Against

Against

Track Listings

1. Against

2. Choke

3. Rumors

4. Old Earth

5. Floaters in Mud

6. Boycott

7. Tribus

8. Common Bonds

9. F.O.E.

10. Reza

11. Unconscious

12. Kamaitachi

13. Drowned Out

14. Hatred Aside

15. T3rcermillennium

Tracks:

New Wave
Up the Cuts
Thrash Unreal
White People for Peace
Stop!
Borne on the FM Waves of the HEart
Piss and Vinegar
Americans Abroad
Animal
The Ocean

Album Description

Making their debut studio album, New Wave produces Against Me!, raising the agressive folk-punk, anarchist protest music up from the underground.

Customer Reviews:

A mediocre album with some decent songs.......2007-08-02

I approach each artist's release in its own vacuum, and try not to compare/contrast it with previous releases. That being said, this is just an okay album. When standing alone, 'Reinventing' was a great album with great songs;'As the Eternal' was a great album with great songs; 'Searching' was a decent album with some good songs. 'New Wave' is a mediocre album with some decent songs ('Borne on the FM Waves' and 'White People for Peace' being the only standouts). This album does not do any serious damage to AM's catalog as a whole, but, on its own, it is just an album that doesn't leave any lasting postive impression.

Good album.......2007-07-31

If you're just getting into Against Me! from this album, you're missing out. Pick up, "Searching For A Former Clarity; 2005" and you'll love 'em even more.

Being produced by Butch Vig, this album is more radio friendly and less gritty. I still love this band, but this album is different...but in a good way.

Unlike most of the "punk" acts that are more image than substance (Good Charlotte, Fall Out Boy) Against Me! sticks to their roots and in my eyes that's awesome.

What happened?.......2007-07-31

I've really attempted to like this album. Its just not that good. I have loved Against Me about 4 years now, but their last two CDs have just not been up to par with their earlier work. I am not the kind of person who says major labels because I still like several bands who have moved to major labels. Against Me use to be energetic, fun and edgy folk-punk. Now it is pretty much radio-friendly trash. Many of the songs just have weak, cheesy lyrics with annoying poppy choruses. This album gets 2 stars from me because it does have moments where it isn't all that bad. I don't mind bands changing style, I actually like it a lot of the time, but this has been a change for the worse. If you are a die-hard fan of the band's earlier works, you will probably hate this album. If you are just being introduced to them for the first time, you may enjoy it.

Burnt out.......2007-07-22

Against Me! should've maybe spent more time developing this album... but I think they're in a race against time now... they seem burnt out.

Besides, how many songs can you write about being in a band? I swear to God, more than half of the songs Against Me! play are about them being in a band... a band that's different (listen to Cliche Guevera, Reinventing Axle Rose, Turn Those Clapping... etc.)

Against Me! were so incredible... but typically bands that good are done after a few years at best. I just see it fading.

Forget what you knew and get over it.......2007-07-21

People who wants another Axl/Cowboy, go listen to those records and quit your bitching. Bands dont want to write the same songs over and over and play them night in and night out.

Anyway, with that being said, this album is great from the start (The roaring "New Wave" to the dreamlike ending "The Ocean".) The old against me sound is still there...in Tom Gabel's voice but they've grown up and fine tuned their music and grown as musicians. Their not kids anymore and Im fine with that. The production is sparkling.

Lastly, listen to this record with open ears. Dont think about comparing it to previous records and you will enjoy this. Def a must buy.

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great
Rage brings a new outstanding element
(Not a kid)The music is still good but....
The Landmark Heavy Album of the 1990's
Still awesome

Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Evil Empire
The Battle of Los Angeles
Renegades
Superunknown
Audioslave

ASIN: B0000028RR
Release Date: 1992-11-10

Tracks:

Bombtrack
Killing In The Name
Take The Power Back
Settle For Nothing
Bullet In The Head
Know Your Enemy
Wake Up
Fistful Of Steel
Township Rebellion
Freedom

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Not since the days of the Clash and the MC5 has rock seen such political force as in the uncompromising debut from this L.A. quartet. Expanding the hip-hop/metal style of bands such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage tap the spirits of vintage Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, coupled with hardcore punk intensity and Public Enemy-style grooves. "Bombtrack" opens the LP with a shot of adrenaline and singer Zack de la Rocha's infuriated chorus of "Burn, burn, yes, you're gonna burn!" The intensity doesn't let up an inch on the militant "Killing in the Name" (with the inspiring chant, "Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!"), the ultrafunky "Bullet in the Head," and the engrossing "Fistful of Steel." Tom Morello combines time-honored metal guitar riffs with sounds that suggest a hip-hop scratcher over a rhythm section that simply takes no prisoners. Intelligent and aggressive, this is unimpeachably one of the best hard-rock records ever made. --James Rotondi

Customer Reviews:

great.......2007-07-29

I am not generally a fan of this type of music but I love this album. Sure some of the lyrics are a little silly but it sounds great cranked up in the car.

Rage brings a new outstanding element.......2007-07-04

Rage Against the Machine hits a grand slam with their first effort. The anger and aggression with the vocals and the hard hitting guitar riffs make a unique combination of style and force not seen in the music industry with this type of flair for a long time. This album is intense, heavy and angry, what more could you want. Outstanding work by Rage Against the Machine.

(Not a kid)The music is still good but...........2007-04-22

....I listened to this when I was very young, it was definitely groundbreaking. As far as infusing rock and rap, Rage did it better than anybody. Better than rivals Downset and Stuck Mojo(who both suck), better than Biohazard, better than Public Enemy and Anthrax. Everything came together and meshed so well. However, the politics....

I'm neither right nor left wing, I dunno what I am....perhaps libertarian? Either way, as I got older, I really found Zach De La Rocha's politics distasteful. In a nutshell, it appears to be this:

-White people: Bad
-Successful white people: Even worse!
-Capitalism: Bad, even though it pays the bills and puts money in RATM's pocket and allows their families to prosper instead of waiting for government handouts
-Education: Bad, although by "bad" they mean it isn't a bunch of Noam Chomsky/Howard Zinn claptrap that enforces white guilt and American self-hate

-Communism: Good, even though it has shown to be a failure
-Socialism: Good, though people seem to rather live in America than Venezuela(why is that Hugo?)
-Illegal immigrants: Good, even though they take jobs, drive down wages, exhaust schools and hospitals and bring their third world crime culture to quiet American communities
-Mumia Abu Jamal: Good, even though the evidence for him murdering a police officer is about as strong as the evidence that Bush invaded Iraq on the basis of lies and greed

In any case, I still enjoy the music, but try and keep an open mind when you listen to this stuff.

The Landmark Heavy Album of the 1990's.......2007-04-03

Classic debut and easily one of the best albums released in the '90s, Rage Against The Machine set the ball rolling for the inevitable mash-up of metal and rap. Granted, this mutation was both for better (RATM themselves) and for worse (Limp Bizkit, Korn, et al), but at the time and even hearing it now, it was an exciting album of possibilities. No, most listeners weren't inspired to change the system or the world, but they undeniably learned a little about what was going on outside of their homes and cities. Like good gangsta rap, one could get a snaphot of things going on in other people's lives. Anyway, if you haven't been ruined by the likes of overdone Korn or Limp Bizkit and want a great album with a point, you could do far worse than to start here.

