I'm fairly certain this song is both about mass media media broadly and the manufacturing of consent around the Gulf war. This is why compares the yellow ribbon to the swastika, you're being indoctrinated into believing what your country and it's troops are doing is correct, noble even, when it was a tragedy for the common people of Iraq. Also I vote for Know Your Enemy, it's my favorite.
You’re right, he was talking about the first gulf war and American imperialism. Remember “they load the clip in omnicolour” - the first gulf war was the first war watched “live” in the media real-time.
War is profitable. How do you get the people to support that? By making them believe that the troops are heroes defending freedom. It's indoctrination.
When he says “when the set commands ya” at the beginning he’s talking about your television set. It becomes more clear in the context of the whole song. Love your analysis. Keep it up!
Great point but it's an intentional double meaning for sure. "Set" means gang in hip hop lingo. I'm sure Zack was doing a play on words here. Love the handle btw haha!
I had thought it as a set from a film or tv show, but for society - as if the set that's been built to lie to you commands you (without you even knowing).
@Josh R People push "Know Your Enemy" because its dissection of Eurocentric history being the only history taught in our school system is worth it, especially with a reactor as thoughtful as this.
Tv if full of subliminal mssgs, especially the commercials. 5g is even worse. Look into the conspiracy. It's only called that because all the proof is hidden, squashed, destroyed by evil men. When good men do nothing, evil is free to do as it wishes. And sadly, there's a lot more evil men than good ones. I thank the Lord that the angels outnumber the devils, itellyoowhut man
I always took the line about yellow ribbon instead of swastikas is that although the idea of "support the troops" isn't as obvious as a swastika, its still propaganda because troops can do bad things in that they can be used as a tool of the corrupt. So he's telling us that just because it sounds reasonable on the surface we shouldn't blindly support things.
You're reactions are amazing. Your breaking down of lyrics with historical and cultural insights are fascinating and thought provoking. Thank you for this and please keep setting the standard for this content
This is covering Manufacturing Consent by Noam Chomsky. Zach does an interview with Noam for their second album. If you put the CD into your computer, you could watch the interview. Basically the media creates the narrative that gets the populace to agree with the establishment agenda. You’re spot on.
Yeah. The rug helps with the cables. They can trip everyone up on stage, especially with the way they move around. They all go under the rugs to keep them from falling. Plus the previously mentioned broken foot
If you're digging Rage, check out Zack's side project One Day as a Lion - the self-titled track as well as Wild International are fantastic and really show Zack's ability in a stripped down way. It's just him and the drummer from the Mars Volta
English is not my first language but I'm pretty fluent at it. You just gave me that last 5% of the meaning of the song that can be lost in cultural differences, to appreciate the message it to its fullness... 10 years later or so... thank you man :)
I always noticed that in a lot of songs, he'll repeat certain lines over and over again, in order to emphasize the message he's trying to get across. It wasn't until just now that I correlated this song with that in all their music. I thought it was just to get the point across, but now I see that he saying it "again and again and again, until your mind gets locked in". Thanks for helping me realize that.
Late to this one... but pretty sure the "pack the 9" not only references loading a 9mm, but back in the day 9:00 is when a lot of the broadcast stations passed off from local affiliates to the national news programming. Cable news was just getting started when this album came out. News was still overwhelmingly consumed on the broadcast networks.
I think Rage against the machine was one of the first bands we called "Cross over" in Germany. At that time I mainly listened to metal and a little bit of rap. With Rage I had both. Greetings from Germany.
Love your videos for the analysis. I think an important part of this song that you didn't mention but probably recognize is that Zack is connecting the dots between propaganda, capitalism, the state and imperialism. He's trying to illustrate the process of manufacturing consent.
The yellow ribbon, specifically the yellow ribbon around an oak tree, represents honoring fallen soldiers and sailors. He was making a comparison of it to the swastika bc of regardless of how we paint it, war propaganda is still war propaganda. RATM was such a soothsayer and a truth speaker. Loving the content, and seeing how people are still interested in their music and the message is awesome.
