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Rage Against The Machine (video)
''Rage Against the Machine'' (also known as Rage Against the Machine: The Video) is the official self-titled debut video release by American rock band Rage Against the Machine. The video was released in 1997 and includes footage from various performances as well as video clips. Background Towards the end of their Summer 1997 Evil Empire tour, the band decided to put together a video, as they had a huge backlog of live performance recordings. They taped the last two shows of the tour, then added live material from 1994, 1996, and all the music videos up through "People of the Sun." Reception AllMusic writer JT Griffith wrote "Overall, the quality of the video is fine, but the music mix is low and a bit muddy." Tom Sinclair of Entertainment Weekly gave the video a B writing "Armchair headbangers rejoice: This concert tape of American and European dates (with all of Rage Against the Machine's videos appended) lets you experience RATM's galvanic rap-metal fusion without suffering th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against the Machine (often abbreviated as RATM or shortened to simply Rage) is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello, and drummer Brad Wilk. The band are known for their melding of heavy metal and rap music with punk rock and funk influences, and their revolutionary socialist political views. As of 2010, they have sold over 16 million records worldwide. The band was nominated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility in 2017, then again in 2018, 2019, and 2021, though the bids failed. Rage Against the Machine released its self-titled debut album in 1992 to commercial and critical success, leading to a slot in the 1993 Lollapalooza festival; in 2003, the album was ranked number 368 on '' Rolling Stone's'' list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The band's next two albums, '' Evil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bullet In The Head (song)
Bullet in the Head is a song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine, released as the second single from their 1992 eponymous debut album. A fan favorite and one of the album's heaviest tracks, "Bullet in the Head" refers to the band's belief that the government uses media to control the population, drawing comparisons between typical residences and Alcatraz. The track was transferred intact from the band's demo, also titled ''Rage Against the Machine''. Both front and back images for the single's artwork were by the French photographer Marc Riboud. In popular culture "Bullet in the Head" is mentioned in the lyrics to Pennywise's "I Won't Have It", from their 1995 album '' About Time''. In the booklet of the album, Zack de la Rocha's name is also mentioned next to the "Bullet in the Head" part. This song was to be the second performance on Rage Against the Machine's set during an April 1996 episode of ''Saturday Night Live''. However, the band was kicked out after on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Video Albums
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Rage Against The Machine Live Albums
Rage may refer to: * Rage (emotion), an intense form of anger Games * Rage (collectible card game), a collectible card game * Rage (trick-taking card game), a commercial variant of the card game Oh Hell * ''Rage'' (video game), a 2011 first-person shooter and racing video game ** ''Rage 2'', a 2019 open world first-person shooter and racing video game and a sequel to the first game * Rage Games, a defunct game developer * Rockstar Advanced Game Engine, a game engine developed by Rockstar San Diego * Rage quitting, when players quit a video game for reasons often related to frustration * R.A.G.E., the engine used to make Combat Assault Vehicle Film and television * ''Rage'' (1966 film), starring Glenn Ford and directed by Gilberto Gazcón * ''Rage'' (1972 film), directed by and starring George C. Scott * ''Rage!'', 1980 made-for-television film directed by William A. Graham and starring David Soul and James Whitmore * ''Rage'', 1995 action film directed by Joseph Merhi and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Video Albums
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Rage Against The Machine Video Albums
Rage may refer to: * Rage (emotion), an intense form of anger Games * Rage (collectible card game), a collectible card game * Rage (trick-taking card game), a commercial variant of the card game Oh Hell * ''Rage'' (video game), a 2011 first-person shooter and racing video game ** ''Rage 2'', a 2019 open world first-person shooter and racing video game and a sequel to the first game * Rage Games, a defunct game developer * Rockstar Advanced Game Engine, a game engine developed by Rockstar San Diego * Rage quitting, when players quit a video game for reasons often related to frustration * R.A.G.E., the engine used to make Combat Assault Vehicle Film and television * ''Rage'' (1966 film), starring Glenn Ford and directed by Gilberto Gazcón * ''Rage'' (1972 film), directed by and starring George C. Scott * ''Rage!'', 1980 made-for-television film directed by William A. Graham and starring David Soul and James Whitmore * ''Rage'', 1995 action film directed by Joseph Merhi and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down Rodeo