Still awesome.......2007-04-02

Rage is still one of my all time favorite bands. I bought this CD again after A co-worker brought in this CD. It still kicks ---. If you like a good musical groove and powerful thought provoking lyrics, then check out this CD.

Average customer rating:

Rise Against does it again
an excellent post-punk album
Awesome CD!!!
wow!!!!
Addictive from start to finish.....like a good beer

The Sufferer & the Witness
Rise Against
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
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Siren Song of the Counter Culture
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Don't You Fake It
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ASIN: B000FP2Z0S
Release Date: 2006-07-04

Tracks:

Chamber The Cartridge
Injection
Ready To Fall
Bricks
Under The Knife
Prayer Of The Refugee
Drones
The Approaching Curve
Worth Dying For
Behind Closed Doors
Roadside
The Good Left Undone
Survive

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Rise Against returns with a rollicking wallop of an album that further establishes the Chicago-based outfit as one of the great bright hopes for the future of alienation rock. Cut from the same savvy cloth as Bad Religion and Black Flag, Rise Against rocks hard during the martial opus opener, "Chamber The Cartridge," the melodic "Injection," which asks us to imagine that Iron Maiden came from sunny California and not some dreary part of London, and "Ready To Fall," which may be one of the greatest anthems of adolescent estrangement since The Who's "Baba O'Riley." The band also isn't afraid of a good hook and scintillating melody ("Under The Knife"), exploring complex emotions ("Roadside"), or unleashing a bit of old-school breakneck fury sans apology ("Brick"). All of these things demonstrate that Rise Against is drawing from a broader palette than many of its counterparts, one of the reasons it will (indeed, already has) rise above the masses of sound-alike acts vying for the attention of the MySpace generation.-Jedd Beaudoin

Customer Reviews:

Rise Against does it again.......2007-06-18

I'm going to write a lot so skip this if you hate reading, but I'd advise not. Read it and get a good opinion on an even better band.

Before last year I'd never really heard of Rise Against. One of my guy friends would always sing the screaming parts of Ready to Fall, and I loved it, but I never knew who sung it. During one of my long searches for interesting music on here I came across this cd. I sampled Ready to Fall and right away I knew the song. I bought it just because of that. And I love it. since then I've gotten more of Rise Against's cd's and I still don't understand why they aren't more famous. Their music, if you could say that punk could be, is beautiful. it's really attention grabbing and addictive.

The songs are different than past albums, but they are more matture in some way, still political, but it's more hidden in the songs, it's not as direct as in Siren Song of the Counter Culture.

I'm not gunna rate the songs because that would be my opinion. I'm reviewing the songs as if I don't care about the music and I'm just here to review it.(though I really love it and I'm trying really hard to give you an honest opinion, but hey don't kill me if I make them sound a little better than they really are)

1.CHAMBER IN THE CARTRIDGE-This song is a great opener for the album. The beginning is really different **This is noise**...and then the guitar starts. It adds a really interesting effect and makes you somewhat interested. The beginning guitar kind of drags on a bit, but the lyrics finally start. Throughout the rest of the song the lyrics are pretty much the chorus and a few verses, but nothing too out of the ordinary. There's the hidden political view in this song if you listen.

2.INJECTION-The guitar in the beginning catches your attention and the lyrics are really well written. Because almost everyone can relate to something he sings throughout the entire song. It's a **oh, i know what thats like** sort of feeling throughout the song. The lyrics stand out more than the guitar in most of this song. They don't overpower it, but you focus more on his voice.

3.READY TO FALL-The albums first single. It's a catchy song. The lyrics are really simple, but in a good way. Not too simple but well though out. The guitar blends in with the singing during the chorus which makes his voice stand out. Nothing is really special about the song(like an awesome solo or insane guitars or drumming), but the way Rise Against put the music and the lyrics together make this song really stand out. It's addicting to listen to because it's repetitive in a good way.

4.BRICKS-For only 1:30 long this song is a standout one. From the beginning the guitars and drums are fast. A pure straight up punk fast song that makes you want to get up and start a fire and riot during the song. The lyrics too, and on to it's pure punk feeling, adding its politicalness slightly, and it would go unnoticed if not listened to and accepted.

5.UNDER THE KNIFE-From the start of the song you know it's going to be a good one. The opening riff is catchy. The chorus(guitar part) has part of the intro in it which keeps the song alive (though the lyrics could by themselves). Again the guitar stands out with pounding drums and a thrundering bass to go along with it.

6.PRAYER OF THE REFUGEE-The beginnig with the guitar and bass is captivating. it catches your attention, because this song doesn't start out as heavy as the others. It gradually builds up to it with a scream along worthy chorus. Throughout the rest of the song after the chorus the music starts to keep its usual punky heaviness and about 3/4 of the way through slow down to the beginning riff and immedietly go into the loud chorus.

7.DRONES-Picks up from the ending of Prayer of the Refugee and kicks up from there. With a raging bass and drum beginning and a screaming guitar slide whats not to like about it? The lyrics are very catchy and you know you can relate to them when you have those "days" and want someone there for you. The guitar, bass and drums continute to rage with the beginning heaviness for the rest of the song. Again the hinting politicalness in the song(I'm not saying that's a bad thing. It's great that they can express politics through music. Its a talent and I love it.).

8.THE APPROACHING CURVE-They tell a story, which is a great addition to the album, and they don't do a bad job either. This song is captivating you get sucked into it. The girls vocals in the background(very quietly) was different, but a great addition to the song. It makes it more addicting and true if you relate. The guitars, bass and drums make a melody that go along with the song perfectly making the song something you could really lose yourself in and just focus on the song.

9.WORTH DYING FOR-The drums immediatly start in the beginning which makes a great entrance to a good song. The lyrics are very well written and go great with the album and everything going on in the world right now. The guitar througout is fast, like the drums and bass and make the song worth listening to because they add fastness and an addicting touch(though the lyrics help out so much). Speaking of the lyrics, they make the song so much better and add emotion to it.

10.BEHIND CLOSED DOORS-The singing and guitar make a perfect beginning for this song. You can relate to the lyrics and you could defniitally see a solider sing this song during war **we will survive**...The guitar and drums, bass too throughout the rest of the song is exceptional and keeps you hanging, like the lyrics. With pauses at the end of lines during some of the verse parts it adds a great effect of suspense. All in all this song is a good one and fits this album like the plastic cover the cd comes in.

11.ROADSIDE-I guess you could call this the Swing Life Away of The Sufferer And the Wittness. Somewhat slower and acoustic than all of the other songs. Here the girl singing is much louder than the occasional whisper in The Approaching Curve. It's a great addition to the song seeing that it's already different. So many people know what he feels while singing in the song. The guitar is the thing that really stands out over the drums(if hardly any) and bass(if it plays a little), but the lyrics overpower all of that with emotion.

12.THE GOOD LEFT UNDONE-The Guitar in the beginning again catches your attention. The vocals with the flower are different from any other song on this album which makes it unique. The vocals in gemeral are very good, the lyrics, well written and catchy, while the guitar and bass play on in harmony making an awesome rythm to the song as the drums play a great beat you practially want to air drum out. Then the ending, you think the song has changed, but it hasn't ans ends completly differently which keeps you on the edge of your seat waiting for that last song.

