Rage Against the Machine
Published by Toronto Mike on December 1, 2008 @ 17:03 in Memories, Music
Although I listen to less and less terrestrial radio these days, with MP3s so accessible and my XM satellite radio subscription, my go-to station for tunes continues to be 102.1 The Edge.
Even before this past weekend's 90s Weekend theme I could sense a dramatic increase in the frequency CFNY would play Rage Against the Machine. It seemed like every time I tuned in the station I was greeted with a Rage Against the Machine track. If you're asking me, this is a good thing.
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During my last year at Michael Power High School, I adored that self titled debut album from RATM. Already a rap and rock fan who preferred politically charged lyrics, that album blew my mind. I can't tell you how many times I spun that CD - it instantly found a home in my top ten albums of all-time list and it might still be there.
Every track was killer.
- "Bombtrack" - 4:05
- "Killing in the Name" - 5:14
- "Take the Power Back" - 5:37
- "Settle for Nothing" - 4:48
- "Bullet in the Head" - 5:09
- "Know Your Enemy" - 4:55
- "Wake Up" - 6:04
- "Fistful of Steel" - 5:31
- "Township Rebellion" - 5:24
- "Freedom" - 6:06
And these tunes hold up to this day, dammit!
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Hobo Joe
December 1, 2008 / 18:09
Easily one of my favorite all time bands. I was a bartender for a lot of years, circa late 90s/early 2000s. It was a cool place where the owner let us run the joint, including the music. Many a time, I'd play RATM and someone would ask for Linkin Park because they didn't care for RATM. I like LP too but I'd ask how they could like LP but not RATM (musically speaking. lyrically, that department's not even close). In a nutshell, I've deduced that RATM weren't as commercially available as LP.