The Battle of Los Angeles (album)
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| Studio album by Rage Against the Machine | ||
| Released | November 2, 1999 | |
| Recorded | 1998 | |
| Genre | Rapcore | |
| Length | 45:10 | |
| Label | Epic Records | |
| Producer(s) | Brendan O'Brien Rage Against the Machine |
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| Rage Against the Machine chronology | ||
| Live & Rare (1998) |
The Battle of Los Angeles (1999) |
Renegades (2000) |
The Battle of Los Angeles is the third studio album by Rage Against the Machine. It was released on November 2, 1999, one day short of the seven-year anniversary of the release of their first album, and over three years after their second studio album, Evil Empire. Between Evil Empire and Los Angeles, the band released an "official bootleg album" import, titled Live & Rare.
The song "Calm Like a Bomb" is featured in the credits of The Matrix Reloaded. The videos to "Sleep Now in the Fire" and "Testify" were directed by documentor Michael Moore.
The album debuted at #1 on Billboard's Top 200. "Guerrilla Radio" was featured in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, albeit heavily edited on the Nintendo 64. Time Magazine named it the Best Album of 1999.
The album cover art was an original artwork by the LA Street Phantom aka Joey Krebs aka Joel Jaramillo, a well-known Los Angeles artist who has exhibited at numerous galleries in Los Angeles, New York City and throughout the United States. Despite claims to the contrary, the image was not inspired by images from the 1992 street riots of LA or from images of Munich, but by the bands own music and words, and represents one in a series of images of the artist's work, which can also be seen on various street murals in Los Angeles.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 426 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Testify" – 3:30
- "Guerrilla Radio" – 3:26
- "Calm Like a Bomb" – 4:59
- "Mic Check" – 3:33
- "Sleep Now in the Fire" – 3:25
- "Born of a Broken Man" – 4:41
- "Born as Ghosts" – 3:22
- "Maria" – 3:48
- "Voice of the Voiceless" – 2:31
- "New Millennium Homes" – 3:45
- "Ashes in the Fall" – 4:36
- "War Within a Breath" – 3:36
- "No Shelter" – 4:06 (European and Australasian bonus track).
[edit] Singles
- Guerrilla Radio - 1999
- Sleep Now in the Fire - 2000
- Testify - 2000
- Calm Like a Bomb - 2000
[edit] Personnel ("Guilty Parties")
- Rage Against the Machine – Producer, Art Direction
- Zack de la Rocha – Vocals, Lyricist
- Tom Morello – Guitar
- Tim Commerford – Bass
- Brad Wilk – Drums
- Kevin Dean – Assistant Engineer
- Nick DiDia – Engineer
- Russ Fowler – Engineer
- Kevin Lively – Assistant Engineer
- Stephen Marcussen – Mastering
- Brendan O'Brien – Producer, Mixing
- Aimee MacAuley – Art Direction
- Roger Sommers – Assistant Engineer
- Danny Clinch – Photography
- Andrew Garver – Digital Editing
- Ryan Williams – Engineer
- Michael Parnin – Assistant Engineer
- Monique Mitzrahl – Assistant Engineer
- Tim Harkins – Assistant Engineer
- Karl Egsieker – Assistant Engineer
- Erin Haley – Production Coordination
- Cheryl Mondello – Production Coordination
- German Villacorta – Assistant Engineer
- Joey Krebs – Artwork
- Sugar D – Engineer
- Steven Tirona – Photography
[edit] Chart positions
[edit] Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1999 | The Billboard 200 | #1 |
| 1999 | Top Canadian Albums | #1 |
| 1999 | Top Internet Albums | #1 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1999 | "Guerrilla Radio" | Billboard Hot 100 | #69 |
| 1999 | "Guerrilla Radio" | Modern Rock Tracks | #6 |
| 1999 | "Guerrilla Radio" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | #11 |
| 1999 | "Guerrilla Radio" | Canadian Singles Chart | #6 |
| 2000 | "Sleep Now in the Fire" | Modern Rock Tracks | #8 |
| 2000 | "Sleep Now in the Fire" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | #16 |
| 2000 | "Testify" | Modern Rock Tracks | #16 |
| 2000 | "Testify" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | #22 |
[edit] Awards
- 2000 Guerrilla Radio Best Hard Rock Performance Grammy Award
| Rage Against the Machine |
| Band members |
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| Tim Commerford | Tom Morello | Zack de la Rocha | Brad Wilk |
| Discography |
| Albums: Rage Against the Machine | Evil Empire | Live & Rare | The Battle of Los Angeles | Renegades | 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 |