13.SURVIVE-The guitar immediatly starts out heavy with matching drums. Perfect. A heavy punk song at the end of the album to add the finishing touches. The vocals you want to sing along with they're so catchy while the guitar and drums pour out their hearts giving it their best to be awesome. They got it. With the vocals, the well written lyrics, and and greatly put together music, Survive is the perfect ending track to an already well put together album.

THATS IT!! If you're an old Rise Against fan you'll definately appriciate their new album, though different. If you're a new fan you'll love the new and enjoy the old as well. All in all, buy this album, you won't be disapointed with it if you're a punk-hardcoreish fan.

Rise Against is a band to want to jump up and down and just straight up rock out to.

an excellent post-punk album.......2007-06-13

You know, I absolutely can't stand punk music. To me, it's the most unoriginal genre of music ever- each and every punk band sounds exactly the same to me. Which is why it surprises me to no end that I really like Rise Against. The Sufferer and the Witness was my first foray into Rise Against's world and I must say I'm interested in finding out more about their other works.

To me, all the songs are very good, but there are only a few truly standout tracks: their first single from TSatW, Ready to Fall, Drones, Chamber the Cartridge, and my personal favorite from the album- Roadside.

All I have to say is that if more bands sounded like Rise Against, I might not have such a vendetta against the genre. Enjoy- I sure did.

Awesome CD!!!.......2007-06-01

I Think This Is The Best Rise Against CD So Far! Almost Every Song On This Album Is Awesome.I Think That About 4 Songs Really Stand Out On This Album.Go Out & Purchase This CD!

*Chamber the Cartridge
*Ready To Fall
*Prayer of the Refugee
*Drones

wow!!!!.......2007-05-15

man this cd is kick azz from start to finish. i would give it a 6 if i could. All of there cd's are good but this one is great.

Addictive from start to finish.....like a good beer.......2007-04-09

This is quite simply a refreshing album. For me anyways it is. I had heard of Rise Against before but never really gave them a chance or second notice. But my friend played a long drive a few weeks ago and what I heard made me want to hear more, much more. I'm glad I decided to do so as this is all that I've been listening to since. Upon listening to the album its readily apparent that Rise Against has loads of talent. Another thing this album does right is grab you by your upper ear loab and not let go untill its ripped off and bleeding. Like previous albums, "The Sufferer & the Witness" is relentless from start to finish, but its utterly addictive during the whole thing. There really isn't a weak track on the whole album, but certain tracks are certainly stronger than others.

I personally have found this album to be a breath of fresh air, and this really is not even my style of music. It has a unique feel to it, a big part of that being the vocals, which I find to be quite good. The only complaint I could have against this album is that it does tend to sound all the same. But on the other hand, if you like what that sounds like, its all good. You just don't have any slower songs to really break up the pace of the album.

Great album, give it a chance, I dare you not to get addicted to it. The only question I have is will it stand the test of time and be a "classic" album years from now. Only time and perhaps only you can tell. Will you?

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The Best Rage Album...?
"Don't mothers make good fathers?"
Raging With the Metal?
best Rage album
DUDE its RAge

Evil Empire
Rage Against the Machine
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Rage Against the Machine
The Battle of Los Angeles
Renegades
Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium
Superunknown

ASIN: B0000029D9
Release Date: 1996-04-16

Tracks:

People Of The Sun
Bulls On Parade
Vietnow
Revolver
Snakecharmer
Tire Me
Down Rodeo
Without A Face
Wind Below
Roll Right
Year Of Tha Boomerang

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As the vitriol spewed from Evil Empire, Rage Against the Machine's long-awaited follow up to their 1993 debut owes much to Chuck D.'s polemic fury and rapid-fire urgency--though as always the band rages without hip-hop machinery in favor of the heavy-duty power tools of rock. But no matter if Rage against the Machine amounts to revolutionary rap, protest metal, or a combination of the two, the band's command of sonic rage makes Evil Empire a powerful assault in any musical language.

But wait, there's more to the name. Raging against the machine, like yelling at the TV, is woefully misdirected. Lyricist Zack de la Rocha is clearly someone with strong political views--particularly when it comes to the plight of fellow Mexicans on both sides of the border. He vents his indignation sharply at times ("Vietnow," "Without a Face"), rather clumsily and artlessly most others. Music this angry should be aimed at something more specific than an entire race or nation or government, or else it risks sounding like the empty rants of confused postpubescent rebellion. If only Rage against the Machine's raw musical muscles were grinding over a focused message, lord knows how potent they could be. --Roni Sarig

Customer Reviews:

The Best Rage Album...?.......2007-07-30

Of their three studio albums, this one is the most experimental. The riffing isn't as repetitive as the first album, and the lyrics aren't quite as juvenile as that release either. (Yes, I realize that their first album is considered a modern classic--but that doesn't mean it isn't without its faults.) "Evil Empire" is the only Rage album that stands up to repeat listenings, in my opinion. It's too bad that they've been out of commission in the post-9/11 era, because we need them now more than ever.

"Don't mothers make good fathers?".......2007-06-13

Inspired for the most part by the mobilization of the anti-globalisation, anti-neoliberalism, anti-imperialist Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Naçional (EZLN) on January 1st 1994, Rage Against the Machine's second album deploys the impoverished Mexican state of Chiapas as the spiritual locale of vocalist Zack de la Rocha's tirade against contemporary America.

Given the frontman's Chicano heritage it is valid to identify Evil Empire as de la Rocha's most personal work, no mean feat for an artist not known for keeping his emotions bottled-up.

The album opens with 'People of the Sun', a spiky number documenting the hardships of the Mexican people and their oppression throughout history at the hands of colonial powers, corruption and bureaucracy, and their neighbour to the north.

Fundamentally connected to the opener are the staccato 'Vietnow' and 'Without a Face', the former condemning the bellicose ideology of right-wing neoconservatism and the expansionist maxim prevailing in Occidental discourse, and the latter detailing individual small-scale delinquency as a simile for larger-scale dissidence and insurgency (as in the case of the Zapatista movement) engendered by colonial signification eroding indigenous identity.

Elaborating on the theme of colonial subjugation, Evil Empire's hit 'Bulls on Parade' underlines the machinations of dominant capitalism, pointing an accusatory finger at the US administration's military-industrial complex whilst disparaging of a governmental inability to identify any correlation between arms production and violent crime.

Musically, Evil Empire is informed more by hip-hop modes than the band's other two original works (1992's Rage Against the Machine and 1999's The Battle of Los Angeles), with the stop-start aesthetic allowing more scope for Tom Morello's typically innovative, often atonal guitar. Bassist Timmy C and drummer Brad Wilk (both of whom went on to become members of Audioslave, along with Morello) are the key players on Evil Empire's propulsive instrumentals however, combining to thunderous effect on 'Revolver' and 'Tire Me' in particular.

Evil Empire is de la Rocha's story though, and despite the polemic subject matter, he delivers each line with a cohesion and clarity superseding Rage's other work.

In these troubled times a lot of people need Rage Against the Machine to lend a voice to their discontent, we can only hope that new material follows their much-vaunted reunion shows. If ever there was a time for Rage to reclaim their vacant mantle of Most Imporant Band in the World, unfilled since they disbanded in 2000, it is surely now.

