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Title: How the mighty have fallen
Review: THIS FOR ME WAS ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED RELEASES OF THE YEAR AND I ARRIVED EARLY AT MY LOCAL VIRGIN MEGASTORE ON DAY OF RELEASE TO BUY IT. I THEN RUSHED HOME, PUT THE CD IN MY PLAYER AND CRANKED UP THE VOLUME A FEW NOTCHES AND WAITED HOPING TO HEAR RAGE BACK TO THEIR VERY BEST. INSTEAD WHAT I GOT WAS QUITE FRANKLY POOR. RAGE SOUND LIKE A BAND DESPERATE TO RE-IGNITE THE SPARK OF GENIUS THAT WAS THEIR DEBUT ALBUM BUT HAS BEEN ABSENT FROM BOTH THIS EFFORT AND EVIL EMPIRE. I REALLY TRIED HARD TO LIKE IT BUT THE SONGS ARE SO FORMULAIC, NOT ONE OF THEM OFFERS ANY SUPRISES AND ANY MESSAGE DE LA ROCHA TRIES TO GET ACROSS IN HIS VOCALS IS LOST AMONGST THE STERILE DRUM BEATS AND THE TEDIOUS BASSLINES. RAGE ARE CAPABLE OF SOOO MUCH MORE THAN IS PRESENT HERE AND IF YOU WAN'T MY ADVICE (FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH), SAVE YOUR MONEY! LETS HOPE FOR BETTER THINGS IN 2000
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