Rage Against the Machine - Renegades
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Free Music Review: The most original "cover" album i've ever heard.
Hit: 5 Stars
I do not agree with Rage's message in trying to take down the government but I LOVE their music. Tom Morello is a genius on the guitar, Brad Wilk is an amazing drummer, and Zach is a singer full of pure energy.
I grew up listening to RATM and even though I do not agree with all of their political views I still admire their music. This album is absolutely great, I understand most songs on this album are about a political view [Kick out the Jams, Ghost of Tom Joad, Streeting Fighting Man, Maggies Farm] but tying that in with other songs like [Microphone Fiend, Down on the Street, Pistol Grip Pump] is just brilliant. Listen to the original recording of one of these songs and then listen to RATM's cover. When most of the bands in todays time cover a song it sounds exactly the same as the song they are covering, Rage puts their own unique mix on the song. I think this album is amazing.
Free Music Review: OK, but misses Rage's intense lyrics
Hit: 4 Stars
While you won't find Rage's amazing lyrics or political fire on this, their final album, you will find something much more amazing. Rage's high-powered rock attack on the classics. The Ghost of Tom Joad. Amazing. Intense. Everything you would expect from a Rage song. There is so much fire and intensity on this album, and yet, it's often their most forgettable album. Probably because the Rage you expect to pummel you with their message, ultimately beat you into submission with their ability as musical artists. A must for any fan.Free Music Review: "No matter how hard you try, you can't stop us now."
Hit: 4 Stars
So Rage Against the Machine was a pretty popular rap/rock group for most of the 90's with a strong political message, and then they broke up. The singer did his own thing while the rest of the band played with Chris Cornell as Audioslave, although recently that act broke up too, and now Rage is playing shows again and people wonder if they're going to do some recording. Renegades was their last studio album, but it wasn't a normal one, as it's a collection of covers. Some are song by contemporaries like Cypress Hill, others are of more classic bands. Some of them are interesting, although most just transform it into a typical Rage song. That's fine, as a normal Rage song can be pretty awesome. But too much of the same thing can get pretty tiresome, and since they didn't really write these songs, they don't get much credit for crunching, angry guitars and rapping lyrics someone else wrote.
"Microphone Fiend" gets it started just the way you'd expect, a lot of attitude and a lot of bass. "Pistol Grip Pump" is one of the standouts. It's actually quite repetitive, but there's just something enticing about the riff and the beat. "Renegades of Funk" has a catchy sample and is a pretty good single. "Beautiful World" is about the only song on the album that doesn't sound like Rage Against the Machine, very mellow and respectful of the original version. "How I Could Just Kill a Man" is another enjoyable, hard rocking track. "Maggie's Farm" rounds out the album with a loud, angry, typical finish that you expect from a band that rages so much, especially against the machine. My copy is actually a special edition with two live bonus tracks, although neither is especially compelling and just stretch out the experience. They really just lessen the impact of ending on "Maggie's Farm" which was actually fairly good. It's a pretty decent album, although I think huge fans might have wanted a bigger last hurrah.
Free Music Review: one of my personal faves
Hit: 5 Stars
Ill start out saying that i do truly love Rage with a passion. Sure there are a few songs that don't catch on as much as others, but i do love the political meaning and the attitude behind every one of their tracks. No going soft, even when doing covers for every song in Renegades. I honestly had no idea that Bob Dylan wrote "Maggie's Farm" since they pretty much only kept the lyrics and made it one of my favorite Rage songs. Others like "Pistol Grip Pump" and "How I Could Just Kill A Man" never EVER get old to me. Now all i have to do is find a way for Rage to have a concert in Hawaii, then i'm set.Free Music Review: Renegades
Hit: 4 Stars
Rage Against The Machine-Renegades ****
The musicanship throughout the album is amazing. That alone makes Renegades an album worth owning giving the current state of rock n' roll and how bad the musicianship is. Tom Morello plays ferious guitar riffs and incredible solos. Brad Wilk and Tim Commerford plays some of the tightest loose sounding rythm in all of rock n' roll. And though Zakk De LaRocha didnt write any of the lyrics for the album his conviction in his delivery and performance are amazing. These are the songs that the band grew up on so each of these has a special place in everyone of their hearts so when they perform them they are really getting into the music which really comes across in the album.
The song selection reflects everything that Rage Against The Machine has stood for over teh course of their very important career, songs from the likes of Afrika Bombatta, Bob Dylan, Cyprus Hill, and Minor Threat show the political stands the band was influenced to take and it really comes through in the performances of the songs thatt even though the band didnt write the songs they really do care a whole lot about what they are thinking about. The Stooges, The MC5, and Rolling Stones covers show the energy Rage Against The Machine has always drawn from.
The way the band transforms songs is what is probably the most amazing thing about this album. Dylans 'Maggies Farms' and Springsteens 'The Ghoast Of Tom Joad' are the most astounding. The songs are completly renovated for the new millinium. These songs have been made for this generation what they were for the generations of the orignals, and hopefully some young kid will give this a listen and take something away from it, and I think that is really what Rage Against The Machine set out to do with Renegades.They wanted to impact a new generation with the songs that impacted them in their youth, and maybe inspire a couple of bands and movements along the way.
Another great thing about this album is that their are two extra bonus track at the end of the album, a live version of 'Kick Out The Jams' and a live version of 'Kill A Man' so those make this already great cover album even extra special.