Renegades (album)

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Renegades
Cover album by Rage Against the Machine
Released	December 5, 2000
Recorded	2000
Genre	Alternative Metal, Rapcore, Funk Metal
Length	51:45
Label	Epic Records
Producer	Rick Rubin, Brendan O'Brien, Rage Against the Machine
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau link Rolling Stone link Sputnikmusic link
Rage Against the Machine chronology
The Battle of Los Angeles (1999) Renegades (2000) Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium (2003)
Alternate Covers

Renegades is a cover album by Rage Against the Machine.

It consists entirely of cover songs and includes covers of artists such as Bob Dylan, 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. It is rumored that Zack did not want the album to be released, and the band secured separate management to ensure it would come out. 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.

Contents 1 Album artwork 2 Track listing 3 Best Buy Limited Edition 4 Personnel 5 Chart 5.1 Album 5.2 Singles 6 External links

[edit] Album artwork

The cover art is a parody of the iconic pop art work LOVE by Robert Indiana. The album shipped with four different versions of the cover: either red lettering with black and either blue or green background, or with the red and black switched. (see infobox for images).

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)

1. "Microphone Fiend" (Eric B. & Rakim: Follow The Leader) – 5:01
2. "Pistol Grip Pump" (Volume 10: Hip-Hopera) – 3:18
   • Contains portions of "More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp
3. "Kick Out the Jams" (MC5: Kick Out the Jams) – 3:11
4. "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
5. "Beautiful World" (Devo: New Traditionalists) – 2:35
6. "I'm Housin'" (EPMD: Strictly Business) – 4:56
7. "In My Eyes" (Minor Threat: In My Eyes) – 2:54
8. "How I Could Just Kill a Man" (Cypress Hill: Cypress Hill) – 4:04
9. "The Ghost of Tom Joad" (Bruce Springsteen: The Ghost of Tom Joad) – 5:38
10. "Down on the Street" (The Stooges: Fun House) – 3:39
11. "Street Fighting Man" (The Rolling Stones: Beggars Banquet) – 4:42
12. "Maggie's Farm" (Bob Dylan: Bringing It All Back Home) – 6:54
13. "Kick Out the Jams" (Live) - 4:31
14. "How I Could Just Kill a Man" (featuring B-Real and Sen Dog) (Live) - 4:30

[edit] Best Buy Limited Edition

Limited edition albums sold at Best Buy contained two live recordings featured on a bonus disc. The songs were recorded Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium.

Bonus Disc:

1. "People Of The Sun" (Live)
2. "No Shelter" (Live)

[edit] Personnel

Rage Against the Machine – Co-Producer, Art Direction Zack de la Rocha – Vocals 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
2000	The Billboard 200	#14
2000	Top Canadian Albums	#13
2000	Top Internet Albums	#14
2000	UK Album Chart	#71

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
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

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• Axis of Justice Tom Morello and Serj Tankian's Activist Website "Axis Of Justice"
• Vietnow.org Rage Against The Machine news resource and forum
• Renegades (album) at Allmusic

v • d • e Rage Against the Machine Tim Commerford · Zack de la Rocha · Tom Morello · Brad Wilk Demo Rage Against the Machine (demo tape) Studio albums Rage Against the Machine · Evil Empire · The Battle of Los Angeles · Renegades Live releases Live & Rare · Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium Singles 1993: "Killing in the Name" · "Bombtrack" · "Bullet in the Head"  · 1994: "Freedom" · "Year of tha Boomerang"  · 1996: "Bulls on Parade" · "People of the Sun" · "Down Rodeo" · "Tire Me"  · 1997: "Vietnow"  · 1998: "The Ghost of Tom Joad" · "No Shelter"  · 1999: "Guerrilla Radio"  · 2000: "Sleep Now in the Fire" · "Testify" · "Calm Like a Bomb"  · 2001: "Renegades of Funk" · "How I Could Just Kill a Man" Related articles Full discography · Inside Out · Lock Up · Audioslave · The Nightwatchman