Renegades (album)
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| Cover album by Rage Against the Machine | ||
| Released | December 5, 2000 | |
| Recorded | 2000 | |
| Genre | Rapcore | |
| Length | 51:27 | |
| Label | Epic Records | |
| Producer(s) | Rick Rubin, Brendan O'Brien, Rage Against the Machine | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Rage Against the Machine chronology | ||
| The Battle of Los Angeles (1999) |
Renegades (2000) |
Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium (2003) |
Renegades is the fourth studio album to date by Rage Against the Machine.
It consists entirely of cover songs and includes covers of artists such as Minor Threat, EPMD, MC5, the Rolling Stones, Cypress Hill, and Devo. It was released in 2000, after Rage singer Zack de la Rocha had already left the band, but featured his vocals. After the release of Renegades, the remaining three members of the band reformed with Chris Cornell on vocals as Audioslave. Rage did, however, release one final album, Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium, a live recording of their final two concerts in Los Angeles on September 12 and September 13, 2000. The bonus live version of "Kick out the Jams" on the European version of this album also appears on Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium.
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[edit] Album artwork
Suitably for a covers album, the cover art is a parody or homage of the iconic pop art work LOVE by Robert Indiana. The album shipped with two different versions of the cover: the first with a blue and black background, and the second with green substituting blue.
The album artwork includes a poem by Josh Koppel:
"I write messages on money.
It's my own form of social protest.
A letter printed on paper that no one will destroy
passed indiscriminately across race, class and gender lines
and written in the blood that keeps the beast alive.
A quiet little hijacking
on the way to the check-out counter
And a federal crime.
I hope that someone will find my message one day when they really need it.
Like I do."
The artwork ends with a photograph of an American one dollar bill with the message "YOU ARE NOT A SLAVE" written on the back.
[edit] Track listing
(original artists in parentheses)
- "Microphone Fiend" (Eric B and Rakim: Follow The Leader) – 5:02
- "Pistol Grip Pump" (Volume 10: Hip-Hopera) – 3:18
- Contains portions of "More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp
- "Kick out the Jams" (MC5: Kick Out the Jams) – 3:11
- "Renegades of Funk" (Afrika Bambaataa: Planet Rock - The Album) – 4:35
- Contains samples from "Renegades of Funk" by Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force & "Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey
- "Beautiful World" (Devo: New Traditionalists) – 2:35
- "I'm Housin'" (EPMD: Strictly Business) – 4:56
- "In My Eyes" (Minor Threat: In My Eyes) – 2:54
- "How I Could Just Kill a Man" (Cypress Hill: Cypress Hill) – 4:08
- "The Ghost of Tom Joad" (Bruce Springsteen: The Ghost of Tom Joad) – 5:38
- "Down on the Street" (The Stooges: Fun House) – 3:39
- "Street Fighting Man" (Rolling Stones: Beggars Banquet) – 4:42
- "Maggie's Farm" (Bob Dylan: Bringing It All Back Home) – 6:54
- "Kick Out the Jams" (Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium European & Australian Bonus Track) (MC5: Kick Out the Jams) – 4:31
- "How I Could Just Kill a Man" (Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium European & Australian Bonus Track, Including vocals from Cypress Hill) (Cypress Hill) – 4:31
[edit] Personnel ("Co-Conspirators")
- Rage Against the Machine – Co-Producer, Art Direction
- Zack de la Rocha – Vocals, Lyricist
- Tom Morello – Guitar
- Tim Commerford – Bass
- Brad Wilk – Drums
- Rick Rubin - Producer
- Brendan O'Brien – Producer of "The Ghost Of Tom Joad"
- Jim Scott – Engineer
- David Schiffman – Engineer
- Rich Costey - Mixing
- D. Sardy – Mixing of "The Ghost Of Tom Joad" and "Street Fighting Man"
- Katie Teasdale – Assistant Engineer
- Darren Mora – Assistant Engineer
- Matt Marin – Assistant Engineer
- Mike Scotella – Assistant Engineer
- Geoof Walcha – Assistant Engineer
- Rich Veltrop – Assistant Engineer
- Greg Fidelman – Digital Editing
- Mark Moreau – Digital Editing
- Lindsay Chase – Production Coordination
- Jake Sexton – Political Coordinator
- Jake Koppell – Inside Booklet
[edit] Chart
[edit] Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2000 | The Billboard 200 | #14 |
| 2000 | Top Canadian Albums | #13 |
| 2000 | Top Internet Albums | #14 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2000 | "Renegades of Funk" | Modern Rock Tracks | #9 |
| 2000 | "Renegades of Funk" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | #19 |
| 2001 | "How I Could Just Kill A Man" | Modern Rock Tracks | #37 |
| 2001 | "How I Could Just Kill A Man" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | #39 |
| Rage Against the Machine |
| Band members |
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| Tim Commerford | Tom Morello | Zack de la Rocha | Brad Wilk |
| Discography |
| Studio Albums: Rage Against the Machine | Evil Empire | The Battle of Los Angeles | Renegades |
| Live Albums: Live & Rare | Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium |
| Videography |
| Videos and DVDs: Rage Against the Machine | The Battle of Mexico City | Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium |
| Related |
| Audioslave | Inside Out | Lock Up | Coachella |
