I still don’t get it. Rage was always political and they never hid it. I can still remember on their first website having a detailed FAQ on exactly what type of communist each band member identified with. Also they were putting stuff out in the CD era when you would literally get a slip of paper that showed you the lyrics. So it couldn’t have been that they didn’t know what the songs were about.
What part was confusing? You can have all the debates you want about communism and about music’s role in politics but there is no debate at all exactly what these guys stood for. It was a known product. How was anyone for a second confused that a band screaming about class warfare is leftwing? Those twats must have been lying about how they felt betrayed. It is “I am shocked shocked there is gambling going on here” on roids.
They play Killing in the Name at Columbus Blue Jackets games all the time and it cracks me up. I wonder what they think “Some of those who work forces are the same that burn crosses” means.
That’s okay. They can still sing “Born in the USA” because that song is super-patriotic and not critical of America at all.
Oh, wait…
Man, I liked all these bands before they got all political!
Rage Against the Washing Machine
I still don’t get it. Rage was always political and they never hid it. I can still remember on their first website having a detailed FAQ on exactly what type of communist each band member identified with. Also they were putting stuff out in the CD era when you would literally get a slip of paper that showed you the lyrics. So it couldn’t have been that they didn’t know what the songs were about.
What part was confusing? You can have all the debates you want about communism and about music’s role in politics but there is no debate at all exactly what these guys stood for. It was a known product. How was anyone for a second confused that a band screaming about class warfare is leftwing? Those twats must have been lying about how they felt betrayed. It is “I am shocked shocked there is gambling going on here” on roids.
Insert “If Those Kids Could Read, They’d Be Very Upset” meme here.
You win internet for the day
They had all kinds of household item related songs like “Sleep now in the dryer”, “Grilling in the name”, and “Spatula radio”
(OK, the last one was a bit of a stretch.)
They play Killing in the Name at Columbus Blue Jackets games all the time and it cracks me up. I wonder what they think “Some of those who work forces are the same that burn crosses” means.