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Rage Against the Machine uses the BRY (beat, riff, yell) musical style. Occasionally you can tell that someone in the band starts getting pissed and insists on playing their instrument like a musician just to prove that they have talent. But for the most part it's petty mechanical and not very good. Scale: 5 - My absolute favorites. 4 - Albums I like. 3 - It was ok to listen to but I wouldn't seek it out. 2 - Didn't like. 1 - Absolute shit.
Hemsk upptäckt: denna skiva är cringy och inte särskilt bra bortsett killing in the name. Det går att lyssna på men orden är faktiskt inget vidare...
Quite an aggressive collection of tunes. Not my jam.
I wanted to love this but the ANXIETY it gives me
Nice
Very screamo. Thought I knew more songs by them, but judging by this album, I wouldn't choose to listen to it 😅
So edgy! I'm mad about stuff! Down with stuff! Posers
More angst than rage.
Vocals sind nicht meins, erin ert mich an wütenderes Limp Bizkit, allgemein sehr viel Lärm, flache Systemkritik. Aggressiver Sound, aber musikalisch nicht meins und die Texte haben leider auch nicht überzeugt.
Ocmd
Zach de la Rocha sure does like screaming the same line over and over and over and over again.
I really appreciate this band. The music is complex and interesting, and the band is so tight. I just fundamentally dislike the screaming and the rapping. It reminds me of Eddie Van Halen’s line, “why do we have to have lead singers? Beethoven didn’t need one:” But I even appreciate and respect Tom Morello’s work here. I just don’t really enjoy listening to it.
I'm not angry enough for this music.
I'm a big fan of Wake Up because of The Matrix. At the first sound of it, I can see the Matrix credits rolling in my head and the whole feeling of the movie comes back to me. I love it. But other than that, I have a hard time listening to any RATM. Maybe Killing in the Name Of. But not for long.
Amazing message and moment in music history, just not for my listening pleasure
5/10 Fav song: killing in the name I understand the significance of the album in terms of its political messaging and culture impact but its just not my sound, I feel like the sound is similar to the beastie boys which I prefer more
not for me I'm afraid. Repetitive, dirgy, dull
Found it all a bit samey
No lights, no music, JUST ANGER!! This is just political Limp Bizkit, I don't understand the appeal, I've tried and never got it
p685. 1992. 2.5 stars Loud and angry rock/rap fusion. When they discover how to write a tune they'll be quite good. Well done, but a bit too shouty for my tastes.
felt like true rage when it came out. Is it nostalgic rage now? all a bit too much for me at 52 - 30 years later it seems quite silly
A bit rough for me
Are you angry or an angsty teenager? then you will enjoy this. I got bored after a while, to be honest, it's a shame that the message gets lost in all the repetitive screaming.
Yksinkertainen idea: täydellisen naiivi sanoma, jonka on tarkoitus nousta itsensä yläpuolelle musiikille valikoidun muodon kautta. Ei toimi - muodon takia. Plussaa meemimateriaalista.
So not the right music for morning down stay/relaxation time with the dogs. And so not my type of music.
hate i think?
I like Rage but can’t ever see myself playing a whole album of their stuff. Rage is thrilling in a song, but exhausting in an album
Too dissonant for me
I wanted to like this album a lot more than I ultimately did. The lyrics are hard hitting, the musicianship is top notch, and there's really nothing quite like it. And yet... I just could NOT fully get into this album. Despite the unique sonic palette, there isn't much variance from song to song. The majority of these songs sound EXACTLY the same as the last one, which becomes a detriment due to many songs on this record overstaying their welcome. There were multiple times when I would mentally be ready for a song to wrap up, only for it to go on for another 2 or 3 minutes, usually by way of some kind of transition- this formula began to fall flat quickly. I fully support this album being on the list, and I could easily see myself jamming to any of these songs on a shuffled playlist, but as an album experience it's quite tedious.
Popular
I like my rock music delivered: 1. Musically, and 2. With actual singing, as opposed to constant shouting. Which is why I'm no fan of this album.
