For clarity yes he actually is making that sound with his guitar, his name is Tom Morello and he's known for his very unique style where he's basically scratching his guitar strings for his solos
I remember an interview with him where he talked about practicing 8-9 hours a day in college, even when he had the flu and high fever for a week he still had his guitar in his hands those 8-9 hours. Absolute legend.
I saw Audioslave live when they toured their first album. My jaw hit the floor watching Tom do his thing on the guitar. It was truly a sight to see watching him play the guitar like nobody else on earth does
these first time reactions of Rage just never gets old. i'm glad that you are discovered them. they were way ahead of their time.....still relevant today.
While I never want to take away from RATM, I think the fact that they're still so relevant may be less about them being "ahead of their time", and more about the rest of us making fuck-all progress in the 30 years since they came on the scene, and even radically regressing in a large number of societal aspects. Shit is real bad, and getting worse.
My favorite "first" reactions to RATM are to Down Rodeo. You can see them boppin' and then on abut the 3rd or maybe 4th repeat, they'll finally hear the first line, stop the music, and say something to the effect of "They did not just say that." Yep. Yep. They did.
Rage Against the Machine came on the scene in Los Angeles in the wake of the Rodney King beatings, the subsequent acquittal, and the riots that resulted in the out-pouring of anger at the injustice. I was an 18 year old kid in Los Angeles when "Killing in the Name Of" and shortly thereafter "Know Your Enemy" were getting airplay. Keep in mind - this is all pre-internet so good ol' radio still ruled the airwaves (no pun intended). Killing in the Name Of was a direct reaction to the beatings. Their music was a perfect blend of the harder style of everything in LA - both metal and a rap scene deeply influenced by NWA and other related artists. (Most folks know how popular rap was in LA, but folks not from there might not know was also had a 24-hour a day metal station in LA back in those days called KCNA) . Rage Against the Machine is very much the voice of the Barrio and Hood in Los Angeles and reflects the anger at exploitation or the poor and the lies and the divisive racism that was prevalent then and still with us today. Their music is as relevant in addressing those failures in delivery of the "American Dream" now as is it was in 1992. PS: Its noteworthy that Tom Morello the guitarist also was an honors student in political science at Harvard, and while it might not be obvious, he is a light skinned Black man who grew up in a White neighborhood as the only Black family on the block. This is how you get mix of music you typically associate with White folks mixed with the music you probably typically associate with Black folks - coming out of one band. Zach De La Rocha is actually Hispanic by the way - granted a very Americanized Chicano version of his cultural heritage typical of the 3rd or 4th generation in Los Angeles. I bring these up because these mixed ethnicities and mixed cultures and blending of different ideas together because this is fundamental to understanding what Los Angeles and much of California is about now. Indeed, it is what most of the country is changing to become and the strife we all feel playing out now played out in California in generations past. The rest of the country is just not as far along at learning to celebrate diversity, take the best parts of their different cultural heritages, put them in a blender , and make something even better than what there was before when the cultures were segregated. In some cases this is best reflected in the mixed children that will continue top happen everywhere because, let's face it, people are gonna fuck, and racism won't stop that one bit because fine is fine. LA is making a new culture born from the original separate cultures one friendship, partnership, and hook up at a time. Now, to relate this back to the band as I promised and why you can't separate them from their origins in Los Angeles. That cultural melting pot and blending of cultures is what Los Angeles is about. It is what makes it special. Rage of the Machine is a perfect example of what comes out of that blending of cultures and, if you are from LA, it represents the suffering together in unity of the poor and exploited under the yoke of elites and systems, that will use you regardless if you are White, Brown, Black, Red, or purple. (PS: If you saw me you would say "sup White boy" in LA, but I am a mixed White and Puertorriquena mom, and White dad, but I grew up in the Mexican hood hanging out with mostly Chicanos).
No longer live there moved out for college and never went back (too damn pricey) I was a junior i think without looking up the dates when the riots hit. Could see the smoke a few days in trickling into the suburbs. I love seeing people find this band for the first time I hope this guy sees your post and listens to every single one of these.
Thanks for forwarding me back to this comment. Beautifully stated. I grew up in a place called Pueblo, CO. A mostly Chicano population and a small town. It’s that same Type of feeling, a melting pot of cultures, in a much smaller scale than in LA. I loved growing up there because the people and unity. Not like that where I live now and I feel it.
Almost more relevant as time goes on. That line in particular, when I was younger I always thought, “that can’t happen, no one would let it happen.” Now not only is it happening, but a large percentage of the country is totally ok with it.
Fun story told by Tom Morello - When he was still in school, he had already picked up the guitar and was up to experimenting with the different sounds he could pull out of it. His neighbors called the police and complained that he was "playing his keyboard too loudly". The responding officers were in complete disbelief that he was doing all of it with nothing more than a guitar, an effects pedal, and his own creativity.
Tom Morello (the guitarist) has a degree from Harvard in political science. He’s a great guitarist, brilliant mind, and a vocal activist. Love that dude.
