Renegades

Product Details

Artist : Rage Against the Machine
Format : Explicit Lyrics
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0696998528925
Label : Sony Music Canada Inc.
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 2000-12-05
UPC : 696998528925

ASIN : B000053EZW

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. Microphone Fiend
2. Pistolgrip Pump
3. Kick Out the Jams
4. Renegades of Funk
5. Beautiful World
6. I'm Housin'
7. In My Eyes
8. How I Could Just Kill a Man
9. Ghost of Tom Joad
10. Down on the Street
11. Street Fighting Man
12. Maggie's Farm

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Editorial Reviews

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If Renegades proves to be the last Rage Against the Machine album to feature singer Zack de la Rocha, who quit the band after nine years, it's a cool way to go out. Produced by Rick Rubin, Renegades is a salute to the artists who made Rage what they are--or were. While it's easy to hear Rage's rap roots in songs from Afrika Bambaataa, EPMD, and Volume 10, it's more interesting to see their take on rock in its classic and punk forms. Rage capture the raw spirit, if not the quite the intensity, inherent in the MC5 classic "Kick Out the Jams." A superior second live take appears at the CD's end, followed by a concert version of Cypress Hill's "How I Could Just Kill a Man," with help from B-Real and Sen Dog. Devo's "Beautiful World" is rendered quietly unrecognizable, while Minor Threat's "In My Eyes" is given a wonderfully melodic, ultra-aggro treatment. The Rolling Stones' "Street Fighting Man" takes on a techno vibe that's unsettling and Bob Dylan's "Maggie's Farm" is also effectively modernized. Ultimately, Renegades is a must-have for its song selection, musical execution, and the unhappy fact that it's likely the ultimate offering from one of rock's most musically and politically relevant lineups. --Katherine Turman

Customer Reviews

Hmm! (2004-07-11)

Good stuff. But is not my favorite one.

It was okay (2004-06-27)

This CD didn't live up to what Rage is known for. I will say that "Renegades of Funk" is my favorite rage song of all time.

Not the best Rage, but a great effort (2003-11-10)

Rage Against the Machine is well known for their brutal lyrics and heavy riffs. And although this CD keeps up with both of those aspects, it is missing some depth. Sure, it's all covers, but that doesn't mean Zack can't put a little more into it. In "It's a Beautiful World" and "Kick Out the Jams" he takes a different approach with singing as opposed to rapping. And Tom Morello does the same thing he's done for the past 3 albums, but I believe that Tim Commerford is the highlight of this album. His basslines are very well put together and thought out, and the two live tracks (especially "How I could just Kill A Man") compliment his skill very well. Another positive aspect of this CD is the depth it proves that the band has, they cover music from all genres from Bob Dylan to Cypress Hill. And it slightly redeems itself from the no-solo identical song "Battle for Los Angeles". It doesn't beat Evil Empire and Rage's self titled debut, but there is no doubt that this album is a highlight in its genre.

booo (2003-09-21)

rage against the machine is one of my favorite bands, but this cd was really dissapointing for the people who like the rock side of rage then the rap side of them. this cd is mostly concentrating on zack's rap skills, which are awsome, but i really like morello's riff's. if u wanna get a rage cd, stick with thier first album, it is the best.

An incredible record (2003-08-20)

Even after 2 years, this album continues to amaze me. Of course there's the awesome Rage musicianship, but for me it's the song selection that stands out. If you're going to do a cover album, you need to make sure you're working with quality material, and RATM do exactly that. Rap? For my money it's hard to do better than Eric B & Rakim. Protopunk? Naturally, the MC5 and Stooges. Classics? Stones and Dylan, plus more recent Bruce. There's all this plus Minor Threat, Afrika, and Cypress Hill plus a couple more. That Rage was able to take this seemingly incongruous assortment of tunes and make them hold together in one cohesive package, and make them all completely kick [...] to boot, shows that there was hardly a better band around in recent years than Rage.

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