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The opener �People Of The Sun" clocks in at just 2:30, it is the perfect opener and is a fine example of Tom�s creative guitar work where in this song he used an Allan wrench to pluck the strings. The rest of the band are excellent as well. Tim is an original bassist. Instead of playing the same lines as the guitarist, he thinks up his own lines. Zack�s vocals are aggressive, his rap style is clever. Zack can�t sing at all so he tries to rap the choruses. Brad gives a jazzy touch when he�s behind his drum kit. His beats and his rhythm technique is unique. This combination of the band sums up the sound basically. Think Beastie Boys combined with Led Zeppelin (Zeppelin-like guitar riffs, Beastie Boy vocals) It�s groovy yet aggressive, it flows well and shows great musicianship. The songs are sometimes fast and other times they are slow but they have a funky upbeat approach. Some of the songs are RATM�s strongest. �Down Rodeo" has one of my favourite guitar parts in it. The effects during the verse are worth a mention as well. It is catchy yet still keeps a certain musicianship standard. �Without A Face" is one of the most funkiness RATM songs ever. The bass line sticks in your head and can�t get out. It�s like the dark streets where stuff happens (can�t think of how to describe it though it reminds me of dark streets) The chorus reminds me of �Sleep Now In The Fire" My personal favourite is �Year Of Tha Boomerang" where the guitar sounds like a violin and has this awesome interlude which sounds like a sped-up version of System Of A Down�s Ego-brain. �Tire Me" could be considered annoying but I really dig it. The bass line sounds so �chunky� and the song drives on, it doesn�t slow down, it just flows on. My verdict is that the album can be enjoyed by all. You don�t need to like a certain genre to enjoy it. It seems like it�s music for everyone. It�s sometimes catchy, sometimes funky, sometimes heavy. It�s lots of things rolled into one. The album is really near-perfect, I honestly can�t think of any flaws except that Zack sings in a �rappa� style. I trying not to give this a five though the final rating will have to be 4.5.Read full review
After RATM's awesome debut it's easy to see how you could be disappointed with Evil Empire. The self-titled effort contained mind-blowing riff after riff, never dropping the standard, classics such as 'know your enemy' and 'killing in the name' creating it an unforgettable album. Evil Empire starts in an equally great manner with 'people of the sun' beggining with Morello's guitar hooking itself round one of my favourite bass lines of all. Zach de la rocha chanting "its coming back around again, this is for the people of the sun!" in the 1st great song of the album. With a slight dip in quality with 'vietnow' aside 'Bulls on Parade' and 'revolver' follow brilliantly packed with some of Morello's best riffs to date and some unforgetable choruses. but its after 'revolver' that the album starts to go downhill for most. 'snakecharmer' is ok, but a filler song at most. the songs to follow sound like a group of teenagers running out of things to do. some may call it 'experimental.' it is...no doubt... but its irritating and leaves you longing for morellos riffs to pummel you all over again. 'without a face' and 'year of tha boomeerang' leave the album on high, bringing ratm back to the great old ways bass lines grooving themselves around morello's truly special talent. on the whole a very good album, a recommended purchase. that assuming you've endulged in what came before.Read full review
11 more tracks from the most talked about band of the last 20 years. Certainly not the best of Rage, but then what could be after the debut album. It's still a must have for all Rage fans. On ebay these days you can get hold of the this CD for a fair price. Only down side is that I think the artwork is naff.
This was the first Rage album i bought and i love it! This album combines evrything good about rage solid rythem sections angry vocals and inventive guitar styles! When listening to this album you can never put it into one catagory! all in all a great album well worth buying!
Zack De La Rocha at his best with the group that became Audioslave. Excelent album to go with Soundgarden, Pearl Jam etc.
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