Most Rage songs condemn oppression and injustice. You should watch Rage's live 1993 performance of "Killing in the Name". That song condemns white supremacy and police brutality. Rage absolutely KILLS it in their live 1993 performance of that song. Other Rage songs that have a good message: - "Know Your Enemy" WITH lyrics (need the lyrics for that one) - "The Ghost of Tom Joad" WITH lyrics (need the lyrics for that one) - "Renegades of Funk"
While I agree Rage was killing it live in that '93 performance, I think for "Killing In The Name" the studio recording (from the album) is the best one to listen to the first time you ever hear the song. After you know the song then I think you can appreciate the live versions more.
To be clear, "Ghost of Tom Joad" and "renegades of funk" are both covers. Good songs to be sure but have their own original artists. Other great songs: Wake up People of the sun No shelter Freedom
You should check out Wake Up, Know Your Enemy, Down Rodeo, Take the Power Back, Sleep Now in the Fire or really anything. Like others have said that's Tom Morello making those sounds with his guitar. Zach De la Rocha is the one spitting, Tim Commerford on bass and Brad Wilk on drums.
Rage has 2 of my favorite lines in music "can't waste the day when the night brings the Hearst " and "Fuck the G ride , I want the machines that are makin em!" The meaning behind them is powerful to say the least.
If you like protest music, this is a band for you. .. the artists come in many forms.. they inspired me at 13 to be proactive about standing with the oppressed, and I became an active protestor and life long ally and sister ✌️ If you know who Bob Dylan is, he was also a protest writer and artist... Pretty iconic dude
I knew you would love it. Wish I could hear rage for the first time again. Too many more to pick from, but Bomb Track, Testify, Maria, Down Rodeo, Killing in the Name should keep you busy.
Most underrated band of all time. You can't even comprehend the depth of their lyrics until you get older and experience the corruption first hand. You gotta break off from the mainstream media to really see what these guys were singing about
Tom Morello is the guitarist for RATM (and, yes, he is scratching on the guitar). He has a degree from Harvard in Political Science. A badass on both fronts.
Yes, sir. Tom Morello is lead guitar and known for having a knack for making his guitar sound like a scratching record. Zach de la Rocha is the lead singer and sounds pissed all the time. Hence the name Rage. F'n love these guys. Do more Rage reactions!
Rage man. Every. Single. Song is a banger. They are the rare band where the lyrics are actually important and combined with an addictive sound built to get you hyped. Please react to more!
Tom Morello is on the Guitar, and yes he’s making those scratch noises using the feedback from the amplifier, when you point an electric guitar at the amp it’s plugged into you get a high pitched feedback frequency that can be manipulated and distorted by moving the guitar closer or further back. Fun Fact: Tom Morello has a cameo in the first IronMan, he’s a member of the 10Rings and the first person to ever see Tony Stark in his first IronMan suit.
Just a respectful correction, cos I used to use the same technique as Tom. He is simply rubbing his fingers along the strings, has one pick up set up to 0 volume and the other on full and is flicking between them. He does also use feedback and whammy pedal for his other tricks, but this one is the pickup selector one
Tom Morello is "scratching" on guitar. Guitar strings are wound, so you can get a scratching sound by (usually) scraping a guitar pick or (in this case) rubbing your fingers down their length. Morello was always found creative and innovative ways to get new sounds out of a guitar. And, yes, he and the singer are both big proponents of rights and fairness for the little guys. Morello has a political science degree from Harvard, and engages in a lot of political activism.
I recommend doing the lyric version of videos for Rage so you can really catch the bars. Any song you choose by them will be amazing. I recommend "know your Enemy" "wake up" and "Down Rodeo"
All the sounds are made with voices, guitars/basses, and drums. Tom Morello has an army of effects pedals on stage with him that he runs his guitar through. He also doesn't use a loop at all. Even live they play every note.
RATM has all fire tracks. Pull up lyrics and listen. It's timeless. I was grounded for 3 months being home late from a RATM concert in 98 and I will do it all over again. Just like Tool, they are still jamming to this present day. Timeless and genius!
Zack de la Rocha lead vocals. Tim Commerford bass. Brad Wilk drums. Tom Morello guitar. Just a heads up Zac took a hiatus from the band. The remaining members of Rage brought in Chris Cornell (RIP) from Soundgarden to form ADIOSLAVE (badass rock n Roll name). Chris took a hiatus from the band. The remaining members of Rage brought in CHUCK D and DJ LORD from PUBLIC ENEMY and B-REAL from CYPRESS HILL to form PROPHETS OF RAGE! 🤯
You'll want to have the lyrics up when you do Rage because they can be hard to understand but they always have something to say! I suggest 'Killing in the Name' next. 😻
The MC is featured on each Run the Jewels album, so you can find some more content there, if you enjoy his delivery. He also had a side project called "One Day as a Lion" that has similar styling.
Almost everything RATM has done is amazing. I recommend their entire Battle of Los Angeles album, also some of their early stuff like Clear the Lane and AutoLogic. Some songs to check out. Killing in the Name Of, Ashes in the Fall, Calm Like a Bomb, Testify, their cover of Fuck the Police and Pistol Grip Pump among many more.
