Rage Against the Machine

Type: FLAC - Audience

Length: 84 minutes

Complete: Yes

Taper: tapeworm(48)

Lineage: AT831s > SP-SPSB-11 (@69Hz) > Sony PCM-M10

Notes: A great tape from tapeworm! A huge thanks to recording, tracking, and sharing and making this available so quickly! This was recorded FOB left, 7 rows behind the pit. Tapeworm notes: "Notes: First night of the "Public Service Announcement Tour" with Run the Jewels (recorded), and the band's first performance since 2011. M10 set at 4. Raw transfer with no fades or EQ."

Type: FLAC - Audience

Length: 88 minutes

Complete: Yes

Taper: George Wang

Lineage: DPA 4023s

Notes: Another fantastic tape by George Wang. George and I met each other at Nine Inch Nails in Atlanta GA for Shaky Knees. He was wearing a Rage shirt so we started talking, I showed him my mics, and then he pulled his out! Totally wild that we happened to bump into each other without knowing each other. A huge thanks to George for taping and sharing, like all his tapes this one is absolutely incredible sounding. See you in the pit for Chicago!

Type: FLAC - Audience

Length: 84 minutes

Complete: Yes

Taper: TB

Lineage: DPA 4080 > CA Ugly Box > Sony PCM-10 (Oade Preamp Mod)

Notes: Another fantastic tape, this time from TB! This was recorded from the front row (!!) right in front of the left stack. Taper notes: "Notes: Drove 8 hours the day of for this one. Pit was GA so I got there early and waited in line a couple of hours for the gates to open. Got down to the pit and found a good spot right in front of the stack. Waited a couple more hours for RTJ (taped them as well). Security was cool and agreed not to stand in front of the stack for Rage. Got pretty lucky with my spot as all of the crowd surfers were to the left of me. Only minor incident was a dude behind me sticking his hand right on one of the mics at the start of Freedom. Listening back it's barely noticeable. Amazing energy and performance. Well worth the wait and effort."

Type: FLAC - Audience

Length: 84 minutes

Complete: Yes

Taper: TJ (http://ratm.live)

Lineage: Schoeps MK4s > Babynbox > PCM-A10

Notes: I cannot believe I've been waiting for this nearly eleven years!! What an absolute blast of a weekend. I've been hanging out with an absolute amazing crew and this show was a blast. A huge shout out to Anthony, Joe, Skeeter, Pati, and Sunny (Hate5Six) for making this such an unforgettable weekend! We got to Alpine Valley right before 3PM and set up shop in the very back of the parking lot in the shade. After sitting for awhile we heard what we thought was the band sound checking so we went over to see what was going on. We got to hear a few songs sound checked, including Bombtrack, No Shelter (only the intro), The Ghost of Tom Joad, and Testify. Bombtrack was first had Zack on vocals and hearing that made it real for me. The others were only instrumentals but I lost my shit hearing No Shelter and Tom Joad, two songs I never expected to hear live. After what seemed like forever we eventually went inside. I set up shop against the back rail center-ish for both RTJ and Rage. At 9:20 the lights dimmed and we began to hear Zack over the PA. I couldn't make out what he was saying but it gave me chills. It was finally happening!!! His speech ended with saying "This is a Public Service announcement" and then the band came out and I nearly cried. The band opened with Bombtrack and then proceeded to play one of the best sets I've ever seen them do. The band was TIGHT - Zack was jumping and running around like a maniac, Tim was pounding the bass, Tom was destroying the guitar, and Brad was holding everything together. This IMO blew their other shows out of the water between 2007-2011. Mad props to the practice they've been putting in as it definitely shows. In terms of the recording it reflects what I heard. However, for Killing what I did was abandon my spot, went into the pit, and had Joe, Skeeter, and Anthony lift me up where I waved the legendary Che flag. It was an honor to be able to wave that at a show. I was lifted up twice for that and it was the highlight of the show for me. Zack looked straight at me, we made eye contact. Security was NOT happy and I had to go down. The mics flew off my hat which is why things get chaotic but I don't think you're going to find anyone else with Schoeps doing that. I also filmed the show in 4K. Will be sharing that as well! This is just the first of 50 more shows. If the soundcheck is any indication there is some WILD stuff on the way :)

Type: MP4 - Audience

Length: 86 minutes

Complete: Yes

Taper: TJ (http://ratm.live)

Lineage: Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100 (4K video) + Schoeps MK4s (audio)

Notes: My video capture of the Alpine Valley show with the ZS100 paired with my MK4s capture. The video itself is fine - a lot of the shaking was from me leaning against the back rail and it getting shaken by the crowd.

Type: MP4 - Audience

Length: 88 minutes

Complete: Yes

Taper: shinepigeon

Lineage: Sony RX100VII

Notes: A huge thanks to shinepigeon for reaching out and sending over the raw MP4s! This is an incredible capture of the band's first performance back shot from the upper seats. The camera was mounted which is why the footage is so still. This is the band's 2022 most viewed video on YouTube for good reason - thanks again for sending over the raw footage!

Type: MP4 - Audience

Length: 90 minutes

Complete: Yes

Taper: lowlight10

Lineage: Google Pixel 3

Notes: Thank you lowlight10 for sending over this great footage! Shot from Section 202, Row V left of stage.

Type: MTS - Audience

Length: 54 minutes

Complete: No

Taper: pjtourkid

Lineage: Sony HDR XR160

Notes: An incomplete capture of Rage at their first show back. Great footage, shot just right of stage. Some solid close ups of the band as well. Rather bassy audio and this would benefit from some synced audio. Includes PSA through Wake Up and then from Tom Joad to Killing. Thanks to pjtourkid for taping and for lowlight10 for sending this footage over!

Type: MP4 - Pro Shot

Length: ?? minutes

Complete: Yes

Taper: Hate5Six

Lineage: The infamous Hate5Six BFG looking camera setup

Notes: The legendary Hate5Six filmed parts of the concert between the stage and the rail.