AlbumE · 1999
The Battle of Los Angeles
The Battle of Los Angeles is a 1999 rap metal album by Rage Against the Machine. It runs 12 tracks across 45 minutes on Epic. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.2/5 from 10 ratings.
#10 in Best albums of 1999 · #2 in Best rap metal albums
Your rating
- 4.2 /5
- 10 ratings
- 88 /100
- 10 critics
- 12
- Tracks
- 45 min
- Runtime
- 122 bpm
- Tempo
- A# minor
- Key
Ratings
10 ratings · avg 4.2
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Reviews
1 review
- 4.0
The Battle of Los Angeles is Rage's tightest hour: "Guerrilla Radio" and "Sleep Now in the Fire" sharpen the agit-funk to election-year urgency, Morello's solos sounding like turntables filing a grievance. No band has made revolutionary politics groove harder before or since. The final studio statement of the original run, and the leanest.
Critics
10 publications
- USA Today4/4
- Los Angeles Times4/4
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5
- Entertainment WeeklyA
- Spin9/10
- Pitchfork8.7/10
- Rolling Stone4/5
- AllMusic4/5
- Houston Chronicle4/5
- NME7/10
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Cover art
6 credits
- Photography
- Danny Clinch, Steven Tirona, eye cue
- Illustration
- Joey Krebs “The Street Phantom”
- Art direction
- Aimée Macauley, Rage Against the Machine
Tracklist
12 tracks · 45 min
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The Battle of Los Angeles is the third studio album by American rock band Rage Against the Machine, released on November 2, 1999 by Epic Records. The album was nominated at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album, and was recognized by both Time and Rolling Stone magazines as the best album of 1999. The Battle of Los Angeles would be the last full-length studio album of original material by Rage Against the Machine before their breakup in 2000, although they did release a covers album that same year.
In brief
- Is The Battle of Los Angeles good?
- Riffiter listeners rate The Battle of Los Angeles 4.2/5 from 10 ratings.
- When was The Battle of Los Angeles released?
- The Battle of Los Angeles was released in 1999 on Epic.
- How many tracks are on The Battle of Los Angeles?
- The Battle of Los Angeles has 12 tracks, with a runtime of 45 minutes.
- What genre is The Battle of Los Angeles?
- The Battle of Los Angeles is catalogued under Rap Metal.
- What BPM is The Battle of Los Angeles?
- The Battle of Los Angeles runs at a median tempo of 122 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to The Battle of Los Angeles?
- Listeners of The Battle of Los Angeles also rate Nevermind by Nirvana, Greatest Hits by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Toxicity by System of a Down.
The Battle of Los Angeles at a glance
- Label
- Epic Records
- Produced by
- Brendan O'Brien
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