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0 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Could Have Been May 02, 2009
The actual music and songwriting here is very good. but unfortunately the the mix on the entire record is awful. The vocals are lost underneath the guitars, so much in fact that it completely ruins the listening experience for me.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Fury on the AM funeral dial Apr 23, 2009
Better to live one day as a lion
than 1000 years as a lamb
Zack's back! He's joined forces with Jon Theodore, an enigmatic drummer from MARS VOLTA. This dynamic duo surges with an unbridled energy in a drastic effort to wake the ignorant masses from the enormous travesties and shameful fabrications that are constantly rocking them to sleep.
It's a strange comfort, not to mention an invigorating slap in the face, to once again hear the former RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE vocalist confront the corrupt world powers and immoral figureheads that try to significantly distort the truth to their advantage.
Zack de la Rocha is an extraordinary activist and inspirational poet, first and foremost. If this was just a book filled with 5 of his poems, it'd still be well worth the price. Zack judges his success as a musician not by how many albums he sells, but how much positive change the particular band helps emerge, politically speaking.
Now, on to the music. Of course this 5-song EP isn't enamored with catchy little pop singles spewing out some silly little nursery rhymes. Turn on your radio for that nonsense. Zack's got his hands full on the electro keyboards, whirling out some some bizarre and funky industrial alternative beats that will ricochet through your earcanal in relentless fashion. Of course he raps the lyrics with the unmatched intensity we've come to expect. Jon matches him step for step with some excellent drum work.
Lyrically, his peoms harness the same rebellious spirit and ultra-significant context. It's all very intelligent verse, intent on penetrating your thoughts and sparking contemplative discussions. Awesome. Not all easily decipherable, but the overall connotations are unmistakeable.
The opening lyrics from the first song, WILD INTERNATIONAL:
"They say that in war that truth be the first casualty."
Some other lines that left an impression on me...
"Ocean of past crimes now fill our hearts to tear them down."
"your God is a homeles assassin."
"why would we ever let a few white christians fictions
shape our tomorrow following them."
"if you fear dying, then you're already dead."
Awesome, awesome stuff. An important message resonates from the core of this incredible artistic endeavor. Definitely not intended for those who believe ignorance is bliss. Although the overall sound is somewhat limited by the lack of guitarist in the band, this wasn't meant to be some intricate, melodic audio-massage to gently soothe your merry disposition.
ALSO MAKE SURE YOU CHECKOUT ZACK'S FREE ONLINE SONG FROM 2003
"MARCH OF DEATH"
recorded in protest of the then upcoming invasion of Iraq.
"One day I say we live as a lion
and when our cubs grow we'll show you what
war is good for"
0 of 3 found the following review helpful:
new era of RATM Feb 09, 2009
Rage aginst the machine is a great band. if you still need a rage fix now that there no longer making music, try One day as a lion. Its great head boppin fun for the whole family.
0 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 CLOSE TO RAGE - 5 SONGS Jan 27, 2009
Happy with my purchase. Only 5 songs, but good. Great sound for only having 2 people in the band. Not Rage but that was expected.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
One Day As A Lion Dec 12, 2008
One Day As A Lion ****
A nice return from the fantastic Theodore, the original drummer from The Mars Volta, and of course Zach. On the this the groups first release (hopefully not their last) a self-titled Ep featuring five fantastic tracks.
Repetition here is commonplace as it was on such epics as the Who's Quadrophenia. While I'm not comparing the two it was just merely a continuing of a sound progression through both releases.
One thing that must be said about this release is the rage. No pun intended. And it is a great thing. This is by far the angriest release of the year aside from another former Rage member Tom Morello's Nightwatchman. I am both surprised and dissapointed by the lack of being pissed off in rock n' roll as of late. This is a warm welcome back to both the band members and the anger they bring.
Theodore is a fantastic drummer, this is a fact, and a sadly unknown one. As for Zach, while I always felt what he was doing it never really hit me hard, and I always knew he was capable of so much more, hopefully this is it. I'm going to throw it out there and say this is his strongest set of lyrics ever. Musically Zach can and most likely will branch out more, but lyrically I doubt he will ever top this.
As will be said by many I assume, the main problem is this is an Ep, and at only twenty minutes you really can't wait for anymore so you are forced to just start the thing over, which when you think about it really isn't a problem. One Day As A Lion better not last just one day or I will be sorely dissapointed.
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