@@dadwhatsfordinner Tom Morello is a legend and did a lot of things that no one had ever heard before on a guitar - including scratching on the guitar - which you see in this video.
Know Your Enemy is still my all time favorite from any music group. They spoke about thing's we had no idea about where I lived. Unfortunately, not much has changed in the 30 years since.
Zach de la Rocha does a lot of Collab with run the jewels also. Tom Morello once described his style on writing as daisy chaining effects pedals min maxing the knobs and figuring out how to use the crazy sounds he gets.
Shit had me motivated since the 90's. Funny thing is, even though they were a huge band, and people jammed them all the time; hardly anyone paid attention to the lyrics. That is what grabbed me more than the music.
One of the most important verses in music history: Weapons not food, not homes, not shoes Not need, just feed the war cannibal animal I walk the corner to the rubble that used to be a library Line up to the mind cemetery now What we don't know keeps the contracts alive and movin' They don't gotta burn the books they just remove 'em While arms warehouses fill as quick as the cells Rally 'round the family, pockets full of shells
Watching young POC discover Rage has become of my favorite things on this Earth. You should do Down Rodeo next. Imma hit that notification bell & be watching for that!!
Pretty much everything Rage has put out is 🔥. Their Renegades album is all cover songs. Glad you didn't go with "Killing in the Name" first; it's great, but it's mostly just a protest song that doesn't fully showcase the band. "Wake Up" , "Down Rodeo"(as in Rodeo Drive), "Know Your Enemy", "Sleep Now in the Fire", "No Shelter", "Testify" live at Finsbury, "Guerilla Radio", "Vietnow", any of those would be great to get to next. And definitely have lyrics up!
Just start with their self titled first album from 1992! Just listen closely and their music will explain itself. Found these guys back in 1994 when I was 14 and my friggin mind was blown.
Seeing someone hear Rage for the first time brings me back to when I found them. I was maybe 10 years old, and a summer camp counselor played it for my group. That was in 1996, and I've been obsessed ever since. I'm lucky enough to have seen them live 3 times now, including their first show back this summer. Unfortunately, they're as relevant now as ever. There has been next to no progress in their 30 years of existence.
The front man, Zach, also has One Day as a Lion with a killer drummer, Jon Theodore. Still with the awesome flow. It was after he left RATM. The rest of the guys hooked up with Chris Cornell to form Audioslave. Another great catalog of songs to check out.
love some rage -- The lead singer (Zach) has also done some songs with Run the Jewels that are bangers also -- Ju$t and Close your eyes and count to fu*k are their names I believe. Thanks for the react!
Born in Harlem, New York and raised in Libertyville, Illinois, Morello became interested in music and politics while in high school. He attended Harvard University and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Committee on Degrees in Social Studies
" uh...i might've uh.. found myself something ...uh,. new to listen to here..." said every single kid in the90s that heard this the first time lol! glad you found them, they will rock and roll your mind in more ways than one.
These videos never fail to bring a smile to my face. Step one: "Ah shit, these guys are hard as fuck." Step two: "Wait, what are they saying? Are they calling out cops and white supremacy?" Step three: "What the hell is that sound? Is that GUITAR?!" Step 4: "Well, RATM is my new favorite band."
He is making that scratch sound on the guitar. He’s scratching the strings with the pick up and down while flicking the switch between pickups. One pickups volume is off so it creates a clipping affect while also sounding like scratching.
Tom Morello, has a degree in Political Science and also a degree in Guitar Badassery. He decided to invent some interesting ways to make the guitar sound like not a guitar. You should look up his response to people on twitter when they get pissed off about Rage's political activism.
Great rabbit hole to go down with Rage. Zachs lyrics mean as much today as they did in 93 post LA riots. More things change, more it all stays the same. Also check his more recent music with 'one day as a lion'
I LOVE watching Zack rock tf out. When he starts head banging, I get so damn LIT!! This song is basically about government waging wars while claiming to be about “family values”. The second verse lays it out beautifully.
Kudos to whoever recommended this band to you! Was looking for some new music and a friend told me this was released the day before on a Tuesday. Read the inlay of the CD jacket and still listen to this bands music to the day. Yes, the band is political and is important to everyday life. I asked what the band is about from my friend and he said, "It's 4 angry Indians"!
This was my teenage rebel music in High School love it to this day! No idea anyone's names though I can sing along every song. Killing in the name was a big one especially with what was happening with Rodney King and everything at the time. Take the Power back one of my favs. so extremely relevant to anyone with kids in school today because it is not even that we are only teaching euro influence as they did in my day they are teaching 00000000.
He is scratching on the guitar. His name is Tom Morello. Man, you are going to LOVE Rage. Linkin Park and Rage are my two favorite Rock/Rap bands. Zach De La Rocha and Mike Shinoda are two of the most criminally underrated artists of all time. Please listen to these songs with lyrics up. 🙏
Got this album when it first came out, and I had been playing bass about a year. Changed my entire life, man. Still playing Tim Commerford's basslines to work out.
I had a "TH-cam blocked Me" banner over this one. 😥 Watch "Killing in the Name of" live! Amazing!! Very political, anti establishment, for the people kind of band Love them.... love the energy!!
5:48 yes! He IS making that sound on the guitar. Guitarist Tom Morello is such an innovative guitarist the band actually prints the following disclaimer on all their record sleeves: “All sounds on this recording made by guitar, bass and drums” or something to that effect.
This video premiered on MTV when I was in high school. One of my friends set the VCR to record it and we ran over to his house to watch it at lunchtime, I think. Anyway, we already knew Tom Morello had an innovative approach to guitar, but with that record scratching sound on the guitar - our jaws dropped. It wasn't until years later that I started to understand how he worked that wizardry.
Tom Morello has a fascinating backstory. His father was a delegate to the UN and he became the Kenyan ambassador to Great Britain. Morello graduated from Harvard, and initially interned at some politician's campaign (I can't quite recall if it was a Senator/Congressman etc.). Story goes, one day an older woman called up and said something racist. Tom told her, "Ma'am, that's racist"; for which he got reprimanded for. So Tom being Tom said, "If I can't tell someone that says someone racist that they're being racist, I don't belong here." And then the legend was born. If you want to deep dive into him (I strongly recommend it), watch his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performance with Bruce Springsteen of The Ghost of Tom Joad, or what he did with Boots Riley as Streetsweeper Social Club. He's a once in a generation talent.
Tom Morello's audiobook Speaking Truth to Power Through Stories and Song is worth a listen. We used to think this song was about Ruby Ridge but now I tend to agree as a whole it makes more sense it is about the military industrial complex as a whole.
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For clarity yes he actually is making that sound with his guitar, his name is Tom Morello and he's known for his very unique style where he's basically scratching his guitar strings for his solos
Morello is basically the new Eddie Van Halen in terms of taking established guitar practices and blowing them the fuck up.
I remember an interview with him where he talked about practicing 8-9 hours a day in college, even when he had the flu and high fever for a week he still had his guitar in his hands those 8-9 hours. Absolute legend.
I saw Audioslave live when they toured their first album. My jaw hit the floor watching Tom do his thing on the guitar. It was truly a sight to see watching him play the guitar like nobody else on earth does
He’s also got a Masters degree in political science from Harvard University.
He just did a song with Maneskin released this week with "Gossip"! Tom is a master
these first time reactions of Rage just never gets old. i'm glad that you are discovered them. they were way ahead of their time.....still relevant today.
Discovering RATM is one of my favorite types or TH-cam video.
True
While I never want to take away from RATM, I think the fact that they're still so relevant may be less about them being "ahead of their time", and more about the rest of us making fuck-all progress in the 30 years since they came on the scene, and even radically regressing in a large number of societal aspects.
Shit is real bad, and getting worse.
My favorite "first" reactions to RATM are to Down Rodeo. You can see them boppin' and then on abut the 3rd or maybe 4th repeat, they'll finally hear the first line, stop the music, and say something to the effect of "They did not just say that."
Yep. Yep. They did.
It helps to have the lyrics up when watching for the first time. Powerful stuff!
Rage Against the Machine came on the scene in Los Angeles in the wake of the Rodney King beatings, the subsequent acquittal, and the riots that resulted in the out-pouring of anger at the injustice. I was an 18 year old kid in Los Angeles when "Killing in the Name Of" and shortly thereafter "Know Your Enemy" were getting airplay. Keep in mind - this is all pre-internet so good ol' radio still ruled the airwaves (no pun intended). Killing in the Name Of was a direct reaction to the beatings. Their music was a perfect blend of the harder style of everything in LA - both metal and a rap scene deeply influenced by NWA and other related artists. (Most folks know how popular rap was in LA, but folks not from there might not know was also had a 24-hour a day metal station in LA back in those days called KCNA) . Rage Against the Machine is very much the voice of the Barrio and Hood in Los Angeles and reflects the anger at exploitation or the poor and the lies and the divisive racism that was prevalent then and still with us today. Their music is as relevant in addressing those failures in delivery of the "American Dream" now as is it was in 1992. PS: Its noteworthy that Tom Morello the guitarist also was an honors student in political science at Harvard, and while it might not be obvious, he is a light skinned Black man who grew up in a White neighborhood as the only Black family on the block. This is how you get mix of music you typically associate with White folks mixed with the music you probably typically associate with Black folks - coming out of one band. Zach De La Rocha is actually Hispanic by the way - granted a very Americanized Chicano version of his cultural heritage typical of the 3rd or 4th generation in Los Angeles. I bring these up because these mixed ethnicities and mixed cultures and blending of different ideas together because this is fundamental to understanding what Los Angeles and much of California is about now. Indeed, it is what most of the country is changing to become and the strife we all feel playing out now played out in California in generations past. The rest of the country is just not as far along at learning to celebrate diversity, take the best parts of their different cultural heritages, put them in a blender , and make something even better than what there was before when the cultures were segregated. In some cases this is best reflected in the mixed children that will continue top happen everywhere because, let's face it, people are gonna fuck, and racism won't stop that one bit because fine is fine. LA is making a new culture born from the original separate cultures one friendship, partnership, and hook up at a time. Now, to relate this back to the band as I promised and why you can't separate them from their origins in Los Angeles. That cultural melting pot and blending of cultures is what Los Angeles is about. It is what makes it special. Rage of the Machine is a perfect example of what comes out of that blending of cultures and, if you are from LA, it represents the suffering together in unity of the poor and exploited under the yoke of elites and systems, that will use you regardless if you are White, Brown, Black, Red, or purple. (PS: If you saw me you would say "sup White boy" in LA, but I am a mixed White and Puertorriquena mom, and White dad, but I grew up in the Mexican hood hanging out with mostly Chicanos).
