50 Best Albums of 2011: Tom Morello, The Nightwatchman: 'World Wide Rebel Songs'

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Tom Morello, The Nightwatchman: 'World Wide Rebel Songs'

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Morello balances Woody Guthrie folk-warrior screeds with Rage Against the Machine guitar heroics – praising unions, firing off face-melting solos and duetting soulfully with Ben Harper. It's working-class storytelling and roots-minded songcraft hot-wired by a master mechanic.