Rage Against The Machine

自らを“機械に対する怒り”と名乗り、オルタナ・ロック・シーンに殴り込みをかける4人組の衝撃デビュー・アルバム。ベトナム戦争に反対し焼身自殺した僧侶の写真をジャケットに掲げ、社会や権力に対する反抗を歌詞とサウンドで徹底的に表現。トム・モレロの変態ギターが爆発！

NME - 7 - Very Good - "...What makes RATM more than just another bunch of prodigiously capable genre-benders is their total lack of pretension or contrivance....the results burn with an undeniable conviction..." Musician - "...Rage Against The Machine offers pointed politics and articulate anger....doesn't just draw from hip-hop and heavy metal, but integrates the two so completely that crossover is no longer an issue..." Q - 3 Stars - Good - "...they're every bit as angry as their name implies....this is a record of real attitude and energy..." Rolling Stone - Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's." Melody Maker - Ranked #39 in Melody Maker's list of the `Albums Of The Year' for 1993 - "...white hot metal and molten funk with industrial sonic disruptions...formidable..." NME - Ranked #31 in New Musical Express' list of `The Top 50 LPs Of 1993' - "...RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE put screaming funk-bone hardcore and agit-rock sensibilities on top of the pops...." Q - Included in Q's "50 Heaviest Albums of All Time". Spin - Ranked #26 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s." Alternative Press - Included in AP's "10 Essential Political-Revolution Albums" - "...A debut that channels the aggression of the streets into a guitar-driven polemic. The targets are typical...but [their] integration of hip hop and heavy metal isn't." Spin - "...some of the fiercest, most impassioned musical polemics ever....fuses metal-tinged punk rock with hardcore rap....relentlessly inventive..." Kerrang - "[The album] spectacularly fused disparate genres..." Q (7/01, p.91) - Included in Q's "50 Heaviest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone (5/13/99, p.52) - Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's." Spin (9/99, p.132) - Ranked #26 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s." Alternative Press (11/00, p.144) - Included in AP's "10 Essential Political-Revolution Albums" - "...A debut that channels the aggression of the streets into a guitar-driven polemic. The targets are typical...but [their] integration of hip hop and heavy metal isn't." Spin (5/93, insert p.8) - "...some of the fiercest, most impassioned musical polemics ever....fuses metal-tinged punk rock with hardcore rap....relentlessly inventive..." Musician (1/93, p.90) - "...Rage Against The Machine offers pointed politics and articulate anger....doesn't just draw from hip-hop and heavy metal, but integrates the two so completely that crossover is no longer an issue..." Q (3/93, p.90) - 3 Stars - Good - "...they're every bit as angry as their name implies....this is a record of real attitude and energy..." Melody Maker (1/1/94, p.77) - Ranked #39 in Melody Maker's list of the `Albums Of The Year' for 1993 - "...white hot metal and molten funk with industrial sonic disruptions...formidable..." NME (2/6/93, p.29) - 7 - Very Good - "...What makes RATM more than just another bunch of prodigiously capable genre-benders is their total lack of pretension or contrivance....the results burn with an undeniable conviction..." NME (12/25/93, p.67) - Ranked #31 in New Musical Express' list of `The Top 50 LPs Of 1993' - "...RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE put screaming funk-bone hardcore and agit-rock sensibilities on top of the pops...." Pitchfork - "[A] radical fistful of funk, rap, and rock. Through its power, it remains an essential call to activism and a necessary lesson on how to withstand the opposition."

This self titled debut album cemented Rage Against The Machine's place as the leaders of the early nineties rap/rock crossover sound. The album combines the sounds of hardcore, hip hop, and metal and is topped with Zack de la Rocha's fiercely political lyrics. Also included are the singles 'Killing In The Name', 'Bombtrack', and 'Bullet In The Head'.|

ベトナム戦争に反対して焼身自殺した僧侶の写真をジャケットに配した“体制への怒り”＝レイジ・アゲインスト・ザ・マシーンのデビューアルバム。バンドとしては最小限の編成で、変則的なプレイや極太のグルーヴを生み出す様は圧巻!! (C)YKYM