Not all war propaganda is the same. If you are fighting a defensive war such as the Allies in WW2 it is not the same thing as Axis propaganda. While urging people to fight is the same but the reasoning behind why you fight is different. And fighting to liberate other countries that been invaded is right thing to do. This why I don't like pure antiwar stances. I prefer the anti-imperialist stance. Because fighting an imperialist invasion is always right.
Zack is a master of repetition to get his message across. He will repeat until it’s almost annoying, but it gets your attention, and you focus in, smart!!!! He does it at the end of “Know your Enemy” when he repeats, all of which are American dreams, about 8 times, but it hits home and gives the message so much weight.
You NEED to react to CIA (Criminals in Action) by Zack De La Rocha (the vocalist of Rage Against the Machine), Last Emperor, and KRS One. The song drops so many history gems. Great late 90s hip hop song.
I have been listened to RATM since the beginning when I was just a teenager. I am italian and in the 90's, whithout internet, if you weren't mother tongue and slang speacker it would be hard to completely understand all the implications and references of the lyrics. Neverthenless I did fell the main massages by the sounds, the rythm, the voice and now that 30 years have been past I am still learning something (thanks to content like this channel) and I am torn because I have changed my mind during this time and I feel like some invectives were and are against me, what I represent unconsciuosly as a white, christian, privileged man. But I still fucking love it
The Yellow Ribbon campaign Zach is taking about was an anti-decent campaign during the Iraq War. People against the war were accused of not "supporting the troops" and the "thin blue line flag" of the day was a yellow ribbon with "Support The Troops" written on it. FWIW "Pack the 9" is slang from network TV production. It meant loading up the 9 o'clock hour (prime time) with the most entertaining shows.
Another great reaction! Btw, if you don't already know, the geek hat was worn by guitarist Tom Morello, who was already a Harvard grad with a degree in Political Science. Well, you've seen the 21 year old Zack, now please check out the 40 year old version...Testify, live at Finsbury Park. The band was on fire! So was the crowd.
I love how Zach loses his gotdam mind by the end of this song. There are 3 RaTM songs from this concert uploaded to YT - this, Fistful of Steel and Killing in the Name. As you can see, their sound is really clear on this set; for these songs, I'd actually recommend the concert version over the studio version. I'm not sure if you've reacted to Fistful of Steel yet, but you should definitely do one to this concert version. Pretty sure you've already reacted to Killing In The Name.
RATM needs to be understood within the context that each of their songs was written in. This one is specifically about the live broadcasting of the Gulf War and how the media was blatantly used to manipulate public opinion.
Watch the first public Performance they did... when he starts screaming bullet in your head, the looks on people faces is priceless... it's on a campus, Berkley I think
Consider when this song came out, the early 90's. Desert Storm is when the yellow ribbon thing (and yes, to show support for the troops) came about. Later to morph into the ribbon magnet craze.
For someone who is listening to these songs for the first time, 30 years after they came out, missing the immediate context (i.e. Gulf War propaganda), it amazes me how quickly you're picking up the meanings and symbolism. Really remarkable.
Popular Entertainment has always been the ultimate influencer. It's called Programming for a reason. They've been doing it longer than most are willing to admit. Pull the lens back far enough and the pattern shows itself.
The yellow ribbon comes from a song that asked to "Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the ole oak tree", as a sign that when the protagonist of the song comes back from WAR, his girl still loves him. It is such an interesting reduction of the people that were made to murder, maim, oppress, as well as suffer, get hurt, die... all at the young age where you SHOULD be worried about your girl still loving you.... He wants to illustrate the idea that yellow ribbon, swastika, or any symbol that glorifies and normalizes war, is essentially the same.
I'm so happy you're discovering RATM! Most of their songs are worthy of your time, but I particularly like 'Sleep Now in the Fire'. The video clip is great too.
The opening where it talks about the yellow ribbon instead of a swastika is about how the US military is used to advance white nationalist interests around the world and "supporting the troops" equals supporting that white nationalist agenda. There's a similar line to "Nothing proper about your propaganda" in the song No Shelter, where he talks about how media is used to propagandize the citizens into supporting the imperialist nature of the American military and draws a similar parallel to the Nazis. "Cinema, simulated life, ill drama, Fourth Reich culture, Americana". The basic thesis of Rage as a band is that America is built on systems which are infused with racism at their core. Not to say they're only critical of the American government, but they identify "American culture" and white European culture before that, as a primary cause of much of the world's ills. And they're honestly not wrong.