Raging With the Metal?.......2007-03-04

Released in 1995, funk-metal's Rage Against the Machine released their second album "Evil Empire" after a three year wait (supposedly due to rapper Zack de la Rocha's perfectionist tendencies, as the next album would take four years). The only album that I feel I can fairly make comparisons to is Rage Against the Machine's self-titled, so bear with me. I understand that following up such a classic is impossible, but there are several aspects they failed to capture that made the first album a classic.

Many people have claimed that this album sounds similar to or follows the same formula as 1992's self-titled album, but I disagree; it sounds very different, much slower and darker. There were significant changes in how it was mixed; Zack de la Rocha's vocals are distant, not as clear or up-front as before; Brad Wilk's drums are louder and more expansive, as he tries out different rhythms; Tim Commerford's bass is higher and more frequently distorted in the mix, and isn't nearly as funky or bright, making each song darker; Tom Morello's guitar is almost always heavily distorted, making it sound more like a machine than a string instrument. In fact, this sounds more like a rap-metal album than a funk-metal album. There's pretty much no melody here. Each of the instruments, including the vocals, sound almost audibly equal in volume, blending together into a mush of sound, while their self-titled was careful in making each instrument distinct and bright. The pace has also been slowed significantly and, subsequently, most of the energy has been sucked from this album. This is a bleak listen, and it isn't nearly as colorful or fun as their previous effort. Surprisingly, the only thing different here is producer Brendan O'Brien, with Andy Wallace still behind the mixing tables, so it's possible that the band wanted it this way.

I must give Tom Morello some mention, of course, since his solos are interesting and innovative as always. The highlight here is "Bulls on Parade", where his solo sounds like a DJ scratching a turntable; the fact alone that the man has to duplicate this live is insane. He also adds another dimension to their sound with his electronic playing, creating very unique metallic textures, but it doesn't sound soulful or organic. At times it simply sounds a machine, plowing through the music.

The lyrics were great, and the subjects have become more varied; social commentary seems to share as much of the lyric sheet as the anti-government sentiment. However, Zack's slogans aren't nearly as catchy or energizing as in the debut, maybe because it's so hard to hear them. The biggest problem here would be the vocals; they aren't clean or clear, and they're actually brought down in the mix to the levels of the instrumentation. Zack's vocals add power to the band's sound, but because they seem to blend right in, they don't stand out as much. When he screams, the rhythm section drowns him out, making each scream pointless. Why scream if you can rap normally at the same volume?

This isn't packed with instant rock classics like in their self-titled, with the whole CD feeling more like a rap-oriented metal album, and some of the tracks are a real drag (I struggled to get through "Wind Below" without switching tracks; the whole carnival guitar effect is sweet, but listening to it trudge on is so damn borning). If you're a first-timer, I advise you get their self-titled debut if you want to see the band at their prime. If you're a fan, I definitely recommend this, although I suggest you keep your mind open and brace yourself. There are some moments where this album really shines, like "Bulls on Parade", "Revolver", and "Snakecharmer", but other times I found songs to be bland (especially "People of the Sun" and "Vietnow"). Don't get me wrong, I love this band and I tried like hell to get into this CD, but "Evil Empire" just doesn't do it for me. Thankfully, they recapture their sound on their next album, "The Battle of Los Angeles".

People of the Sun (6/10)
Bulls on Parade (10/10*)
Vietnow (6/10)
Revolver (8/10)
Snakecharmer (9/10)
Tire Me (8/10)
Down Rodeo (8/10)
Without a Face (7/10)
Wind Below (5/10)
Roll Right (5/10)
Year of tha Boomerang (7/10)

* Favorite track

best Rage album.......2007-02-23

This is one of the best Rage Against the Machine albums ever. If your a Rage fan or not you should know the words to almost all the songs on this album.

DUDE its RAge.......2007-02-19

Evil Empire Is One of the best albums of all time without a doubt

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The Battle For Los Angeles
If you like Rage, this is the best album
Fantastic Album
Better than "Evil Empire."
Worth owning for one song, but the rest are very good too

The Battle of Los Angeles
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ASIN: B00002MZ2C
Release Date: 1999-11-02

Tracks:

Testify
Guerrilla Radio
Calm Like A Bomb
Mic Check (Once Hunting, Now Hunted)
Sleep Now In The Fire
Born Of A Broken Man
Born As Ghosts
Maria
Voice Of The Voiceless
New Millennium Homes
Ashes In The Fall
War Within A Breath

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Having successfully fused music and politics from their start, inspiring both moshing and young minds in the process, Rage Against the Machine emerges in peak form with merely their third album in seven years. Guitarist Tom Morello is one of the most distinctive and innovative players of his era, and his foil, vocalist/lyricist Zack De La Rocha, is as unrelenting and inspiring as ever on The Battle of Los Angeles. Rage, whose past antics include performing naked with duct tape over their mouths to protest censorship, released Battle on Election Day, but the politics of the group can be separated from the sounds. Indeed, the 45 minutes of mayhem heard here can be enjoyed solely as rousing aggro hip-hop rock. There's more variety found on Battle than on its predecessors, however. "Sleep Now in the Fire" is one of their most straight-ahead rock tunes. The trippy guitar on "Calm Like a Bomb" is out there even for the adventurous Morello. And "Born a Broken Man" serves up lovely musical interludes. Overall, the more finely honed Rage heard on Battle may not inspire a generation of young revolutionaries, but they still stir up more mutinous spirit than the rest of the current rock pack. --Katherine Turman

Customer Reviews:

The Battle For Los Angeles.......2007-04-24

Rage Against The Machine-The Battle For Los Angeles *****

Many a Rage fan as well as critic well tell you that The Battle Of Los Angeles is the very best album that Rage ever made. Is this the case, is this really better then the self titled debut Rage Against The Mahine, probably. But you will have to be the judge of that one. One thing is for sure if this isnt the bands all time best effort it is a vert close second. The bands cover album Renagades was good, but this is better, Evil Empire was a killer album but once again this takes the cake of that one as well. The bands only equal comparason is the debut.

The Battle Of Los Angeles is a solid album through and through, not a bad track to be heard. Being released in late 1999, early 2000, at the dawn of a new millenium when the band was reaching its breaking point and on the eve of spliting they managed to hold it together and create one of the best rock albums of the last 25 years. Zack De La Rochas lyrics were the most focust and coherent they had ever been, and his vocal delivery is insane. Tim C, and Brad Wilk who may make up the greatest rhythm section in all of rock n' roll hold the album together as a whole. Then there is Tom who once again raised the bar as far as what is possible with the guitar. Tom Morello is easily one of the greatest guitarist ever to pick up the six string. Not only with his effects pedels but without them as well.

Songs like the major hit singles 'Testify' 'Guerrilla Radio' and the phenomenol 'Sleep Now In The Fire' helped to propel the album to the number one spot and sell millions of copies. Those three songs have gone on to become radio staples still seven yers after the album was released. 'Calm Like A Bomb' 'Mic Check' and 'Born As Ghosts' are similure and slower songs that really are nice for a change of pace. 'Born Of A Broken Man' is one of the better songs the band ever recorded. You can really here the punk influence on this song. The album closes with 'War Within A Breath' which is the prefect song to close the album.

