10 Even More Perfect 1990s Rock Albums With No Bad Songs
4. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine
Few, if any, bands had as explosive an arrival on the '90s music scene as Rage Against the Machine.
Bringing funk, rap, politics and a no-BS attitude to the rock landscape, RATM's self-titled 1992 debut album undoubtedly changed the industry and ushered in an array of imitators and wannabes. And regardless of how many bands tried to copy the angst and energy of Rage, none have realistically ever managed to hold a candle to Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, Timmy C and Brad Wilk.
To immediately mark themselves out as something utterly different, it helped massively that the band's first ever single was the jaw-dropping Killing in the Name. If the aggression and directness of that wasn't enough, it was followed up by Bullet in the Head and that track's driving, intense beat, rolling bass, and Morello at his frenetic, fiery best - all while de la Rocha waxes lyrical about the power of corporations and the media.
If ever one song perfectly sums up Rage, it's likely Bullet in the Head, but Take the Power Back, Wake Up, and Freedom are all other prime examples of just what Rage stands for, what makes Rage such a force of a nature, and why the band's debut album was so impactful upon its release back in November '92.