Renegades (Rage Against the Machine album)

Renegades is the fourth and final studio album by American rock band Rage Against the Machine, released posthumously on December 5, 2000 by Epic Records, almost two months prior their breakup. The album consists of covers of songs by artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Minor Threat, Eric B. & Rakim, EPMD, MC5, The Rolling Stones, Cypress Hill, and Devo.

Renegades
Studio album of cover songs by Rage Against the Machine
Released	December 5, 2000 (2000-12-05)
Recorded	April–September 2000
Studio	Cello Studios, Hollywood, California The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Rap rock
Length	51:13
Label	Epic
Producer	Rick Rubin Brendan O'Brien Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine chronology
The Battle of Los Angeles (1999)The Battle of Los Angeles1999 Renegades (2000)
Singles from Renegades
"The Ghost of Tom Joad" Released: November 25, 1997 "Renegades of Funk" Released: February 20, 2001 "How I Could Just Kill a Man" Released: October 20, 2001

After the release of Renegades, the remaining three members of the band reformed with Chris Cornell on vocals as Audioslave. Rage did, however, release the live album Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium, consisting of their final two concerts before their initial break-up.

The album achieved platinum status a little over a month after its initial release.

Contents

ArtworkEdit

The album's cover art is a parody of the pop art work LOVE by Robert Indiana, with the word "love" replaced with "rage". 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. The album's packaging also includes a poem by Josh Koppel. The artwork ends with a photograph of an American one dollar bill with the message "You are not a slave" written on the back.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	A−
Melody Maker
NME	8/10
Q
Rolling Stone
Spin	7/10

Track listingEdit

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist (date)	Length
1.	"Microphone Fiend"	Eric Barrier, Rakim Allah	Eric B. & Rakim (1988)	5:01
2.	"Pistol Grip Pump"	Roger Troutman, Dino Hawkins, Adrian Miller, Eric Vidal, Nick Vidal	Volume 10 (1994)	3:18
3.	"Kick Out the Jams"	Wayne Kramer, Fred "Sonic" Smith, Rob Tyner, Michael Davis, Dennis Thompson	MC5 (1969)	3:11
4.	"Renegades of Funk"	Afrika Bambaataa, Arthur Baker, John Miller, John Robie	Afrika Bambaataa (1983)	4:35
5.	"Beautiful World"	Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale	Devo (1981)	2:35
6.	"I'm Housin'"	Erick Sermon, Parish Smith	EPMD (1988)	4:56
7.	"In My Eyes"	Ian MacKaye, Jeff Nelson, Brian Baker, Lyle Preslar	Minor Threat (1981)	2:54
8.	"How I Could Just Kill a Man"	Louis Freese, Senen Reyes, Lawrence Muggerud	Cypress Hill (1991)	4:04
9.	"The Ghost of Tom Joad"	Bruce Springsteen	Bruce Springsteen (1995)	5:38
10.	"Down on the Street"	Iggy Pop, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, Dave Alexander	The Stooges (1970)	3:38
11.	"Street Fighting Man"	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	The Rolling Stones (1968)	4:42
12.	"Maggie's Farm"	Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan (1965)	6:54

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist (date)	Length
13.	"Kick Out the Jams" (Live)	Kramer, Smith, Tyner, Davis, Thompson	MC5 (1969)	4:31
14.	"How I Could Just Kill a Man" (Live, featuring B-Real and Sen Dog)	Freese, Reyes, Muggerud	Cypress Hill (1991)	4:30

Best Buy limited edition Limited edition albums sold at Best Buy contained a bonus disc with live recordings of "People of the Sun" and "No Shelter". The songs were later released as part of Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium in 2003, as was track 13.

PersonnelEdit

• Rage Against the Machine – co-producer, art direction
• Zack de la Rocha – vocals
• Tom Morello – guitar
• Tim Commerford – bass guitar/backing vocals
• Brad Wilk – drums
• Sen Dog – vocals on the live version of "How I Can Just Kill A Man"
• B-Real – vocals on the live version of "How I Can Just Kill A Man"
• 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
• Aimee Macauley – art director
• Lindsay Chase – production coordination
• Jake Sexton – political coordinator
• Jake Koppell – inside Booklet

ChartsEdit

Weekly chartsEdit

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Billboard 200	14
Canadian Albums Chart	13
Polish Albums Chart	33
UK Albums Chart	71
Top Internet Albums	14

SinglesEdit

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

External linksEdit

• Renegades at AllMusic