One is largely sympathetic to the politics. But much less so to the music. Only intermittent bits of playing appeal — such as the last little groovy-near-jazzylicks on “Killing in the Name” and edgy, organ-y keyboard riff on “Know Your Enemy” (wouldn’t the more biblical “Know Thy Enemy” been nicer?) Otherwise, much sameyness, much that’s derived from Public Enemy and metal, say, which one considers much more worth one’s time.
Will never listen to this one again, but I get it. Musically brilliant, but the style of music just gives me anxiety. Not for me but I’m sure it’s for some. 2 stars but certainly probably deserves more
I've never been a big Rage fan, they've always felt a little too "I'm 14 and this is deep" for me. However, I'm really enjoying the deeper cuts on this album a lot more than their typical popular songs. Oh, and that one song from The Matrix is on here so that's pretty cool.
Ahh, RATM. I know this is Paul Ryan's favorite band. I think all he does these days is write reviews on 1001. How do I know all of this...? Because he submitted a review of this album on August, 1 2022. https://1001albumsgenerator.com/albums/4Io5vWtmV1rFj4yirKb4y4/rage-against-the-machine I completely dismissed this album when it was released, attributing it to another dumb doofus rap group like 311. But, somehow they stuck around and eventually these tunes eventually got through. The bass-y funk, rap, punk fusion from the 90's is irritating, but I think this band had some decent messaging behind the music. The political messaging of Tom Morello is the reason this band has endured over time. It's certainly not because of Zack de la Rocha, who seems to struggle pulling off the badass stage persona in the longterm. For the record, I'm not a big Paul Ryan fan either but his reviews kick ass.
Blir for mykje
Very anger, much yelling! Some clever rhyming and strong protest vibes. The name definitely fits. Tones of energy and drive, but I don’t really like listening to it, it makes me feel yucky. LOTS of repetition to drive home what they want the audience to focus on.
Liking the guitar… couldn’t listen to any more than half hour at a time though. An acquired taste not for me. Absolute wank. Rape for my poorly little ears. I liked the guitar but that’s about it. The bass was good throughout tbf. Not for me tho. 2/5
Not bad for it’s genre just not my type of music. I don’t like yelling instead of singing.
Natuurlijk ken ik "Killing in the name of", maar ik vind het niet zo'n heel bijzonder nummer. Daarmee kom je dan ook meteen bij het probleem van dit album. Als je geen echte hard-rock liefhebber bent dan is het niet heel interessant. Het is niet echt heel erg swingend (up-tempo), en een bijzondere melodie of mooie zang is er ook niet. **
probably too much 3? no. 2 at best. 1 if im cranky
Nope
Not really for me, very same-y and shout-y. Well played, unique and broke boundaries on release, but, again, not for me.
Not my cup of tea. Look, I get why a lot of angry teenagers discover RATM and are all in immediately. It is a strong (often misinterpreted, looking at you republicans...) message and certainly conveys the emotional side.
Taking their cues from Public Enemy and emboldening a generation of Jonathan Davis's and Fred Durst's, Rage intrigue me because from high school on I've met untold white guys who have no time for rap--or metal, for that matter--but revere this album. So they get marks for cultural legitimacy. But I won't get bogged down in comparisons, because Rage are their own beast. No one has ever sounded quite like them. Probably because, like so many bands, they fell together out of fragments. Break them into their constituent parts and it's not so pretty. You get a rapper who's only a couple of bars better than Bombfunk MCs, some severely limited funk, and bonehead metal riffs. But combined, they turn their failures into something unique. For one thing, each element takes pressure off the others. The dual attack guitars whirling and thrashing means De La Rocha doesn't have the room to rap well even if he could. He just has to go nuts and buzz around like a dervish, which he can do, semi-vomiting his lines. And that benefits the rhythm, which would be found out if it had to bear the weight of raps from Chuck D or (allowing for time travel) Kendrick Lamar. And that's about all I have to say. I enjoy bopping and jumping and head banging to this for a while, but it doesn't take long before I find myself wondering if they have any other tricks up their sleeve. History tells us that they did on Evil Empire, but then they got scared and went back to basics.
First listen. Pretty good for scream rock. 2/5
Sounds like it was written by angry college freshmen.
