On Sept. 12 and 13 of 2000, Rage Against the Machine played two shows at L.A.'s historic Grand Olympic Auditorium, which turned out to be the band's final performances together.

This Rick Rubin-produced CD (a companion DVD package is available separately) covers Rage rockers like "Bullet in the Head," "War Within a Breath," "Sleep Now in the Fire" and perennial anthem "Killing in the Name," as well as covers of MC5's "Kick Out the Jams" and EPMD's "I'm Housin'."

Three-fourths of Rage has moved on to form Audioslave [ tickets ] (with Chris Cornell), and no doubt vocalist Zack De La Rocha is still fighting the good fight, but at one point this quartet was the most vicious right-cross in rock. This is an excellent document from a band with a lot of heart--whether or not you agreed with the messages or messenger.

De La Rocha's politics aside, the band is tight no matter who's singing. Tom Morello's guitar wizardry (the pseudo-scratching never gets old) is ably backed up by bassist Tim Commerford and drummer Brad Wilk, who were playing the show ... as if it was their last.