Rage Against The Machine was one of my first loves as far as music and my love for them has only grown over the years. Sadly, I never got to see them live before they broke up...until now! When I found out they had reunited and were going to play a show in the midwest, I knew I had to be there. I got my tickets to their Alpine Valley show the second they went on sale. I'm more excited to see them then I have ever been to see any band...ever.
Alright, so if you haven't heard of Rage Against The Machine, I highly recomend checking them out. I will admit that they aren't for everyone. If you're politically conservative, they are most definitely not for you. Also, if you can't stand anything more aggressive musicaly then, say, Belle & Sebastian, Rage isn't for you. Despite their hard, aggressive sound (which I like) their message is a valid one. If I were to put them in a genre, I would have to call them political alternative rock. I personally think they're the folk musicians (Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, etc.) who protested the Vietnam war of today. Their music is intensely political and really get's their message across.
As far as Rage's politics, they're most certainly not all talk and no action. They do more then their fair share as far as organizing and participating in protests and other dissident activities to keep the government in check. Here's a few websites (both official and unofficial) that talk of thier activities and them in general: http://www.ratm.com/
As for why this entry has the little "(1.0)" added to it is because I decided that along with my regular entries this week I'll be posting videos of Rage up until the day of the concert. All of their music videos are incredible and the live footage that I've seen looks amazing as well. I'll start this thing off with my personal favorite video, Sleep Now In The Fire. I hope you enjoy these Days of Rage (if anyone caught that pun in reference to the Weathermen, I'm impressed).
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