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Release Date: 01/03/1992
Run Time: 52:48
Rage Against the Machine released this self-titled DVD in 1997. The disc collects live concert footage and music videos of some of their best material.
Rage Against the Machine starts with a passionate rendition of
Bruce Springsteen's
"Ghost of Tom Joad" live from
the Irvine Meadows in Irvine, CA. The well-filmed performance captures
Rage near the top of their game. (Will listeners ever see a collection that includes the concert from the Democratic Convention?) Seeing
Zack de la Rocha interact with a large crowd and the band work a tight, incendiary groove is required to understand the appeal of the now-defunct political
rock band. This is underscored by
"People of the Sun" and four other songs live from
the Rock Am Ring Festival in Germany, where
Rage plays before what must be 100,000 people.
Rage Against the Machine also includes three songs from
the 1996 Redding Festival and a blistering
"Killing in the Name Of" from
the 1994 Pink Pop Festival. The second half of the DVD is filled with six music videos, including
"Freedom" and
"Memory of the Dead (Land and Liberty)." Overall, the quality of the video is fine, but the music mix is low and a bit muddy. This is a problem for viewers who want to understand every word
de la Rocha says. But there is a lyrics function, which is like subtitling. What musical crispness they lack in concert,
Rage makes up for in intensity and energy. The real plus of the collection is that the videos are the uncensored versions, so getting this collection is not like replicating an
MTV experience. The best moment of the DVD is a concert appearance by
Tom Morello's mother, who plugs boycotting record stores that censor albums and introduces the "best band in the f*cking universe:
Rage Against the Machine!" A must-own for fans of
Rage Against the Machine and a useful 80 minutes for people who are complacent politically.
~JT Griffith, All Music Guide
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Mike Stras
from Venice, FL
Brutal and Riot Inspiring
This album is priceless. Every single song is explosive with an unexplainable anger. When you listen to this music, you are filled with an instant urge to just act violently. Now, I say that not in a bad way. I say that in wonder. Truly, this music strikes your soul and gves to an energy unlike any other. Tracks like "Bullet in the Head" and "Killing in the Name" are steady and heavy. I recomend this album if you truly enjoy hardcore without any doublebass pedals or high-pitch screaming. The lyrics are passionate and the music is blunt. Both of them together will spilt your skull.
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