Once you end the album all the messages in the songs come together into one and you can really here the cry for the great state of California that they love and how it has gone so far down hill. And in the end The Battle Of Los Angeles is an amazing album by on eof the greatest rock bands of all time.

If you like Rage, this is the best album.......2007-04-03

I like all of the Rage albums, but this one is better than the other two. More metal-oriented guitar and the songs are more political. If you had to buy one Rage album, this is the one to get.

Fantastic Album.......2006-08-21

Rage Against the Machine is a band I only started listening to out of curiosity. I'd never heard any of their music, but I had gotten into Audioslave and wanted to see what these guys were like. Rage is a unique band in many ways. First off, this album (their final album, which was called Album of the Year by many Rock magazines; Even Time Magazine in fact) is amazing. Every song is good and not just in the sense, it's not bad. You can listen to each of these songs a few times over, there's not one track I'd skip over while listening to it. Tom Morello (who does stuff with a guitar that the best guitar players in the world couldn't do) is in top form; Tim Commerford cranks out some great basslines here (most notably in "Calm Like a Bomb"), and Brad Wilk is of course great. Zack De La Rocha's vocals and lyrics are very angry and very political here; He makes some genuine points though. That's one of the things I find most impressive about Rage. A lot of bands that do political songs, wind up with good lyrics and bad songs. It doesn't even matter if you're listening to the lyrics on this album; The music is still completely enjoyable. If you're looking to buy a really good CD, then get this. Here are the tracks and occasional in-depth commentary:

1. Testify-5/5
2. Guerilla Radio-5/5-One of my favorite songs on the album.
3. Calm Like a Bomb-5/5-One of my favorite Rage songs. It's really catchy and you can't beat Tom Morrello's riffs.
4. Mic Check-5/5-I love the lyrics; I love the chorus. Great song.
5. Sleep Now in the Fire-5/5-The guitar riff in this song is awesome. As are the lyrics; One of my favorite songs on here.
6. Born of a Broken Man-5/5-Zack De La Rocha speaks the verses and then pours energy into the chorus. I know some people who don't like this song, I love it.
7. Born as Ghosts-5/5-My 2nd favorite song on the album.
8. Maria-5/5
9. Voice of the Voiceless-5/5-It's short, but it's a great song.
10. New Millenium Homes-5/5-This probably ties as my 2nd favorite song. It sounds a little like Bulls on Parade, but the lyrics and music are awesome.
11. Ashes in the Fall-5/5-The music is awesome. De La Rocha whispering "Like ashes in the fall" is kind of creepy; Angry lyrics that definitely get their point across.
12. War Within a Breath-5/5-And a very impressive album closer. Some of the best drumming is on this track.
GRADE: A

Better than "Evil Empire.".......2006-04-08

This is a definite improvement from "Evil Empire," which incorporated too much alternative elements, these tracks are more hard-rockish than on the previous album but not quite at the level on their self-titled. Tom Morello touched up his unique style of solos into something that sounds good rather than weird in EE, especially in "Guerilla Radio." If you're a big fan of Timmy C.'s basslines, this is where he shines the most. Zach's lyrics and rhyming are really centered around the problems in Mexico and the 2000 Presidential Election, these have also improved from their sophomore slump.

The only annoying track on here was "Mic Check," everything else was good, especially "Guerilla Radio," "Ashes in the Fall," "Maria," and "Voice of the Voiceless."

Its not great, but its defitely better than "Significant Crap" from Limp Bizs**t.

If you're a Rage' fan, I suggest you pick this up.

Worth owning for one song, but the rest are very good too.......2006-03-29

I'll keep this short and sweet since, while I think this album was excellent, I don't view "The Battle of Los Angeles" to be the band's finest work. I think that's a toss-up between their debut and the nigh-perfect "Evil Empire." This band told it like it was, is, and will likely, unfortunately, continue to be each and every time they released an album.

However, this one digs into the band's favorite topics a little deeper and what it uncovers is hideous and depressing. From songs ranging about the destitution-to-desperation of the poor in Mexico ("Maria") to the us-against-them nature of abandoned/forgotten ethic groups/gangs in the inner city ("Born As Ghosts") to a song about one of their biggest causes, the freedom of (perhaps wrongly) convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal and other so-called criminals that may be in the same boat ("Voice of the Voiceless"), this album doesn't relent until the CD ends.

However, the one track that has always stuck out in my mind as the glimpse behind the curtain to which all others should be compared is the masterful "Ashes in the Fall," perhaps the band's most gut-wrenching, soul-searing track in its entire career.

The song takes an unflinching look at poverty and the plight of the lower class, immigrants and homeless: the very people that the government should be taking care of that it instead allows to fend for themselves. Starving, desperate, abused, and neglected, these people see no other way out of their situation than resorting to violence and crime...actions for which they are arrested and imprisoned, if not killed outright. The song's most gripping moment is when Zach de la Rocha mockingly screams, "Ain't it funny how the factory doors close 'round the time that the school doors close? 'Round the time that the doors of the jail cell open up to greet you like the Reaper?"

In other words, while most children are entering/leaving school, the pvverty-stricken are walking into factories where they can be promised low wages and grueling work until the whistle blows. If not that, then finding trouble and expending what little life is left inside them in the confines of a prison cell. It is a bleak image and all too true in the darker corners of every city in the United States.

As others have said, the reference to the new sound being just like the old sound is a snide reminder to the listener that the grandiose speeches of the government's appointed representatives are just echoes of all that was said by those who came before them. And all the while, a voice can be heard in the undercurrent calling for the expulsion of all "non-natives" in favor of the so-called "chosen" people of God, a direct contradiction to everything the founders of the nation believed it should be about, according to the Constitution.

It is an exceptional song on the strength of its lyrics alone, but the band truly outdid itself with the music, from the high-pitched cry of the guitar to the soft rhthym of the bass during the build to the song's final crescendo.

I don't know if there's a human being that can listen to this song and not feel his or her soul quail in horror at the images it creates. If such a person exists, I hope we never meet.

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Pretty weak
Raw
One Man Army
disappointing
Stick with the Whammy pedal Tom.......

One Man Revolution
The Nightwatchman
Manufacturer: Sony
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Year Zero
Axis of Justice: Concert Series Volume 1 (Bonus DVD)
Carry On
Favourite Worst Nightmare
Libertad

ASIN: B000NVJRBO
Release Date: 2007-04-24

Tracks:

California's Dark
One Man Revolution
Let Freedom Ring
The Road I Must Travel
The Garden of Gethsemane
House Gone Up In Flames
Flesh Shapes The Day
Battle Hymns
Maximum Firepower
Union Song
No One Left
The Dark Clouds Above
Until The End

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For more than a decade, Tom Morello used earsplitting riffs to make his point, first with Rage Against the Machine, then with Audioslave. But on his solo debut as the Nightwatchman, the man named one of Rolling Stone's 100 greatest guitarists of all time tries a different approach. Taking cues from six-string radicals such as Woody Guthrie and Johnny Cash, Morello reinvents himself as a singer-songwriter armed only with an acoustic guitar, gravelly baritone, and renewed political fervor. The lyrics are unavoidably blunt, whether tackling the plight of third world workers or being a member of two of the biggest rock bands of the past two decades: "On the streets of Havana I got hugged and kissed/ At the Playboy Mansion I wasn't on the list," he sings on the title track. The real discovery is that he's capable of making the same old racket at just a fraction of the volume. --Aidin Vaziri

Album Description

Tom Morello appears as The Nightwatchman on his stark new acoustic album One Man Revolution. These 13 songs create a dark, urgent portrait of a world in turmoil. Morello, the Grammy Award-winning guitarist of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, pinpoints the sociopolitical struggles of the American leftist underground in this series of self-penned originals. Brendan O'Brien (Peal Jam, Bruce Springsteen, Incubus, Rage Against the Machine) produces `One Man Revolution,' which is Tom's first time singing on record.

