The album that made 'F*** you, I won't do what you tell me' a Christmas #1 hit.
The politically charged 1992 album, which meshed rap and rock in a fresh, uncompromising way that has not been adequately copied since, fused Zack de la Rocha’s fire-in-his-belly lyrical proclamations with Tom Morello’s unique, sounds-like-a-turntable guitar tone. The incendiary, call-to-arms original was released in November of 1992 and the time to celebrate its power and legacy is now. DVD #1 included in the Deluxe Box Set features Rage Against the Machine’s free concert in Finsbury Park on June 2010, which was a “thank you” to U.K. fans for making ‘Killing in the Name’ the U.K.’s No. 1 single during Christmas Week 2009. Also included are music videos plus live concert performance clips. DVD #2 features Rage’s debut album, focusing on live performance from 1991-1994 and includes the full set of RATM’s first public performance as well as various live, rare clips.
Production
Finsbury Park concert: 40,000 people screaming anti-fascist lyrics in unison.
Cinematography
Raw '91 debut footage capturing lightning-in-a-bottle before they exploded.
Sound
Morello's guitar literally becomes a turntable, a siren, a weapon.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Finsbury Park show was free because fans hijacked the Christmas charts to make 'Killing in the Name' #1 over X Factor winner Joe McElderry in 2009—Rage returned the favor with this massive thank-you gig.
This album invented rap-rock then immediately perfected it so hard that every imitation since sounds like a cover band at a suburban mall. Limp Bizkit owes Tom Morello their entire career.
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