100%
Very well said.
Quite an astute observation
No longer live there moved out for college and never went back (too damn pricey) I was a junior i think without looking up the dates when the riots hit. Could see the smoke a few days in trickling into the suburbs. I love seeing people find this band for the first time I hope this guy sees your post and listens to every single one of these.
Thanks for forwarding me back to this comment. Beautifully stated. I grew up in a place called Pueblo, CO. A mostly Chicano population and a small town. It’s that same
Type of feeling, a melting pot of cultures, in a much smaller scale than in LA. I loved growing up there because the people and unity. Not like that where I live now and I feel it.
No matter how fucked up my day is, I love first time reactions to Rage - it can tell a lot about a man. Love it.
He's not scratching. That's Tom Morello. He's a guitar hero of epic proportions.
Well, he's not scratching at a turntable, but that guitar is _definitely_ getting scratched.
hes kinda scratching in that hes scratching his pick along the strings..but yeah, tom morello doing tom morello shit
"they don't gotta burn the books they just remove 'em"
RATM lyrics remain, sadly, so relevant
Almost more relevant as time goes on. That line in particular, when I was younger I always thought, “that can’t happen, no one would let it happen.” Now not only is it happening, but a large percentage of the country is totally ok with it.
now they just burn em,,, watch desantis...
Fun story told by Tom Morello - When he was still in school, he had already picked up the guitar and was up to experimenting with the different sounds he could pull out of it. His neighbors called the police and complained that he was "playing his keyboard too loudly". The responding officers were in complete disbelief that he was doing all of it with nothing more than a guitar, an effects pedal, and his own creativity.
Tom Morello (the guitarist) has a degree from Harvard in political science. He’s a great guitarist, brilliant mind, and a vocal activist. Love that dude.
Most Rage songs condemn oppression and injustice.
You should watch Rage's live 1993 performance of "Killing in the Name". That song condemns white supremacy and police brutality. Rage absolutely KILLS it in their live 1993 performance of that song.
Other Rage songs that have a good message:
- "Know Your Enemy" WITH lyrics (need the lyrics for that one)
- "The Ghost of Tom Joad" WITH lyrics (need the lyrics for that one)
- "Renegades of Funk"
Testify
While I agree Rage was killing it live in that '93 performance, I think for "Killing In The Name" the studio recording (from the album) is the best one to listen to the first time you ever hear the song. After you know the song then I think you can appreciate the live versions more.
Killing in the name of
@@laurajaneluvsbeauty9596 The song's title is just "Killing in the Name", 'Killing in the name of..." are lyrics.
To be clear, "Ghost of Tom Joad" and "renegades of funk" are both covers. Good songs to be sure but have their own original artists.
Other great songs:
Wake up
People of the sun
No shelter
Freedom
"They don't gotta burn the books, they just remove them..."
Song released in 1996.
More relevant today than ever.
"They don't have to burn the books, just remove them" So true today!
Exactly. It’s what’s happening nowadays.
One of the best bands of my lifetime
I’m digging what I heard so far. Any recommendations?
@@dadwhatsfordinner Down Rodeo
Wake up, down rodeo, know your enemy, calm like a bomb. When you’re done there ask for more, we know you will lol
@@dadwhatsfordinner make sure you watch the lyric video, especially with Down Rodeo
@@dadwhatsfordinner Sleep Now In The Fire, People of the Sun, Freedom, Bombtrack, Know Your Enemy, Testify... so many.
You should check out Wake Up, Know Your Enemy, Down Rodeo, Take the Power Back, Sleep Now in the Fire or really anything. Like others have said that's Tom Morello making those sounds with his guitar. Zach De la Rocha is the one spitting, Tim Commerford on bass and Brad Wilk on drums.
100% I also recommend having lyrics handy, they have a lot to say
@@CaptainTenille Brother Zach takes you to class one google of some injustice he mentions at a time.
Guerilla Radio
Rage has 2 of my favorite lines in music "can't waste the day when the night brings the Hearst " and "Fuck the G ride , I want the machines that are makin em!" The meaning behind them is powerful to say the least.
Just to correct you its "cant waste a day when the night brings a hearse" as in funeral hearse
@@TheMrdavies666 yea knew it was like funeral hearse just fd up the spelling , but thanks for the correction sir
I love the line right after: "So make a move and plead the fifth 'cause ya can't plead the first"
If you like protest music, this is a band for you. .. the artists come in many forms.. they inspired me at 13 to be proactive about standing with the oppressed, and I became an active protestor and life long ally and sister ✌️
If you know who Bob Dylan is, he was also a protest writer and artist... Pretty iconic dude
I knew you would love it. Wish I could hear rage for the first time again.
