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Vietnow by Rage Against The Machine

Artist Biography For Rage Against The Machine

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: Vietnow

"Vietnow" Was The Final Single For Rage Against The Machine's Evil Empire Album. Officially It Is Only The Third Single From The Album As "Down Rodeo" Was A Promo Release Only. The Cover Photograph Of An Elderly Lady Seen From The Back Carrying A Boombox Radio And Walking Down A Mountain Was Taken By The Mexican Photographer Graciela Iturbide In The Sonoran Desert In 1979. The Original Photograph Is Called "Mujer Ángel" And Has Also Appeared In The Black-And-White Photography Book Canto A La Realidad Fotografia Latinoamericana 1860-1993 As Compiled By Erika Billeter. The Song's Lyrics Concern Right-Wing AM Radio Shows Hosted By People Such As Rush Limbaugh Oliver North And Michael Reagan. The Verse Riffs Bear A Resemblance To "The Wanton Song" By Led Zeppelin Whom Tom Morello Has Cited As A Major Influence. "Vietnow" Also Contains Numerous References To Christianity. Among These Are "shut Down The Devil's Sound" "undressed And Blessed By The Lord" "evil Angel's Lists" "is All The World Jails And Churches" And "your Saviour's My Guillotine Crosses And Kerosene". Part Of This Is Presumably Due To The Christian Right And The Abundance Of Right-Wing Radio Show Hosts. The Lyrics "is All The World Jails And Churches" Are Perhaps Influenced By The Works Of American Novelist James Baldwin. Baldwin's 1953 Novel Go Tell It On The Mountain Includes The Character Roy Grimes Arguing With His Mother And Commenting “You Think That's All That's In The World Is Jails And Churches?” At Least One Of James Baldwin's Books Is Contained On Rage Against The Machine's Evil Empire Liner Notes. The Line "comin Down Like Bats From Stacey Koon" Is A Reference To Sgt. Stacey Koon One Of The 4 LAPD Policemen Videotaped Beating Black Motorist Rodney King In 1992. He And Laurence Powell Were The Only Two Convicted Of The Four. Vietnow Made Its Live Debut During The 1996 Big Day Out Festival In Australia. During Live Performances Bassist Tim Commerford Is Known For Adding In The Vocals "comin Down Like Bats From Stacey Koon" And "aw Shit I Got A Head Rush!" Released-10th October 1997
Format-CD 7" 12"
Genre-Rap Metal
Length-4 Min 39 S
Producer-Artist Brendan O'Brien

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