The Party's Over [CD] [PA]

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• Rated 3 out of 5 stars

  Eh

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  I am a huge Rage fan, as well as a fan of both Public Enemy and Cypress Hill. I was super excited about Prophets of Rage when I heard it was happening. I have been pretty disappointed with their stuff so far. Their eponymous song is the highlight of their work so far. Everything else, including their new album, has fallen short. They are severely lacking the necessary Rage

  Posted 8 years ago by Woodstock64imp

• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  Wish it was longer!

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  Prophets of Rage's EP is great--you've got all those who play instruments in Rage Against the Machine +Chuck D of Public Enemy and B Real from Cypress Hill...honestly I should be able to just leave it at that, but I'll add a few more things to this review. The first 2 tracks are unfortunately the only completely new material on this album, so it's a good thing they're both solid. The eponymous opening track is my favorite of the 2 though "The Party's Over"(Track 2) is great as both a song and political statement...something Rage and Chuck D have never shy about incorporating into their music by any stretch. The following 3 are all live recordings and serve to somewhat mash-up Rage songs with some PE as well, though they're primarily Rage reboots with this new-look lineup. Though Zack De la Rocha (former Rage frontman) has been working on solo stuff to release, if you're looking to hear RATMachine then this is where you'll find em--it's unmistakable in the sound of the 2 new releases on this EP, no surprise in the least here but honestly that's exactly what I'd hoped for. Lead guitarist Tom Morello said he'd really wanted to go ahead and put some new material out to accompany their current tour, which is why we were only given this brief glimpse of their cohesiveness and collective talent. However more original music from the group is said to be coming in the not-too-distant future, and this first taste is a sign that the distinctive Rage sound will clearly be perpetuated and on display once again, though this time around with an alternate legendary frontman (sorry B Real but Chuck D is captain here until proven otherwise). Enjoy and keep your ear to the ground for whatever they end up releasing next, because if this is what they do on little-to-no notice, I imagine they'll REALLY put something hot together once they'll have had plenty of time on the road together to mesh for real!

  Posted 9 years ago by Erice

• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  Excellent cd

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  Nice ep really brings out some amazing collaborations.

  Posted 8 years ago by poisnfan