i dont have a personal favourite of this album or any rage album there are all amazing except for beautiful world, this could also be described as one of the most revolutionary albums of its time, rage's sound compared to a lot of early 90's rock is way off especially compared to stuff like nirvana guns n roses and soundgarden ah a breath of fresh air! well i liked soundgarden but they were far to many grunge bands around at that stage even though guns n roses arent grunge they were several heavy metal bands around then 5/5 for the album and a good review

I guess I'll just be the first person to not like them then. I can see that they're very talented and that it's done very well, I like it better than basically everything else I've heard with rapped vocals but it still doesn't really appeal to me.

Album Rating: 5.0

The thing with De La Rocha is that you can really feel that he knows what he's talking cuz his lyrcis and performance are so full of emotion, unlike certain other rap-metal bands, cough, Linkin Park etc, cough.

Were they the first rap-metal band?

Do Faith No More count? It wasn't really rap as such, but bit's of it were getting there. Otherwise I think they probably were, and they remain unbeaten I think. I had this on earlier, and I agree that Take The Power Back has an amazing solo. I'd never really noticed it before.

[QUOTE=no1_fishy]i dont have a personal favourite of this album or any rage album there are all amazing except for beautiful world,[/QUOTE]

I always liked their cover of beauitful world........nice change from thier already great sound.

Album Rating: 5.0

I've got this one ripped on the computer now, and it's still awesome. "Take the Power Back" sounds almost like a Primus song with all that funkiness in the beginning, and "Freedom" is also a big highlight.

naw, body count's album came out before self titled did.

Album Rating: 4.5

when did public enemy sample slayer?

Take The Power Back is my favourite song on the album, without a doubt.

Freedom a weak closing song? you what.

It's generally seen that the collaboration between Public Enemy and Anthrax was the beginning or rap metal.

does anyone remember biohazard?????????????????? they predate rage by a lot. oh yeah and the chili peppers

I thought "Settle For Nothing" was the weakest track. Sure it's got a nice bass line and gutiar solo, but it kind of kill the flow and seems misplaced. Great review.

Album Rating: 5.0

Bombtrack, ie. 'Burn, burn yes you're gonna burn!!!' coupled witht the scover art is one of the coolest and worrying intros ever.

Nice rewiew,rage rule!!!
I'd also given 5/5 to bullet in the head and freedom!!
Rage Against............

However a great album...I think their best one!!!

great review, great band, great album

Album Rating: 5.0

I still can't believe breadman doesn't think Freedom is such a great closing song. It's one of the album's highlights in most people's minds.



Come on, I bowed to popular opinion in my Sublime review and gave "April 29, 1992" a better rating, surely you can do the same with a much better example of an album's highlight?

haha. I'll think about it YDload, I did this review ages ago, probably about a year ago now.

definetly rages best album

All i can say is what a way to start your music career
9/10 Easy one of the all time greats