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Evil Empire by: Rage Against The Machine List Price: £15.99 CD-Charts Price: £5.97 You Save: £10.02 (63%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 5099748102621 Format: Explicit Lyrics Label: Epic Manufacturer: Epic Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Epic Release Date: August 21, 2000 Studio: Epic Sales Rank: 5099 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: 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 favour 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 post-pubescent 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
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 Rating:  - More relevant that they ever were...Rage have had a lot of influence (musically) on my life. I was introduced to them via MTV of all places where I witnessed People of the Sun maybe 10 years ago. What a song! It was like nothing I'd heard before, or since for that matter. It smashed, devoured and danced over the graves of everything I'd heard previously. So much energy, intensity and anger, so much groove. I was undoubtedly and unquestionably hooked and Rage became my favourite band up until I discovered Kyuss a few years later when the features of my musical landscape shifted once again. There was something untimely special about Rage & their intense political leanings; even if you didn't exactly agree with De La Rocha's extreme left wing, anti capitalist political ... Read More: Rating: - Flippin' excellentI can't believe it's taken me 12 years before writing this review. What I am glad of though is that I didn't write this within a year of buying "Evil Empire"; when this came out in 1996, I - like many - was expecting a bombastic array of accessible riffage, heavy ranting and slick production similar to RATM's debut. What we got however was a grimy, dark and sinister effort that better showed off RATM's hiphop and punk influences. This was a shock. And it probably explains why it took me a while to get into. Now however, I listen to this album with a huge amount of satisfaction. Everything about it is great: Zack de la Rocha's voice is so aggressive, so vitriolic and just so downright convincing; the guitars and bass (oh, the BASS!) tap very different ... Read More: Rating: - one of my top 5 albums ever!!!i really cant believe anybody could give this album a negative review, by that i mean anything 3 stars and below. every song on this album is amazing, and much more replay value than their self titled album. you hear the older songs too often, and although they are classics, i personally wouldnt ever listen to them on cd again as i hear them too often in rock clubs. there are obvious crown pleasers on here, such as bulls on parade and people of the sun, but other tracks such as tire me and wind below are just amazing. i bought this on the day of release about 12 years ago, and though i would write a review today as i have just listened to it and realised how good it is again! make no mistake, all their albums are great, ... Read More: Rating:  - not quite the album we expected I remember getting this on cassette all the way back in 1996,it was four years after the aural onslaught that was the self titled debut,so the gap between them was considerable so i could be forgiven for thinking this would blow my socks off,in truth it just blew one of my socks off,my other foot was still wearing a comfy sock. The album still has some face punching numbers,such as people of the sun,bulls on parade and tire me,but the album falls off a proverbial cliff during the last few songs and there are few surprises as found on the debut,the anthemic feel isnt quite here on evil empire as well. In summarizing i believe that evil empire falls short of the debut and maybe thats why it may never get a fair hearing by some,but in truth if you listen ... Read More: Rating: - After their awesome start, Rage have lowered their standardsRage Against The Machine's self-titled first album was quite simply one of the best ever. The guitar riffs were second to none, and Zack de la Rocha's style of vocals was fresh and interesting. However, they were always going to struggle to beat that epic debut, and sure enough, they did. My main problem with this album is that we don't hear enough of Tom Morello's massive talent on the guitar. It seems as though the CD is just a premise by which de la Rocha can rant and rave about political injustices. Fair enough, that's what happened a lot of the time on the first album, but at least we got to hear a lot of musicianship from the other members of the band. This album has some average riffs on it, but none of the quality of the former. Also, the fact that a lot of ... Read More: |
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