Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name

ORIGINATION Rage Against The Machine
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Ah, the sound of teenage angst, how i remember those days! Not that i am any less angry now, especially since the injustices that RATM railed against to our 'delight' back when are still with us today. In many ways it is a sad inditement of our world that their music is still so relevant, whilst at the same time a credit to them that it has hardly aged.

RATM formed in the early '90s in Los Angeles and their music was a fusion of metal and hip hop. There had been others to try this formula before them, but none had managed to pull it off so well, particularly over a whole album (and many unfortunates who have since tried and have failed).

The machine that RATM where raging at was, of course, The Machine: big business, cultural imperialism, corporation, governments bought and paid for. Killing In The Name was the most blatant and rabble rousing of their tunes and one that became their most popular. It is directed at The Machine's shock troops (see how i dwell in the idiom), both civilian and otherwise. Tom Morello provides particularly heavy guitar here and Zack De La Rocha's vocals are simple and to the point. Particularly in the chanting finish which is one of the most memorable parts of their entire output. Altogether now:
F**k you, i won't do what you tell me!
F**k you, i won't do what you tell me!
F**k you, i won't do what you tell me!