Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium is the most recent album released by Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group's line-up consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk...

 on November 25, 2003. It is a recording of two shows Rage played at the Grand Olympic Auditorium

Grand Olympic Auditorium

The Grand Olympic Auditorium is the former name of a sports venue in Los Angeles, California, United States. Located at 1801 S. Grand Avenue, the venue was built in 1924 specifically for the 1932 Summer Olympics, which saw the boxing, weightlifting, and wrestling events held there. At the time it...

 in their hometown of Los Angeles on September 12 and 13, 2000. The album was originally planned to be released in November 2000, but was delayed due to the break-up of the band shortly after the September concerts. It was then slated for release a year later, but was again delayed due to the formation of Audioslave

Audioslave

Audioslave was an American rock supergroup that formed in Los Angeles, California in 2001. It consisted of former Soundgarden lead singer/rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell and the former instrumentalists of Rage Against the Machine: Tom Morello , Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk...

 by the remaining three members of Rage (Tom Morello

Tom Morello

Thomas Baptiste "Tom" Morello is a Grammy Award-winning American guitarist best known for his tenure with the bands Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, his acoustic solo act The Nightwatchman, and his newest group, Street Sweeper Social Club...

, Tim Commerford

Tim Commerford

Timothy Robert Commerford , also known by his various monikers/stage names is the bassist/backing vocalist for American alternative metal band Rage Against The Machine and the now-defunct supergroup Audioslave.-Biography:Tim Commerford was born on February...

 and Brad Wilk

Brad Wilk

Brad Wilk is an American musician, best known as the drummer of the American rock bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave.-Family and early life:...

) with vocalist Chris Cornell

Chris Cornell

Chris Cornell is an American rock musician best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Soundgarden and as the former lead vocalist for Audioslave. He is also known for his numerous solo works and soundtrack contributions since 1998...

. The album was released amid mixed reviews in November 2003, mainly due to poor mixing rather than musical performance, where on the other hand the DVD version was praised by fans and critics alike.

Track listing

1. "Bulls on Parade
   Bulls on Parade
   "Bulls on Parade" is a song released by Rage Against the Machine in 1996, and can be found on their second album Evil Empire.-Context:"Bulls on Parade" addresses the American military-industrial complex, a situation in which industry urges government to take military action, with the intent of...
   
   " – 5:17
2. "Bullet in the Head
   Bullet in the Head
   Bullet in the Head is a 1990 Hong Kong action crime drama thriller film written, produced, edited and directed by John Woo , starring Tony Leung, Jacky Cheung, Waise Lee and Simon Yam.-Plot:...
   
   " – 5:29
3. "Born of a Broken Man" – 4:20
4. "Killing in the Name
   Killing in the Name
   "Killing in the Name" is a song by American rap metal band Rage Against the Machine, featured on their self-titled debut album, and was released as the lead single from the album in November 1992...
   
   " – 5:03
5. "Calm Like a Bomb
   Calm Like a Bomb
   "Calm Like a Bomb" is a song by American band Rage Against the Machine, off their third album The Battle of Los Angeles. Like their song "Tire Me" from the 1996 album Evil Empire, "Calm Like A Bomb" never had a music video or was released on any media formats...
   
   " - 4:50
6. "Testify" – 3:22
7. "Bombtrack" - 4:06
8. "War Within a Breath" – 3:22
9. "I'm Housin
   I'm Housin
   "I'm Housin" was the third and final single released from EPMD's debut album, Strictly Business. It peaked at 28 on the Hot Rap Singles.-A-Side:#"I'm Housin'" - 4:15#"I'm Housin'" - 4:11#"I'm Housin'" - 5:30-B-Side:...
   
   '" – 4:47
10. "Sleep Now in the Fire
    Sleep Now in the Fire
    "Sleep Now in the Fire" is the fifth track from the 1999 album The Battle of Los Angeles by the band Rage Against the Machine. It was released as a single in 2000. The song contains lyrics about greed, such as the conquest of Native Americans, Christopher Columbus' voyage by Nina, the Pinta, and...
    
    " – 4:11
11. "People of the Sun
    People of the Sun
    "People of the Sun" is the second single by the American band Rage Against the Machine for their 1996 album Evil Empire. The song is about the Zapatista revolution. Lead vocalist Zack de la Rocha wrote the song after a visit to the Chiapas in southern Mexico. "People of the Sun" also has a music...
    
    " – 2:27
12. "Guerrilla Radio
    Guerrilla Radio
    "Guerrilla Radio" is the second track from the 1999 album The Battle of Los Angeles by the band Rage Against the Machine. The band won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance for this song. It has remained one of their signature tracks...
    
