Rage against the Machine

[TheShinje]

[b]OMG rage is the r0x0rz lolk!!!111 [/b]

And no, I'm not spamming :smirk:

I've only really got into Rage Against the Machine since the Matrix credits, and I enjoy their style. It's a kind of funky hip hop rock sound (to me it is anyway)

My favourite tracks would be Wake Up, Renegades of Funk and Bullet in the Head. I also have downloaded a track which is probably mislabelled as being them, it's the Star Wars Imperial March, rocked up, it's a good track.

Among the things I like most abour RAGTM, is their political message, and how it is so well wrapped into the lyrics of their songs. Before hearing Wake Up outside the Matrix Credits, I didn't hear such lyrics as "you know they murdered X, (Malcom X I assume) they tried to blame it on Islam."

According to The Covers project, a site that lists bands and what they've covered and who's covered their songs, Renegades of Funk is a cover, and they also did a cover of N.W.A's **** the Police (which i don't recall after reading their discography)

It's a shame RAGTM broke up in 2000, I woulod have like to hear them speak out about Iraq :smirk:

[Kent]

Well I say down with rage...

First off, x was murdered by muslims that didn't like when malcom found the true islam and stopped hating whites. (go look it up, don't take rocha's word for it)

Second, they are a bunch of hipocrites. Thats right.

You see, when you claim to be a communist and then expliot a capitalistic society so you can sell your music, you are a hipocrite. (saying one thing and doing another)

All in all, I was a huge rage fan about 8 years ago, but then... I woke up. Just like he asked me to (rocha) I woke up. I stopped listening to foolish communist that are just wanna-be mexican revolutionaries and started finding things out for myself... and thats when I found out rage and rocha in particular were/are full of ****.

[James]

[color=#707875]Well...I like Rage Against the Machine, at least in terms of their sound. I've liked them for a while, though I've never been a huge fan in particular.

I completely disagree with their political lyrics...like most celebrities, their opinions don't hold a huge amount of factual weight. So I put them in the same basket as any other Hollywood actor who might try to tell me about world affairs.

But, I don't really care about that. When I listen to their music, I really don't care about the political message. If the music sounds good and if I enjoy it...fine. *shrug*

I wouldn't be a very well informed human being if I relied on them for my political messages anyway.[/color]

[Kyo no Ryu]

Ive loved Rage against the machine sinse I was 6. Dispite the annoyance, I like the way they constantly repeat themselves like in renegades of funk. I really got into them after their song frontline from the Godzilla soundtrac.

[Shinmaru]

I used to be a huge, huge fan of Rage Against the Machine but now I just like them...I'm not obsessed like I was before, heh.

I always liked the sound of their songs, especially the guitar; Tom Morello is an amazing guitarist, no doubt about it. I never really got into the political aspect of the band, so their feelings on politics are pretty much a moot point to me.

My favorites of theirs would have to be Bulls on Parade, Ashes in the Fall and Sleep Now in the Fire.

[Shizoku]

Ya I liked Rage Against the Machine. They have a great sound. Rocha was always a bit intense..That is why I like audioslave a little better.

[Mr. Maul]

I love there music. There use of effects pedals is second to none, but I'd have to agree with what everyone else is saying. They may say they're raging against the machine, but they're actually helping it prosper.