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The Ghost Of Tom Joad by Rage Against The Machine

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Rage Against The Machine Is An American Rock Band From Los Angeles California. Formed In 1991 The Group Consists Of Vocalist Zack De La Rocha Bassist And Backing Vocalist Tim Commerford Guitarist Tom Morello And Drummer Brad Wilk. Their Songs Express Revolutionary Left-Wing Political Views. As Of 2010 They Had Sold Over 16 Million Records Worldwide. In 2023 The Band Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Rage Against The Machine Released Its Eponymous Debut Album In 1992 To Commercial And Critical Success Leading To A Slot In The 1993 Lollapalooza Festival. Their Second Album Evil Empire Was Released In 1996. Their Third The Battle Of Los Angeles Followed In 1999 And In 2003 It Was Ranked Number 426 On The Same List. During Their Initial Nine-Year Run They Became One Of The Most Popular And Influential Bands In Music History. They Were Also Ranked No. 33 On VH1's 100 Greatest Artists Of Hard Rock. In 2000 Rage Against The Machine Released The Cover Album Renegades And Disbanded Because Of Growing Creative Differences. Members Formed The Rock Supergroup Audioslave With Chris Cornell The Former Frontman Of Soundgarden. The Same Year Rage Against The Machine Announced A Reunion And Performed Together For The First Time In Seven Years At The Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival In April 2007. Until 2011 The Band Continued To Perform At More Live Venues And Festivals Around The World. In 2016 Morello Commerford And Wilk Formed A New Band Prophets Of Rage With B-Real Chuck D And DJ Lord. Rage Against The Machine Were Nominated For Induction Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame In Their First Year Of Eligibility In 2017 And 2018 Although Both Bids Failed. The Band Had A Large Influence On The Nu Metal Genre Which Came To Prominence During The Second Half Of The 1990s. In 2003 Their Self-Titled Album Was Ranked Number 368 On Rolling Stone's List Of The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. Read More On Last.Fm. User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: The Ghost of Tom Joad

This Song Was Originally Written By Bruce Springsteen And Later Covered By Rage Against The Machine. Their Release Of The Song Was Initially Included As A 'free Single' Which Shipped With An Early Release Of The VHS Version Of Their 1997 Home Video. The Rage Rendition Was In The Style Of Thrash Rap With Live Vocals Echoed Heavily. While Thus Radically Different From The Springsteen Original It Too Was Considered To Be In Line With The Guthrie Tradition. It Was A Modest Commercial Success In 1997 Reaching Number 35 On The Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart And Number 34 On The Modern Rock Tracks Chart. It Thus Became The Group's Second Charted Song Following "Bulls On Parade". The 1998 Single Version Differs Slightly From One On The Post-Breakup Renegades Album As The Band Had Re-Recorded The Song By Then. Only A Limited Number Of Copies Exist But This Version Would Be Later Included In The No Boundaries A Benefit For The Kosovar Refugees Compilation Album. The Cover Artwork Is Called "Police Riot" By Eric Drooker. "The Ghost Of Tom Joad" Made Its Live Debut On April 25th 1997 At Sam Boyd Stadium In Las Vegas NV. Music Video Heather Parry Produced And Directed A Live Video For The Song Shot In Irvine Meadows On September 18 And 19. It Is Identical To The Version On The Self-Titled Rage Against The Machine Video. Edit Track Listing 1. "The Ghost Of Tom Joad" 2. "Vietnow Live In Detroit On The 23rd Of August 1997 " 3. "The Ghost Of Tom Joad Live Version " Other Versions The Swedish Band Junip Later Covered The Song On Their Black Refuge EP In 2005. Nickelback Has Been Known To Perform "The Ghost Of Tom Joad" In Their Concerts In An Arrangement Very Similar To Rage Against The Machine's. Indeed In Introductions They Have Identified The Song As Rage's And Play It As A Tribute To The Band's Having At That Time Broken Up.# Edit Other Connections The Eponymous German Post-Punk-Band Named Themselves After This Song.

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