Wed 20 Jun
2007
THE RAGE
The band I don’t think get’s it just dues. Well, that may not be entirely true. Their fan following has reached cult status at points, but as far as their cred to being a sound hard rock band, I find I have to debate their merits more often than not.
But I’m gonna be frank here and say that it’s my opinion that they are possibly the best band to come out of Los Angeles since … oh … The Doors. I first came across their self titled album back in University. I remember thinking at the time, these guys could be Nirvana killers … and … this is far and away anything like the Tribe. And as ever, touting myself as someone open to all streams of music, I loved it.
That album was raw, aggressive, in your face. But it was more than that … militant poetry sums it up, wrapped in sweet baselines and wicked guitar riffs. Oh man, wicked guitar riffs! I mean who the hell was playing guitar like that then? I loved it. Shit, even the album cover was killer.
And yesterday for nostalgic reasons I played them again. Damn, that was a piece of work folks. Considering the time it came out and the likes of “similar” artists they were up against.
Later, they released The Battle of Los Angeles. It is their best album to date, opinions on this vary, but this is mine.
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against the Machine … since their self titled album … they were/are more than just good.
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