The Battle of Los Angeles

The Battle of Los Angeles

Track Listings

1. Testify

2. Guerrilla Radio

3. Calm Like a Bomb

4. Mic Check

5. Sleep Now in the Fire

6. Born of a Broken Man

7. Born as Ghosts

8. Maria

9. Voice of the Voiceless

10. New Millennium Homes

11. Ashes in the Fall

12. War Within a Breath

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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We need more RATM

Battle of Los Angeles/Renegade
Rage Against the Machine
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000ATJZHU
Release Date: 2007-01-29

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Testify
Guerrilla Radio
Calm Like A Bomb
Mic Check
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 Withing A Breath
Microphone Fiend
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Album Description

European only release that features their two studio albums, Battle of Los Angeles, released in 1999, and Renegades, released in 2000, packaged in two standard jewel cases which are housed in a slipcase. Sony. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

We need more RATM.......2007-01-29

With the state of the country and the world the way it is currently, it's a shame RATM isn't making more music..and again, the combination of the two cd's is a great value and this should be a must-have for anyone with a politically-conscious bone in their body...

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The Ultimate 2001 Album

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000056IC9
Release Date: 2001-01-09

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Also Sprach Zarathustra: Sunrise - VPO/Herbert Von Karajan
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The Magic Flute: Queen Of The Night Aria (A Vengeful Hell Doth Pulse Within My Heart) - Karin Ott
Gayane Ballet Ste: Adagio - VPO/Aram Khachaturian
Brandenburg Con No.2 in F: First Movt - BPO/Herbert Von Karajan
Mars The Bringer Of War - LPO/Sir Georg Solti
Partita No.3 in E: Gavotte & Rondeau - Nathan Milstein
Rite Of Spring: Sacrificial Dance - BPO/Herbert Von Karajan
The Well-Tempored Clavichord, Book 2: Prld in C, No.1 - Rosalyn Tureck
The Well-Tempored Clavichord, Book 2: Fugue in C, No.1 - Rosalyn Tureck
Sym No.5: First Movt - BPO/Herbert Von Karajan
Star Wars Ste: Battle Scene - LAPO/Zubin Mehta
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A Great CD + 1
what the heck is the extra song
Track Listing?
This CD rules
This CD rules

The Battle of Los Angeles
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Manufacturer: Sbme Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Testify
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Mic Check
Sleep Now In The Fire
Born Of A Broken Man
Born As Ghosts
Maria
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New Millennium Homes
Ashes In The Fall
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No Shelter (Australia Only Bonus Track)

Album Description

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.

Album Details

Bonus Track on the Australian Version is No Shelter Taken from the Godzilla Soundtrack.

Customer Reviews:

A Great CD + 1.......2000-02-22

This cd is in my opinion the best Rage cd yet. Every song on this cd work together well and make it one of the greatest cds of the 90s. The extra song is No Shelter, which is a great song, but I don't know if it's worth 10 more bucks.

what the heck is the extra song.......2000-01-25

if you know what the extra song is pleas tell me i would like to kno wbefore i spend the money on the cd. e-mail me if you know what it is pleaseeeeeeeeee.

Track Listing?.......1999-12-26

I'm not sure the extra track on this cd, however, if it is the Australian version, then I have heard the extra track is No Shelter. If anyone has information on this it would be helpful. Oh yeah, the rest of the cd is amazing. If you need a soundtrack for a revolution, buy any rage cd.

This CD rules.......1999-11-18

This album would have to there best album, up with self titled. It rules cos you love it the first time you listen to it, all the songs, not something you must 'adjust' to. Buy it.

This CD rules.......1999-11-18

This album would have to there best album, up with self titled. It rules cos you love it the first time you listen to it, all the songs, not something you must 'adjust' to. But it.

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The S.A.D. (seasonal affective disorder) Holiday Album !

A Dysfunctional Family Christmas

Manufacturer: Angel Records
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Release Date: 1998-10-06

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Customer Reviews:

The S.A.D. (seasonal affective disorder) Holiday Album !.......2005-05-20

A bizarre, downright subversive yet wonderfully wry (awry?) concept for a Christmas album, subtitled "Music for Your Misery." Consists of "heavy" and morose non-holiday classics from composers such as Wagner, Holst, Bach, Sibelius, most dealing with death or war. Definitely not your typical holiday fare, which I think is the point. If you're tired of all the phony goodwill and psuedo-cheeriness of the Christmas season and would rather defiantly wallow in your holiday funk, then this is the album for you. Or, makes a great stocking stuffer for members of your family you'd like to permanently scare away! A Christmas album you can play all year long....... cheaper than therapy!!! An ingenious, darkly humorous novelty Christmas album---with some great classical music to boot! Worth it for the title and tacky cover photo alone ! ! !

Soundscapes, Vol. 1: A Delos Digital Compact Disc Sampler

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Soundscapes, Vol. 1: A Delos Digital Compact Disc Sampler
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