Some good riffs and energy, but feels like something you grow out of. I agree with the other reviewer - listen to Public Enemy
Listened to about half. It was not so bad, had good riffs and I liked the lead singer's voice, for that style of singing, I admired it more than most, quite tuneful
First listen. Need to listen again. 2/5
I "got into" this band after Evil Empire was released. 1992 was a couple years before I started playing guitar and paying attention to music that wasn't Boys II Men. The "first record" of so many great 90s bands was lost on me as a result. Nirvana, Pearl Jam, STP, Rage, you name it. That being said, I liked listening to this. The blend of funk and rock was novel at the time and I loved it. And, rapping over rock hadn't been bastardized by Durst & Co. So, in the context, I like this record. But I would never listen to it in 2021. So, 2.
I was surprised how much I enjoyed this album at least the first half. I like most when the band goes soft loud there's not enough of that to keep me interested for more than a few songs. The heavy-handed politics are also a bit grating over the long haul. I would give it 2.5bstars if half stars were allowed but for this exercise...2 stars
I don’t understand Rage
2|13
альбом фонової музики при виході рестлерів із WWE
2/5 really not my cup of tea, i kind of have a headache :(
I don't like it. I can see why people do but it's not for me.
0 memorable
Feels angsty and gives me anxiety. Sooo angsty omg. Has nice guitar riffs though but every song sounds the same.
I'm too old for this. Rap metal is not a genre for me anymore if it ever was. Killing In The Name is the obvious highlight here but I like it way less than I used to.
Wow a lot on here is just not my sort of music but gave this one a chance. Didn't make it all the way to the end due to angry, political, shouty delivery. Quite liked 'Wake Up'. Rating 2/5.
Don’t get the hype. Boohoo, life’s hard, get on with it.
I understand its significance. Musically, it’s not for me.
I’m with the machine
Troppo aggressivo, non mi fa impazzire
Nem mesmo o bom guitarrista consegue salvar essa bomba.
Dios sabe que lo intenté.
Meh1
I like the band, hate the rapping. So Audioslave for the win. skipping this one
No, no, no......not another angry, rage manic, foul-mouthed album.....I'm hoping they get off this trend soon. I don't know why the summary stated there were 12 songs as both youtube.com and amazon music only listed 10; however, I won't complain. Not my type of music whatever. It all sounds like so much noise I can't hardly distinguish one song from the next other than there were commercials between each song and each song and its own title.
Explicit
Keech. Random notes and screeching.
nicht meins
This hit so hard as an angry kid. Now it sounds flat and obnoxious, especially since all of these guys are getting rich talking about taking down the system.
Metal+ some weird attempt at rap (no rhythm not following melody); hate it will never listen to it again
Absolutely not
I knew I wasn't going to enjoy it before I started because it isn't my style of music, and i didn't. 1/5 Bombtrack 1 Killing In the Name 1 Take the Power Back 4 Settle for Nothing 1 Bullet In the Head 3 Know Your Enemy 4 Wake Up 1 Fistful of Steel 2 Township Rebellion 1 Freedom 1
Just not my cup of tea.
Not for me
18 - Rage Against the Machine - Rating = 1 One of my three least favorite bands - I do not like this band.
Not my cup of coffee
I did not like this album at all really. It was hard for me to listen to because it just sounded awful. Maybe it is really good for others but not me.
Kinda bad honestly. The album is very repetitive and the guitar production is tiny. It was like listening to one long song.
not my genre..?
Doesn’t do much for me.
Just not for me, certainly not meant to be a bad music rating
Not good
It's very american.
This is a new genre for me. Rap lyrics sung (shouted/screamed) in a metal style to metal music. Some of the music was OK, but I don't enjoy rap lyrics nor metal screaming so this album barely ticks any boxes for me and I won't listen again.
respect the genre but everytime I hear an ounce of screaming in a song its a no immediatly
hard rock doesn’t interest me at all. no.
Way too angry.
okay a 90s album and a band i’ve heard of -um yeah okay -i actually just don’t like this that much i fear -lowkey all sounds the same again -literally just noise -like i can see how someone might like this i just don’t like this genre of weird indie rap almost rock i don’t even know -i can’t think of a scenario where i would ever listen to this organically
I appreciate this band’s passion for conveying their messages; lots of energy here. Unfortunately, there is too much screaming and repetition throughout the album. No singing here, only screaming and talking. I guess that is expected from a heavy metal group. One and a half stars for this one.
