Rage Against the Machine (video) explained

Rage Against the Machine
Type:	video
Artist:	Rage Against the Machine
Cover:	Rage Against the Machine (video).jpg
Released:	November 25, 1997
Recorded:	1992–1996
Genre:	Rap metal
Length:	80:00
Label:	Sony
Next Title:	The Battle of Mexico City
Next Year:	2001

Rage Against the Machine (also known as Rage Against the Machine: The Video) is the official self-titled debut video release by American rock band Rage Against the Machine. 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 Evil Empire tour, the band decided toput together a video, as they had a huge backlog of live performance recordings. They taped the last two showsof the tour, then added live material from 1994, 1996, and all the musicvideos up through "People of the Sun."^[1]

Reception

AllMusic writer JT Griffith wrote "Overall, the quality of the video is fine, but the music mix is low and a bit muddy."^[2] Tom Sinclair of Entertainment Weekly 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."^[3]

Track listing

Live in Concert

1. "Intro" – 0:09
2. "The Ghost of Tom Joad" – 5:13
3. "Vietnow" – 4:49
4. "People of the Sun" – 2:31
5. "Bulls on Parade" – 3:57
6. "Bullet in the Head" – 5:49
7. "Zapata's Blood" (short clip) – 1:45
8. "Know Your Enemy" – 5:21
9. "Bombtrack" – 4:09
10. "Tire Me" – 2:57
11. "Killing in the Name" – 13:04
12. "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"

Notes and References

1. http://www.accidentprone.com/ragefaq/ramfaq32.txt Rage Against the Machine FAQ
2. Web site: JT Griffith . Rage Against the Machine [DVD/VHS] – Rage Against the Machine : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=1997-11-25 |accessdate=2013-01-29].
3. Web site: Tom Sinclair . Rage Against the Machine Review . https://web.archive.org/web/20090222183133/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,290553,00.html . dead . February 22, 2009 . EW.com . 1997-12-05 . 2013-01-29.