Too many more to pick from, but Bomb Track, Testify, Maria, Down Rodeo, Killing in the Name should keep you busy.
They are the sh$t. Awesome suggestion. I appreciate it
Most underrated band of all time. You can't even comprehend the depth of their lyrics until you get older and experience the corruption first hand. You gotta break off from the mainstream media to really see what these guys were singing about
Tom Morello is the guitarist for RATM (and, yes, he is scratching on the guitar). He has a degree from Harvard in Political Science. A badass on both fronts.
Definitely the sound of my youth. Wen I walked down the street listening to them thru my walk man I felt empowered.
Yes, sir. Tom Morello is lead guitar and known for having a knack for making his guitar sound like a scratching record. Zach de la Rocha is the lead singer and sounds pissed all the time. Hence the name Rage. F'n love these guys. Do more Rage reactions!
"They don't have to burn the books they just remove 'em" is one of my favorite lyrics of all time. 🔥🔥
Tom Morello activist and amazing guitar player. Also
Played with Audioslave with Chris Cornell.
Rage man. Every. Single. Song is a banger. They are the rare band where the lyrics are actually important and combined with an addictive sound built to get you hyped. Please react to more!
Tom Morello is on the Guitar, and yes he’s making those scratch noises using the feedback from the amplifier, when you point an electric guitar at the amp it’s plugged into you get a high pitched feedback frequency that can be manipulated and distorted by moving the guitar closer or further back.
Fun Fact: Tom Morello has a cameo in the first IronMan, he’s a member of the 10Rings and the first person to ever see Tony Stark in his first IronMan suit.
Just a respectful correction, cos I used to use the same technique as Tom. He is simply rubbing his fingers along the strings, has one pick up set up to 0 volume and the other on full and is flicking between them. He does also use feedback and whammy pedal for his other tricks, but this one is the pickup selector one
LOL Yeah it's the guitar ;) he's rubbing his hand on the strings :)
I should’ve phoned a friend and called the man with the phd in good music LOL
@@dadwhatsfordinner lol
He's also using a whammy bar and the amplifier, possibly a pedal
Tom Morello is "scratching" on guitar. Guitar strings are wound, so you can get a scratching sound by (usually) scraping a guitar pick or (in this case) rubbing your fingers down their length.
Morello was always found creative and innovative ways to get new sounds out of a guitar.
And, yes, he and the singer are both big proponents of rights and fairness for the little guys. Morello has a political science degree from Harvard, and engages in a lot of political activism.
Definitely recommend having the lyrics up when listening to Rage. Not only do they rock hard, but each song is like a US history lesson.
I recommend doing the lyric version of videos for Rage so you can really catch the bars.
Any song you choose by them will be amazing. I recommend "know your Enemy" "wake up" and "Down Rodeo"
All the sounds are made with voices, guitars/basses, and drums. Tom Morello has an army of effects pedals on stage with him that he runs his guitar through. He also doesn't use a loop at all. Even live they play every note.
RATM has all fire tracks. Pull up lyrics and listen. It's timeless. I was grounded for 3 months being home late from a RATM concert in 98 and I will do it all over again. Just like Tool, they are still jamming to this present day. Timeless and genius!
Zack de la Rocha lead vocals.
Tim Commerford bass.
Brad Wilk drums.
Tom Morello guitar.
Just a heads up Zac took a hiatus from the band.
The remaining members of Rage brought in Chris Cornell (RIP) from Soundgarden to form ADIOSLAVE (badass rock n Roll name).
Chris took a hiatus from the band. The remaining members of Rage brought in CHUCK D and DJ LORD from PUBLIC ENEMY and B-REAL from CYPRESS HILL to form PROPHETS OF RAGE! 🤯
You'll want to have the lyrics up when you do Rage because they can be hard to understand but they always have something to say! I suggest 'Killing in the Name' next. 😻
Zack de la Rocha: lyrics and vocals
Tom Morello: guitar
Tim Commerford: bass
Brad Wilk: drums
The MC is featured on each Run the Jewels album, so you can find some more content there, if you enjoy his delivery. He also had a side project called "One Day as a Lion" that has similar styling.
Almost everything RATM has done is amazing. I recommend their entire Battle of Los Angeles album, also some of their early stuff like Clear the Lane and AutoLogic. Some songs to check out. Killing in the Name Of, Ashes in the Fall, Calm Like a Bomb, Testify, their cover of Fuck the Police and Pistol Grip Pump among many more.
That is not a record scratch. He's doing that on the guitar :)
That’s amazing. Sounded like someone mixing and scratching records.
@@dadwhatsfordinner Tom Morello is a legend and did a lot of things that no one had ever heard before on a guitar - including scratching on the guitar - which you see in this video.
Love this! But for future RATM reactions, please do lyric videos. Half of their whole vibe is their lyrics....still just as relevant today.
Know Your Enemy is still my all time favorite from any music group. They spoke about thing's we had no idea about where I lived. Unfortunately, not much has changed in the 30 years since.
