Its also a reference to wallstreet bankers, ie "bulls and bears". A bull market is one thats stable and on the rise and isnt going down. The song is about the military industrial complex and for-profit wars. So the Bulls are on parade because theyre having a field day selling stock for weapons that never goes down.
If I were putting together my dream band, I would get Tom Morello and Nels Cline (Wilco) for guitar. Watch Nels go ham for 5 minutes ua-cam.com/video/WBpDs-BfwO0/v-deo.html
I love seeing the younger generation feeling my generations rage songs but I am so saddened and sorry that it is so instantly relateable to you. I wish we had done more.
I think we screamed as loud as we could. The world seemed like a bigger place back then. If we had today's platforms, maybe it could have had more impact? Either way RATM broke so many barriers and stereotypes for us - hopefully this is the next wave of that revolution.
@@guynoir5968 it's sad bc the things they fought for never got fixed, they always had a message but their lyrics are still relevant bc that message wasnt heard
So what. So did i back in the early 90s. So did literally every single.person i knew. It wasnt difficult. We didnt think they were a love band. It didnt take much to figure it out.
@@SillyGoose2024 chill out dude. they had barely gotten into the song and she literally grasped the whole idea thats what they were pointing out. anyone with half a brain could look at their lyrics and know but they hadnt even gotten to the lyrics yet.
I'm reminded of an interview Ice T did around the end of RATM's first tour. When he was asked about them he called their sound "heavy hop" and I still think it works. Its a shame we didn't see any groups pick up and continue to refine it.
It's called rap rock and yes it is a sub genre...nu metal comes straight after it...a band inbetween would be like papa roach earlier stuff the infest album.
"Killing in the Name" takes more direct aim at police brutality, this one is more aimed at the whole Machine in general, particularly the military industrial complex and how the autocrats keep the common folk down for their own enrichment with, yes, the use of the pigs. The second verse in partcular is sheer brilliance: Weapons not food, not homes, not shoes Not need, just feed the war cannibal animal I walk the corner to the rubble that used to be a library Line up to the mind cemetery now What we don't know keeps the contracts alive and movin' They don't gotta burn the books they just remove 'em While arms warehouses fill as quick as the cells Rally 'round the family, pockets full of shells
Kind of... the meaning of the song is about how corporations claim to be family oriented but also support war and violence because they only care about profit. “Rally round the family... with a pocket full of shells...”
I saw him play with Brice Springsteen a few years back. He was doing shit with that guitar it didn’t know was possible. I went glad I was finally seeing Bruce. I left glad I got to see Tom Morello do a guitar solo.
Facts I was thinking about how different their stuff is from most rap/rock aka numetal. Numetal always seemed to cater to teenage angst but I remember hitting a point where I was embarrassed by the content. Rage never lost it's appeal though
More RATM: - Wake Up - Testify - Know Your Enemy - Take The Power Back - Guerilla Radio - Freedom - Bullet In The Head - Renegades Of Funk - Calm Like A Bomb - Bombtrack - Pistol Grip Pump
Pretty much every Rage song is “heavy metal” with Zack the lead singer spittin bars over top about oppression and injustice and sticking it to the man in other words having rage against the machine.
@@jackconorria4033 Nah, it's just not bud. No one ever even called it metal until reaction videos. It's funk, hip hop and some hard rock. I guess you could call it a beta version of nu-metal since apparently now anything with guitars is metal. I even see clowns claiming pop-punk is metal now. It's hilarious.
dave bcf personal opinions aside, this is indeed metal. As were some zeppelin songs and most van halen tunes. I respect your opinions but factually you’re wrong. Ratm along with many other artists that might not be considered metal are under that genre.
One of my favorite verses ever: Weapons - not food, not homes, not shoes Not need, just feed the war cannibal animal I walk the corner to the rubble that used to be a library Line up to the mind cemetery now What we don't know keeps the contracts alive and movin' They don't gotta burn the books they just remove 'em While arms warehouses fill as quick as the cells Rally round tha family, pocket full of shells
Every word is perfect. Writing like that is so difficult and only comes from an honest connection and belief in what's being said. Zach is an absolute legend.
Or as President and former WW2 Supreme Allied Commander Dwight Eisenhower said "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children. The cost of one modern heavy bomber is this: a modern brick school in more than 30 cities. It is two electric power plants, each serving a town of 60,000 population. It is two fine, fully equipped hospitals. It is some fifty miles of concrete pavement. We pay for a single fighter with a half-million bushels of wheat. We pay for a single destroyer with new homes that could have housed more than 8,000 people. . . . This is not a way of life at all, in any true sense. Under the cloud of threatening war, it is humanity hanging from a cross of iron."
@@fricky00 That's the thing that boggles my mind about Ike: he represents the ultimate hypocrisy of "woke America." "I know this is a terrible thing, but I am also going to actively contribute to its promulgation." That's why it's called a machine. No one person, EVEN A PRESIDENT, can break out of it on their own. Imagine a president who resisted the MIC; they'd get assassinated, pretty early. I guarantee there's someone in the Secret Service detail of every president since the CIA started existing with orders to find some way to "deal with" that president if they upset the plans of the intelligence community too much. It's more than just one person: it's an entire system in which too many powerful people stand to lose too much from reallocating our resources away from the war machine. It probably ends with our well-deserved collapse as a society. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Nope they are not anti establishment, they are anti Capitalist establishment. This band donned a communist elitist on their merch. They are definetly pro communist establishment - supporting one system over another when both are actually 2 cogs in the same machine.
@@ihatedrums I'd rather say american culture doesn't push people to think too deep about politics - as of before recent events I never really saw anyone talk about politics deeply like they do in my country
This reaction was perfect. I love seeing hip hop fans hear this song. This song is for every race every religion. We’re the bulls on parade I think destroying everything in our path. Great job, guys.
until you sign to the biggest machine there is when it comes to music aka sony and start charging 400 dollars a ticket per show they played everyone with a fake message so hard lol
You guys got it wrong...the lead singer left the band because of that very reason. (To not sell out) They broke up because they didn't want to become what you're accusing them of. They broke up at the peak of their success. That's a boss move. Signing with a label is just part of the business, that doesn't make them sellouts or poseurs. I'm glad the younger generation is starting to get an idea of what bands like this were all about.
