REVIEW: Rage Against The Machine – Live On Tour 1993

 In case you missed it, Epic/Legacy Recordings issued a new live Rage Against The Machine album as part of their Record Store Day offerings in April.  Simply titled, Live On Tour 1993, the double LP features three sides of raw and unmixed previously unreleased live performances taken from their first world tour.  As an added bonus, the fourth side features an etching of the flag draped over Tom Morello’s guitar amp. 

The 10-song track list follows in order their self-titled debut album; as the perfect companion to the legendary original.  Many cities and countries are represented with recordings taken from Paris, Toronto, Milan, Chicago, Atlanta and D.C., among others.  Included are meaningful song intros and dedications from vocalist Zach De La Rocha, for example, he dedicates “Bullet In The Head” to those fighting the war in the Persian Gulf at the time.  Elsewhere, Morello improvises on his already wildly creative guitar solos, for unique takes on the well known and loved songs. 

For those that were there and for those that weren’t, the intense and incendiary Live On Tour 1993 provides the perfect raw document to Rage Against The Machine’s beginning.  A must have! 

For more info: https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/18521

Though not from this release, listen to one of my favorite R.A.T.M. songs here: