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Rage Against the Machine Actor: Rage Against the Machine Number of Items: 1 Format: Color, Dolby Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Running Time: 80 minutes Studio: Sony/Columbia Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2003-10-21 Buy from Amazon

Customer Reviews: Total numer of reviews: 64 Average rating: 4.5 "Explosive and powerful performances!" 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! "Summarization......Track by Track" 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. "THE LIVE RAGE EXPERIENCE" The best way to hear RATM is LIVE!!! This video gives good footage, mostly from the Evil Empire Tour plus, my favorite, a kickass show back in 94! It also has all the videos from Killing in the Name up to people of the Sun. Don't be dissapointed over the lack of BOLA footage considering this was made Before it came out. Besides, Rage is planning a live album and video form The "Battle" shows. If your a HUGE rage fan your gonna want this. If you just want some live rage i'd wait for the new video to come out. "Come on, Please!" This could have been so much better. The sound on the live tracks is not that good. I am a huge ratm fan so I had to own it good or bad, it is worth the money but seriously this could have been so much better. It includes no tracks from battle of LA, It is a must for rage fans but could have been so much better by waiting for some more material to put on there. I would have liked to see some other songs live but its like a settle for what you paid for thing. But worth the money "Rage at its best" RAGE AGAINSTS THE MACHINE AT ITS BEST, N'UFF SAID