Machines Against the Rage is a live album released by Australian alternative rock band TISM. The album was initially released as a bonus CD with limited edition re-issues of Machiavelli and the Four Seasons, and was also released as a promotional CD with a bonus copy of the "All Homeboys are Dickheads" single. The album peaked at number 87 on the ARIA Charts in February 1997.
| Machines Against the Rage | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | December 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 21 October 1995 | |||
| Venue | Collingwood Town Hall | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 49:39 69:22 (2022 LP) | |||
| Label | genre b.goode / Shock Records | |||
| Producer | TISM | |||
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The title is a re-wording of the name of the protest rock group Rage Against the Machine, who were nearing the height of their popularity at the time of this release.[citation needed]
On 25 November 2022, a double-vinyl reissue was released, featuring 4 songs and a spoken-word poem from the original concerts that were excised from the original CD release.[1]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All Homeboys Are Dickheads" | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Death Death Death" | 3:16 |
| 3. | "I'm Interested in Apathy" | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Get Thee to a Nunnery" | 2:43 |
| 5. | "Lilee Caught Dilley Bowled Milli Vanilli" | 2:56 |
| 6. | "Martin Scorsese Is Really Quite a Jovial Fellow" | 3:03 |
| 7. | "The History of Western Civilisation" | 3:00 |
| 8. | "Saturday Night Palsy" | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Aussiemandias" | 4:27 |
| 10. | "Root" | 2:43 |
| 11. | "I'll 'Ave Ya" | 2:19 |
| 12. | "Defecate on My Face" | 4:52 |
| 13. | "Give Up for Australia" | 2:35 |
| 14. | "I Drive a Truck" | 2:16 |
| 15. | "Mistah Eliot - He Wanker" | 5:37 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All Homeboys Are Dickheads" | 5:13 |
| 2. | "Death Death Death" | 3:16 |
| 3. | "I'm Interested in Apathy" | 3:08 |
| 4. | "What Nationality is Les Murray?" | 4:21 |
| 5. | "Get Thee to a Nunnery" | 2:45 |
| 6. | "Garbage" | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Lilee Caught Dilley Bowled Milli Vanilli" | 2:56 |
| 8. | "Martin Scorsese Is Really Quite a Jovial Fellow" | 3:02 |
| 9. | "The History of Western Civilisation" | 3:00 |
| 10. | "Ate Breakfast Off a Hooker's Tits" (diatribe) | 4:01 |
| 11. | "Greg! The Stop Sign!!" | 3:25 |
| 12. | "Saturday Night Palsy" | 3:22 |
| 13. | "Aussiemandias" | 4:34 |
| 14. | "(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River" | 2:30 |
| 15. | "Root" | 2:44 |
| 16. | "I'll 'Ave Ya" | 2:19 |
| 17. | "Defecate on My Face" | 4:52 |
| 18. | "Give Up for Australia" | 2:35 |
| 19. | "I Drive a Truck" | 2:16 |
| 20. | "Mistah Eliot - He Wanker" | 5:36 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 87 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format(s) | Edition | Label | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | December 1996 | 2×CD | Standard | Genre B.Goode / Shock | GOO7B/GOO8B |
| October 2009 | Re-issue | Digital download | Genre B.Goode | — | |
| November 2022 | 2LP | GBG0030 |
References
edit- ^ "Tism - Machines Against the Rage - 2Lp Coloured Vinyl".
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 282.