A shot of adrenaline and Zack De La Rocha's (possibly one of the coolest names ever) infuriated chorus of 'Burn! Burn!, Yes you're gonna burn!' marks the opener 'Bombtrack' on Rage Against the Machine's debut, and possibly their greatest album.
The intensity doesnt let up even one bit, as the CD roars into 'Killing in the Name of', a hard hitting political number with it's inspiring chant of 'F you, I wont do what ya tell me!'.
Every tune is a ball of energy, right until the rousing closer 'Freedom' where Zack screams 'Freedom?! Yeah, right!'.
Tom Morello shows off his guitaring prowess with his unique solos and turntable-esque noises that would put any DJ to shame. The rest of the band do their part well, but It's Zak De La Rocha's delivery and Tom Morello's deft guitar work that elevates this one far above the rest of the rap/metal pack.
Let's go through the songs:
- BombTrack - 9/10
A great opener. Nice chorus.
- Killin In the Name of - 9.5/10
My personal favourite on the CD. A very unique solo in the middle
- Take The Power Back - 9/10
Pretty good. I like the chant of 'No More Lies!' towards the end.
- Settle for Nothing - 5/10
Mediocre
- Bullet in the Head - 9/10
A great middle portion that builds up to an awesome crescendo. A thrill ride from beginning to the end.
- Know Your Enemy 8/10
A great intro but a sub-par chorus fits the description of track 6. By far the most interesting part is when rage has a guest singer sing a verse towards the middle of the piece. A great finish with the whispering chant of ''All of which are american dreams.''
- Wake Up 8/10
A starting riff that sounds like Led Zep's Kashmir builds into the Matrix Soundtrack we all know.
- Fistful of Steel - 9/10
Awesome, Awesome guitaring!
- Township Rebellion - 6/10
Forgettable
- Freedom - 9/10
Outstanding intro, okay verses, okay chorus, and outstanding finish. The real high point in this song is in the last two minutes where track 10 assumes an eerie-sounding chorus of ''freedom, yeah right''. For the last word, Zack de la Rocha holds 'right' forever while the ending chord is repeated over and over again dramatically until the song spins off into a final sound that sounds as if a phone had been broken.
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