Thanks for the great reactions and all of your insight. I'd love to see you react to No Shelter by Rage. One of my fave Rage tunes and one of my fave lyrics from them. Keep on rockin!
ive listened to this song for almost three decades. it never dawned on me that "pack the 9 and fire into primetime" also has the meaning of "nine to five"
I think you really gotta do “The Ghost of Tom Joad” ,which is a cover from their Renegades album. Also “Darkness” from The Crow Motion Picture Soundtrack, also known as “Darkness of Greed”, really solid stuff! I’m sure others can suggest more, there’s not a song from their catalogue I don’t enjoy! I’ve been watching all your RATM reactions man, love your lyrical breakdowns and covering the history as well. I’ve really learned some stuff and now I love the songs even more than I did before. Keep up all the good, good content ! ❤️✌️
His lyrics was talking about the machine’s commercialization of citizens emotions with symbolisms (yellow ribbon, swatz…) used to submit the population into submission into accepting the justifications we are being fed.
Please do not apologise for stopping a lot. Your commentary is what makes it interesting to watch. There are already many other react-channels out there which just listen to the song and then say "i liked it".
Love your channel, one tip let the bar finish before you break it down, it helps avoid confusion over intended meanings. just a thought. Loving your journey down the rabbit hole of three of my all time favorite bands, Rage, Tool & SOAD.
Thank you for your content and for your explanations. I can understand english, but sometimes isn't easy with this guys slang and references. I do appreciate you take the time to explain all this lyrics.
Vietnow, Without a face, and wind below are my three favorite from RATM. Wind below is grimy af, without a face has the old school boom bap, and vietnow is a good mix of punk and hiphop
I really like the way you break down the lyrics to RATM. Most people don't bother trying to understand the bands message or are not understanding enough to get it. I enjoyed this reaction video more than most others I have seen.
Yellow ribbon had a huge revergence during the gulf war which has been shown to have alternate motives. Its not about not supporting the troops, but about how people were blindly believing and supporting a war that wasn't justified.
I'm fairly certain this song is both about mass media media broadly and the manufacturing of consent around the Gulf war. This is why compares the yellow ribbon to the swastika, you're being indoctrinated into believing what your country and it's troops are doing is correct, noble even, when it was a tragedy for the common people of Iraq. Also I vote for Know Your Enemy, it's my favorite.
Good analysis. Not gonna check more reviews, it's bloody annoying how much it's stopped saying much about nothing
You’re right, he was talking about the first gulf war and American imperialism. Remember “they load the clip in omnicolour” - the first gulf war was the first war watched “live” in the media real-time.
War is profitable. How do you get the people to support that? By making them believe that the troops are heroes defending freedom. It's indoctrination.
@@evrfighter and it's still going on and fools still fall for it.
Wow I was gonna say almost those words
When he says “when the set commands ya” at the beginning he’s talking about your television set. It becomes more clear in the context of the whole song. Love your analysis. Keep it up!
It's a double, my dude
Great point but it's an intentional double meaning for sure. "Set" means gang in hip hop lingo. I'm sure Zack was doing a play on words here. Love the handle btw haha!
Yeah it's a double meaning, RATM does this all the time.
Two polar bears on one iceberg. Double On Tundra
I had thought it as a set from a film or tv show, but for society - as if the set that's been built to lie to you commands you (without you even knowing).
Know Your Enemy should definitely be on your list of RATM songs to react to.
Cant believe he didn't do it yer
@Josh R People really like Tool. I don't care for them, but Manyard Keenan is a great and very melodic vocalist
@Josh R
People push "Know Your Enemy" because its dissection of Eurocentric history being the only history taught in our school system is worth it, especially with a reactor as thoughtful as this.
definitely!!Please do
Tv if full of subliminal mssgs, especially the commercials. 5g is even worse. Look into the conspiracy. It's only called that because all the proof is hidden, squashed, destroyed by evil men. When good men do nothing, evil is free to do as it wishes. And sadly, there's a lot more evil men than good ones. I thank the Lord that the angels outnumber the devils, itellyoowhut man
An incredible example of endurance from bass player Tim Commerford on this song. I learned this the hard way in a RATM cover band.
the bullet in the head is the 9mm film loaded on prime time TV in 90's before everything went digital
And prime time was the news
I was at this concert and almost 30 years later it's still etched into my memories...soooo good.