NOOOOOOO
Dnf…might come back later but too grunge for my tastes
Punk not my thing
subtlety is an art
HARD no
The Good: We are warned that the band is pissed off! The Bad: Why they are pissed off, I don’t understand… The Ugly: Using the image of the poor monk… I never dug deep into RAtM, maybe I should have sooner, so I could have told anyone who I know that is a fan, that they are being duped. Tom Morello does what he does, and it is even commendable. Mr singer man, on the other hand, is a douche. Anyone who likes to defend the Zapatistas can go and eat shit. I have little to no respect for violent protest, however, it seems that this is perfectly okay for this band… To think that I have read a gazillion boo’s regarding Dire Straits and their misogynist song Money for Nothing, yet nobody offers a word here? Well, though the music at times ain’t bad at all… Here’s a 1* as a massive FU to all you numbnuts applauding this shit.
listen...not totally my thing, but I'm glad I listened!
Mr. Madison, what you just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response, were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may G-d have mercy on your soul."
1.0 Its so boring. Occasional it sounds decent but it spends so much time being mad it forgot to find anything to be mad at.
Can’t get through this album. Don’t think this band’s heavy music is for me.
How do I write this review? Well, I guess I'll start by saying that I didn't enjoy the album. Too angry. Too political. Too a lot of things. Just not something I want to listen to. Politics and music can and do work together, but in my opinion, this is just annoying and doesn't do anything to change what they are raging about for almost an hour straight. Also every single track overstays it's welcome. Meh.
My opinion of this group and album has changed. Originally, I like the raw sound but the more I have listened to it, I have found it to be an ode to hate and to have no redeeming value so I am dropping low on this one.
Yeah just not my thing ...
Commodified discontent for suburban punks. I had forgotten how tedious nu-metal was. Incohate rage for the man - 1 star
4 star average? Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me. 1/5 19/10/25
No thanks.
The hard rock genre is truly my least favorite. All this hooting and hollering is just not my vibe… I can honestly say that I likely won’t check out anymore more of their music.
I can't understand how someone could listen to this and like it. Maybe politics?
Ist mir zu anstrengend und aggressiv zum anhören, auch wenn die Texte sicherlich zeitlos sind.
Chaotic - Workout (no más de 5 minutos). Definitivamente, no me ha gustado este tipo de metal con frases repetitivas una y otra vez.
Too much screaming and nasty content
Disingenuous noise
YIKES
Not my thing
Really one noted, boring AF
I listened to all 52 minutes. I appreciated the content but found it the repetitive, angry ramblings of disgruntled teenagers.
Talented, but I thoroughly dispose the hypocrisy.
Interesting album, not really for me. 3.1/10
don't @ me bro
Hard core, screaming, seething anti-so-many-things, raw anger. Not my thing.
Sure, this is groundbreaking politically charged funk-rock, and yeah Tom Morellos guitar style was novel and exciting and like nothing anyone had ever heard before. There’s blending of what many describe as “metal” with Zach de la Rocha’s rapping was also quite new at the time. This record apparently blew peoples minds when it was released, and its longstanding popularity is nothing short of impressive. My main problem with Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine is that it’s whiny, annoying, and it fucking sucks. 1*
To much rage.
I am going to Rage against Rage against the machine
This man is so angry. People like this huh?
Bombtrack initially had me thinking I might actually enjoy this more than I did decades ago. Wow, was I wrong. Every other song in the same key (assuming there's enough chord structure here to even call them keys), minor variations on the same handful of riffs, monotonous scream-talking...I have no issue with the message, but could you at least put a modicum of thought into the music as opposed to subjecting us to an hour of the same grungy noodling? Listened before I died; won't be coming back.
Very angry. A lot monotonous. Very whiny.
not for me
I always thought I liked Rage Against The Machine, but after listening to the entirety of this album, I actually realized I do not. None of their songs or music really engaged me. I found it to be more noise than coherent musicality and meaning. I listened to most of their later albums, and with the exception of Bulls On Parade, the rest left me uninterested as well. I am just realizing that what I always liked was Bush, not RATM.