I LOVE that Rage is getting recognized again!!! They have been speaking out against a broken system for so long. When I first heard them on the radio, Ibhad goosebumps! Also, you two are absolutely adorable!!! Thanks for this!!!! 💗
I can't even express how much I love seeing my fellow black folks getting put on to Rage Against the Machine. They are on tour 2021. Ratm.com Their biggest influences when they first came out were Public Enemy and Cypress Hill
Damnnn, when this album dropped in the mid 90s, every radio station in Australia played this song over and over, it was incredible, you couldn't go a day without hearing these tracks, it was somehow normal to dig RATM. Nowadays there's nothing like it..
It makes me so happy to see the young people feeling this so much. Please look into the members of this band and see what their politics are. Also READ THEIR LYRICS! Pure genius...
Saw them at Lollapalooza II, as the very first act at 10:30am. Later that day bought their CD from Tom at their tent. Instant fan for life. 30 years later I am still fighting. But being a natural born rebel lead me to switch sides. As The Machine for me! Was giving me a fish to control me for life. When I wanted to learn how to fish for me self, I was cast out. Leaned how to fish and woke up to realize the freedoms that was stolen from me by giving up my vote. 2020 The Machine has be unmasked with martial law and quarantines. While those chosen white politicians eat at restaurants as "we are under control" Reminds me of when Zack is yelling "WAAAAAAAKE UP!" The old quote is still true, "Evil will never tell your wrong. As long as you always agree and obey". Took 15 years to figure that out. Another 5 years to realized you want a leader like Chef Ramsey not Barny the dinosaur. 2021 is going to be epic! Thanks RATM, p.s. B Boots no disrespect, my path is probably different that yours this is my truth. Yours is just as valid as mine and you have an equal path. Like I said No disrespect, all love all love.
“Is this even rock?” That has been exactly my point for decades. I’ve been a fan of RATM my whole life and people accuse of wanting to be white. 🤦🏾♂️ but when you hear this shit, I don’t really hear rock, I hear hip hop with dope guitar riffs. Keep the videos going, I love it ✊🏾🙌🏾
This music is for everyone. That’s what makes it so great. Their band consists of a Latino American singer, A Latino American Drummer, A White American Bassist, and The GOAT Tom Morello, A Black American Guitarist. AKA The Pioneer of Crazy Guitar Sounds. They are truly one of a kind. Great Review Guys! Salute!
It's also about how the Tibetan people were occupied and taken over by the Chinese govt. That's what the Asian people escaping over the mountain and the red flags are about. The Tibetan Buddhist monks were exiled decades ago by the communist Chinese govt, the red flags are almost identical to the Chinese flag. To this day the Dahli Lama has to live in a different country than the Ancient Home of the Dahli Lamas. They're talking about killings getting done for greed on a global scale, rallying around families with pockets full of shells. Powerful message.
TheLastWalenta All communist projects are and were totalitarian and fascist. No matter how and what standard apologies “not done right” will be said. I lived in one of those and experienced every possible flaw it has. It has fundamental conflict with human nature.
Seen Tom Morello do a free show during lark fest in Albany NY and it blew my mind , 120.000 people on the street , by far the biggest lark fest crowd ever 👍
Don't know how I found this video, but I am glad I did. I was in college, probably right around your age, when Rage first came out. I had never heard anything like them before, and I haven't heard anything like them since. I hit subscribe and smashed the notifications when Chris said, "On my Mamma, cause I feel it." Me too, dude. Me, too.
Rage was our voice against the treatment of hate we kept seeing. As a 90’s kid we wanted peace but all we saw was hate.. this song is still relevant today.. Still powerful!
I've watched a hundred different reaction channels, and never before have I seen someone so excited about the music that I grew up with. Ten seconds into the song, I slammed that subscribe button. You guys are amazing!
One of the only bands that can blend rock and rap/hip hop SEAMLESSLY heavy af and funky as hell, his flow is insane. You all should go through their first album. It’s my personal favorite from them
The trick is to not go too far left or you become a carbon copy of the equivalent on the right. Believe me when I say that extreme leftists are as obnoxious as the far right. I consider myself left of the middle, but there has to be a balance somewhere along the line. If you shoot for systems of government that rely too heavily on the good will of people and their desire to share for a greater good, you end up with a whole new set of problems. The reasons are quite clear, and those reasons are that there are people in the world who genuinely have little to no empathy. They are quite literally incapable of understanding the need to tackle homelessness, poverty and starvation. Somebody of this mind set will not be too happy in a socialist environment which would only lead to another revolution of like minded people. Then comes the snag; what do the leftist society do in order to tackle the revolution? Do they force people with a capitalist mindset to toe the line? If so, are the left not becoming the very thing they fought hard to escape? Just thoughts by the way, but when younger people talk about revolution they need to make sure they are doing it the right way, with a sustainable plan in mind.
STFU u aint doing shit...milennials are special snowflakes who cant take a beating without crying "injustice" and getting back to their parents basement. Fuck the commies and fuck BLM
This song is way deeper. It’s a song about war and the brutality of it. Rage is by far a band that puts message first. It just happens to have best band behind Zack
Probably the best Reaction Clip, I've ever seen. Your energy and enthusiasm is amazing. I was smiling like a maniac throughout the whole shit. I'd love to see a Deftones clip from you two... Much love from Germany, guys.
@@mikebarner1006 he does that for bullet in the head. Here he uses a pedal that make the strings octaves higher than they are and he runs his hands up and down the strings while switching back and forth with the pick ups.
[Intro] Come with it now Come with it now [Verse 1] The microphone explodes, shattering the mold Either drop the hits like de la O or get the fuck off the commode With the sure shot, sure to make the bodies drop Drop and don't copy, yo, don't call this a co-op Terror rains drenchin', quenchin' the thirst Of the power dons, that five-sided Fistagon The rotten sore on the face of Mother Earth gets bigger The trigger’s cold, empty your purse [Chorus] Rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells They rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells They rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells They rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells [Verse 2] Weapons, not food, not homes, not shoes Not need, just feed the war, cannibal animal I walk the corner to the rubble, that used to be a library Line up to the mind cemetery now What we don't know keeps the contracts alive and movin' They don't gotta burn the books, they just remove 'em While arms warehouses fill as quick as the cells Rally 'round the family, pockets full of shells [Chorus] Rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells They rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells They rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells They rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells [Guitar Solo] Bulls on parade, uh [Outro] Come with it now Come with it now Bulls on parade Bulls on parade Bulls on parade Bulls on parade Bulls on parade Bulls on parade Source: Genius.com
@@elbruces genre is Rap Metal aka mix metal with rap.. on other side its punk by left side texts and opinions.. thats why u feel it like punk.. its just punk covered by metal music and rap sing :)
@@elbruces Not really, Punk is more power chords and fast pace. Rage had more Hard Rock style riffs inspired by blues and funk. Their LYRICS however were Punk, but lyrics delivery was RAP.
@@maksoo95 lol. There's lots of incredible guitarists out there and quite a number that fans push to the top, but I've never heard anyone say Herman before.
Best Lead Guitarist ever? Really? He's a great guitarist, don't get me wrong....but the best ever? I have to disagree with you there. You are saying he's better than Prince, Jimi Hendrix, Steve Vai, Jimmy Page, BB King, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Chuck Berry. Not to mention so many others. Rolling Stone and Ranker.com have Jimi Hendrix listed as #1 guitarist of all time. And Guitarworld.com has him 2nd only to Brian May. I can't find anyone that places Tom Morello even in the top 10 ever, let alone #1.
@@beakersgarage383 I can think for myself dont need anyone elses opinion like rolling stone or guitar world to choose for me. I like Jimi Hendrix too but to me Tom Morello is the best ever hands down. He has the most out of the box and unique sounds and not just with RATM. But yes in my opinion Tom Morello is the best ever and better then any and all that you listed.
@@bmoneygr81 Saying your opinion is that he is the best is great, but at first you didn't say that was your opinion. You stated it as if there is factual evidence that he's better than guitarists that are named by experts in the field to be the best. That is the reason I disagreed with you. And for the record, agreeing with experts in any given field doesn't mean you can't think for yourself. You wouldn't say someone that trusts a doctor's opinion over what WebMD says isn't thinking for themselves. So, why do it in any other fashion?
I knew you were gonna like Rage Against the Machine! Their singer can spit and they usually sing about how minorities are being treated wrongfully by the government (aka the Machine). So you got: A rock band + a rapper + a message. Please check out 'Killing in the name of' from the same band.
@@black4pienus A republic, and as libertarian as is feasible, is my preference. I don't want the tyranny of the mob any more than the tyranny of a dictator.
@@chago4202000 In the Netherlands we have a democratic parlement. There is not one political party having all the power. We vote for what parties should be in the parlement and how many seats they get in the parlement. The leader of the party with the most seats, becomes prime minister. But all parties have a say.
@@jacobgeist6580 lI didn't say you did. From learning from history, the revolutionaries soon become like the oppressors they defeated. Power corrupts anyone who dares to hold it.
Y'all got it. There's more specific meanings to what they're talking about, specifically "they rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells" is talking about holding you hostage to policies that make a few people more and more wealthy and powerful, using "family values". And they're talking more in this song about the military industrial complex and endless wars than police brutality or global pandemics, but I don't think they would mind y'all applying that idea to any chaos that's created by greed run amok.
Give some of the footage in the video, it also applies to racism and the police state, so fitting today (because it's a problem now and for MANY decades past).
Yeah this song always reminds me of a documentary that Channel 4 did called 'The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka'. Check out the link below but I must put a warning in here that it is not for the faint of heart. I'm pretty hardy on these types of things given my line of work, and I was in tears. It is a brutal overview of the Sri Lankan civil war, but 'rallying around families with a pocket full of shells' certainly comes to mind. ua-cam.com/video/eEtAp0s9QkQ/v-deo.html
Zac's lyric - the 5 sided fistigon (pentagon). How our military industrial complex is either explicitly involved, covertly involved, or complicit in other nations' class conflicts.
They came at exactly the right time. It is the children of that time, whose parents have hopefully taught them something about the world, and about how it works.
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For another band that is similar styling check out POD "Youth of the Nation"
Rage Against the Machine Know Your Enemy
Ok!!! Great reaction now it's time for System of a down "Chop Suey!" :-)
Been checking you guys out a lil and not bad you should check out popular monster by Falling in reverse
im jealous of anyone who is listening to this song for the first time. cuz this shit blew my miiiind the first time.
Me too! Another 1st times lyrics arent don't carry the same meaning but NIN down in it! Whhhhoooo
I fucking LOVE watching people hear this shit for the first time! Especially in 2020 baby!
Oddly enough, I thought Zach was a woman when I first them on the radio.
Exactly
I was 16 listening to this xoxo
"babe you thinking too deep"
Boooy, you've never been so wrong in your life
HAHAHAHA DEADASS THOUGHT THIS SO HARD! Like “nah homegirl was RIIIIGHT!”
@@Jones-eq4bs Word!
I heard him say that, and was like, damn, you really never have heard Rage.
FRRRRRRRR RAGE ALWAYS BE SAYING SOMETHING WITH EVERY SONG THEY MAKE 😭😭😭
2:01
Do you want to be a DJ or play guitar?
Tom Morello: Yes.
HAHAHAHA......word the fuck up!!!
Fuck yes
Only 130 likes cus most people watching this don’t know who he is 😋
@@Charkunt.d5 morello a legend
I was thinking the EXACT same thing in school today
Bulls on parade is old school protest slang for cops showing up in riot gear.
So they shooting the cops OMG YOOOOO THAT JUST HIT ME 😭😭😭😭
Yeah man I love how they turn it around so by the end the people are the bulls chasing the pigs.
Found the genxer
Wow. Didn't know that. I've listened to Rage since '96 and dug into the lyrics deep. Good catch, my my friend.