Customer Reviews:

Pretty weak.......2007-07-27

Look I'm not going to smash his guitar playing, it's acoustic and it's meant to be meaningful protest music (not saying you can't have both, but sometimes it's worth the sacrifice). Yeah it's not Rage, but you should have known that when you read "Night Watchman". Now for the attack. The lyrics are poor. I really don't feel like he put a whole lot of work into them. It seems like he's trying harder to rhyme the next word then to add meaning or flow to the song. He also seems like he's trying too hard when he sings. It's my personal opinion, but I suggest borrowing this CD or listening to a few tracks before just picking this up.

Raw.......2007-07-27

It seems that many of these so called "Rage Against The Machine" fans are a little upset that Tom Morello, the searing and amazing guitarist for said band has decided to release a solo album, playing only acoustic guitar protest songs and singing over them in a sort of Dylan/Cash/Springsteen way.
Why? Because he isn't pummeling ear drums with Earth Shattering chords and sounds created via Electric Guitar? Grow up...

Rage Against The Machine was never about "how hard can we get", but rather the message, which seems to get lost in between all the angst filled and "the heavier the better, the more we will rebel" kids of our generation.

I remember in High School, all the kids reveled over "Killing in the Name", mostly due to Zach's freak out at the end of the song. AS if these kids really know anything about what Zach is portraying. All they hear is swear words and lyrics of rebellion and all of a sudden they think their rebels?

Sorry kids, but Tom Morello's One Man Revolution bears the same heaviness and raw grit as did all of Rage Against The Machines albums.
Heaviness and raw grit is a state of mind and more of a feeling than a presence and a sound.

Each song features Tom's Gruff voice croon about freedom and revolution (what else?), and his guitar, while played only on acoustic, is amazing nonetheless. There are some deep and meaningful lyrics are written by Tom himself. Lyrics no doubt come from the heart.
And the guitar is soft, soothing yet fierce in its intention. One Man revolution reminded me of why I feel that Tom Morello is one of the BEST guitar players alive.

The album comes off as a folk/country sort of feel, but this ain't your daddy's folk! This music could spark a revolution and then some.

One Man Army.......2007-07-23

Armed with his acoustic guitar, Tom Morello found time in between the Audioslave break-up and the Rage Against The Machine reunion to record his very own solo album. Released under the moniker of The Nightwatchman, "One Man Revolution" carries with it a sound that most Morello fans wouldn't expect or recognize. Instead of raging with innovative and recognizable guitar riffs and squealing solos, Morello strums his acoustic guitar and does his best vocal impression of legends like Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan. It should go without saying that the material on Tom's debut is of a highly political nature, and it's honestly quite refreshing to hear, as Audioslave seemed to put Tom on hiatus when it came to such subjects. Granted, with Serj Tankian (System Of A Down), he had kept the Axis Of Justice active (which is where he made his solo debut), but it wasn't enough to keep the message and intensity of Rage Against The Machine from being missed. On subjects ranging from racism, poverty and war, Tom Morello delivers his message with confidence, while sounding far more in touch with the problems of today and simply more relevant than the average solo artist (anyone listened to "Carry On" yet?). "One Man Revolution" may not completely hit the mark or meet the expectations of fickle fans, but those with a little patience and an open mind will appreciate what Morello is trying to do here. And even if you don't like his voice, you've still got some great guitar-work to sit back and chew on.

disappointing.......2007-07-21

This album was extremely well hyped, and turned out to be a huge let down. If you loved Rage Against the Machine, then you will probably hate this album. Everything that you have come to love about his guitar playing with Rage is completely missing on this accoustic album. If you like Leonard Cohen then buy this album. If you don't then don't bother. Don't base your purchase upon Rage Against the Machine.

Stick with the Whammy pedal Tom..............2007-06-28

While the concept behind The Nightwatchman certainly has merit, the execution of this album is not up to the same standard. As a fan of Rage Against the Machine, I was interested to see how this would compare. The guitar playing is mediocre, and the vocals are ridiculous. Tom's singing sounds affected and forced. While Zach de la Rocha spit his venom on the Rage albums, Tom is clearly making a profound effort to whisper his. His voice actually doesn't sound that bad when he's singing naturally, it's the amateurish attempt to channel 'Nebraska'-era Springsteen that's laughable. Overall, this was a real disappointment. This pales in comparison with 'Nebraska', 'Ghost of Tom Joad', or any protest music by Neil Young.

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Reun1te / Political Agenda
Rage Keep On Rockin' 'Til The Morning Comes
Rage Covers It All
The Original Artists
Music Orientated When Hip-Hop Originated, Fitted Like Pieces Of Puzzles....Complicated...

Renegades
Rage Against the Machine
Manufacturer: Sony
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The Battle of Los Angeles
Evil Empire
Rage Against the Machine
Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium
Live & Rare

ASIN: B000053EZW
Release Date: 2000-12-05

Tracks:

Microphone Fiend
Pistol Grip Pump
Kick Out The Jams
Renegades Of Funk
Beautiful World
I'm Housin'
In My Eyes
How I Could Just Kill A Man
The Ghost Of Tom Joad
Down On The Street
Street Fighting Man
Maggie's Farm
Bonus Track 01
Bonus Track 02

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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:

Reun1te / Political Agenda.......2007-02-14

When I heard Zack had left the band due to 'creative differences' I was not happy but continued to live with hope that it was not the end of the Rage. Seven years later, they are doing a 1 off concert & just like many out there lets hope they re-ignite the sparks & reform the magical chemistry that in my opinion has never died!
Does anyone own the live & rare Rage cd, if you listen to it, Zack states lets bombard this Leonard Paltere's (SP) mail box until we win, maybe all us Rage fans need to bombard the record company's or the members of Rage themseleves until they do what they again do what they do best & that is make music as Rage Against The Machine.
Yo Check it, as I listen to their material daily even today I can find more passion in Rage than a run down mill scrap band that is Audioslave (namely due to Chris Cornell's semi attempted alright vocals), most of their mateiral in their first 2 albums could have easily been reworked for Rage as a lot of Rage was coming through & the only difference is Chris Cornell was on lead vocals & I am glad I did not see them live when they started playing Rage material (what kind of hypocracy is that?) - man he would have ruined all meaning & destroyed the funk blast!
So cut the chord & get this musical act of RATM back on track, you guys would with ease be no. 1 (not that you lot would care about the fat checks due to the political nature/agenda of the band).
Tom Morello - you are an outstanding guitarist, I could not believe those sounds could be made by guitar but a lot of what you did in Audioslave was just borrowed from Rage, however the rhythm section of Audio is great (esp. Brad he really takes drumming to new levels).
Hopefully the panther the brother De La Rocha has in his 7 year absence written some stronger much needed material due to the musical junk out there today & if there is any hope & in life if I saw a mission that is accomplished it would be Rage reformed & continuing on til their last breath/s.
Not everyone is gifted as musicains so why throw it away guys for a half rate band Audislave? Give me the mic so I can scream "COME ON...AAARRRGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!"
When I think Rage I can with ease think of their song titles:
Bombtrack, Killing in the Name Of, Take the Power Back, Know Your Enemy, Wake Up, Township Rebellion, Freedom, People of the Sun, Bulls on Parade, Vietnow, Revoler, Snakecharmer, Down Rhode, Without a Face, Year of the Boomerang, Testify, Guerrila Radio, Mic Check, Sleep Now In The Fire, Voice of the Voiceless, Maria, Ashes In The Fall, War Within A Breath, No Shelter, Microphone Fiend, Pistol Grip Pump, Renegades of Funk, How I Could Just Kill A Man, Street Fighting Man, Maggies Farm...Wow!!!
Zack - we need & long for you in the music industry more than ever as there has been no one out there able to spit truth like it needs to be done on a microphone only you as the front man of Rage Against The Machine can pull this off.
Peace out my panthers my brothers!