I always took the line about yellow ribbon instead of swastikas is that although the idea of "support the troops" isn't as obvious as a swastika, its still propaganda because troops can do bad things in that they can be used as a tool of the corrupt. So he's telling us that just because it sounds reasonable on the surface we shouldn't blindly support things.
Or the Irony that if you actually cared about the troops you wouldn't send them to war.
The irony in the fact that I'm watching someone watch "Bullet in the Head" on the platform that is the new "Bullet in the Head" isn't lost on me.
I don't know, I think that's TikTok at this point. But UA-cam was definitely a stepping stone to get there, lol
@@CraigKeidel it's everything tbf
Social media in general.
Difference is that you have complete freedom and can watch whatever you desire on YT, that's not quite the case for mainstream television.
@@HDitzzDHYeah sometimes that can be just as bad lol
You're reactions are amazing. Your breaking down of lyrics with historical and cultural insights are fascinating and thought provoking. Thank you for this and please keep setting the standard for this content
This is covering Manufacturing Consent by Noam Chomsky. Zach does an interview with Noam for their second album. If you put the CD into your computer, you could watch the interview. Basically the media creates the narrative that gets the populace to agree with the establishment agenda. You’re spot on.
Also - did Timmy bring his own rug? It really ties the stage together.
OVER THE LINE! 🤘
He was playing with a fractured foot..
Hopefully no one peed on the rug, we all know what kinda situation that can lead too.
As hard as he plays he needs more friction so the set doesn't slide.
Yeah. The rug helps with the cables. They can trip everyone up on stage, especially with the way they move around. They all go under the rugs to keep them from falling. Plus the previously mentioned broken foot
If you're digging Rage, check out Zack's side project One Day as a Lion - the self-titled track as well as Wild International are fantastic and really show Zack's ability in a stripped down way. It's just him and the drummer from the Mars Volta
I second this….and also suggest he react to some of The Mars Volta catalog.
Ohhhh yes!!! ^^ 100% One day as a Lion is a 12/10 project.
This band has basically influenced my distrust of not only the media but in governments, corporations and bureaucrats
The Freudian slip of saying government when you meant corporations is interesting in that they are actually the same in America.
When government and corporations combine it's an oligarchy. That is the state of our democracy.
Same everywhere.
The administration is only temporary but the handlers remain indefinitely.
You're a very intelligent human being. You get to the heart of the meaning of these so quick. Love watching your stuff. Such a gem.
Fun fact about the concert vid he's watching, Alice in Chains pulled out and RATM was the replacement band.
I feel that the "cellular phones soundin' a death tone" line is referring to cell phone triggered bombs.
One of the best Live performances by any band ever.
Man.... dude I've never seenanyone break down Rage's songs like you... and be SPOT ON too. I love you dude. Please please do their song Darkness.
English is not my first language but I'm pretty fluent at it. You just gave me that last 5% of the meaning of the song that can be lost in cultural differences, to appreciate the message it to its fullness... 10 years later or so... thank you man :)
Rage was SO far ahead of their time in the early/mid 90s. You do an excellent job of breaking down their songs (other bands, too). well done, sir.
Yellow ribbon was back in the day...Tony Orlandonand Dawn and bringing home the hostages in the 80s
I always noticed that in a lot of songs, he'll repeat certain lines over and over again, in order to emphasize the message he's trying to get across. It wasn't until just now that I correlated this song with that in all their music. I thought it was just to get the point across, but now I see that he saying it "again and again and again, until your mind gets locked in". Thanks for helping me realize that.
The yellow ribbon was specifically the symbol of support for the 1st (actually 2nd) Iraq war under Bush I in 1992ish.
1993 this was 30 years ago amd used to come on the radio. Imagine that now.