Its also a reference to wallstreet bankers, ie "bulls and bears". A bull market is one thats stable and on the rise and isnt going down. The song is about the military industrial complex and for-profit wars. So the Bulls are on parade because theyre having a field day selling stock for weapons that never goes down.
The man scratching records on his guitar is the one and only Tom Morello..he is the man
He aint scratchin.thats guitar playin
If I were putting together my dream band, I would get Tom Morello and Nels Cline (Wilco) for guitar. Watch Nels go ham for 5 minutes ua-cam.com/video/WBpDs-BfwO0/v-deo.html
Tom Morello isn't that impressive. Its really easy to emulate what he does. Rage is still awesome, but Morello isn't all that
he has an on / Off switch for he´s pick up´s on he´s guitar
@@PsychoMantis308 It's very impressive in his innovation on the guitar, that's why he's so highly regarded amongst guitar players
I love seeing the younger generation feeling my generations rage songs but I am so saddened and sorry that it is so instantly relateable to you. I wish we had done more.
The best part about RATM is that their lyrics are always relatable.
The worst part about RATM is that their lyrics are always relatable
It is wild how relevant the lyrics are over a decade later. Its sad.
Amen
I think we screamed as loud as we could. The world seemed like a bigger place back then. If we had today's platforms, maybe it could have had more impact? Either way RATM broke so many barriers and stereotypes for us - hopefully this is the next wave of that revolution.
We all gotta keep fighting because freedom is never given by the oppressor, it must be demanded by the oppressed.
I'm so impressed by the fact that she nailed the song's meaning before a word was said. It's all about social injustice. KILLED IT.
Its about government and the wars they wage at the expense of the citizens. Fighting back against the war machine is their whole shtick
The genuine joy in your faces when Zack starts poppin off is too good.
The sad thing is, you can stick this band in any era, and the lyrics would still be relevant.
That's not sad....that's amazing.
@@guynoir5968 it's sad bc the things they fought for never got fixed, they always had a message but their lyrics are still relevant bc that message wasnt heard
@@jacobgeist6580 it has been heard over and over again, just ignored 😢
Moose yes. 100%
@@jacobgeist6580 It feels different this time. The Cops are showing their true face for all to see.
This world needs Rage Against the Machine right now
Truer words were never spoken.
new RATM would be outstanding
After 8 months of hiatus, they wanted to do a tour on 2019, got postponed to 2020, and now 2021.
It's been going on forever. This ain't new, it's just publicized with social media. It'll NEVER end.
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD YESSSSSSSS RIGHT NOW
its funny how she grabbed the core of Rage's music with the 1st thing she said
Nah she grabbed racism
So what. So did i back in the early 90s. So did literally every single.person i knew. It wasnt difficult. We didnt think they were a love band. It didnt take much to figure it out.
@@mikeyj1030 what?
@@SillyGoose2024 chill out dude. they had barely gotten into the song and she literally grasped the whole idea thats what they were pointing out. anyone with half a brain could look at their lyrics and know but they hadnt even gotten to the lyrics yet.
@@SillyGoose2024 it wasn't that deep. cool for you though ig? weird flex
"Is this even rock?"
No dear, it's a movement ✊
renegades of funk, baby!!!!!!!!!
✊
Yeah, is rock
it shoulda been the revolution.
It's a blend of Rock and Rap. Zach is spitting bars here.
“Is this rock?” This is RATM. They are a genre unto themselves. Geniuses all.
I'm reminded of an interview Ice T did around the end of RATM's first tour. When he was asked about them he called their sound "heavy hop" and I still think it works. Its a shame we didn't see any groups pick up and continue to refine it.
It's still rock bro
@@el34glo59 And still that label don't do them any justice
They came in and changed the game. It’s not rock, it’s not hip hop and have MULTIPLE outlets, interviews and all, saying they are Rapcore.
It's called rap rock and yes it is a sub genre...nu metal comes straight after it...a band inbetween would be like papa roach earlier stuff the infest album.
This is the most culturally relevant music act since Public Enemy.
#truth
Lmao you did you predict the future?
RUN THE JEWELS IS THE MOST culturally relevant music act since RATM
TRUEEEE
@@dkewlguy that's probably true and I fucking love RTJ, even before they started pulling Zack in for features.
him: "baby you thinking too deep", Zach: "hold my beer"
Tom's guitar: "ARM THE HOMELESS"
She was spot on though
No, she picked up on it right away. It's about police brutality and the overall bad behavior of cops.
She was on that quick. Smart girl
@@R3dRum215 yes and no- Bulls on parade refers to The Bull on Wall Street- it refers to how walls streets interests trample over the meek of the earth
“Is this police brutality type shit?”
“Babe, you’re thinking too deep”
That’s exactly what it is. 😂😂
You guys are tremendous
@Working Hard Groom Lake, NV It's both. Fuck 12
Lol that's exactly what it is
🧬 ex
She nailed it immediately.
"Killing in the Name" takes more direct aim at police brutality, this one is more aimed at the whole Machine in general, particularly the military industrial complex and how the autocrats keep the common folk down for their own enrichment with, yes, the use of the pigs. The second verse in partcular is sheer brilliance:
Weapons not food, not homes, not shoes
Not need, just feed the war cannibal animal
I walk the corner to the rubble that used to be a library
Line up to the mind cemetery now
What we don't know keeps the contracts alive and movin'
They don't gotta burn the books they just remove 'em
While arms warehouses fill as quick as the cells
Rally 'round the family, pockets full of shells
And then just a month later, you see the meaning of the song in real life...
Amen!
Kind of... the meaning of the song is about how corporations claim to be family oriented but also support war and violence because they only care about profit. “Rally round the family... with a pocket full of shells...”
Fkn getten there.
@@jeffbrown8117 And I thought the family was the gang and the shells were bullets.
It was happening then and before this song came out. Jeff’s comment is Spot on.
Tom Morello is the guitarist that could make his guitar sound like a turn table.
he use wah pedal buttt that string swipe is just genius!
There is no other guitarist like him out there.
