Renegades is the fourth studio album by the rap rock band Rage Against the Machine (RATM), released on December 5, 2000, by Epic Records, almost two months after their first breakup.
The album consists of covers of songs by Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Afrika Bambaataa, Minor Threat, Eric B. & Rakim, The Stooges, MC5, The Rolling Stones, Cypress Hill, Devo, and others.
Renegades is RATM’s only album not to be accompanied by a supporting tour.
Shortly after the release of the album, three of the four band members (minus vocalist Zack de la Rocha) formed a new band, Audioslave, with former Soundgarden vocalist/guitarist Chris Cornell. RATM did, however, release the live album Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium in 2003, consisting of their final two concerts before their initial break-up. The album achieved platinum status a little over a month after its initial release.
Tracklist:
- Microphone Fiend (Eric B. & Rakim) (1988)
- Pistol Grip Pump (Volume 10) (1994)
- Kick Out the Jams (MC5) (1969)
- Renegades of Funk (Afrika Bambaataa) (1983)
- Beautiful World (Devo) (1981)
- I’m Housin (EPMD) (1988)
- In My Eyes (Minor Threat) (1981)
- How I Could Just Kill a Man (Cypress Hill )(1991)
- The Ghost of Tom Joad (Bruce Springsteen) (1995)
- Down on the Street (The Stooges) (1970)
- Street Fighting Man (The Rolling Stones) (1968)
- Maggie’s Farm (Robert Zimmerman, Bob Dylan) (1965)
Bonus tracks - Kick Out the Jams (Live) MC5 (1969)
- How I Could Just Kill a Man (Live, featuring B-Real and Sen Dog)
Personnel
Rage Against the Machine – co-producer, art direction
Zack de la Rocha – vocals
Tom Morello – guitar
Tim Commerford (credited as “tim.com”) – bass/backing vocals
Brad Wilk – drums
Sen Dog – vocals on the live version of “How I Could Just Kill a Man”
B-Real – vocals on the live version of “How I Could Just Kill a Man”
Rick Rubin – producer
Brendan O’Brien – producer of “The Ghost of Tom Joad”
Jim Scott – engineer
David Schiffman – engineer
Rich Costey – mixing
D. Sardy – mixing of “The Ghost of Tom Joad” and “Street Fighting Man”
Katie Teasdale – assistant engineer
Darren Mora – assistant engineer
Matt Marin – assistant engineer
Mike Scotella – assistant engineer
Geoof Walcha – assistant engineer
Rich Veltrop – assistant engineer
Greg Fidelman – digital editing
Mark Moreau – digital editing
Aimee Macauley – art director
Lindsay Chase – production coordination
Jake Sexton – political coordinator
Jake Koppell – inside booklet
