''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
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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 the indignities of a mosh pit."
Track listing
Live in Concert
# "Intro" – 0:09
# "
The Ghost of Tom Joad" – 5:13
# "
Vietnow" – 4:49
#"
People of the Sun" – 2:31
# "
Bulls on Parade
"Bulls on Parade" is a song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine. It is the second song from their second studio album, '' Evil Empire'' (1996). It was released as the album's first single to modern rock radio on February 9, 1996.
Ba ...
" – 3:57
# "
Bullet in the Head
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" – 5:49
# "Zapata's Blood" (short clip) – 1:45
# "
Know Your Enemy" – 5:21
#"
Bombtrack" – 4:09
# "
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 199 ...
" – 2:57
# "
Killing in the Name" – 13:04
# "Outro" – 2:03
Uncensored Video Clips (Official Music Videos)
* "Killing in the Name" – 5:14
* "Bullet in the Head" – 4:49
* "
Freedom
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" – 5:58
* "Bulls on Parade" – 3:52
* "Memory of the Dead/Land and Liberty" (poem recitation) – 3:43
* "People of the Sun" – 2:48
Song in Credits
* "
Down Rodeo"
References
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Rage Against the Machine video albums
1997 video albums
Rage Against the Machine live albums
Live video albums
1997 live albums
Sony Music video albums