Posted on 05/01/2007 11:21:41 AM PDT by Fractal Trader
Thousands of sunburnt fans roared in unison and pumped their fists in the desert air Sunday night as reunited political rockers Rage Against the Machine took the stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
[SNIP]
Stomping, shouting into his microphone, grabbing his curly hair and inciting the audience to "keep fighting," de la Rocha powered through songs ranging from the bass heavy "Bulls on Parade" to the anthem "Killing in the Name."
He also railed against the war in Iraq and likened Bush administration officials to Nazi war criminals.
"This current administration is no exception. They should be tried and hung and shot," he said.
Drummer Brad Wilk, bassist Tim Commerford and guitarist Tom Morello, who wore a hat with the word "UNITY" on it, completed the lineup.
"They changed my life. They made me a liberal," said sweat-drenched history teacher Rafael Ramon, 25, who had waited in a crowd packed shoulder-to-shoulder in front of the stage all day.
"All of America needed Rage to come back. They've been missing," he said
(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...
Shrug. Maybe their minds don’t work, but I still like some of their songs.
P.S. But I liked Audioslave much better.
“I would imagine that a visit from the Secret Service might lead to an attitude adjustment.”
***
I suppose we’d wind up arresting just about every entertainer out there.
Dang, I wish all of them would just shut up and sing.
Oh. The biggest bunch of posers in recent musical history are back together again. Yawn.
}:-)4
Didn’t Rachel Corrie rage against the machine? One can only hope for the same here. ;)
Exactly, hate their politics, but do love the music......sigh.
The problem is, stuff like this is all RATM ever sang about. The oppressed brown man, free Mumia, no blood for oil, blah blah blah. Literally, just about every song they ever did (except maybe “Renegades of Funk”) was a Communist political screed.
}:-)4
The leader, Javier Rodriguez, of the illegal alien marches today just called for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney on Cnn. And some want to make this group legal???
Same here, If I used politics as a criteria for what music I listen to, I’d have to throw out over half of my CD collection.
Stone Temple Pilots, Temple of the Dog, Pearl Jam, would all be in the trash?......I don’t think so.
Incarceration in a mental institution might be needed for these freaks if they are potheads gone over the edge.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=3102428&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
I think Pat Boone’s still safe.
The headline he would love to see and the Secret Service would hate to see is:
"ROCKER JAILED FOR ANTI-BUSH RANT."
So the usual visit - which would entail an agent, de la Rocha and de la Rocha's lawyer - would include a threat of prosecution.
To which de la Rocha would respond: "Cool! Arrest me now, I dare you!"
He’s right up there with Glen Campbell.
Yeah a teacher that was made into a liberal! If this talentless band can convert a teacher, there wasn't much between his ears in the first place. Avoid any school this idiot teaches in.
You might want to throw those CDs out and buy some with good music on them. :)
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.