We don't have a RATM thread?
I came to this band late and recently. My current opinion is that they are/were hands down one of the greatest bands of the 90s.
But their split and silence throughout the Bush years, when a band like RATM would have been sorely needed, is undoubtedly a disappointment. As is the lack of a new album five years into the reunion.
They don't want to do another album... Sucks, but at least they still plays shows from time to time... Better than nothing, I guess.
No new Rage album, all that material scrapped that TR produced for Zach still buried and it's been about 4 years since the first EP came out there is STILL no full length One Day as a Lion album.
What the fuck is the hold up for Zach these days i wonder?
At least Tom Morello has been keeping it steady going with his Nightwatchman records plus Street Sweeper Social Club.
Can y'all, like, acknowledge the amazing video I posted?
There's no new album, ever, I'll eat my hair...Zach is washed up. Days are over.
Beyond me how the TR material's never seen the light of day. And what's become of the other guys? Morello seems like the only one still making the rounds.
If Romney gets elected, expect a new album. They'll have a new cause to rally around.
I just saw the ACTUAL recording of the above video. It almost sounds as bad.
I'm not too fussed about a new album, but man am I glad they started touring again. I'd never seen them back in the day so it was an awesome experience seeing them play Big Day Out a few years ago.
Turn on the radio. Nah, fuck it, turn it off. Fear is your only God. On the radio. Nah, fuck it, turn it off.
Fear is your. Fear is your. Fear is your only God.
Love this band ever since I heard them while playing Tony Hawk Pro Skater.
Not a bad cover:
Yeah not bad, helped by the fact that it's already an amazing song.
Best thing Tom Morello's written since RATM split: http://gunshyassassin.com/news/tom-m...be-ryan-apart/
Original source: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...ainst-20120816
Incredible. Absolutely incredible. First Ryan models himself on Ayn Rand ideals without understanding how militantly athiest she is, and now he says Rage Against the Machine is his favorite band? I'm so confused. Kudos for Tom Morello - it was low hanging fruit, but it was delicious nonetheless.
I like Rage, but they really come off as tools half of the time.
Maybe Ryan uses RATM lyrics to inspire all his stupid ideas? He thinks the lyrics are blue prints for his vision of America. I love all the comments calling Morello a hypocrite. They don't know Tom has frequently put his money where his mouth is and has had active involvement in so many of the causes he promotes.
Anyone know any good live recording resources for Rage? I've been looking for one show in particular for years (09-16-96 in Chicago), and though I've come close a few times, the recording has managed to elude me all these years. Please, someone, tell me you can help!
So...according to Kevin and Bean, apparently there's a video floating around from TMZ of all things where some paparazzi caught up with Timmy C and asked what was new with the band, and he hinted that they might be...may be...working on a new album.
Edit: http://www.tmz.com/2012/10/04/rage-a...im-commerford/
Last edited by theruiner; 10-04-2012 at 07:46 PM.
haha at this point i won't believe that until i actually hear a song. I also don't think i'm too confident in whatever they'd come up with. I'm more excited about the notion of One Day As A Lion putting more stuff out...that EP was excellent.
Last edited by bobbie solo; 10-06-2012 at 12:22 AM.
Why wouldn't you be confident in it being any good? One Day as a Lion is awesome, Tom Morello has still got it and you can always rely on Timmy C and Brad Wilk.
I wouldn't be caught dead paying to see these guys in the modern day. Sell-out hypocrite fucks touring on 20+ year old music and even willing to do festivals funded by right-wingers..
But 25 years ago next Friday, when Evil Empire came out? Those were insane times to be alive. I waited what felt like an eternity for that record to drop, after more than two years of playing the shit out of the S/T record. Saw them in Philadelphia on the Evil Empire tour and it was absolutely riotous. Even that tour they did a few years later with Wu-Tang, they still had that fire about them..
I watch clips of them over the past ten years or so and they look and sound like a bunch of tired old men going through the motions. It fails miserably in comparison to their 1992-1997 run. They had four years where the world needed their kind more than ever and they could have reignited the landscape, and instead we got some knock-off band with Chuck D and the guy from Cypress Hill. I will not put another dime in Tom Morello's pockets. Nothing was as funny as the time he mouthed off about that restaurant in Seattle that wouldn't give him special treatment and the owner exposed him mercilessly online, lmao..
yeah Brad's drumming back in the day was way more unique. So straight ahead & generic w/Audioslave. And i don't like Morello's riffing as much with Audioslave/SSSC. Hopefully he'd go way heavier with Rage, and hopefully Zach would get more screamy, but i doubt it. You can hear the "heavy" going away with Battle of LA.
20th anniversary self title re-release!!
http://loudwire.com/rage-against-the...d-debut-album/
Wow, that's cool.
This could be what Tim was talking about.
OORRR like Soundgarden, going through their back catalog inspired them to start making new music.
That deluxe box set sounds awesome. Will probably pick that up depending on the price.
Edit: Amazon has it listed for $136, don't want it that bad.
It's interesting that they would remaster that album. I've read in a few places that the RATM debut makes for a really good reference disc when demoing sound equipment, as it has great dynamic range and a nice full spectrum of sound being played back.
Their first two albums were fantastic, but I wasn't a huge fan of Battle of LA. I felt like they became pretty stagnant and were just going through the motions. They put on one hell of a good show, so I would definitely see them live again, though I'm not sure I would go for a new album.