He’s not a guitarist he’s a guitar
That was his total point & what he is trying to do..
I saw him play with Brice Springsteen a few years back. He was doing shit with that guitar it didn’t know was possible. I went glad I was finally seeing Bruce. I left glad I got to see Tom Morello do a guitar solo.
His face the second it started looked like his whole life changed 😂
Because it did. That's what waking up looks like 🤣
it's called having a revelation :)
That's what RATM does to folk.
Same same
Rage against the machine = modern day prophets
This is Rap Metal, an extremely difficult genre to ger right.
I’ve never heard of that but I like it
@@ashleywootton9556 try Skindred, Rap/Reggae Metal. Another difficult genre to get right. :)
Rage is basically in a genre of their own.
@@samanthacakebread8196 SKINDRED🔥🔥🔥
Facts I was thinking about how different their stuff is from most rap/rock aka numetal. Numetal always seemed to cater to teenage angst but I remember hitting a point where I was embarrassed by the content. Rage never lost it's appeal though
Whenever you hear crazy noises in Rage songs, that's Tom Morello on his guitar. Dude is a sorcerer with that guitar
hmm Tom Morello!!
Tom Morello literally scratching his guitar for that solo..hits that hip hop culture like scratching records! So sick and ingenious
Tom Morello is the most INTERESTING and innovative guitar player I've ever had the pleasure of hearing.
More RATM:
- Wake Up
- Testify
- Know Your Enemy
- Take The Power Back
- Guerilla Radio
- Freedom
- Bullet In The Head
- Renegades Of Funk
- Calm Like A Bomb
- Bombtrack
- Pistol Grip Pump
- Down Rodeo
Good list
People of the Sun
Basically their first album is a serie of BOMB TRACKS !
Juan Martinez word.
It’s really adorable and encouraging to see younger kids hearing the unfiltered anger brewing in the 90’s
Pretty much every Rage song is “heavy metal” with Zack the lead singer spittin bars over top about oppression and injustice and sticking it to the man in other words having rage against the machine.
Funk with some hardcore mixed in, not really metal. "We're the renegades of funk" -RATM
dave bcf renegades of funk is originally by Afrika Bambaataa, bro. Rage is rap metal
@@jackconorria4033 Nah, it's just not bud. No one ever even called it metal until reaction videos. It's funk, hip hop and some hard rock. I guess you could call it a beta version of nu-metal since apparently now anything with guitars is metal. I even see clowns claiming pop-punk is metal now. It's hilarious.
dave bcf personal opinions aside, this is indeed metal. As were some zeppelin songs and most van halen tunes. I respect your opinions but factually you’re wrong. Ratm along with many other
artists that might not be considered metal are under that genre.
@@athiccbean6359 No, factually I'm not wrong in any way. You just are one of those people who thinks distorted guitar = metal.
One of my favorite verses ever:
Weapons - not food, not homes, not shoes
Not need, just feed the war cannibal animal
I walk the corner to the rubble that used to be a library
Line up to the mind cemetery now
What we don't know keeps the contracts alive and movin'
They don't gotta burn the books they just remove 'em
While arms warehouses fill as quick as the cells
Rally round tha family, pocket full of shells
Every word is perfect. Writing like that is so difficult and only comes from an honest connection and belief in what's being said. Zach is an absolute legend.
Or as President and former WW2 Supreme Allied Commander Dwight Eisenhower said "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.
This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children. The cost of one modern heavy bomber is this: a modern brick school in more than 30 cities. It is two electric power plants, each serving a town of 60,000 population. It is two fine, fully equipped hospitals. It is some fifty miles of concrete pavement. We pay for a single fighter with a half-million bushels of wheat. We pay for a single destroyer with new homes that could have housed more than 8,000 people. . . . This is not a way of life at all, in any true sense. Under the cloud of threatening war, it is humanity hanging from a cross of iron."
@@j.f.fisher5318 the president who started America's obsession with overthrowing DEMOCRACIES who wouldn't bow to US corporate interests... in 1953
@@fricky00 That's the thing that boggles my mind about Ike: he represents the ultimate hypocrisy of "woke America." "I know this is a terrible thing, but I am also going to actively contribute to its promulgation." That's why it's called a machine. No one person, EVEN A PRESIDENT, can break out of it on their own. Imagine a president who resisted the MIC; they'd get assassinated, pretty early. I guarantee there's someone in the Secret Service detail of every president since the CIA started existing with orders to find some way to "deal with" that president if they upset the plans of the intelligence community too much.
It's more than just one person: it's an entire system in which too many powerful people stand to lose too much from reallocating our resources away from the war machine. It probably ends with our well-deserved collapse as a society. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
those opening 4 lines are an amazing lesson in flow.... breaking the bar line so well
blow your mind: this was damn near 25 years ago! good music is timeless!
Genuinely makes me happy seeing people getting hip to Rage. Zack De La Rochas lyrics are still undefeated
"Is this even rock?!"
This is fuckin RAGE. Welcome :)
zack is one of the top lyricist and hip hop artists of all time. his flow is GOAT
This song is from 1996 and still hits hard... RATM is something you should dive further into, they were no joke.
They announced a reunion tour pre pandemic and if this current situation doesn't have them churning out some creativity I'm stumped for why.
Ken McAllister are* 😎
Correction....ARE not were
80% of the 90 still hit hard. Last great decade
The most lit band in fucking history. 🔥 👊 🔥
She said "Is this even rock?" I'm dead loll this is awesome!! Rage is the Real Thing!!
She's definitely not thinking too deep, that's RATM whole deal bro. The band's name is anti-establishment.
Right! She figured that right out off the rip!
Nope they are not anti establishment, they are anti Capitalist establishment. This band donned a communist elitist on their merch. They are definetly pro communist establishment - supporting one system over another when both are actually 2 cogs in the same machine.
2:01
"Babe you thinking too deep"
Nah she's not thinking deep enough if anything
And that's the problem nobody wants to think nowadays
yea cuz they both dumb lol
Not thinking deep enough. There's always time to get educated though.
