Rage Against the Machine

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Summary: A great viewing experience, politically and just to have fun
Review: This video combined the compelling music of Rage Against The Machine and their strong left-wing politics in thier music videos and stage sets. This is a must see for all music fans everywhere. 70 great minutes of pure entertainment, without the censors!

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Summary: Rage's visual masterpiece!!
Review: This DVD is as good as their debut album!! My two favorite concert videos were Killing In The Name and Zapata's Blood. This DVD also has lots of political messages including the Free Leonard Peltier movement and the Zapatista movement. I was hoping the music video for Bullet In The Head would be the one with Rage wearing Soviet Army uniforms and Michael Moore getting arrested, well, you can't have everything. I was also hoping it would have the original music video of Killing In The Name. Zach's poem about the Indians under corporate oppression was rather awesome!! It was followed by the People Of The Sun music video. The picture quality was rather crappy but it adds to the drama of Rage's music. This beats the sh*t out of any System Of A Down music video collection!! Rage surpasses these guys in all aspects!! Buy it, you won't be sorry!!

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Summary: i am lost
Review: i bought this a while ago and I got the bonus ghost of tom joad cd with it. does anyone no if i'll still get it now, cuz someone stole mine!

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Summary: Summarization......Track by Track
Review: Track 1: Intro...What's there to say about that.

Tracks 2-3: Recorded Live from California in 1997 2. "Ghost of Tom Joad" A great song...I don't recall it being on either of the first two albums, but still a great song. 3. "Vietnow" (Evil Empire) De La Rocha gets the crowd to help him sing this one.

Tracks 4-7: Recorded Live from some Festival in Europe in 1996 4. "People of the Sun" (Evil Empire) Good song. Intersting guitar solo by Tom Morello. 5. "Bulls on Parade" (Evil Empire) Arguably the best song on Evil Empire, and just as good here. 6. "Bullet in the Head" (Rage Against the Machine) The guitar solo sounds a bit different, but it just makes the song even better. 7. "Zapata's Blood" (??) Short ballad of some sort. Dunno what album (if any) it was on.

Tracks 8-10: Recorded Live from Reading in 1996 8. "Know Your Enemy" (Rage Against the Machine) Good song. Not much to say about it. 9. "Bombtrack" (Rage Against the Machine) The crowd is hyped from start to end. Popular song. Good song. 10. "Tire Me" (??) Dunno what album it was on. Not a great song.

Track 11: Recorded Live from the Netherlands in 1994 11. "Killing in the Name" (Rage Against the Machine) Introduced by an old lady, Rage rocks the house with this hit.

Tracks 12-17: Studio-Recorded Music Videos 12. "Killing in the Name" (Rage Against the Machine) Clips from a live show are blended with studio-produced music. Includes De La Rocha punching a security guard. 13. "Bullet in the Head" (Rage Against the Machine) This is video of them rehersing (and recording) in the studio. 14. "Freedom" (Rage Against the Machine) Song protesting the F.B.I.'s 'neutralization' of American Indian Movement leaders. 15. "Bulls on Parade" (Evil Empire) One of Rage's more popular songs. Lots of visual effects in this video. 16. "Memory of the Dead" (none) Poem by De La Rocha tying into the next song... 17. "People of the Sun" (Evil Empire) Song about the Zapatista movement in Mexico. Also lots of visual effects.

Track 18: End Credits. Duh.

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Summary: Explosive and powerful performances!
Review: I just got this DVD today, and after viewing it, all I can say is WOW! Rage is a great band to see live in concert. IMHO, the "Live in Concert" portion is far better than the "Video Clips" portion. On their live performances, Zack and company tear up the stage, moving and grooving to their own music, while their audiences (in the US and Europe) do the very same! It was amazing for me to see probably at least several thousand people jumping up and down at the same time. That's how powerful Rage's music is. I think the best part was when Tom Morello's mother introduced the band prior to "Killing In The Name". Now that's quite a trip!

With my comments about the live performances already said, the "uncensored" video clips are decent to say the least. There is pretty much nothing out of the ordinary with the clips (aside from the usual four-letter word). So apart from the casual profanity, there's no sex, gore, or violence to speak of. Of the six videos presented, "Freedom" is the best one.

Because of the DVD, I'm already looking forward to the RATM/Beastie Boys concert here in Detroit, August 19th!

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Summary: Rage at their best...
Review: If you like Rage, and even if you dont, this is a must see. They are at top form here, and i have watched this over and over again. The only slight problem i have is the visual effects, but its not bad. But overall it is an amazing live film and from the opening song "bulls on parade" to the closing song of "freedom" the entire thing is great.

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Summary: One of the most explosive rock visuals ever...
Review: I said "..one of" in my headline but the truth of the matter is that this one might actually top them all. RATM's live performances were legendary by any standard one sets and this DVD does capture to a very satisfying degree their unique talent and spirit.

Filmed on a world wide tour, this is RATM at their very peak musically and as a band. Their chemistry is absolutely stunning, their music is at its most fueled drive and the band performs it with a vengeance unparallel and almost impossible to top.

For those unlucky enough not to have witnessed one of rock's greatest bands live this DVD will more than compensate for that loss (if that could be said at all). Having said that, I'm not a big fan of live music DVDs but this one is a very special case and those who do go for the DVD format in music will easily attest to that.

It's a nice collector's item as well as it offers the "Ghost of Tom Joad" maxi with it, a song which happens to be a gem when performed live by RATM.

Coming to the performances themselves, aside of their incredible quality there's been a very good job made in capturing some funny or visually impressive moments from their concerts and this definately counts to the extras. De La Rocha's antics on the stage are to cherish and watching him show why some consider him the best rock frontman ever is addicting.

Legendary stuff.

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Summary: I cant believe someone would sell this.
Review: It's a shame that I never had a chance to see the original Rage live, but this DVD gives me a little taste of what it was probably like. It starts out with the most recent performance on the DVD "The Ghost Of Tom Joad," and it is beautiful! Zack is really feeling it while singing that song. These guys had to be one of the most intense live act ever. The DVD itself is more intense than some live shows I have seen. Then it moves back and shows full performances at less recent venues. The last titled live song has a little guest at the begining, which is pretty cool, then there is an untitled live track that you're gonna love! After that it goes to the uncensored videos. They are great as well. There are no bleeps at cuss words or anything like that, they are fully uncensored. There is also a poem Zack reads which is pretty interesting, it kind of shows a reinactment as well while he is reading it. The program is great. The special features are pretty cool, they include "The Ghost Of Tom Joad" audio single, which was what the original video of this DVD came with. It also has a gallery of the book titles of the books used in the artwork of the "Evil Empire" album which may lead you to want to read these books. If you are a rock performer of any kind, this video will hype you up for a show. It does it for me all the time. If you are a fan of Rage Against the Machine, you must own this!