Montage Monday | Bloodywood – Rakshak (2022, India) / Prophets of Rage – s/t (2017, US) / Manic Street Preachers – The Holy Bible (1994, Wales) / Rage Against The Machine – s/t (1992, US)

Today’s spotlight is the second in our new series called “Montage Monday”, where the spotlight may be brief but is packed with a lot of music. And for no particular reason, this Montage Monday we’re going to spotlight albums spanning 30 years that have some (very well-justified) anger issues, working backward in case doing so can turn back time. One key song per album is highlighted, but titrate additional tunes/anger in as needed.

Want to read more? See the full spotlight: https://1001otheralbums.com/2025/03/03/montage-monday-bloodywood-prophets-of-rage-manic-street-preachers-rage-against-the-machine/

Want to skip straight to the music? Here are the listening links for the key songs (links for full albums in blog post):

Bloodywood – “Dana Dan” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a65A626Ed20
Prophets of Rage – “Unfuck the World” https://prophetsofrage.bandcamp.com/track/unfuck-the-world
Manic Street Preachers – “Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayit’sworldwouldfallapart” https://song.link/ca/i/942562497
Rage Against The Machine – “Killing in the Name” https://song.link/ca/i/191450927

Happy listening!

Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
1992 Epic #vinyl #music
#FunkMetal, #HipHop

Living Colour – "Type" (1990)
12", Promo on Epic Records
Yellow translucent vinyl

I got this for the cover of Bad Brains’ “Sailin’ On”. The yellow vinyl was a nice bonus too!

#OTD November 2, 1999

Rage Against The Machine released their third album, “The Battle of Los Angeles”

I was kinda surprised that this album was so good. On par with their debut, though I’m one of those oddballs that still prefers Evil Empire. Whatever. Close enough.

That they were going this strong after a decade is truly impressive.

Favorite track is “Calm Like A Bomb”

#RapMetal #HardRock #FunkMetal #HardcoreMusic #music #90s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWmog0Ue4Wo

#OTD Sept 24, 1991

Red Hot Chilli Peppers released their fifth LP, “Blood Sugar Sex Magik”

This is their peak, imho. Which frankly isn’t saying much. It’s more funk and rock, less metal. I really enjoy a few tracks from each RHCP album, but an album’s worth has just never materialized for me.

However one feels about this album, my god does it represent 90’s alt rock perfectly. That’s both a compliment and a criticism. They got super popular which in part led to the departure of their guitarist (good for him, he was clearly stressed and self-medicating in the worst possible way).

#AlternativeRock #FunkRock #FunkMetal #RapRock #music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRQwn8rmZfo

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
1999 USA Warner Bros Records #vinyl #music
#AlternativeRock, #FunkMetal

#OTD August 28, 1990
Living Colour release their second LP, “Time's Up”

As a fan of guitar-centric music, it was inevitable that I’d love this mix of hard rock and funk with a punk attitude. Yeah, the Chili Peppers had a similar vibe, but Living Colour is on a whole other level.

The band had success with their prior album, released in 1988 and featuring the hit “Cult of Personality”. But I prefer Time’s Up. It’s got a better sound quality, more guitar virtuosity, and some of my favorite LC songs, including the title track, which is about the environment and how we’re running out of time to save it. In 1990! It also includes guest vocals from Queen Latifah, Doug E Fresh, and Little Richard!!

#HardRock #Metal #FunkMetal #music #90s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8B5HQnweBo

Still struggling to pick a #PopMonday track for the #CarsAndBicycles theme, but because we camp in our #Metal friends music tags so often, I feel I must stretch the rules and post this. Also, when I was about 17, Primus was the shit.

Primus - Jerry Was A Race Car Driver (Official Music Video)
https://youtu.be/LBQ2305fLeA

#NowPlaying
My Name is Mud – Primus
https://player.listenlive.co/24591