One of the great debut albums of all-time
An amazing debut. Rage combined their influences (Public Enemy, Led Zeppelin & the Sex Pistols) into one hell of a brew. It's heavy as hell, it's angry and smart and rabid...and it'll rock your face off.

Believin all the lies that they're tellin ya...
Just look at the cover photo & the name of the band. One of the best records of all time. Different, inventive, fearless, revolutionary, sincere, solid, art at it's best. This is what rock & roll is supposed to be all about. Tom Morello is the most inventive guitarist since Van Halen. Love this band. Highly recommend all of their stuff.

Rage, Rock & Revolution
Combining political punk attitude with heavy metal riffs and intelligent rap lyrics, Rage Against The Machine broke the mold. Not since bands like Steppenwolf, the MC5, The Clash and the Sex Pistols has there been a more politically conscious band. And talk about a great debut album.
The lyrics are fiery with passion and conviction and clearly state the band's left-wing, socialist beliefs. But there's more to this music than advertising their political beliefs. They cheer on the every man, condemn bigotry and willful ignorance, support feminism and strongly encourage people to speak their minds (regardless of your political stance). Some have criticized the band, saying that they are hypocritical. And even as a die-hard fan, I admit that there is some credence in these claims. After all, for a band that supposedly despises capitalism their merchandise costs a fortune. But all of that aside, I completely agree with most of what they're saying and I hope that they'll put out another album in the near future, especially considering the current state of our nation. We need more bands that are willing to put it all on the line and not only express their personal beliefs and feelings but share with us their insight into a society whose people are becoming more and more apathetic.
Now to get to the actual details concerning this disc. It contains 10 incendiary tracks that burn into your social awareness. Among them are the modern classics: Bombtrack, Killing in the Name, Know Your Enemy, Wake Up & Freedom. This album was their first major label release and probably their best. It has all that you could want in a band. No boundaries, no borders, no limitations; just a healthy dose of rage, rock and revolution.

Songs include:
1. Bombtrack
2. Killing in the Name
3. Take the Power Back
4. Settle for Nothing
5. Bullet in the Head
6. Know Your Enemy
7. Wake Up
8. Fistful of Steel
9. Township Rebellion
10. Freedom

So turn up the bass and prepare yourself for political punk-funk-rock-rap-metal!

No synthesizers keyboards or samples used in the making of this recording
Rage against the macine is awsome their music is feirce,and in your face. If you like audioslave thier awsome too dont get me wrong but they are two totaly different bands,Morrelo shreds either way but when he shreds for ratm he shreds with fire and he makes noises come out of a guitar that sound like they shouldn't come out of a guitar.When he shreds with audioslave he shreds like Eddie Van Halen or classic rock. Zack de la rocha is simply destined to do what he does on this record. Morrelo couldn't shred like he does without the ecxellent rythem section he has.Alright heres the rundown.

Bombtrack 10/10 awsome song, the perfect way to start a flawless record,one of the best riffs on the record. Morrelo shreds.

killing in the name 9/10 doesn't let up one bit, the only song explicit enough to not have in the lyrics book.the chorus in the end chants F##K you i won't do what you told me.

Take the power back 9/10 the words seemlesly flow into one another more than the others do. It is not as heavy as the other songs but once again morrelo shreds.

settle for nothing 10/10 this song is simply amazing. u have to here it to beleive what i am telling you. If u have only heard 30 seconds of the song and u think it is terrible no listen 2 the whole thing.

bullet in the head 10/10 awsome it is super funky and original rap mixed with funk and hip hop don't see that every day.

Know your enemy 9/10 this song is almost the same thing as bombtrack and that is why I gave it a 9 instead of a 10.

Wake up 9/10 the title explains itself

Fistfull of steel 10/10 One of the angreist and one of the best.Also a Jimmy Page like riff.

township rebelion 8/10 worst song, it's just nothing new.

Freedom 10/10 flawless song to end a flawless album.

Now if your thinking 10 songs its not worth it, hold up none of these songs are under 4 minuets and most of them are a good while longer.
and if you have heard the song bulls on parade from Guitar hero 3 and now u are thinking of maybe buying evil empire 1996 and calling your selfs a rage against the machine fan no that is not how it works.HOPE you LOVE the reveiw buy rage against te machine TODAY!

Furious!
Q: What does righteous anger sound like?

A: Rage Against the Machine

In a phenomenally powerful, aggressive, and thought provoking debut, Rage Against the Machine manage to immediately place themselves in the upper echelon of bands/artists who've used music as more than a way to make money. While their career may not be so storied as others (Neil Young comes immediately to mind), their music is equally as important, in that it is the protest music of a new generation that grew up thinking of Vietnam and Watergate as distant memories.

But, of course, good intentions only go so far. The quality of the music is what carries the message, and the quality on this album is of the highest level. While not the first band to combine the lyrical approach of rap with the instrumental approach of metal, Rage is the earliest prominent example of a band to do so across an entire album (rather than the one song approach of the Aerosmith/Run-D.M.C. and Anthrax/Public Enemy pairings), and years before other artists destroyed the genre by spawning nu-metal, which lacked the authenticity of either hardcore rap or metal. As such, the songs on this album sounded brutally fresh when they hit the airwaves, and they still sound so today, as the intensity and honesty of this album hasn't yet been matched in the rap/metal genre. There simply isn't a weak track on this album. Not one. Sure, some songs are more "famous" than the others, but this is a complete album, despite the presence of a few hits scattered throughout. From front to back, it's filled with creative riffs, compelling lyrics and vocals, and a rhythm section that gives the music a lot of its character.

Simply overwhelming!