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Hi.
I'd like to introduce everybody (Who hasn't yet heard of them) to an old band. Admittedly they did split up a few years ago, but they were a fantastic band. They were called Rage Against The Machine and they ROCKED!!!! The music was rock/metal, but the lyrics were rapped over the top of it. The drummer was Brad Wilk, the bassist was Tim Commerford, the vocalist was Zack de la Rocha, and the guitarist was the amazing Tom Morrello. All of them were amazingly talented, especially Zack and Tom. Zack was not only the singer, but also the main song writer for the band, and he could also play guitar, drums and bass. Tom Morrello was, and still is, probably one of the greatest guitarists ever. He was not only renound for his amazing speed and fantastic solos, but also his extensive use to effects, including phaser, whammy and harmoniser. Above all though was his unique understanding and application of the advanced techniques of playing guitar which are normally used sparingly in solos by other guitarists. He could hit a pinched or tapped harmonic perfectly, 10 times out of 10, at any position on the fret board, and use a combination of effects and the pick-up selector switch to make his guitar mimick turn-tables by playing dead notes. He has been voted Best Guitarist 4 times in a row, and is down as on of Total Guitar magazine's "Guitar Gods". A trademark of Rage was never using synthesisers, sampling, or any other kind of effects in their music, only the instruments. Their main focus point was that Rage were an extremly political band. The took part in countless protests on and off stage, and the lyrics to nearly all of their song were political. They have won numerous music awards and done several Tours. They have many albumbs out including Evil Empire, Best of Rage, The Battle Of Los Angoles, Rage Against The Machine, and Renegades. All of these have gone at least single platinum, most double. Recently Zack de la Rocha left the band to go solo, and the 3 remaining band members recruited singer Chris Cornell, and became Audioslave. The official Rage Against The Machine website is simply http://www.ratm.com . It contains far more additional information on the band than i currently have the time or the patients to dig up and include in this message. I don't really know that much about the band (Say's he who's just written 400 words on them!) but I know that they were a truly amazing (and one of the most influential) rock bands ever. If you like rock music, you'll LOVE Rage Against The Machine, trust me.
Thanks for reading!
Rattle snake3
I'd like to introduce everybody (Who hasn't yet heard of them) to an old band. Admittedly they did split up a few years ago, but they were a fantastic band. They were called Rage Against The Machine and they ROCKED!!!! The music was rock/metal, but the lyrics were rapped over the top of it. The drummer was Brad Wilk, the bassist was Tim Commerford, the vocalist was Zack de la Rocha, and the guitarist was the amazing Tom Morrello. All of them were amazingly talented, especially Zack and Tom. Zack was not only the singer, but also the main song writer for the band, and he could also play guitar, drums and bass. Tom Morrello was, and still is, probably one of the greatest guitarists ever. He was not only renound for his amazing speed and fantastic solos, but also his extensive use to effects, including phaser, whammy and harmoniser. Above all though was his unique understanding and application of the advanced techniques of playing guitar which are normally used sparingly in solos by other guitarists. He could hit a pinched or tapped harmonic perfectly, 10 times out of 10, at any position on the fret board, and use a combination of effects and the pick-up selector switch to make his guitar mimick turn-tables by playing dead notes. He has been voted Best Guitarist 4 times in a row, and is down as on of Total Guitar magazine's "Guitar Gods". A trademark of Rage was never using synthesisers, sampling, or any other kind of effects in their music, only the instruments. Their main focus point was that Rage were an extremly political band. The took part in countless protests on and off stage, and the lyrics to nearly all of their song were political. They have won numerous music awards and done several Tours. They have many albumbs out including Evil Empire, Best of Rage, The Battle Of Los Angoles, Rage Against The Machine, and Renegades. All of these have gone at least single platinum, most double. Recently Zack de la Rocha left the band to go solo, and the 3 remaining band members recruited singer Chris Cornell, and became Audioslave. The official Rage Against The Machine website is simply http://www.ratm.com . It contains far more additional information on the band than i currently have the time or the patients to dig up and include in this message. I don't really know that much about the band (Say's he who's just written 400 words on them!) but I know that they were a truly amazing (and one of the most influential) rock bands ever. If you like rock music, you'll LOVE Rage Against The Machine, trust me.
Thanks for reading!
Rattle snake3
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You can get the tab book for that album off www.musicroom.com. only £15, all 10 song all the way through including solos. Well worth it.
Mine's prrrrobably know your enemy (see tag line!). great solo....
Ashes In The Fall
What's everybody's favourite rage song?
I bought the self-titles debut today as it was only £4
Nice
Nice
Maybe they arent playing reading then. I thought they were, never mind.
Audioslave are going to be at the Download Festival at Donnington Park this year. See my post "Calling all music lovers...." or the web-site (www.downloadfestival.co.uk) for more info. All I'll say now is: 2 days, 3 stages, and 70 bands, including Limp Bizkit, Marilyn and Iron Maiden. Nuff. sed.
I love rage... but audioslave just suck... Well the band doesnt, only the singer.
He seems to spoil all the great work done by the rest
He seems to spoil all the great work done by the rest
There's a big difference. Zack de la Rocha didn't really sing, it was more rapping, and sometimes just spoken lyrics, so from a singing perspective you can't really tell how good his voice is. Chris Cornell on the other hand (Or so I've been told, I haven't heard much Audioslave) sings properlly. You can really compare the two on the same level.
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> Audioslave are boring, RAGE rule. Hope Zack gate crashes Reading and
> kicks Cornells butt, then says "FCUK you i wont do what you tell
> me"!, be funny because FCUK doesnt make sense
Where did u hear audioslave are playing reading, cos i certainly have'nt heard anything about it. I hope they do, cos reading looks pretty crappy at the moment.
And whilst i prefer rage, im afraid to say cornell has a much better voice than zack, and whoever said him having one of the best voices in modern music is an overstatement is clearly wrong im afraid. He is in the top 5 for sure.
> Audioslave are boring, RAGE rule. Hope Zack gate crashes Reading and
> kicks Cornells butt, then says "FCUK you i wont do what you tell
> me"!, be funny because FCUK doesnt make sense
Where did u hear audioslave are playing reading, cos i certainly have'nt heard anything about it. I hope they do, cos reading looks pretty crappy at the moment.
And whilst i prefer rage, im afraid to say cornell has a much better voice than zack, and whoever said him having one of the best voices in modern music is an overstatement is clearly wrong im afraid. He is in the top 5 for sure.
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