Killing In The Name (track) by Rage Against The Machine
Year: 1992
From the album Rage Against The Machine (track #2)
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Killing In The Name appears on the following album(s) by Rage Against The Machine:
- Rage Against The Machine (track #2) (this album) (1992)
- Live At The Grand Olympic Auditorium (track #4) (2003)
- Rage Against The Machine (track #9) (1991)
- Paintings Of Rebellion (Live '95) (track #8) (2021)
- Democratic National Convention 2000 (track #6) (2018)
- The Battle Of Mexico City (track #12) (2021)
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80/100 ![]() | 04/28/2024 09:03 | Johnnyo | ![]() | 80/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 91.4/100, a mean average of 90.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.6.
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Up there with the most iconic protest songs ever recorded. Also memorable in the UK when it got to number 1 in the charts in 2009 as part of an anti X Factor/Simon Cowell campaign
It's been 30 years and it's as relevant as ever. Let's hope it won't be as relevant in 2052, but I'm not hopeful.
One of the best tracks of the 90s
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For The Riff and The melody i Love it
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It's easy to dismiss the teenage angst-fueled, overly simplified 'down with the system' theming of Killing In The Name, but there are few lines more badass than "F*ck you I won't do what you tell me".
My all time second best song
This is the best song to lift weights to. Just so much aggressive raw power.
Don't you just hate it when the radio cuts off that last minute?
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Five lines of lyrics to the entire song. Never were five lines of lyrics better utilized in the history of music.
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Probably one of the best metal songs, or maybe even the best.
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