Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium

1	Bulls on Parade 5:17
2	Bullet in the Head 5:29
3	Born of a Broken Man 4:20
4	Killing in the Name 5:03
5	Calm Like a Bomb 4:50
6	Testify 3:22
7	Bombtrack 4:06
8	War Within a Breath 3:32
9	I'm Housin' 4:47
10	Sleep Now in the Fire 4:11
11	People of the Sun 2:27
12	Guerrilla Radio 3:54
13	Kick Out the Jams 3:21
14	Know Your Enemy 5:18
15	No Shelter 3:59
16	Freedom 7:05

Barnes & Noble

Initially intended to serve as a between-albums fan-pleaser, this posthumously released concert set ended up being an epitaph for one of the most incendiary bands of the '90s. Recorded over the course of what were to be Rage's final two performances in September 2000, Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium seethes with the political intensity that inevitably accompanied Zach de la Rocha and company onstage -- as evidenced by passionate renditions of songs like "Bulls on Parade" and "Killing in the Name." It also airs the band's knowledge of its roots, which spread wide enough to include old-school rap (their cover of Eric B. and Rakim's "Microphone Fiend") and old-school new wave (Devo's "Beautiful World"). The quartet's most obvious forebear -- the MC5, that is -- get props as well, in a set-opening version of the revolutionary anthem "Kick Out the Jams." Although equipped with one of the longest fuses imaginable, Rage Against the Machine were bound to explode at some point; fortunately, they left an indelible impression of that conflagration behind. David Sprague

All Music Guide

Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium documents the last two shows from Rage Against the Machine, recorded in September 2000 for a planned November release, but canceled when the band broke up, and postponed for the second time one year later after three-fourths of the band formed Audioslave with Chris Cornell. Featuring highlights from the two shows, recorded September 12th and 13th, this delayed version of Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium also downplays the cover material that comprised the band's last studio album, Renegades, which is a good thing for the fans who agree that Rage performed better with originals than covers. Early on, the band storms through three of its career highlights -- "Killing in the Name," "Bulls on Parade," and "Bullet in the Head" -- with intense performances that capture its combination of heavy metal strut and punk rock disdain. John Bush

Spin Magazine

Live reminds us just how much we could use Rage right now. To paraphrase "Know Your Enemy": Their anger was a gift. Will Hermes

Blender

Packs the fist-throwing, righteous thrill of a campus demonstration. Jonah Weiner