First Time hearing Killing In The Name - Rage Against The Machine | " Rock Music " Reaction

[@RudyVisuals]

I feel like with a lot of these Rage reaction videos, the lyrics go over most people's heads. I like that this guy gets it!!

[@AFTone144]

Most people have no idea Zack is talking about how white supremacy has infiltrated the police forces across America and are justified by their killing of innocent minorities. He's pretty obvious in what he's saying.

[@battleborn4132]

It's hard not to get caught up with the music and hear the message at same time

[@nikko-fry7263]

Zack wrote this after watching Rodney king get his a** beat by the LA cops in 92

[@ryanagee5540]

Rodney...

[@katierose7090]

YepA. Sad that it’s still the same shit different man.

[@saggerpance]

Morello wrote it during a guitar lesson. Lol

[@mikeltami8225]

Still so relevant.

[@stonetop]

You can always tell the people who are hearing this for the first time because you can see them blink when they hear "some of those who work forces are the same burn crosses"

[@lisapizza5974]

💯

[@roland9189]

Yeah, those Lines are just so powerful. Thats why this song has like six lines - it doesnt need more.

[@trevormcguire6984]

Don't justify those who died for wearing a badge and your chosen whites. Pretty relevant today. They wrote this during the Rodney King riots.

[@RecoveringMidwit]

The best RATM reactions are when people pause and say "wait, what did he say"?

[@seangalbraith6837]

And then you wait for you know what’s coming

[@SparkimusPrime]

I love this song because it’s so simple lyrically, but it’s still so powerful. And the music is funky af 🖤

[@HiDefHDMusic]

Its crazy cuz he never says what they're actually "killing in the name of", nobody mentions it, its like its a double meaning cuz nobody wants to come out and say they're "killing in the name of racism", but at the same time its his statement that they're killing in the name of absolutely nothing, its just hatred.

[@leglessdan]

Agreed. They're still just as powerful today as they were as they were as an 18 yr old kid jamming to this back in high school.

[@iinglis89]

KITNO and Bulls On Parade are that FIRE March music

[@dbartyzel]

Carrie Huffman they were made to be a chant, a rally cry. Simple makes that work.

[@johnstoner2]

I've seen a couple of videos around of different Black men discovering Rage Against the Machine. It's so heartwarming. I mean, I have no idea how sort of culturally isolated RATM is, if they're really that unknown in the Black community...? I'm a seriously white guy. But I love to see them shared.

[@MotherOfOwlbears]

It always feels good to see someone discover music that speaks to them. Rage speaks to this moment even more than ever.

[@johickey3158]

blame operation co intel pro

[@docdarlin5491]

the CIA released covid-10 to stop the RATM2020 tour. I can't prove it, I just know that it's true.

[@colleenmahony8803]

@@docdarlin5491 LOL! It's as good a theory as any! (Also, My Chem just got back together, so...)

[@CurtisFord32]

I soooo fucking LOVE the fact that we are ALL (AS ONE) are beginning to meld and mix genres, BUT the MESSAGES are the SAME! We are EVOLVING! We are fucking realizing with real eyes all the REAL LIES that have been institutionalized in all for decades! We're all tired of the same shit. We're ALL victimized by the same shit - red, yellow, black, brown or white! Slavery has been around for centuries. It's run ALL gammets,ALL races, ALL colors! ZION is the running problem! The New World Order, Agenda 2030, etc., etc., etc. There are a few OWNERS of this world - for centuries through blood and money - that make all the decisions for what we see, hear and believe. UNTIL NOW! Use it til' you lose it! Wake the world and stand side by Motherfucking Colorful Side!!!

[@elemaioh]

A live version of the second verse goes - some of those that burn crosses/are the same that hold office

[@speedzonefilms]

Live album from Los Angeles 2003? That line gives me goosebumps every time.

[@zombistudios1362]

From what I understand the original lyric was “ Some of those who hold office, are the same that burn crosses...” but their record label made them change it.

[@emPtysp4ce]

@@zombistudios1362 Both versions are true tho

[@tiannahly]

Yes!!!

