Then of course, there is the one band that made social criticism their trademark, and few bands in history have been as polarizing or as captivating as the one and only Rage Against The Machine. From the early rallying cries of Woody Guthrie to the calls for unity of Bob Marley to the anti-everything stance of punk rock, such statements can be found across the musical spectrum and decades, as there is always "something" to fight against. Yet there are a handful of musicians throughout history that have been able to make political and social awareness work perfectly within their music, or in some cases, this type of writing WAS their music. However, the problem usually is, the band or performer in question usually takes such a different musical approach on this type of song that the argument always comes up, ".yeah, it's a good lyric, but the music is lacking." This often leads to the song being "written off" and lost among the rest of the artists' catalog, and largely loses any impact it may have had. Nearly every performer or band in the entire history of music has attempted to make a "political statement" or some sort of social critique at some point in their career. They were also ranked #33 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.CLICK HERE TO LISTEN (will open in new tab)
During their initial nine-year run, they became one of the most popular and influential bands in music history. The band's third album The Battle of Los Angeles was released in 1999. The band did not release a follow-up record until 1996, with Evil Empire. In 1992, the band released its self-titled debut album, which became a commercial success, leading to a slot in the 1993 Lollapalooza. As of 2010, they have sold over 16 million records worldwide. Critics have noted Rage Against the Machine for its "fiercely polemical music, which brewed sloganeering leftist rants against corporate America, cultural imperialism, and government oppression into a Molotov cocktail of punk, hip-hop, and thrash." Rage Against the Machine drew inspiration from early heavy metal instrumentation, as well as rap acts such as Afrika Bambaataa, Public Enemy, the Beastie Boys and Urban Dance Squad. The band's line-up consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk. Rage Against the Machine is a Grammy Award-winning rap metal band, formed in 1991 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Sleep Now in the Fire - Live Album Version Take the Power Back (live, Vancouver, BC, 4/11/93 at 86th Street Music Hall) Kick Out the Jams (live Grand Olympic Auditorium)īombtrack (live, Minneapolis, 4/5/93 at 1st Avenue) How I Could Just Kill A Man - Live Album Version
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