@@ihatedrums I'd rather say american culture doesn't push people to think too deep about politics - as of before recent events I never really saw anyone talk about politics deeply like they do in my country
This reaction was perfect. I love seeing hip hop fans hear this song. This song is for every race every religion. We’re the bulls on parade I think destroying everything in our path. Great job, guys.
this is so cool seeing people discover RATM, seeing their brain litteraly melt
You can see it in the eyes as the brain computes. It's so satisfying to watch it unfold.
Shes right...they on all that delivering the message. The machine is the establishment, the system, (government) etc etc.
....rage against them.
The band themselves have said it's the system in general: governments but also the corporations that have bought them.
And then they endorsed the system. Still a great band but it's all a show now.
thats why i love them and sytem of a down, the lead singers look kinda alike
until you sign to the biggest machine there is when it comes to music aka sony and start charging 400 dollars a ticket per show they played everyone with a fake message so hard lol
You guys got it wrong...the lead singer left the band because of that very reason.
(To not sell out)
They broke up because they didn't want to become what you're accusing them of. They broke up at the peak of their success. That's a boss move. Signing with a label is just part of the business, that doesn't make them sellouts or poseurs. I'm glad the younger generation is starting to get an idea of what bands like this were all about.
This is probably the best "rock" reaction I've ever seen... your reaction is so honest and real... I love it!!
Probably one of the all time best bands ever. Listen to more of their music.
I accidentally stumbled onto this video and it genuinely made me smile the most i’ve smiled in weeks 🥺
This guy's voice is sooooo smooth. He needs his own talk radio show or podcast if he doesn't have already
He needs to be narrator for documentary work or channel announcer like Kyle Kinane is for Comedy Central, a podcast would be just be gravy for us.
Got my volume down, almost literally couldn't even hear him, no joke.
It’s so deep I can barely hear him lol
I LOVE that Rage is getting recognized again!!! They have been speaking out against a broken system for so long. When I first heard them on the radio, Ibhad goosebumps! Also, you two are absolutely adorable!!! Thanks for this!!!! 💗
Man , it makes me so happy to see people discover music like this. I was in high school when this came out and it still hits to this day.
I'm happy to see a new generation linking up with RATM. They're bad AF!
@gordoswife Me too! I love RATM!
I can't even express how much I love seeing my fellow black folks getting put on to Rage Against the Machine. They are on tour 2021. Ratm.com
Their biggest influences when they first came out were Public Enemy and Cypress Hill
Man I just love music it’s the universal equaliser in colour sex race it’s just how we all should strive to be
Don't forget to mention Urban Dance Squad... a Dutch band from the late 80's. They inspired RATM as well. Check t hem out, you might like it
The implications
Yup I'd think a lot more black people will be at those concerts than in the past. Seems like a lot of black folks are finding out about RATM lately.
Damnnn, when this album dropped in the mid 90s, every radio station in Australia played this song over and over, it was incredible, you couldn't go a day without hearing these tracks, it was somehow normal to dig RATM. Nowadays there's nothing like it..
Tom Morello doesn't play the guitar, he makes love to it.
*snort*
This.
It makes me so happy to see the young people feeling this so much. Please look into the members of this band and see what their politics are. Also READ THEIR LYRICS! Pure genius...
Saw them at Lollapalooza II, as the very first act at 10:30am. Later that day bought their CD from Tom at their tent. Instant fan for life. 30 years later I am still fighting. But being a natural born rebel lead me to switch sides. As The Machine for me! Was giving me a fish to control me for life. When I wanted to learn how to fish for me self, I was cast out. Leaned how to fish and woke up to realize the freedoms that was stolen from me by giving up my vote. 2020 The Machine has be unmasked with martial law and quarantines. While those chosen white politicians eat at restaurants as "we are under control" Reminds me of when Zack is yelling "WAAAAAAAKE UP!" The old quote is still true, "Evil will never tell your wrong. As long as you always agree and obey". Took 15 years to figure that out. Another 5 years to realized you want a leader like Chef Ramsey not Barny the dinosaur. 2021 is going to be epic! Thanks RATM, p.s. B Boots no disrespect, my path is probably different that yours this is my truth. Yours is just as valid as mine and you have an equal path. Like I said No disrespect, all love all love.
Rage Against the Machine - Down Rodeo!
Can’t stress this enough though is when you do this watch the lyric video because there is soooo much content in there
my favorite
Agreed but Zack raps pretty fast so have the lyrics up so you get it.
“Is this even rock?” That has been exactly my point for decades. I’ve been a fan of RATM my whole life and people accuse of wanting to be white. 🤦🏾♂️ but when you hear this shit, I don’t really hear rock, I hear hip hop with dope guitar riffs. Keep the videos going, I love it ✊🏾🙌🏾
at my place we call this style crossover :D
That are people that doesn’t give “music a change and are focus on genres
Music has no color only feels 🙌🏾
Rage is their own genre really... Truly unique.
Half the band is not white and rock music was created by black folks so let people know that when they talk trash.
Rage are a genre onto themselves.
This music is for everyone. That’s what makes it so great. Their band consists of a Latino American singer, A Latino American Drummer, A White American Bassist, and The GOAT Tom Morello, A Black American Guitarist. AKA The Pioneer of Crazy Guitar Sounds. They are truly one of a kind. Great Review Guys! Salute!
It's also about how the Tibetan people were occupied and taken over by the Chinese govt. That's what the Asian people escaping over the mountain and the red flags are about. The Tibetan Buddhist monks were exiled decades ago by the communist Chinese govt, the red flags are almost identical to the Chinese flag. To this day the Dahli Lama has to live in a different country than the Ancient Home of the Dahli Lamas. They're talking about killings getting done for greed on a global scale, rallying around families with pockets full of shells. Powerful message.
Yet Morello is quite a communist :) That must have been a good cognitive dissonance...
@Mercb3ast red represent communist and black anarchist and if they together it means solidarity
@@lokaniukas China is communist in name only. Far more fascist than socialist.
TheLastWalenta All communist projects are and were totalitarian and fascist. No matter how and what standard apologies “not done right” will be said. I lived in one of those and experienced every possible flaw it has. It has fundamental conflict with human nature.
