One Day As A Lion

Zack needs a solo album with hip hop producers already...Your easting time with some incredible talent...heard your Release track on Blackalicious' Blazing Arrow I own all the Rage albums...This EP could of been more...Dope lyrics and hunger from De La Rocha but the production sounds like a gritty garage session...still dope but ppl would snatch up a solo hip hop album from Zack in a heartbeat..what are u waiting for?? Fans remember "CIA"? Zack+Krs?? If you dont know check out Lyricist Lounge Vol 1...dope ass track...If your fan of a Rage or Zack cop the this EP...

Great album for those needing a new fix of Rage Against the Machine... This new Prophets of Rage garbage they're trying to trade off as "Rage" is definitely not doing a thing for me....Rage is NOT Rage without Zack... There simply is NO WAY it ever will be.

Better to live one day as a lionthan 1000 years as a lambZack's back! He's joined forces with Jon Theodore, an enigmatic drummer from MARS VOLTA. This dynamic duo surges with an unbridled energy in a drastic effort to wake the ignorant masses from the enormous travesties and shameful fabrications that are constantly rocking them to sleep.It's a strange comfort, not to mention an invigorating slap in the face, to once again hear the former RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE vocalist confront the corrupt world powers and immoral figureheads that try to significantly distort the truth to their advantage.Zack de la Rocha is an extraordinary activist and inspirational poet, first and foremost. If this was just a book filled with 5 of his poems, it'd still be well worth the price. Zack judges his success as a musician not by how many albums he sells, but how much positive change the particular band helps emerge, politically speaking.Now, on to the music. Of course this 5-song EP isn't enamored with catchy little pop singles spewing out some silly little nursery rhymes. Turn on your radio for that nonsense. Zack's got his hands full on the electro keyboards, whirling out some some bizarre and funky industrial alternative beats that will ricochet through your earcanal in relentless fashion. Of course he raps the lyrics with the unmatched intensity we've come to expect. Jon matches him step for step with some excellent drum work.Lyrically, his peoms harness the same rebellious spirit and ultra-significant context. It's all very intelligent verse, intent on penetrating your thoughts and sparking contemplative discussions. Awesome. Not all easily decipherable, but the overall connotations are unmistakeable.The opening lyrics from the first song, WILD INTERNATIONAL:"They say that in war that truth be the first casualty."Some other lines that left an impression on me..."Ocean of past crimes now fill our hearts to tear them down.""your God is a homeles assassin.""why would we ever let a few white christians fictionsshape our tomorrow following them.""if you fear dying, then you're already dead."Awesome, awesome stuff. An important message resonates from the core of this incredible artistic endeavor. Definitely not intended for those who believe ignorance is bliss. Although the overall sound is somewhat limited by the lack of guitarist in the band, this wasn't meant to be some intricate, melodic audio-massage to gently soothe your merry disposition.ALSO MAKE SURE YOU CHECKOUT ZACK'S FREE ONLINE SONG FROM 2003"MARCH OF DEATH"recorded in protest of the then upcoming invasion of Iraq."One day I say we live as a lionand when our cubs grow we'll show you whatwar is good for"

Great release, love the mix, love the songs, love the funk...........it kicks buttocks!

Really Good. Can’t wait for a RATM reunion!

As described

Really great stuff, but it's only five songs and still manages to get a little repetitive.

Good

It's Zach De La Rocha and Jon Theodore...how could this not be an amazing EP. After years of no new material from RATM and when Theodore left The Mars Volta I truly believe that music was not as good, I'm not saying that the rest of TMV albums were bad or that Audioslave was a bad super-group, but it could never be the same without these two brilliant musicians. As soon as 'Wild International' kicks in La Rocha hits hard immediately banging out his usual standard of intelligent, well pieced together rapping that carriers throughout the album until his last syllable. As per Mr. Theodore lays down hard and funky grooves that power through each track without letting up, he is a true testament to drumming ability and drum fitness and when the two play together there is magic in the air. Unfortunately it was only a 5 track EP which left me gagging for me, but as a lover of what both these musicians have given to music I was thoroughly impressed with these songs.Essential Tracks:Wild InternationalIf You Fear Dying

came on time and great item!

Great sound - Just a shame it's only an EP

Here it is...finally. One Day as a Lion are Zack de la Rocha, lead vocalist (and current as of July 2008) for Rage Against the Machine, and Jon Theodore, former drummer with the Mars Volta. De la Rocha and Theodore have been reportedly working on this project since 2006. The end result is a volatile mix of rhythm, noise, and radical poetry. De la Rocha is no stranger to the great political poets; his brand of rapping and freestyling has always been saturated with their influence as well as his own constantly evolving political thought. Many of these writers are cited in the set's acknowledgements -- Jimmy Santiago Baca, Amiri Baraka, Sonia Sanchez, and Junot Diaz, to name just four. The name of the band comes from a near mythic photograph by the great George Rodriguez published in 1970: "It's better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand years as a lamb." The slogan is a tag centered in a frame on a white wall in Boyle Heights. Knowing this, you might believe you have an idea of what these songs are about, but you'd be wrong; you only think you do. Yes, these five songs, clocking in at just over 20 minutes, are an intense racket of sociopolitical noise. Theodore's drums add the taut, tightly wound pulse of the lion, the phrase, the breath, the heart of the sound, while de la Rocha's keyboards blurt, pulse, and skronk a post-9/11 warning siren throughout. Some nonsense has been made of this entire project being influenced by Led Zeppelin -- that seems to be the thing to write in 2008. Truth is, one track, "Ocean View," touches on Zep's mighty tune "The Ocean" in the melody of its refrain, but its lyrical content is in stark, even violent contrast to the former hard rock heroes as de la Rocha spits atop some mighty organic beats and squalling synths: "...Oceans of tears now rise aflame to tear them down/Oceans of past crimes now fill our hearts to tear them down...." It's poetry, it's political, it's mysterious -- until you sit down and let this killer track knock you flat on your back with its rage, power, and knowledge of reckoning. The rest you are going to have to check out, save to say that all five of these cuts are essential, pure kinetic anger motivated by love for people (to paraphrase Che Guevara). This is a five-cut call to arms. No matter what ultimately happened with One Day as a Lion, we now have this document, perfect in its short sparking length and raucous in its truth. Twenty minutes? How long was the first Sex Pistols album, 30 with some filler? How long was Grandmaster Flash's "The Message"? Eight? There isn't any filler here; it's all the aural ignition of a gasoline bomb going off in your ears.

l'unico difetto è il prezzo, 35 euro per un ep sono troppi! io l'ho preso dal marketplace a poco meno di 20, già megliovinile da 180gr di qualità, audio eccellente, la copertina non è apribile ma la busta interna ha una bella grafica. C'è un coupon per il download digitale dell'album