guerrilla Radio - 1999"   3:43
9. "Sleep Now in the Fire - 2000" (First Official Commercial Release) 3:55
10. "Testify - 2000" (First Official Commercial Release) 3:44
11. "Renegades of Funk - 2000" (First Official Commercial Release) 3:54
12. "How I Could Just Kill a Man - 2000" (Previously Unreleased) 4:24
XX DVD 1 – Live material from 1997 video compilation
No. Title Length
1. "The Ghost of Tom Joad"   5:13
2. "Vietnow" (Irvine Meadows, CA – 1997) 4:49
3. "People of the Sun"   2:38
4. "Bulls on Parade"   3:50
5. "Bullet in the Head"   5:48
6. "Zapata's Blood" (Rock Am Ring Festival, Germany – 1996) 1:45
7. "Know Your Enemy"   5:20
8. "Bombtrack"   4:09
9. "Tire Me" (Reading Festival – 1996) 2:55
10. "Killing in the Name" (Pink Pop Festival – 1994) 6:21
XX DVD 2 – First public performance at California State University, Northridge (October 23, 1991)
No. Title Length
1. "Killing in the Name"   2:20
2. "Take the Power Back"   6:34
3. "Autologic"   4:14
4. "Bullet in the Head"   5:48
5. "Hit the Deck"   4:27
6. "Township Rebellion"   5:33
7. "Darkness of Greed"   3:59
8. "Clear the Lane"   4:19
9. "Clampdown"   3:48
10. "Know Your Enemy"   5:03
11. "Freedom"   5:45
XX DVD 2
No. Title Length
1. "Freedom" (Pink Pop – 1994) 6:40
2. "Take the Power Back" (Vic Theatre – 1993) 6:05
3. "Fistful of Steel" (JC Dobbs – 1993) 5:22
4. "Bombtrack" (Soundstage performance – 1992) 3:58
5. "Wake Up" (Halfway House – 1992) 5:35
6. "Settle for Nothing" (Castaic – 1992) 4:35
7. "Clear the Lane" (San Luis Obispo – 1992) 3:38
8. "Untitled" (CWNN – 1992) 5:10
9. "Darkness of Greed" (Zed's Records – 1992) 3:32
10. "Wake Up" (Nomads – 1992) 6:18

Anger Is a Gift bonus disc – released with the 1995 Australian CD re-release

  1. "Darkness" – 3:40
  2. "Year of tha Boomerang" – 4:02
  3. "Freedom" (Remix) – 6:14
  4. "Take the Power Back" (Live) – 6:12

Bonus Maxi 12" from the "Limited Tour Edition" red vinyl 1993 European re-release included this second LP labeled sides C and D

  1. C1 "Freedom" (Live) – 6:13
  2. C2 "Bombtrack" (From Mark Goodier's "Evening Session") – 4:08
  3. C3 "Bullet in the Head" (Remix) – 5:40
  4. D1 "Darkness of Greed" – 3:40
  5. D2 "Bullet in the Head" (Live) – 5:44
  6. D3 "Bombtrack" (Live) – 5:33

All songs from both bonuses are the versions from previously released singles and promos, except C1 which is from a different performance. No information is given on the 12" about the date nor venue.

References

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  1. ↑ Lawson, Dom (October 26, 2016). "The 10 essential rap metal albums". Metal Hammer. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ Catucci, Nick (November 27, 2012). "Rage Against the Machine – XX". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  3. ↑ "The 25 Best Alternative Metal Albums — Metal Descent". metaldescent.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Cooley, Joshua (December 13, 2021). "10 Perfect Rap Rock Albums With No Bad Songs". WhatCulture. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Acclaimed Music". www.acclaimedmusic.net. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
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