@@lokaniukas Communism and fascism are polar opposites. What are you talking about?
The guitarist Tom Morello...is a Genius!
You can't go wrong with any Rage song
Seen Tom Morello do a free show during lark fest in Albany NY and it blew my mind , 120.000 people on the street , by far the biggest lark fest crowd ever 👍
@@bigtravis6159 that's epic man. Totally jealous!
Don't know how I found this video, but I am glad I did. I was in college, probably right around your age, when Rage first came out. I had never heard anything like them before, and I haven't heard anything like them since. I hit subscribe and smashed the notifications when Chris said, "On my Mamma, cause I feel it." Me too, dude. Me, too.
She got the meaning of the song so fast.
Rage was our voice against the treatment of hate we kept seeing. As a 90’s kid we wanted peace but all we saw was hate.. this song is still relevant today.. Still powerful!
this is why i love music. it just brings people together no matter what
I've watched a hundred different reaction channels, and never before have I seen someone so excited about the music that I grew up with. Ten seconds into the song, I slammed that subscribe button. You guys are amazing!
You two popped into my recommendations and I think you both are lovely! I also love watching people listen to my favorite bands. ❤️
You have no idea how much respect I have for this video. I'm glad you two loved it.
One of the only bands that can blend rock and rap/hip hop SEAMLESSLY heavy af and funky as hell, his flow is insane. You all should go through their first album. It’s my personal favorite from them
The Revolution is soon...Gen X and Millenials getting together
Welcome to the Rebellion
FUCK THE POLICE.
TOPPLE THE RICH!
The trick is to not go too far left or you become a carbon copy of the equivalent on the right. Believe me when I say that extreme leftists are as obnoxious as the far right. I consider myself left of the middle, but there has to be a balance somewhere along the line. If you shoot for systems of government that rely too heavily on the good will of people and their desire to share for a greater good, you end up with a whole new set of problems. The reasons are quite clear, and those reasons are that there are people in the world who genuinely have little to no empathy. They are quite literally incapable of understanding the need to tackle homelessness, poverty and starvation. Somebody of this mind set will not be too happy in a socialist environment which would only lead to another revolution of like minded people. Then comes the snag; what do the leftist society do in order to tackle the revolution? Do they force people with a capitalist mindset to toe the line? If so, are the left not becoming the very thing they fought hard to escape? Just thoughts by the way, but when younger people talk about revolution they need to make sure they are doing it the right way, with a sustainable plan in mind.
I've been waiting since 93.
Not as good as I once was.
But I know I got one great one left in me.
Let it begin.
@@joshwilliams3653 😉every champion always think there is something left in the tank
STFU u aint doing shit...milennials are special snowflakes who cant take a beating without crying "injustice" and getting back to their parents basement. Fuck the commies and fuck BLM
This song is way deeper. It’s a song about war and the brutality of it. Rage is by far a band that puts message first. It just happens to have best band behind Zack
RATM - Know your Enemy, Down Rodeo, Bombtrack, People of the Sun......the list goes on and on!
i slept on people of the sun for so long, that shit fucking kills
BOMBTRACK
"It's for people in general..." Yes. Well said. Yes it is.
I was like 20 when this came out. I still listen to it. Pretty cool to see the youth feeling it today. 👍
Tom Mereloo is doing that on a guitar, let that sink in a minute!!
Probably the best Reaction Clip, I've ever seen. Your energy and enthusiasm is amazing. I was smiling like a maniac throughout the whole shit. I'd love to see a Deftones clip from you two...
Much love from Germany, guys.
this is how i wish my friends acted when i play a song they haven’t heard lmfaooo
Lol I know right
“Who doin it?!” (Tom frikkin Morello that’s who)
If you guys see this, i really miss you. Your reactions were always so fire. Come back please.
“How’s he doing that?”
-A question we’ve all asked ourselves.
he pulled the cord from from his electric guitar and then used the plug on his guitar strings! There are close-up videos!
magic. No other answer
@@mikebarner1006 he does that for bullet in the head. Here he uses a pedal that make the strings octaves higher than they are and he runs his hands up and down the strings while switching back and forth with the pick ups.
Digitech Whammy Pedal thats how.
He explained he did it with an allen wrench by rubbing it across the string .
Watching peoples reaction to that first verse is always priceless. That shit hits you.
[Intro]
Come with it now
Come with it now
[Verse 1]
The microphone explodes, shattering the mold
Either drop the hits like de la O or get the fuck off the commode
With the sure shot, sure to make the bodies drop
Drop and don't copy, yo, don't call this a co-op
Terror rains drenchin', quenchin' the thirst
Of the power dons, that five-sided Fistagon
The rotten sore on the face of Mother Earth gets bigger
The trigger’s cold, empty your purse
[Chorus]
Rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells
They rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells
They rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells
They rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells
[Verse 2]
Weapons, not food, not homes, not shoes
Not need, just feed the war, cannibal animal
I walk the corner to the rubble, that used to be a library
Line up to the mind cemetery now
What we don't know keeps the contracts alive and movin'
They don't gotta burn the books, they just remove 'em
While arms warehouses fill as quick as the cells
Rally 'round the family, pockets full of shells
[Chorus]
Rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells
They rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells
They rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells
They rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells
[Guitar Solo]
Bulls on parade, uh
[Outro]
Come with it now
Come with it now
Bulls on parade
Bulls on parade
Bulls on parade
Bulls on parade
Bulls on parade
Bulls on parade
Source: Genius.com
Miss you both
Rage against the machine is for everyone who wants their hearts set on fire and tear down the system.
Try “Killing in the Name” also by Rage. I think you’ll really dig it.
Yes. Killing in the Name... The official video or live. Rage Against the Machine is music as a revolutionary act. Straight up. No bullshit.
You should def check out 'Killing in the Name' and 'Wake Up." Rage was a rap-metal band. It was a genre once.
@Johnny Mack Rap-metal was a genre if rock, and RATM was rap-metal
Most of their songs are far more punk than metal.
