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corduroy_blazer
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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2007 4:03 am 
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Not since the days of the Clash and the MC5 has rock seen such political force as in the uncompromising debut from this L.A. quartet. Expanding the hip-hop/metal style of bands such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage tap the spirits of vintage Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, coupled with hardcore punk intensity and Public Enemy-style grooves. "Bombtrack" opens the LP with a shot of adrenaline and singer Zack de la Rocha's infuriated chorus of "Burn, burn, yes, you're gonna burn!" The intensity doesn't let up an inch on the militant "Killing in the Name" (with the inspiring chant, "Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!"), the ultrafunky "Bullet in the Head," and the engrossing "Fistful of Steel." Tom Morello combines time-honored metal guitar riffs with sounds that suggest a hip-hop scratcher over a rhythm section that simply takes no prisoners. Intelligent and aggressive, this is unimpeachably one of the best hard-rock records ever made. --James Rotondi
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kickass.

i enjoy the production too.

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God I love this album. One of the first albums I truly loved and one I continue to listen to,
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Great fucking album :bammer:

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best song: wake up or township rebellion
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easily Wake Up

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Township Rebellion.
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I strongly prefer Evil Empire.
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"rolling down Rodeo with a shotgun, these people ain't seen a brown skinned man since their grandparent's bought one" chica-chica-chica-chica

Oops. Just dawned on me this is on Evil Empire. Oh well, still a great tune.


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The album is as powerful as its artwork.

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I always start listening at song 3. And I still think it's in the best 10 albums of all time. The album is so consistently superb from start to finish. Incredible. Bullet in the head is my favourite.
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Know Your Enemy is my fave. Their best album fo sho.

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i like the later two more--this one is hit or miss for me

Wake Up is tough to beat though

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freedom is still my fav on that followed close by bullet in the head.

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Jammer91 wrote:
Great fucking album :bammer:


Best song on it for me is "Bombtrack", followed by "Know Your Enemy" and "Settle for Nothing".

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Solid album.

Freedom
Know Your Enemy
Bullet In The Head

This is fucking rock and roll.

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no weaknesses on this album, it is clearly their best.
freedom
know your enemy
wake up
township rebellion
bullet in your head

i could really list them all...

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I prefer Evil Empire.

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I'm surprised at the love for Evil Empire on here. Most people I know hate on that one. I think it's good but the weakest of RATM's 3 studio albums.

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dirtyfrank0705 wrote:
I prefer Evil Empire.

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