Rage Keep On Rockin' 'Til The Morning Comes.......2007-01-26

Even though "Renegades," Rage Against The Machine's last album, was merely a cover album, it still solidifies the band's career and legendary status as the most active and unique protest rock band for Generation X and as innovators of the ill-fated rap-rock movement. All 12 covers -- spanning from hip-hop to punk to classic rock -- fit perfectly into Rage Against The Machine's songbook, keeping a clear message and not sacrificing one ounce of intergrity or energy. Although the rumors of frontman Zach De La Rocha's disdain for the release of the album have been blamed for the break-up of the band, "Renegades" still stands as yet another exercise in fist-pumping power and excellent and inventive musicianship. Truly, Rage Against The Machine in top form once again.

Hearing Zach spit out rhymes on hip-hop classics such as "Microphone Friend" and "How I Could Just Kill A Man" sounds only natural, but it's when the band ventures into other, less predictable territories that this album really shines. Perfect example would be their cover of Devo's "Beautiful World," a haunting, moving and surprisingly melodic commentary on the state of the world that still holds up today, just as it did in the 80's, and takes the Rage sound into a new realm. On the flipside, "Kick Out The Jams" (originally by MC5), is a brilliant merger of the signature Rage style with the fury of old-school punk. One of the more energetic tracks, this song is truly the point where the album takes shape. "In My Eyes" (originally by Minor Threat) takes on the same tone as "Kick Out The Jams," and remains another highlight, but elsewhere, on the Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen covers, "Maggie's Farm" and "The Ghost Of Tom Joad," the band shows some true influences that never really stood out before. The 12 song set is supported by two bonus live tracks: "Kick Out The Jams" and "How I Could Just Kill A Man," which just further solidify Rage's reputation as one of the best live bands of their time. The latter even features a guest appearance by B-Real and Sen Dog of Cypress Hill.

Overall, "Renegades" is a proper goodbye, that shows it's true roots and honors the band's influences with large amounts of respect and excellent musicianship. It's a shame that their last studio album wasn't original material, but this is just as good. With a Rage Against The Machine reunion on the horizon, who knows what the future will bring. But even if they don't make another album, "Renegades" still shows the band at their best, turning some classics into new anthems for the new millennium.

Rage Covers It All.......2006-12-16

This is a monster cover album. Not many bands can do an album of cover versions and do justice to many songs, but Rage make these songs their own.
Zach's crisp strong vocals are gripping as always and the band is peaking here.

Highlights are Microphone Fiend, Beautiful World, In My Eyes & Maggies Farm.

Pure heavy funk, not just for Rage fans....

The Original Artists.......2006-02-03

1. Microphone fiend - Eric B and Rakim
2. Pistol grip pump - Volume 10
3. Kick out the jam - MC5
4. Renegades of funk - Afrika Bambattaa
5. Beautiful world - Devo
6. I'm housin' - EPMD
7. In my eyes - Minor Threat
8. How could I just kill a man - Cypress Hill
9. The ghost of Tom Joad - Bruce Springsteen
10. Down on the street - The Stooges
11. Street fighting man - The Rolling Stones
12. Maggies farm - Bob Dylan

Music Orientated When Hip-Hop Originated, Fitted Like Pieces Of Puzzles....Complicated..........2005-11-28

In My Opinion this is just another work of pure genious by RATM, the fact that every song on here is good only adds to that...

Every thing here is pretty well perfect, the bonus tracks are pretty cool, and feature, "How I Could Just Kill A Man" with some other arttists.

Every thing here is near perfect, there isn't much more to say.

Album Highlights...

Microphone Fiend
Housin'
How I Could Just Kill A Man
Renegades Of Funk

Average customer rating:

Terrible...
(3.5 stars) Disappointing follow up to Ten
TRACK LIST FOR U.S. VERSION
Outstanding Rock Album
Great Album

Vs.
Pearl Jam
Manufacturer: Sony
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Ten
Vitalogy
No Code
Yield
Binaural

ASIN: B0000028UK
Release Date: 1993-10-19

Tracks:

Go
Animal
Daughter
Glorified G.
Dissident
W.M.A.
Blood
Rearviewmirror
Rats
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
Leash
Indifference

Customer Reviews:

Terrible..........2007-07-29

Didn't like it. If you only like/know them from Mtv/radio play, I think your'e better off grabbing the Rearview Mirror comp. I hear alot of people call this their favorite so I tried it for cheap. I still like the hits, so I might pick up Rearview myself.

(3.5 stars) Disappointing follow up to Ten.......2007-06-19

Now, there are some very good songs on Vs. Plenty, in fact. The folk-rockers Daughter and Elderly Woman etc. are among my favorites, along with straight-up rockers like Go, Rearviewmirror and the politically themed Dissident. Now when I first heard this, it was my favorite PJ record. A second listen, though, reveals a few of its key problems. Animal lifts the riff right from Evenflow; and there's some amateurish screamfests (Rats, Blood, Leash) that are just one headache after another. I don't mind screaming if it's used tastefully, but if it's your entire song... blah. Then there's the issue of the two "extremely liberal" songs, W.M.A and Glorified G. Now, I consider myself a liberal, so I agree with both songs' viewpoints. The problem is that neither of them are any good - the former is just atmospheric blah, the latter is another "ironic" riff-fest. And I can't help but feeling... well, indifferent to the closing Indifference. It just doesn't mean a thing to me.
The "strong half" of this record is strong enough for it to warrant a recommendation. But one thing's for sure: this is NOT Ten.