The greatest band of my lifetime!!! 💯
Zach de la Rocha does a lot of Collab with run the jewels also. Tom Morello once described his style on writing as daisy chaining effects pedals min maxing the knobs and figuring out how to use the crazy sounds he gets.
Shit had me motivated since the 90's. Funny thing is, even though they were a huge band, and people jammed them all the time; hardly anyone paid attention to the lyrics. That is what grabbed me more than the music.
I subscribed to watch your Rage journey. ✌️
Yes he’s doing all of that with his guitar.
One of the most important verses in music history:
Weapons not food, not homes, not shoes
Not need, just feed the war cannibal animal
I walk the corner to the rubble that used to be a library
Line up to the mind cemetery now
What we don't know keeps the contracts alive and movin'
They don't gotta burn the books they just remove 'em
While arms warehouses fill as quick as the cells
Rally 'round the family, pockets full of shells
My favorite genre of TH-cam video is… this. People discovering/reacting to music I LOVE and getting it. It’s like discovering it all over again.
@5:50 scratching his pick on the stings while using a whammy pedal. Thats Tom Morello
Watching young POC discover Rage has become of my favorite things on this Earth. You should do Down Rodeo next. Imma hit that notification bell & be watching for that!!
Already did a down rodeo reaction. Should be on my page. Thanks for watch and hitting that notification bell. I appreciate it
@@dadwhatsfordinner if you wanna hear some other shit on that same type message, go check out Ice T's hard-core band Body Count.
i love that 30 years later Rage is being rediscovered this is so awesome. I keep seeing it, the message has never been more relivant
♥ this song!
Pretty much everything Rage has put out is 🔥. Their Renegades album is all cover songs. Glad you didn't go with "Killing in the Name" first; it's great, but it's mostly just a protest song that doesn't fully showcase the band. "Wake Up" , "Down Rodeo"(as in Rodeo Drive), "Know Your Enemy", "Sleep Now in the Fire", "No Shelter", "Testify" live at Finsbury, "Guerilla Radio", "Vietnow", any of those would be great to get to next. And definitely have lyrics up!
Just start with their self titled first album from 1992! Just listen closely and their music will explain itself. Found these guys back in 1994 when I was 14 and my friggin mind was blown.
Seeing someone hear Rage for the first time brings me back to when I found them. I was maybe 10 years old, and a summer camp counselor played it for my group. That was in 1996, and I've been obsessed ever since. I'm lucky enough to have seen them live 3 times now, including their first show back this summer. Unfortunately, they're as relevant now as ever. There has been next to no progress in their 30 years of existence.
The front man, Zach, also has One Day as a Lion with a killer drummer, Jon Theodore. Still with the awesome flow. It was after he left RATM. The rest of the guys hooked up with Chris Cornell to form Audioslave. Another great catalog of songs to check out.
RATM, The Clash, and Public Enemy are three amazing political bands! Btw, all sounds are from guitar, bass, and drums.
Gotta add Anti-Flag to that mix, too! They've toured with Rage, and Tom Morello has helped produce and guest appeared on some of their stuff.
I would add Bad Brains and Death for more punk
1996 what a year for music, the whole Evil Empire album is GOAT'd. Do some "Roll Right" or "Year of the Boomerang" not many on those yet.
love some rage -- The lead singer (Zach) has also done some songs with Run the Jewels that are bangers also -- Ju$t and Close your eyes and count to fu*k are their names I believe. Thanks for the react!
Welcome to the RATM family ✊
I recomend Down Rodeo song
IM NO SHEEP
Thanks. Reaction uploaded today right here: th-cam.com/video/W23J0bM6Xjg/w-d-xo.html
1st album I bought and didn’t have to skip any songs
Yeah, Tom Morello scratches on guitar. He's a noise ninja like that!
He's on a different level
Born in Harlem, New York and raised in Libertyville, Illinois, Morello became interested in music and politics while in high school. He attended Harvard University and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Committee on Degrees in Social Studies
Killing in the name of it the best rage against the machine song
" uh...i might've uh.. found myself something ...uh,. new to listen to here..." said every single kid in the90s that heard this the first time lol! glad you found them, they will rock and roll your mind in more ways than one.
Singer: Zack de la Rocha
Guitarist: Tom Morello
Tim Commeford: bass
Brad Wilk: Drums
Another Great band from Sweden ''Amaranthe'' DREAM is a good place to start, cuz u WILL fall in love with them too ;) have a great weekend bro :)
These videos never fail to bring a smile to my face.
Step one: "Ah shit, these guys are hard as fuck."
Step two: "Wait, what are they saying? Are they calling out cops and white supremacy?"
Step three: "What the hell is that sound? Is that GUITAR?!"
Step 4: "Well, RATM is my new favorite band."
Yep. Pretty much how I responded hahaha. So spot on
Watching someone see Tom for the first time is one of my favorite things lol
He is making that scratch sound on the guitar. He’s scratching the strings with the pick up and down while flicking the switch between pickups. One pickups volume is off so it creates a clipping affect while also sounding like scratching.
