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"Guerrilla Radio" won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. THE BATTLE OF LOS ANGELES was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album.
This Australian import edition contains the bonus track "No Shelter" originally released on the soundtrack to the film GODZILLA.
Rage Against the Machine doesn't release rushed albums for the sake of exposure. Each of the band's deftly crafted full-length albums has defined a progression in the group's sound and musical vision.
Here, Rage has taken the dynamics of its unique style to a deeper level, as evidenced on "Mic Check," which features gentle, unsettling guitar work by Tom Morello, who is deservedly hailed as an innovator of the instrument. The mid-tempo funk of "Maria" finds vocalist Zach De La Rocha telling the poetic story of an immigrant factory worker whose dream of freedom leads her unknowingly into modern-day slavery. Taking up the cause of death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jabal, De La Rocha questions the validity of his trial in "Guerilla Radio" and fleshes out his argument in "Voice of the Voiceless." "Sleep Now in the Fire" finds De La Rocha making historical references to government greed and the darker side of human nature. Though other rap/metal acts may have seemingly copped some of its musical traits, Rage Against the Machine has a conviction and passion that cannot be matched by any other band in the genre.
Australian edition of the edgy American alternative rocker's 1999 album with 'No Shelter' added as a bonus track. 13 tunes in all, also featuring the single 'Guerrilla Radio'. The album has already received favorable reviews in Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly and NME.
Recorded at A&M Studios, Hollywood, California; Royaltone Studios, North Hollywood, California; Silent Sound Studios and Southern Tracks, Atlanta, Georgia; Sunset Sound and Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, California.
Rage Against The Machine: Zack De La Rocha (vocals); Tom Morello (guitar); Y.tim.K (bass); Brad Wilk (drums).
Rolling Stone (11/11/99, pp.129-30) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...[BATTLE] is to rap metal what Public Enemy's IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS...was to hip-hop; It brings the noise..."
Spin (5/01, p.112) - Ranked #47 in Spin's "50 Most Essential Punk Records".
Spin (12/99, pp.213-4) - 9 out of 10 - "...a record that perfectly articulates the rap-rock youth rally they themselves spearheaded....They've become a great band that cuts through irony at the same time it piles up contradictions..."
Entertainment Weekly (11/5/99, pp.79-80) - "...This is music made to agitate, not seduce, and at that it succeeds triumphantly....[RATM] make a case that there are still some things worth fighting for." - Rating: A
CMJ (1/10/00, p.3) - Ranked #5 in CMJ's "Top 30 Editorial Picks [for 1999]."
CMJ (11/1/99, p.3) - "...displays [Tom Morello's] virtuosic guitar talents, stomping on effects pedals and churning out resonant, body-slamming riffs that will leave you shuddering....Anger is a gift, and RATM effectively shapes the emotion into compact, blustery songs..."
Vibe (12/99, p.248) - "...a faster cleaner, and far more diverse than anything [they] ever recorded....Rage's music moves confidently forward....BATTLE won't disappoint..."
Urban Latino (1/00, p.82) - 3 out of 4 - "...another justice driven steamroller....their conscientious use of talent and wrath for the forces of good is surely applaudable..."
Kerrang (Magazine) (p.52) - "[T]his was arguably their finest hour. Tight, focused, relentlessly heavy..."
NME (Magazine) (11/6/99, p.46) - 7 out of 10 - "...This record rocks...another album of ranting, churning, slamming heavy funk-metal....Wicked!....Keep raging, mad Yank commies, your planet needs you."
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Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)    List All 33 Reviews Another great Rage album, and now you can throw out Godzilla
Great album. Incredible drum and bass work by Brad Wilk and Tim C., respectively. Tightest album, to date.
The best part is that this import version includes one of their best songs, which was only available on the Godzilla soundtrack previously.
Now you can toss that soundtrack, which had maybe 3 decent songs and get "No Shelter" on your Battle of LA CD.
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AWESOME CD!
ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME!! I THINK ALL THE SONGS ARE GREAT! GET READY RAGE FANS! WE WAITED ALMOST ELEVEN YEARS AND FINALLY A NEW ALBUM SOON!! RAGE IS BACK TOGETHER! ITS A DREAM COME TRUE!!
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This review is for a different format. Great album. The most punk you will ever hear on a album.
The first time I heard this album I automaticaly thought of Audioslave. Tom Morello really shined in this album and this is his true sound. He defines the punk rock sound. His guitar sounds like something from a Red Hot Chili Peppers album. Guerilla Radio, Mic Check, Born of a Broken Man, Ashes in the Fall, and War Within a Breath are my favorites from this Album. If you like RHCP and Audioslave then you should buy this album and play it all the time.
Submitted by Clint (Aurora, NE, USA)
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Rage's Battle For los Angeles is a Great Funk- metal/Punk offering. the Best songs are: Testify, Guerilla radio, maria, And Sleep Now in the Fire.
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 AGAINST THE MAN! Thankyou RATM!
Finally someone with the right message.
Johnny4 & Revier , YOU'RE POSERS! I mean Green Day?! NEW FOUND GLORY? Open your ears all you mainstream fans and punk wannabees! This is the real punk! It's about raging against the MAN! RATM!
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