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Great songs
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Great songs
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Hardly. Just gets a bit tiring seeing threads in one board when there is a board designed purely for that topic.Look out its the forum police
I remember getting a copy of 'Renegades' at Christmas in 2000 (having gotten TBOLA at Christmas the year before), and not realising at first that it was a covers album
It's kinda sad how they were so good that they ended up crossing ever so subtly into a mainstream spotlight that their message ended up being eroded away -
I remember one of my cousins' 21st birthday - They're country lads, which is fine, but even calling them A-political is a stretch because that maybe somehow implies they've thought about something once or twice... I don't know. Anyway, they're farmers and I'm sure as f*ck they voted for Abbott..
anyway, it's the birthday party, the local hall has been hired out - There's a tab on the bar - There's finger food all around, my aunty helped put balloons out, they even hired a jukebox thing for the nights music...
anyway, at one point during the night, someone discovered 'Killing In The Name Of' was on the music rooster, and duly put on the song... it was truly an odd experience..
a bevy of country lads, conservative farmers who would play a bit of footy, drink beer on weekends, and who would otherwise give myself and my brother friendly stick about being too 'book wise' because we dared to take an interest in socio-political and economic issues, roared into chorus as the opening chords of the song rang out...
.
Up to the dance floor they went, showing off the 'mosh moves' they had learnt through watching MTV-sque shows and film clips (because they sure as f*ck had never been to see any live music before) in a type of primative show of strength that apes were likely to perform before being able to mate with a female..
as the outro blared out and the now legendary lyrics of '**** you, I won't do what you tell me' repeated ad naseum, these farmer boys squared off against each other in some kind of lyrical battle that featured them saying exactly the same thing back and forth to each other...
I looked over to my brother and we kinda shrugged, and sighed deep inside, knowing that Rage Against The Machine now no longer ceased to mean anything significant - Their shock value lyrics had been lost on a whole generation who seem to lamely take them on board as if it was to be directed at our high school principal .....
That would have been about 12 years ago....
Heavy
Is that what it says. I've always wondered.... now legendary lyrics of '**** you, I won't do what you tell me'
The debut album is beyond epic
Wake Up is such a strong song lyrically. Brilliant.
tl;drIt's kinda sad how they were so good that they ended up crossing ever so subtly into a mainstream spotlight that their message ended up being eroded away -
I remember one of my cousins' 21st birthday - They're country lads, which is fine, but even calling them A-political is a stretch because that maybe somehow implies they've thought about something once or twice... I don't know. Anyway, they're farmers and I'm sure as f*ck they voted for Abbott..
anyway, it's the birthday party, the local hall has been hired out - There's a tab on the bar - There's finger food all around, my aunty helped put balloons out, they even hired a jukebox thing for the nights music...
anyway, at one point during the night, someone discovered 'Killing In The Name Of' was on the music rooster, and duly put on the song... it was truly an odd experience..
a bevy of country lads, conservative farmers who would play a bit of footy, drink beer on weekends, and who would otherwise give myself and my brother friendly stick about being too 'book wise' because we dared to take an interest in socio-political and economic issues, roared into chorus as the opening chords of the song rang out...
.
Up to the dance floor they went, showing off the 'mosh moves' they had learnt through watching MTV-sque shows and film clips (because they sure as f*ck had never been to see any live music before) in a type of primative show of strength that apes were likely to perform before being able to mate with a female..
as the outro blared out and the now legendary lyrics of '**** you, I won't do what you tell me' repeated ad naseum, these farmer boys squared off against each other in some kind of lyrical battle that featured them saying exactly the same thing back and forth to each other...
I looked over to my brother and we kinda shrugged, and sighed deep inside, knowing that Rage Against The Machine now no longer ceased to mean anything significant - Their shock value lyrics had been lost on a whole generation who seem to lamely take them on board as if it was to be directed at our high school principal .....
That would have been about 12 years ago....
Rage against the machine is my favourite band of all time. Impossible to pick a favourite song. Favourite album is self titled followed closely by Battle of LA.
I don't think their message has eroded at all, sure Killing in the name of has become a somewhat well known song and everyone loves to sing along to the classic "**** you I wont do you what ya tell me". But anything artistic, movies, poems, stories, songs are always going to be misunderstood and misinterpreted, that is the nature of the beast. But I think their songs and the messages they hold are as strong as ever. I wish Zach would return from whatever he is doing and bring out new music, could use his voice more than ever these days and plenty to write about that's for sure.
Not a fan of RATM but Tom Morello played the best solo I've seen with my own eyes when he toured with Springsteen. It was absolutely incredible.
From 5.20
Blew my mind.
Epic solo.
I love The Boss as much as anyone, but the RATM version of this song blows away his original IMO:
Such intensity.