"Down Rodeo" is a promotional single by American Rock music, rock band Rage Against the Machine which was initially sent out to various American radio stations. The song was intended as the third single from their ''Evil Empire (album), Evil Empire'' album, although a domestic single was never released. The song addresses social inequality between the rich and poor of America, and the simmering Class conflict, class warfare that existed in the band's home city of Los Angeles following the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. The lyrics of the opening verse, where the song gets its title, leave unclear why the narrator is driving with a shotgun through the upscale shopping district of Rodeo Drive. Although the shotgun motif suggests violence, band lyricist Zach De La Rocha stated in 2011 that the band "never advocated violence". Shotguns are often seen as self defense weapons, and "Down Rodeo" was written just three years after six days of riots were sparked by police violence against minoriti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freedom (Rage Against The Machine Song)
"Freedom" is a song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine, released as the fourth and final single from their self-titled album in 1994. "Freedom" was used in an episode of the MTV series ''Daria'', entitled "Quinn The Brain" in 1998. Music video The video for "Freedom" was directed by Peter Christopherson and produced by Fiz Oliver at Squeak Pictures. It premiered on MTV's '' 120 Minutes'' on December 19, 1993. According to CVC Broadcast & Cable Top 50 chart, "Freedom" was the Number 1 promo in January 1994. The video is focused on the case for Leonard Peltier, who was one of the leaders of the American Indian Movement (AIM). The band is performing live in a small venue throughout the video. During the video, footage from the Peltier case is examined and detailed with shots of Peltier and other members of AIM. There is also a reenactment of what took place on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The footage of this reenactment is from Michael Apted's 1992 documentary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killing In The Name
"Killing in the Name" is a protest song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine, and appears on their 1992 self-titled debut album. It was released as the lead single from the album in November 1992. It features heavy drop-D guitar riffs, and lyrics inspired by the police brutality suffered by Rodney King and the subsequent 1992 Los Angeles riots. "Killing in the Name" is Rage Against the Machine's signature song. In 1993, it reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2009, following a campaign protesting the British talent show ''The X Factor'', "Killing in the Name" reached the UK Christmas number one. Writing Tom Morello wrote the guitar riffs while teaching a student drop D tuning; he briefly paused the lesson to record the riff. The band worked on the song the next day. According to Morello, "Killing in the Name" was a collaborative effort, combining his riff with Tim Commerford's "magmalike" bass, Brad Wilk's "funky, brutal" drumming and vocalist Zack de la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tire Me
"Tire Me" is a song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine from their album '' Evil Empire''. Although "Tire Me" never had a music video, was never released on any media formats, and had no radio airplay, the song won a Grammy Award in 1997 for the Best Metal Performance The Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards to recording artists for works (songs or albums) containing quality performances in the heavy metal music genre. The Grammy Awards is an annual ceremony, where .... References 1996 songs Rage Against the Machine songs Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance Songs written by Zack de la Rocha Songs written by Tim Commerford Songs written by Tom Morello Songs written by Brad Wilk Rapcore songs {{1990s-rock-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombtrack
"Bombtrack" is a song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine. It is the opening track on their self-titled debut album. Like most of Rage Against the Machine's songs, the song's lyrics discuss social inequality, proclaiming that "landlords and power whores" were going to "burn". The riffs were composed by Rage Against the Machine bassist Tim Commerford. The song is one of three on the album in the key of F along with " Know Your Enemy" and "Fistful of Steel". A music video was released, depicting support for the Peruvian Maoist revolutionary organization, Sendero Luminoso and its leader Abimael Guzman. The video clip did not appear on the group's first home video, citing Rage's first altered political opinion. In 2003, the video finally appeared as bonus material on their ''Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium'' DVD. The single artwork features Cuban photographer Alberto Korda's famous image of Che Guevara, ''Guerrillero Heroico''. A mirrored version of the iconic two- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Know Your Enemy (Rage Against The Machine Song)
"Know Your Enemy" is a song by American Rock music, rock band Rage Against the Machine. It features Tool (band), Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan on vocals during the bridge section, and Jane's Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins playing additional percussion. ''Allmusic'' describes the song as "immediately memorable" and "surprisingly straightforward" while music critic Joel McIver cited it as "a standout track" of the album. Composition The song is in common time. The song's intro, in a moderate tempo of 84 Tempo, BPM, makes use of Tom Morello's toggle switch, switching his pickups on and off to create a tremolo effect. Morello's effect is to imitate 70s classic rock synthesizer sounds. This is accompanied by Tim Commerford's Slapping (music), slap bass, making this the only other track on the album to use the technique besides "Take the Power Back." After this, it starts up in a faster, punk rock, punk-ish riff at a tempo of 114. This then leads into the verse, another fast p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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