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Renegades salutes the band's musical and philosophical roots, ranging from the old-school Bronx to the hard-rockin' Motor City to protest-central Greenwich Village to gangsta-ridden L.A. As could be expected, the set works best when the group focuses on material from its most recent forebears: rappers and hardcore bands. 4/5 

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RollingStone

From the opening wah-wah guitar that kicks Eric B. and Rakim’s “Microphone Fiend” wide open, Rage make clear that this won’t be a canned karaoke cakewalk: The groove enters at a bloodthirsty pitch, and vocalist Zach de la Rocha drops verses with the most agility and syncopated precision he’s ever displayed. 4/5 

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Sputnik Music

Regardless of the fact that the songs on this album weren’t written by RATM this album still has a similar overall feel to the rest of their albums. Most likely because of the song selection (and the fact that they adapted the songs to sound like them). Anyways, I guess the best word to describe the overall feel would have to be disgruntled. 2.5/5 

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the ace black blog

Renegades is a hit and miss affair, frequently alternating between brilliance and mediocrity. 8.08/10 

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MusicStack

Posthumously released in the waning days of 2000, this is a collection of covers which effectively introduces the band's influences to their fans. While nobody really needs to hear another cover "Kick Out the Jams," it is interesting to note the MC5 influence in Rage's music. Other songs are more successful and for fans, Renegades takes the band out with style. 

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The Austin Chronicle

Fans of the covered bands will want to hear how the songs have been Rageified, but there's no question Renegades will make the band's demise that much more disappointing to their faithful. 3.5/5 

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