"No Shelter" should follow this. Great song...similar theme.
One of my favorotes!
No shelter is a fuckin banger
Late to this one... but pretty sure the "pack the 9" not only references loading a 9mm, but back in the day 9:00 is when a lot of the broadcast stations passed off from local affiliates to the national news programming. Cable news was just getting started when this album came out. News was still overwhelmingly consumed on the broadcast networks.
"DARKNESS OF GREED" is probably their most underrated song EVER!!!
Yeah, that’s an amazing track, from The Crow soundtrack. Sometimes listed as just “Darkness”. LOVE IT
I think Rage against the machine was one of the first bands we called "Cross over" in Germany. At that time I mainly listened to metal and a little bit of rap. With Rage I had both. Greetings from Germany.
This one is loaded with double meanings. Per line and overall. You got most of them. Listen again. ✊🏿✊🏻✊✊🏽
Love your videos for the analysis. I think an important part of this song that you didn't mention but probably recognize is that Zack is connecting the dots between propaganda, capitalism, the state and imperialism. He's trying to illustrate the process of manufacturing consent.
There is a concept in music that repetition legitimizes. This is true not only with this song. but also its message! love it!
Zack breaking in pieces in the end. Priceless.
Zack is a metaphorical, lyrical, poetic, philosophical genius, of his own making, and in his own right.
The yellow ribbon, specifically the yellow ribbon around an oak tree, represents honoring fallen soldiers and sailors. He was making a comparison of it to the swastika bc of regardless of how we paint it, war propaganda is still war propaganda. RATM was such a soothsayer and a truth speaker. Loving the content, and seeing how people are still interested in their music and the message is awesome.
Not all war propaganda is the same. If you are fighting a defensive war such as the Allies in WW2 it is not the same thing as Axis propaganda. While urging people to fight is the same but the reasoning behind why you fight is different.
And fighting to liberate other countries that been invaded is right thing to do.
This why I don't like pure antiwar stances. I prefer the anti-imperialist stance. Because fighting an imperialist invasion is always right.
Zack is a master of repetition to get his message across. He will repeat until it’s almost annoying, but it gets your attention, and you focus in, smart!!!! He does it at the end of “Know your Enemy” when he repeats, all of which are American dreams, about 8 times, but it hits home and gives the message so much weight.
I love how well you get them
And man we need to blare this music again in the us
Freedom and Bomb Track are both Phenomenal songs.
You NEED to react to CIA (Criminals in Action) by Zack De La Rocha (the vocalist of Rage Against the Machine), Last Emperor, and KRS One. The song drops so many history gems. Great late 90s hip hop song.
Rage against the Machine’s “The ghost of Tom Joad”
I have been listened to RATM since the beginning when I was just a teenager. I am italian and in the 90's, whithout internet, if you weren't mother tongue and slang speacker it would be hard to completely understand all the implications and references of the lyrics. Neverthenless I did fell the main massages by the sounds, the rythm, the voice and now that 30 years have been past I am still learning something (thanks to content like this channel) and I am torn because I have changed my mind during this time and I feel like some invectives were and are against me, what I represent unconsciuosly as a white, christian, privileged man.
But I still fucking love it
Best analysis of this song I ever heard. He always warned us. "2020 vision with murals and metaphors"
"20/20 visions and murals with metaphors."
@GeneSimmonsBoots Wow, I am disappointed 😞. I thought it was prophetic. Thanks for the lyric correction, though.
The Yellow Ribbon campaign Zach is taking about was an anti-decent campaign during the Iraq War. People against the war were accused of not "supporting the troops" and the "thin blue line flag" of the day was a yellow ribbon with "Support The Troops" written on it. FWIW "Pack the 9" is slang from network TV production. It meant loading up the 9 o'clock hour (prime time) with the most entertaining shows.
Another great reaction! Btw, if you don't already know, the geek hat was worn by guitarist Tom Morello, who was already a Harvard grad with a degree in Political Science. Well, you've seen the 21 year old Zack, now please check out the 40 year old version...Testify, live at Finsbury Park. The band was on fire! So was the crowd.
