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 1996 Rage's Evil Empire Sep 29, 2009
This record was refreshing to hear, when it came out in 1996, and still holds up, almost 14 years later. Although, I would like to hear a new studio record from the band if they are still putting out music.
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 not what I ordered Apr 24, 2009
I ordered and was claimed to have recieved an audio cassette but when it arrived it was a cd. I have a tape deck in ym truck can't shove a cd in that
 Power is fleeting, hip-rock isn't Feb 09, 2009
Its funny how so much of this is the opposite of true rise-up music in retrospect. Rage was a great group, and EE is as consistent an album they made, but (as with all their work) besides for a few key songs where the concentrated elements fully come together, verse/chorus simply drift by on autopilot, dressed-up with de la Rocha's pre-packaged temperament of sometimes sterile emceeing, though driven, of course, with Morello's ambitiously distorted manifestos and anchored by the rest.
 Brilliant! Oct 16, 2008
This is a great album. There is an unbelievable energy captured on this record. Maybe for the fact that it was mostly recorded live, in the studio. It took me a few listens before I truly recognized the quality of this album. But I keep listening to it for over 10 years now, and it's still very powerful.
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Flippin' excellent Aug 08, 2008
I can't believe it's taken me 12 years write this review but I'm glad I didn't write it sooner. When "Evil Empire" came out in '96, I - like many - was expecting a bombastic array of accessible riffage, heavy ranting and slick production similar to RATM's debut. What we got was a grimy, dark and sinister effort that demonstrated RATM's hiphop and punk influences. This was a shock. And it probably explains why it took me a while to get into. Now tho, this album deals out huge satisfaction. Everything about it is great: Zack de la Rocha's voice is so aggressive, so vitriolic and just so downright convincing; the guitars and bass (oh, the BASS!) are dialled in to just the right frequencies, so each is heard equally, even though they often play the same thing; and the drums - although not jaw dropping - add support and dynamics. The only thing I missed was Tom Morello's speedy guitar shenanigans - but even these aren't missed hugely because the tunes don't cry out for them like their first album did. Listening to this album on headphones, walking down the street is as close to what it must be like on heroin - makes you feel 10 foot tall and bullets will bounce off you. Together with Mr Bungle's "California" and Soundgarden's "Superunknown", I have my desert island discs (and a stellar slab of 1990's rock). "Evil Empire" is an essential purchase for rock connoisseurs everywhere.
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