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The Stones, Street Fighting Man, is completely changed. Even though the record contains all cover tunes, the Rage manages to put their own stamp, upon the songs, making it their own, in a way. Dylan's Maggie's Farm, was cynical originally, but now is disgruntled, and the rhymes might even work better, as well. The Ghost of Tom Joad, stands out from the original Springsteen version. More than just a cover album and worth checking out.
Although this album is more hip-hopish than the others it makes a great addition to the Rage legacy, Zack de la Roca is and excellent lead singer/rapper. tom morello mastery of the guitar is excellent. good album. a must have.
I do not agree with Rage's message in trying to take down the government but I LOVE their music. Listen to the original recording of one of these songs and then listen to RATM's cover. Tom Morello is a genius on the guitar, Brad Wilk is an amazing drummer, and Zach is a singer full of pure energy.I grew up listening to RATM and even though I do not agree with all of their political views I still admire their music. This album is absolutely great, I understand most songs on this album are about a political view [Kick out the Jams, Ghost of Tom Joad, Streeting Fighting Man, Maggies Farm] but tying that in with other songs like [Microphone Fiend, Down on the Street, Pistol Grip Pump] is just brilliant. When most of the bands in todays time cover a song it sounds exactly the same as the song they are covering, Rage puts their own unique mix on the song. I think this album is amazing.
Probably because the Rage you expect to pummel you with their message, ultimately beat you into submission with their ability as musical artists. Everything you would expect from a Rage song.
Rage's high-powered rock attack on the classics. While you won't find Rage's amazing lyrics or political fire on this, their final album, you will find something much more amazing.
Intense. The Ghost of Tom Joad.
Amazing. There is so much fire and intensity on this album, and yet, it's often their most forgettable album.
A must for any fan.
Some of them are interesting, although most just transform it into a typical Rage song. "Beautiful World" is about the only song on the album that doesn't sound like Rage Against the Machine, very mellow and respectful of the original version. Some are song by contemporaries like Cypress Hill, others are of more classic bands. Renegades was their last studio album, but it wasn't a normal one, as it's a collection of covers. So Rage Against the Machine was a pretty popular rap/rock group for most of the 90's with a strong political message, and then they broke up. They really just lessen the impact of ending on "Maggie's Farm" which was actually fairly good. "Renegades of Funk" has a catchy sample and is a pretty good single. It's actually quite repetitive, but there's just something enticing about the riff and the beat.
"Maggie's Farm" rounds out the album with a loud, angry, typical finish that you expect from a band that rages so much, especially against the machine. But too much of the same thing can get pretty tiresome, and since they didn't really write these songs, they don't get much credit for crunching, angry guitars and rapping lyrics someone else wrote."Microphone Fiend" gets it started just the way you'd expect, a lot of attitude and a lot of bass. The singer did his own thing while the rest of the band played with Chris Cornell as Audioslave, although recently that act broke up too, and now Rage is playing shows again and people wonder if they're going to do some recording. "How I Could Just Kill a Man" is another enjoyable, hard rocking track. That's fine, as a normal Rage song can be pretty awesome. "Pistol Grip Pump" is one of the standouts. My copy is actually a special edition with two live bonus tracks, although neither is especially compelling and just stretch out the experience. It's a pretty decent album, although I think huge fans might have wanted a bigger last hurrah.
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