''Rage Against the Machine'' (also known as Rage Against the Machine: The Video) is the official self-titled debut

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release by American

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Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine (often abbreviated as RATM or shortened to simply Rage) is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commer ...

. The video was released in 1997 and includes footage from various performances as well as video clips.

Background

Towards the end of their Summer 1997

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tour, the band decided to put together a video, as they had a huge backlog of live performance recordings. They taped the last two shows of the tour, then added live material from 1994, 1996, and all the music videos up through "People of the Sun."

Reception

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writer JT Griffith wrote "Overall, the quality of the video is fine, but the music mix is low and a bit muddy." Tom Sinclair of

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gave the video a B writing "Armchair headbangers rejoice: This concert tape of American and European dates (with all of Rage Against the Machine's videos appended) lets you experience RATM's galvanic rap-metal fusion without suffering the indignities of a mosh pit."

Track listing

Live in Concert # "Intro" – 0:09 # "

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Vietnow "Vietnow" is a song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine and the final single from their album ''Evil Empire''. Officially it is only the third single from the album, as " Down Rodeo" was a promo release only. About The cover photog ...

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People of the Sun "People of the Sun" is the second single by American rock band Rage Against the Machine for their 1996 album ''Evil Empire''. Written in 1992, the song is about the Zapatista revolution. Lead vocalist Zack de la Rocha wrote the song after a vi ...

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Bulls on Parade "Bulls on Parade" is a song by American Rock music, rock band Rage Against the Machine. It is the second song from their second studio album, ''Evil Empire (album), Evil Empire'' (1996). It was released as the album's first single to Modern Rock ...

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" – 5:49 # "Zapata's Blood" (short clip) – 1:45 # " Know Your Enemy" – 5:21 #"

Bombtrack "Bombtrack" is a song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine. It is the opening track on their self-titled debut album. Like most of Rage Against the Machine's songs, the song's lyrics discuss social inequality, proclaiming that "landl ...

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Tire Me "Tire Me" is a song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine from their album ''Evil Empire''. Although "Tire Me" never had a music video, was never released on any media formats, and had no radio airplay, the song won a Grammy Award in 1997 ...

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Killing in the Name "Killing in the Name" is a protest song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine, and appears on their 1992 Rage Against the Machine (album), self-titled debut album. It was released as the lead single from the album in November 1992. It f ...

" – 13:04 # "Outro" – 2:03 Uncensored Video Clips (Official Music Videos) * "Killing in the Name" – 5:14 * "Bullet in the Head" – 4:49 * " Freedom" – 5:58 * "Bulls on Parade" – 3:52 * "Memory of the Dead/Land and Liberty" (poem recitation) – 3:43 * "People of the Sun" – 2:48 Song in Credits * " Down Rodeo"

References

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