Him saying corporations using cellphones to control you pretty much came true.
"Media feeds you nonsense, you accept it, and they CALL IT LAW." Well done sir. You perfectly expressed the dangerous potential of ignorance.
He does show you through repetition how you can control a crowd. Do Killing In The Name at Pink Pop 93.
a perfect next review for this band would be " Freedom" by Rage Against The Machine
Your intellectual break down has opened my eyes to their lyrics. I was unaware and I’ve rocked them for 30 years. Thank you!
Have you done “know your enemy” “take the power back”, do you have a RATM reactions playlist?
What i loved about RATM is they lirically deep and musically fire 🔥🔥🔥
Know your enemy. How you have not done that yet still baffles me. It has Maynard from Tool in it. Love your RATM reviews. So spot on.
I love how Zach loses his gotdam mind by the end of this song. There are 3 RaTM songs from this concert uploaded to YT - this, Fistful of Steel and Killing in the Name. As you can see, their sound is really clear on this set; for these songs, I'd actually recommend the concert version over the studio version. I'm not sure if you've reacted to Fistful of Steel yet, but you should definitely do one to this concert version. Pretty sure you've already reacted to Killing In The Name.
Love this band, they were truly ahead of their time, but everybody still got down with them all the same
RATM needs to be understood within the context that each of their songs was written in. This one is specifically about the live broadcasting of the Gulf War and how the media was blatantly used to manipulate public opinion.
Definitely do Know Your Enemy and Testify
Watch the first public Performance they did... when he starts screaming bullet in your head, the looks on people faces is priceless... it's on a campus, Berkley I think
Consider when this song came out, the early 90's. Desert Storm is when the yellow ribbon thing (and yes, to show support for the troops) came about. Later to morph into the ribbon magnet craze.
"Settle for Nothing" and "Genocide" (aka "Darkness") are my current favorite RAGE tracks
You have the best reaction channel. I love the breakdown/analysis you provide. It's almost like listening to a professor.
For someone who is listening to these songs for the first time, 30 years after they came out, missing the immediate context (i.e. Gulf War propaganda), it amazes me how quickly you're picking up the meanings and symbolism. Really remarkable.
Check out RATM - Know Your Enemy Live with Maynard James Keenan (Who dose the vocals on the bridge in the studio recording)
Bro, try out Jane's Addiction - 'Ted, Just Admit It' - similar message about news-for-ratings etc.
Yeah Janes Addiction in general is a great pick
Yes yes so much yes, especially this song.
The "Ted, just admit it" that I listen to, is about Mr. Bundy ending all the B.S. and just confessing to the heinous crimes he committed.
THREE DAYS
@@kikivon3501 yeah thats one of my favs, but probably not for the first-time listener.
Popular Entertainment has always been the ultimate influencer. It's called Programming for a reason. They've been doing it longer than most are willing to admit. Pull the lens back far enough and the pattern shows itself.
I really would like a Q&A style video where you talk about how and why you are so in-tune with the message of bands like Rage and System.
This mans perspective is so spot on its scary. Props my guy.
The yellow ribbon comes from a song that asked to "Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the ole oak tree", as a sign that when the protagonist of the song comes back from WAR, his girl still loves him. It is such an interesting reduction of the people that were made to murder, maim, oppress, as well as suffer, get hurt, die... all at the young age where you SHOULD be worried about your girl still loving you.... He wants to illustrate the idea that yellow ribbon, swastika, or any symbol that glorifies and normalizes war, is essentially the same.
Love your thoughtfulness and perspective. Keep at it my man
I think you'd greatly enjoy "Renegades of Funk" by RATM
He probably assumes this, but you should add that Renegades of Funk is a cover. In fact, the entire "Renegades" album is a cover album.
@@shacozzi4888 Funk and Maggie's Farm were good, but The Ghost of Tom Joad cover was amazing.
Brother you just broke it down better than any other channel I've listened to. Great channel so far
Rage against the machine - wake up! Please studio version , it's amazing :)
I'm so happy you're discovering RATM! Most of their songs are worthy of your time, but I particularly like 'Sleep Now in the Fire'. The video clip is great too.
