Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium

Infobox Album |
Name = Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium
Type = live
Artist = Rage Against the Machine


Released = November 25, 2003
Recorded = September 12 - 13th 2000
Genre = Alternative metal, Rap metal, Funk metal
Length = 70:55
Label = Epic Records
Producer = Rick Rubin
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Aaifoxqr0ldde link]
* Sputnikmusik Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.sputnikmusik.com/album.php?albumid=18329 link]
*Punknews.org Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.punknews.org/reveiw/2672]
Last album = "Renegades" (2000)
This album = "Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium" (2003)
Next album =
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = DVD cover
Type = DVD


Lower caption = (Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium DVD)

"Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium" is the final album released by the band Rage Against the Machine, on November 25, 2003. It is a recording of the final two shows Rage played at the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles on September 12 and 13th, 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 by the remaining three members of Rage (Tom Morello, Tim Commerford, and Brad Wilk) with vocalist Chris Cornell (formerly of Soundgarden). The album was finally 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

# "Bulls on Parade" – 5:17
# "Bombtrack" – 4:06
# "Calm Like a Bomb" – 4:50
# "Bullet in the Head" – 5:29
# "Born of a Broken Man" – 4:20
# "Killing in the Name" – 5:03
# "Testify" – 3:22
# "War Within a Breath" – 3:22
# "I'm Housin'" – 4:47
# "Sleep Now in the Fire" – 4:11
# "People of the Sun" – 2:27
# "Guerrilla Radio" – 3:54
# "Kick Out the Jams" – 3:21
# "Know Your Enemy" – 5:18
# "No Shelter" – 3:59
# "Freedom" – 7:05
# "Microphone Fiend" – 5:04 [Japan only bonus track]
# "Beautiful World" – 2:47 [Japan only bonus track]

DVD release

"Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium" was also released on DVD 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

*"Bulls on Parade"
*"Bombtrack"
*"Calm Like a Bomb"
*"Bullet in the Head"
*"Sleep Now in the Fire"
*"War Within a Breath"
*"I'm Housin'"
*"Killing in the Name"
*"Born of a Broken Man"
*"No Shelter"
*"Guerrilla Radio"
*"How I Could Just Kill a Man"
*"Kick Out the Jams"
*"Testify"
*"Freedom"

Bonus material

*"People of the Sun" and "Know Your Enemy"
*2000 Democratic National Convention performance, featuring:
#"Bulls On Parade"
#"Testify"
#"Guerrilla Radio"
#"Sleep Now In The Fire"
#"Freedom"
#"Killing In The Name"
*Video clips for "How I Could Just Kill a Man" and "Bombtrack"

Credits

*Zack de la Rocha - Vocals
*Tim Commerford - Bass Guitar
*Brad Wilk - Drums
*Tom Morello - Electric Guitar
*Rick Rubin - CD producer
*Rich Costey - CD mixer
*Jeff Richter - DVD director
*Chris Palladino - DVD producer

Chart positions

2003 Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium The Billboard 200 No. 94

External links

* [http://www.ratm.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.axisofjustice.org/ Axis of Justice] Tom Morello and Serj Tankian's Activist Website "Axis Of Justice"
* [http://www.vietnow.org/ Vietnow.org] Rage Against The Machine news resource and forum
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