    " – 3:54
13. "Kick Out the Jams
    Kick Out the Jams
    Kick Out the Jams is the first album by Detroit protopunkers MC5, released in 1969. It was recorded live at Detroit's Grande Ballroom over two nights, Devil's Night and Halloween, 1968. In 2003, the album was ranked number 294 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time...
    
    " – 3:21
14. "Know Your Enemy" – 5:18
15. "No Shelter
    No Shelter
    "No Shelter" is a politically charged song released by Rage Against the Machine in 1998 that was featured on the Godzilla soundtrack. It can also be found as a bonus track on the Australian and Japanese release of The Battle of Los Angeles in 1999...
    
    " – 3:59
16. "Freedom" – 7:05
17. "Microphone Fiend" – 5:04 [Japan only bonus track]
18. "Beautiful World" – 2:47 [Japan only bonus track]

DVD release

Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium was also released on DVD

DVD

A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....

 on December 9, 2003, two weeks after the CD release. The track listing varies from the CD and some tracks are recordings of the opposite night.

Track listing

1. "Bulls on Parade"
2. "Bombtrack"
3. "Calm Like a Bomb"
4. "Bullet in the Head"
5. "Sleep Now in the Fire"
6. "War Within a Breath"
7. "I'm Housin'"
8. "Killing in the Name"
9. "Born of a Broken Man"
10. "No Shelter"
11. "Guerrilla Radio"
12. "How I Could Just Kill a Man
    How I Could Just Kill a Man
    "How I Could Just Kill a Man" is the debut single by hip hop group Cypress Hill from their eponymous debut album, Cypress Hill, and was their first major hit in 1991. It was released as a double A-side to "The Phuncky Feel One" and the music video featured cameos by A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip and...
    
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13. "Kick Out the Jams"
14. "Testify"
15. "Freedom"

• "Beautiful World" was included as well in the Japanese release of the DVD.

Bonus material

• "People of the Sun" and "Know Your Enemy"
• 2000 Democratic National Convention performance, featuring:

1. "Bulls on Parade"
2. "Testify"
3. "Guerrilla Radio"
4. "Sleep Now in the Fire"
5. "Freedom"
6. "Killing In The Name"
   • Video clips for "How I Could Just Kill a Man" and "Bombtrack"

Personnel - "Guilty Parties"

• Zack de la Rocha
  Zack de la Rocha
  Zacarías Manuel "Zack" de la Rocha is an American rapper, musician, poet, and activist best known as the vocalist and lyricist of Rage Against the Machine.-Early life and childhood:...
  
   - Vocals
• Tim Commerford
  Tim Commerford
  Timothy Robert Commerford , also known by his various monikers/stage names is the bassist/backing vocalist for American alternative metal band Rage Against The Machine and the now-defunct supergroup Audioslave.-Biography:Tim Commerford was born on February...
  
   - Bass
• Brad Wilk
  Brad Wilk
  Brad Wilk is an American musician, best known as the drummer of the American rock bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave.-Family and early life:...
  
   - Drums
• Tom Morello
  Tom Morello
  Thomas Baptiste "Tom" Morello is a Grammy Award-winning American guitarist best known for his tenure with the bands Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, his acoustic solo act The Nightwatchman, and his newest group, Street Sweeper Social Club...
  
   - Guitar
• Rick Rubin
  Rick Rubin
  Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin is an American record producer and the co-president of Columbia Records. Along with Russell Simmons, Rubin was the co-founder of Def Jam Records and also established American Recordings...
  
   - CD producer
• Rich Costey
  Rich Costey
  Rich Costey is an American record producer, engineer, and mixer who has worked with many bands including Muse, Cave In, Thursday, Franz Ferdinand, Glasvegas, The Mars Volta, Doves, Bloc Party, Ontronik , Jimmy Eat World, My Chemical Romance, Supergrass, Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine, Nine...
  
   - CD mixer
• Jeff Richter - DVD director
• Chris Palladino - DVD producer
• Aimee Macauley - Art Director

External links

• Official Website
• Axis of Justice Tom Morello and Serj Tankian
  Serj Tankian
  Serj Tankian is a Lebanese-born Armenian-American singer–songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, playwright, record producer, poet, and political activist...
  
  's Activist Website "Axis Of Justice
  Axis of Justice
  Axis of Justice is a non-profit organization co-founded by Serj Tankian and Tom Morello. Its purpose is to bring together musicians, fans of music, and grassroots progressivism to fight for social justice together.-Formation:...
  
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