The opening where it talks about the yellow ribbon instead of a swastika is about how the US military is used to advance white nationalist interests around the world and "supporting the troops" equals supporting that white nationalist agenda. There's a similar line to "Nothing proper about your propaganda" in the song No Shelter, where he talks about how media is used to propagandize the citizens into supporting the imperialist nature of the American military and draws a similar parallel to the Nazis. "Cinema, simulated life, ill drama, Fourth Reich culture, Americana".
The basic thesis of Rage as a band is that America is built on systems which are infused with racism at their core. Not to say they're only critical of the American government, but they identify "American culture" and white European culture before that, as a primary cause of much of the world's ills. And they're honestly not wrong.
Thanks for the great reactions and all of your insight. I'd love to see you react to No Shelter by Rage. One of my fave Rage tunes and one of my fave lyrics from them. Keep on rockin!
The way you break down lyrics on the fly is really impressive man, I’ve only discovered it recently but loving your channel 👏👏
This is one of my all time favorite songs by any band let alone RATM
Trip down memory lane 😁
I actually was at that concert.
Makes me feel Just a tat old.
Pinkpop 1994.
Great analysis by the way 👍🏻
Not against supporting troops. It’s against supporting the mission they follow because the government had chosen it.
ive listened to this song for almost three decades. it never dawned on me that "pack the 9 and fire into primetime" also has the meaning of "nine to five"
Definitely check out Year of the Boomerang by Rage. Lots of good hidden references and allusions.
I think you really gotta do “The Ghost of Tom Joad” ,which is a cover from their Renegades album. Also “Darkness” from The Crow Motion Picture Soundtrack, also known as “Darkness of Greed”, really solid stuff! I’m sure others can suggest more, there’s not a song from their catalogue I don’t enjoy!
I’ve been watching all your RATM reactions man, love your lyrical breakdowns and covering the history as well. I’ve really learned some stuff and now I love the songs even more than I did before. Keep up all the good, good content ! ❤️✌️
Township Rebellion, Know Your Enemy, Bombtrack, Wake Up....All from the first album
I was at this festival, it was awesome to see Rage live
I implore you to check out the Testify official music video. It’s as cryptic and telling as their lyrics. Not to mention it’s funky as fuuuuuck :)
His lyrics was talking about the machine’s commercialization of citizens emotions with symbolisms (yellow ribbon, swatz…) used to submit the population into submission into accepting the justifications we are being fed.
Please do not apologise for stopping a lot. Your commentary is what makes it interesting to watch. There are already many other react-channels out there which just listen to the song and then say "i liked it".
Love your channel, one tip let the bar finish before you break it down, it helps avoid confusion over intended meanings. just a thought. Loving your journey down the rabbit hole of three of my all time favorite bands, Rage, Tool & SOAD.
Thank you for your content and for your explanations. I can understand english, but sometimes isn't easy with this guys slang and references. I do appreciate you take the time to explain all this lyrics.
Vietnow, Without a face, and wind below are my three favorite from RATM. Wind below is grimy af, without a face has the old school boom bap, and vietnow is a good mix of punk and hiphop
I really like the way you break down the lyrics to RATM. Most people don't bother trying to understand the bands message or are not understanding enough to get it. I enjoyed this reaction video more than most others I have seen.
Tom Morello is Harvard educated
Hat says "geek," guitar says "ARM THE HOMELESS." A man of complexities.
4:50 notably "pack a 9" is again a double-entendre that could be referring to 9mm ammo or 9.5mm film
Prime TIme was also traditionally aound 9:00pm as well. When all workin family members would been home, suppered & after the kids went to bed.
Yellow ribbon had a huge revergence during the gulf war which has been shown to have alternate motives. Its not about not supporting the troops, but about how people were blindly believing and supporting a war that wasn't justified.
Put this in historical context. The news coverage/propaganda proceeding the first gulf war was insane.
It's crazy how relevant the lyrics are today
Don't worry about the stops that's what make this a reaction video and not just a music video
Sleep Now in the Fire is their video and documentation of the time they shut down Wall St.
I will again humbly request that you react to “Maria” 🙏🏻
Maria and Ashes in the Fall
Listen to MARIA! :)