TRACK LIST FOR U.S. VERSION.......2007-06-04

1. Go Listen Listen
2. Animal Listen Listen
3. Daughter Listen Listen
4. Glorified G. Listen Listen
5. Dissident Listen Listen
6. W.M.A. Listen Listen
7. Blood Listen Listen
8. Rearviewmirror Listen Listen
9. Rats Listen Listen
10. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town Listen Listen
11. Leash Listen Listen
12. Indifference Listen Listen

Outstanding Rock Album.......2007-05-19

It's a toss up for this reviewer which of Pearl Jam's first 2 albums is the better one. Ten and Vs. are different and you can sense that Vs. is a wee bit more commercial but that doesn't stop this from achieving gem status. Packed with hits like Animal, Daughter, Dissident and the like, this is not a good album, it's GREAT. If you are a Pearl Jam fan who caught on later you might be a little surprised because nearly everything they have done since their first 2 albums hasn't been that fabulous, but you owe it to yourself to pick up this gem, crank up those headphones and enjoy early 90s grunge rock like it was meant to be heard!!!

***** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Great Album.......2007-05-07

All I have to say is this:

Just listening to "Go," the first track, gets me so pumped to be listening to Pearl Jam.

You'll be hooked after 1 song, I promise.

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Great album cover
Against the Wind cd Bob Seger
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Against the Wind
My favorite Seger CD. His zenith has you boppin.

Against the Wind
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
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Bob Seger. Greatest Hits, Vol. 2

ASIN: B00009QGDD
Release Date: 2003-06-24

Tracks:

Horizontal Bop
Accompany Me
Her Strut
No Man's Land
Long Twin Silver Line
Against The Wind
Good For Me
Betty Lou
Fire Lake
Shinin' Brightly

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Great album cover.......2007-05-16

The only song I know on this album is Against the Wind, which is of course, a great song. The only thing I really wanted to rate is the cover. It's the most beautiful album cover there is, in my opinion.

Against the Wind cd Bob Seger .......2007-01-05

i am so grateful to add this to my music collection it has been one of my favorite Bob Segers release ..however i found out his newest release
first in a long while " FACE THE PROMISE" Bob shows his songwriting and singing have only gotten better with time ... worth the wait ....
"Against the Wind" will always have a special place in my heart...

Thankyou Amazon.com.......2006-11-30

Thankyou again Amazon.com for putting all your track listings on line.This has made it easier for me to download all music for nicks.
The money saved I have managed to buy full circle skirts with yards and yards of material to dance with.
I have managed to throw all my trousers away from my wardrobe and replace it with beautiful long flowing circle skirts.
Fantastic. I would rather wear skirts any day than trousers and listen to the muusic @ the same time.
Happy Xmas

Against the Wind.......2006-10-06

The CD I got is a "digitally remastered" version of the original. It seems to me that they took the opportunity to smooth out the rough edges in Seger's voice, like the used to do to Roger Daltry.

I like the album but feel that it is missing something.

My favorite Seger CD. His zenith has you boppin........2006-08-01

From the beginning with "Horizontal Bop" to the closing with "Shining Brightly," Seger exceeds "Night Moves in quantity and quality. He got more radio play off of this CD, and from more stations. "Her Strut" is one of my favorite Seger songs. And "Fire Lake, Betty Lou, Accompany Me," and "Against The Wind" are all fabulous Seger classics, lyricallly and musically. I know there's lots of folks who say there wasn't much breadth to Seger's musical ability. But once you take Seger for what he's worth, judge him by his era, his contemporaries and what it is exactly he does best, it's hard to find any future or previous CDs by him that measure up to this one. Of course, there's also the immeasurable "nostalgia" that many have for this CD, not to mention the buiit in nostalgia Seger puts into most of his music and storytelling. I think it will stand the test of time.

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Pac's Very Best!
one of the best
Definitive 'Pac
My best Pac album
Good CD

Me Against the World
2Pac
Manufacturer: Jive
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Binding: Audio CD

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R U Still Down? (Remember Me)

ASIN: B000005Z0K
Release Date: 1998-03-10

Tracks:

Intro
If I Die 2Night
Me Against The World
So Many Tears
Temptations
Young Niggaz
Heavy In The Game
Lord Knows
Dear Mama
It Ain't Easy
Can U Get Away
Old School
Fuck The World
Death Around The Corner
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The gruesome details surrounding Tupac's third solo offering are enough to give any music fan the willies. Released when Tupac was in jail serving time for a rape conviction and just after his recovery from being shot-up gangland-style at a recording studio, this was his most introspective piece of work to date. The heavy-hearted album opens up with a radio commentary describing the circumstances surrounding his shooting, and then plunges headfirst into Pac's infatuation with death. "So Many Tears," "Death Around the Corner," and "If I Die 2Nite" are all dark, eerily prophetic tunes that lend credence to widespread theories which suggest that Pac anticipated his impending death. The perpetually thugged-out wonder reveals a more benevolent side when it comes to gender and family issues. On "Dear Mama"--a fitting tribute to his mother recorded in the "Keep Ya Head Up" vein--Pac takes listeners into the loving recesses of his heart, while on "Can U Get Away," he echoes similar respectful sentiments to black womynkind. This is probably Pac's most progressive issues-oriented release before he signed to Death Row and became a full-blown thug. --Dalton Higgins

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Pac's Very Best!.......2007-06-09

2Pac made his best album with Me Against the World. He pours out a lot of emotion into this album and he really lets you feel the dark atmosphere that he felt surrounded by after being shot. 2Pac is the very best hip hop artist at getting to your emotions and this album does it better than any other.

one of the best.......2007-05-24

first off i have to tell MTV SUPPORTER that any true music fan knows that mtv has the worst music taste and only has artist that can hopefully sell. sorry we are not all avril lavene or brittney spears fans but you have no idea what you are talking about. Even if you were to take a cruse thro berkely or usc you will find some of the smartest people on the planet can appriciate 2pac.A great album by the greatest rapper period.

Definitive 'Pac.......2007-04-24

This CD is what established Pac as an ARTIST, rather than just a rapper. This is a look into the windows of Pac's soul. Hip-Hop/Rap doesn't get much better than this. Pac proved the diversity, range and depth he had as a Hip Hop artist. This CD actually shined light on the genre!!! My favorite tracks: ALL OF THEM, but the ones in the heaviest rotation are: So Many Tears, and Temptations! Buy this and enjoy!!!

My best Pac album.......2007-04-10

Hence the title, some Pac fans like this the best, others give the crown to All Eyez On Me, Makaveli or even one of the first two. Well all Pac's albums (before the posthumous ones) are fantastic so i definitely respect those opinions. But for me this is the one i listen to the most (which is at least twice a day!!!)

There isn't a single dissapointment here. All the beats are excellent, the guest appearances aren't that bad and limited and Pac shines all the way through. Now i'm not going to review all the tracks as that would take up alot of space. So i'll just comment on my top 5, which are
1. Dear Mama -Absolute genious!!! My favourite Pac song ever!!!
2. F*ck The World - A very haunting beat with 4 short verses of Pac letting out all his anger (he was going through some very hard things back then as you know)
3. Young N*ggaz - A nice jazzy beat while Pac goes through his young days to his present. A brilliant hook aswell.
4. So Many Tears - Known as the darkest rap song ever.
5. Can U Get Away - Alot of people consider this the weakest off the album, but i love it.

Honorable mention: Me Against The World - One of Pac's most instrospective tracks ever

Anyway peace and rest in peace to

Tupac Amaru Shakur - 1971-1996 (We all miss ya)

Good CD .......2007-02-23

Me against the world is a good CD. The best songs are Me Against The World, So Many Tears, Heavy In The Game, Can U Get Away, and [blank] the world.

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