@@elbruces It is still called Rap-metal. It is just what the genre was called.
@@elbruces genre is Rap Metal aka mix metal with rap.. on other side its punk by left side texts and opinions.. thats why u feel it like punk.. its just punk covered by metal music and rap sing :)
@@elbruces Not really, Punk is more power chords and fast pace. Rage had more Hard Rock style riffs inspired by blues and funk. Their LYRICS however were Punk, but lyrics delivery was RAP.
Still one of my favorite videos on the net. Love how amped you guys were.
No one makes a guitar squeal like Tom , no one. Loved the way your eyes lit up when the tune kicked in.
The lead guitarist makes the DJ scratch noises with his guitar. Tom Morello is the best lead guitarist ever.
Cries in Herman Li
@@maksoo95 lol. There's lots of incredible guitarists out there and quite a number that fans push to the top, but I've never heard anyone say Herman before.
Best Lead Guitarist ever? Really? He's a great guitarist, don't get me wrong....but the best ever? I have to disagree with you there. You are saying he's better than Prince, Jimi Hendrix, Steve Vai, Jimmy Page, BB King, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Chuck Berry. Not to mention so many others. Rolling Stone and Ranker.com have Jimi Hendrix listed as #1 guitarist of all time. And Guitarworld.com has him 2nd only to Brian May. I can't find anyone that places Tom Morello even in the top 10 ever, let alone #1.
@@beakersgarage383 I can think for myself dont need anyone elses opinion like rolling stone or guitar world to choose for me. I like Jimi Hendrix too but to me Tom Morello is the best ever hands down. He has the most out of the box and unique sounds and not just with RATM. But yes in my opinion Tom Morello is the best ever and better then any and all that you listed.
@@bmoneygr81 Saying your opinion is that he is the best is great, but at first you didn't say that was your opinion. You stated it as if there is factual evidence that he's better than guitarists that are named by experts in the field to be the best. That is the reason I disagreed with you. And for the record, agreeing with experts in any given field doesn't mean you can't think for yourself. You wouldn't say someone that trusts a doctor's opinion over what WebMD says isn't thinking for themselves. So, why do it in any other fashion?
when they came to Brazil for the SWA festival, there were so many people jumping together that the ground was literally shaking! insane shit
I was there too, bro. Melhor show da minha vida até hoje!
This is ahead of it's time and a part of our past 👌
I knew you were gonna like Rage Against the Machine! Their singer can spit and they usually sing about how minorities are being treated wrongfully by the government (aka the Machine). So you got: A rock band + a rapper + a message. Please check out 'Killing in the name of' from the same band.
If RATM weren't such hypocrites, I would have an easier time sympathizing with them.
Funny then that most of us minorities consistently vote to increase government power.
@@chago4202000 You need a democracy, not a dictatorship.
@@black4pienus A republic, and as libertarian as is feasible, is my preference. I don't want the tyranny of the mob any more than the tyranny of a dictator.
@@chago4202000 In the Netherlands we have a democratic parlement. There is not one political party having all the power. We vote for what parties should be in the parlement and how many seats they get in the parlement. The leader of the party with the most seats, becomes prime minister. But all parties have a say.
#StillHere
You guys' energy is infectious! 🤘🏼🔥🤘🏼🔥🤘🏼🔥🤘🏼🔥
You 2 did some awesome reactions
If someone has the revolutionary spirit then RATM will bring it out
not all revolutions are for the good
@@morphinmartian6266 I dont recall saying that they are. But since you mentioned it, they do tend to be.
@@jacobgeist6580 lI didn't say you did. From learning from history, the revolutionaries soon become like the oppressors they defeated. Power corrupts anyone who dares to hold it.
Watching you two watch this video was so joyous!
Y'all got it. There's more specific meanings to what they're talking about, specifically "they rally 'round the family with a pocket full of shells" is talking about holding you hostage to policies that make a few people more and more wealthy and powerful, using "family values". And they're talking more in this song about the military industrial complex and endless wars than police brutality or global pandemics, but I don't think they would mind y'all applying that idea to any chaos that's created by greed run amok.
Give some of the footage in the video, it also applies to racism and the police state, so fitting today (because it's a problem now and for MANY decades past).
Yeah this song always reminds me of a documentary that Channel 4 did called 'The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka'. Check out the link below but I must put a warning in here that it is not for the faint of heart. I'm pretty hardy on these types of things given my line of work, and I was in tears. It is a brutal overview of the Sri Lankan civil war, but 'rallying around families with a pocket full of shells' certainly comes to mind.
ua-cam.com/video/eEtAp0s9QkQ/v-deo.html
Zac's lyric - the 5 sided fistigon (pentagon). How our military industrial complex is either explicitly involved, covertly involved, or complicit in other nations' class conflicts.
"Rally around the family" was also literally the platform that George Bush senior ran on
Feels so good
If there were ever a time when the world needed RATM, it's today.
"Know You're Enemy", "Ghost of Tom Joad" , ""Down Rodeo", "Bullet in the Head". Damn! So many kick ass songs
Y'all got a lot of research to do with Rage lol,I'm happy AF seeing people react to them. They been at this for 30 years,never sold out
Rage Against the Machine IS DEEP
Welcome to the revolution....RATM “Know Your Enemy” you’ll love it. This band was woke before woke was woke.
FACTS.
Go woke, go broke. Being woke nowadays is not what RATM did back then.
@@elche1976 shut up snowflake
@@ingibingi2000 says the guy crying about a comment.
@@elche1976 pot meet kettle
Agreed with everyone: Know Your Enemy is one of their absolute best lyrically. So much good content in there.
plus doesn't that one feature James Keenan Maynard of Tool?
I feel like Rage came a little early. Might fit into the times even better now.
Unfortunately it fits into ALL the time periods.
They came at exactly the right time. It is the children of that time, whose parents have hopefully taught them something about the world, and about how it works.
That's the anger of GenX, also witnessed in Grunge. Nowadays, people don't play instruments and Millennials are too pussy
The most enjoyable reaction EVER!!! 💯😎
People i know talk about this one in bars. Haha!