The question is whether Audioslave will ever get rid of the label 'this looks like Rage Against The Machine, only with the singer of Soundgarden'. Because with the characteristic guitar playing of Tom Morrello (RATM) and the characteristic rock voice of Chris Cornell (Soundgarden), Audioslave still reminds us of the bands it once emerged from. However, on Revelations it appears that Audioslave is
… increasingly becoming a 'real' band with its own sound. Musically, the legacy of the nineties is very much on top, but that cannot be any different if you choose to work with producer Brendan O'Brien, who has been in the studio with almost every grunge band. Political activism has not disappeared either, and not only in the lyrics. Morello, together with Serj Tankian (System Of A Down), is the founder of the so-called Axis Of Justice, a non-profit organization that fights for social justice, and calls on visitors to its website to watch Kubrick's Spartacus and read Che Guevarra. . (IV)more