I've been told for a very long time that Rage Against the Machine is good... and I've for an equally long time disagreed. I suppose if I were angrier at "the machine," this would resonate, but I figure, I voted, so if things turn out to be a shit sandwich, either I'm partially to blame or fully free of fault. Getting angry at those in power and/or the idiots that put them there has just never felt like a good use of energy... I'd rather reserve my ire for more sensible things like malfunctioning technology and lousy coworkers. But I digress... back on topic: this album sucks. Any redeemable guitar work (and there is some) is completely lost in the splatters of screamy and oft silly cliches... seriously... I was more convinced of Alanis's anger on Jagged Little Pill than I was by the forced "rage" on this after school special...
I liked the music. I hated the screaming.
Not my cup of tea
I don't think this has lived up to the test of time, sorry...
So much rage, fits the title of album
Tedious, dull, repetitive, unimaginative, bereft of musical interest, unimpressive. Rage on its own is insufficient. 1/5.
This is one of the worst things to come out of the 90s. Every song on this is terrible and they all sound the same. Soundtrack to sloppy looking middle aged men mowing their lawn every Saturday. RATM is Limp Bizkit with a Che Guevara flag hanging in the dorm room. All you Rage fans got swindled, hard.
Rage ON BEHALF of the Machine. These guys are as revolutionary and angry as those sad keyboard warrior activists. Fakes.
So, this is a first. My usual method of listening to albums doesn't work on this one. I usually just paste album and artist into YouTube, and if it's got a title track, add "album" to the end. In private browsing, of course, because I don't want The Algorithm flooding my feed with music that I don't actually like (that's for defunct comedy channels and pop education that more makes you feel like learning than actually learning, thank you very much), but it's age restricted. I'm guessing, because it's every song, that the cover art is a problem. Which I get on YouTube's part, because it is a photograph of a person dying, but it means I need to find another source, and, at this point in my life, it's gonna take a lot more than this for me to make a Spotify account, and I'm not logging in, because I'm pretty sure I'm not going to like this very much. Okay, after listening to it, I don't like the sound of people screaming. It's okay occasionally, but I can't stand it. It's musically interesting, lyrically bold, and I don't care because I hate the way the guy chooses to sing. I can't get past it. I know, it's a personal failure, but I would not listen to this album for fun.
Not my kind of music
no no no i couldn't get past the first song wish i could give this zero stars
its a no from me - too angsty
Racket rap rubbish
No
jesus I fucking hate rap rock
Pre-listening thoughts: I don’t do metal. Post/during listening thoughts: I still don’t do metal. And I REALLY don’t do it when it’s mixed with rap??? 1/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no Fav tracks: none my god what even was this album Least fav tracks: all of them like they all sound the same to me
It's a shame RatM has joined with the machine. Tom Morello is a joke.
Still not my type of music.
Hated it
Vocal. Too much screaming. Made me feel anxious! Same throughout album.
If you can’t say anything nice …
i just fkn hate rage against the machine, the music is dumb jock rock and the lyrics are so fkn stupid, champagne socialists, whatever man
Nur laut reicht nicht. Zuviel Rap, zu wenig Musik.
Nope. No. No thanks. I tried
Less said the better.
Not my style of music
I don't like death metal as much as the next guy
No good. Commies.
Sucks!!!!!!!
I’m sorry but it was just a very long tantrum
Album full of songs that are musically indistinguishable from one another. idk about y'all but i dislike bleating and vacuous political messages
No
Ugh Barbed wire in my ears Entitled sounding thrash shiiite.
Meh Fav songs: Take the power back :*_
Well it clearly goes against the grain on here but I didn't enjoy one moment of that. Musically it's nothing - calling it second rate hard rock is being kind. As for the lyrics, anyone who thinks yelling angry 6th form slogans & saying 'fuck' a lot is some sort of revolutionary insight into the ills of western capitalism needs to seriously grow up.
Sucks
2024-03-15...
Not a fan…..at all…
Yeah, I couldn't do it. I listened all the way up to and including Bullet In The Head. Nope, not my thing. Yuck
Oof. I really tried to like this album because I love Tom Morello as a person and my dad of all people likes this but. I know they convey a powerful message but oh boy I could not focus on that at ALL. Just screaming stop screaming. I really tried to keep an open mind which makes me confidently say i hate this album. Not able to say one good thing about it. Especially the last song just tied off the ends for me and helped me come to this conclusion.
