Rage Against the Machine

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. Alternative Press (11/00, p.144)

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... Melody Maker (1/1/94, p.77)

...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... Musician (1/93, p.90)

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.... NME (12/25/93, p.67)

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 (2/6/93, p.29)

3 Stars - Good - "...they're every bit as angry as their name implies....this is a record of real attitude and energy... Q (3/93, p.90)

Included in Q's "50 Heaviest Albums of All Time". Q (7/01, p.91)

Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's. Rolling Stone (5/13/99, p.52)

...some of the fiercest, most impassioned musical polemics ever....fuses metal-tinged punk rock with hardcore rap....relentlessly inventive... Spin (5/93, insert p.8)

Ranked #26 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s. Spin (9/99, p.132)