Tom Morello has a Harvard Phd in Guitarical science.
Tom Morello, has a degree in Political Science and also a degree in Guitar Badassery. He decided to invent some interesting ways to make the guitar sound like not a guitar. You should look up his response to people on twitter when they get pissed off about Rage's political activism.
Yeah, woke up on the north side of the dirt. It's a lovely day
Great rabbit hole to go down with Rage. Zachs lyrics mean as much today as they did in 93 post LA riots. More things change, more it all stays the same. Also check his more recent music with 'one day as a lion'
He aint scratchng that's the Tom Morello on the guitar .... one of the greats
I LOVE watching Zack rock tf out. When he starts head banging, I get so damn LIT!! This song is basically about government waging wars while claiming to be about “family values”. The second verse lays it out beautifully.
Zack dropped a song with KRS-One back in the day and features on Run the Jewels songs occasionally.
Their words ring more truth than ever before. Love RATM
Kudos to whoever recommended this band to you! Was looking for some new music and a friend told me this was released the day before on a Tuesday. Read the inlay of the CD jacket and still listen to this bands music to the day. Yes, the band is political and is important to everyday life. I asked what the band is about from my friend and he said, "It's 4 angry Indians"!
Naw sir he is totally doing that with that with the guitar he is awesome!
That’s some wild sh*t I’m still tripping off of that. Never heard anything like it.
Tom Morello is doing that turntable scratch sound on his guitar, using the wah wah bar and toggle switch, if not also a pedal setting.
Thank you x You're great. I appreciate you so much. My best wishes to you. xo
That is Morello scratching on his guitar. Do reactions to Killing in the Name, Bombtrack, Wake Up, and Rolling Down Rodeo next, por favor
"Renegades of funk" is a must.
This song is more relevant now then when it 1st came out. Rage was ahead of it's time.
That's Tom Merello and yes he is producing that sound from his guitar.
This was my teenage rebel music in High School love it to this day! No idea anyone's names though I can sing along every song. Killing in the name was a big one especially with what was happening with Rodney King and everything at the time. Take the Power back one of my favs. so extremely relevant to anyone with kids in school today because it is not even that we are only teaching euro influence as they did in my day they are teaching 00000000.
Know Your Enemy. Best song ever.
Maynard is on one of their songs called Know Your Enemy. ✊🏾
He is scratching on the guitar. His name is Tom Morello.
Man, you are going to LOVE Rage. Linkin Park and Rage are my two favorite Rock/Rap bands. Zach De La Rocha and Mike Shinoda are two of the most criminally underrated artists of all time.
Please listen to these songs with lyrics up. 🙏
''The Ghost of Tom Joad'' is good :) SO Many Great Tunes from these guys \m/ Middle Finger UP Baby !!!!!
Got this album when it first came out, and I had been playing bass about a year. Changed my entire life, man. Still playing Tim Commerford's basslines to work out.
I had a "TH-cam blocked Me" banner over this one. 😥 Watch "Killing in the Name of" live! Amazing!! Very political, anti establishment, for the people kind of band
Love them.... love the energy!!
That will probably be my next reaction video. It keeps coming up in the comments. I dig the energy.
There is no scratching! The man is called Tom Morello and he olny needs his guitar. True legend!!!
That’s wild. Sounds like he’s scratching records. A true talent gifted individual
5:48 yes! He IS making that sound on the guitar. Guitarist Tom Morello is such an innovative guitarist the band actually prints the following disclaimer on all their record sleeves: “All sounds on this recording made by guitar, bass and drums” or something to that effect.
Dude. It’s awesome you just got into ratm. They’re great
This video premiered on MTV when I was in high school. One of my friends set the VCR to record it and we ran over to his house to watch it at lunchtime, I think.
Anyway, we already knew Tom Morello had an innovative approach to guitar, but with that record scratching sound on the guitar - our jaws dropped. It wasn't until years later that I started to understand how he worked that wizardry.
Enjoy the deep dive into RATM. Lyrics are a must.
Tom Morello has a fascinating backstory. His father was a delegate to the UN and he became the Kenyan ambassador to Great Britain. Morello graduated from Harvard, and initially interned at some politician's campaign (I can't quite recall if it was a Senator/Congressman etc.). Story goes, one day an older woman called up and said something racist. Tom told her, "Ma'am, that's racist"; for which he got reprimanded for. So Tom being Tom said, "If I can't tell someone that says someone racist that they're being racist, I don't belong here." And then the legend was born.
If you want to deep dive into him (I strongly recommend it), watch his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performance with Bruce Springsteen of The Ghost of Tom Joad, or what he did with Boots Riley as Streetsweeper Social Club.
He's a once in a generation talent.
"Killing in the Name" and "Know Your Enemy" are great RATM songs. 🙂
One of the most underrated lyricists about 🔥
Yeah Tom can play the guitar like a DJ with a turntable
Tom Morello's audiobook Speaking Truth to Power Through Stories and Song is worth a listen. We used to think this song was about Ruby Ridge but now I tend to agree as a whole it makes more sense it is about the military industrial complex as a whole.