No rap please
Not for me
Nope
Too much yelling. Just a lot of angry self-righteousness and simplistic political commentary. Like a lazy combination of rap and punk. That one crescendo part at the end of "Bullet in the Head" is cool, at least, but there isn't just enough anywhere else to make this worth it.
Rock, Rap, hart, 1992 > 1
Loud screaming noise. Hated it
This type of music gives me anxiety.
I listened to the end. What an experience! One I won't be repeating 🤣 I suffered until the end , appreciate a lot of people like them but I am not one. I would rate it zero star based on my listening experience 🫣 but that's not an option so gave it one.
Nope, not for me
I really hate this one. I'm trying to listen to the end but it's painful.
Rock Instruments: 2/5 Modern Translation: 3/5 Dance Potential: 1/5 Listening Location: Home DIY projects Best song: none of them Made me feel: angry. So much yelling, so much angst. Had to channel the energy into hammer drilling.
Felt like one long song. Killing in the name of was the best.
Just not my thing. I can appreciate the music, but lyrics are heavy and depressing. I would never choose to listen to RATM again.
I couldn’t listen. Not me.
A little musical swing would go a long way the moments where it crops up are briefly nice but it’s just not enough to engage me. Lyrically it’s so generic that the anthems of defiance are just as empty as the faceless voices of authority they criticize.
Why does the lead singer remind me of the beastie boys? The instrumental work is great but sounds a bit repetitive across the songs. It's just not giving what I look for in music.
Ugggh
En riktig skithelg. Tre urusla plattor på raken. Detta album gör ingen glad.
ну не сильно моя история поэтому прошло как-то около...
Not my type of vibe.
I remember being this CD back in the 90s, expecting big things. Big popular songs aside, this is a disappointing album. Full of angst against the world. Chip on your shoulder stuff a lot of the time. I felt nothing. Next.
mid...
Ummm..I really don’t get. Lots of rage and lots of noise…not very musical.
This is the second rage album I listened to. The first one was a little later in their career where they knew their sound. This album feels like they just don't know where they're going with some of the songs. Dudes voice is great but can get old. Really did not like the 2nd half of the album 2/10
Don’t like metal Like machines too much
headbanger music ❌ headache music✅ terrible, copy and pasted and distasteful worse genre of all time cringe lead singer 1/5 cool album cover tho
Not only is it noise but it’s noise with an excessive amount of bad language which to me is an instant turn off
Cover art 3/5. Feel pretentious
Not my thing!
This was something i had never listened to before, despite being 20/21 yrars old when it came out. This kind of metal was never my thing, and i never paid much attention to it. this 1001 project made me give it a go, and i guess that is part of the point. i listened to the first 30-40 minutes while walking the dog yesterday afternoon. the first two bands that came to mind, both contemporaries of RATM were the Beastie Boys, and Nirvana. both of whom I love, But this just didnt do it for me. Angry, serious, political, raw. no humour, no finesse and no fun, for me. And i couldnt finish it. But the sound / vibe kept coming back to me in the evening and i decided to give it another go this morning. i listened to the whole thing. i didnt love it. its hard to put my finger on it. And from reading about it is was evidently an important and successful album. The music is raw, and i dont think great. the lyrics are serious snd angry, but no finesse. All of this may be deliberate but it leaves me wondering why i should listen. The message is, for me, drwoned out in noise and screaming. i reckon that unless this project gives me another RATM album, i will probably never listen to them again. But i did give it a go!
Not a fan
Nah. Not for me.
nein!
This is a good album. I'm giving it 1 star (would give a million negative if I could), because ultimately, their revolutionary talk is just a façade for a genocidal instinct and material lust that is so typical of your everyday armchair communist, castrated, burgeois, and with zero responsibility for his own life. Their White genocide video with that bitch Tim Wise is inexcusable, and I hope they will all burn in hell with a cactus up their ass
Bah
What an album cover! What a band name! And they are a true protest band, something rare! Hard to stomach the aggressive music and shouting though.
No.
nooooooope
Pass
Did not like this album
The photo is more interesting than the album
i thoroughly enjoyed the whole fuckin thing. I'll go back through it with the lyrics sometime
HELL YEAH
repetitive