[@claireboddey3273]

I’ve also seen them sing “some of those up in congress are the same that burn crosses” live

[@Jude74]

Most of them that hold office, are the same that burn crosses. That’s the lyric they use in concert.

[@mikewilliams2834]

I love watching people react to R.A.G.E - Some of us old metal heads have been fighting the machine for years !! RAGE !

[@StanleyKuo184]

More than 20 years later and nothing has changed smh.. if anything they have gotten worse.

[@robstyles8535]

Don’t think it’s gotten worse it’s just getting filmed more regularly.

[@bendover-yr4oq]

the sad thing crime is been going down the last 3 years but shit you wouldn't think so

[@craigzoch9298]

I was just saying how it is sad that this song might be even more relevant now than it was in 1992 and I wished I would have listened more and more myself I hope we can all do more now this shit has got to stop and there are police still doing horrible things right now on the protest on camera all over the place it’s crazy

[@craigzoch9298]

ben dover that just adds insult to Injury as you are right crime has gone down but the police are still killing unarmed and even detained Black people at an alarming rate

[@dawest767]

Politicians have gotten worse. The more anger and division they can create, they more power we give them.

[@jimbeam1292]

Tom Morello has got to be one of if not the most talented guitarist of all time. I vote 11 out of 10 for that solo. The lyrics and meaning of their songs are even higher than that. Very relevant with what's going on today. Them and System of a Down were before their time. We should've listened to the lyrics, not just heard the music.

[@w1lsons482]

I agree💯!

[@tiffanyl2665]

I feel this comment. I was introduced to rock music just by cruising the radio. I stopped on a station and never changed the channel. I listened to RATM and SOTD and didn't listen to the words. Now almost 20 years later I HEAR and UNDERSTAND it. Ty

[@donavannj]

They weren't before their time, the messages of the lyrics just never stopped being relevant.

[@trevormcguire6984]

Hed P.E. is pretty underrated along the same lines as RATM and SOTD

[@Fightingforthelost]

That look, right when he first says "are the same that burn crosses". The way your eyes got a little big. You heard exactly what they were saying, and I'm not sure you quite believed they said it until the next time he said it. Fantastic reaction.

[@jamesblevins5088]

Tom Morello is a guitar god! In the Game "Guitar Hero" he was the boss character... Watch him take the cord out of the guitar and play the strings with the plug!... Also listen to Rage's albums. They are all dope!

[@christophermaybee8737]

The last time I seen Rage Against the Machine, WU-TANG CLAN was the opening act for the whole tour. Their roots are deep.

[@kenton5150]

I saw that show in Charlotte.

[@lauramilenasuarez2803]

Oh, wow. I envy you so much haha

[@deanlangworthy3311]

One of the best concerts I ever went to.. was about 17yrs old. Still feel so lucky to have been able to see all of them ❤️

[@travisdyer2098]

Merriweather - Columbia, MD

[@brettpatterson9341]

Don't know how YT got me here, but these videos are priceless.

[@elizabethkindred6806]

The look on your face when the penny dropped.

[@JJnuggetDoe]

There is definitely a Rock show culture when it comes to Mosh Pits and stage diving. It's pure energy and worth the experience at least once. There is nothing like it. 🔥🤘🤘

[@dottiefoo]

If you heard that scream, that was me in Cincinnati when you said “I’ve only been to two concerts”. WHAT?! Dude. Nothing better than 3 hours of letting go of everything and vibing to the band and the crowd.

[@tofu_golem]

I'm sorry, but the "few bad apples" excuse was disproved in the Stanford prison experiment. All it takes to turn am entire department bad is inadequate oversight combined with a desire to be accepted by the group, and just like that otherwise good people are behaving like monsters. The Stanford prison experiment was done with Stanford students, all of whom to through a far more stringent selection process than any police force. If all of them went bad, you're never going to "good apple" your way out of this problem by selecting better cops. The only way out of this is subjecting the police to real oversight.

[@dee-wreck]

That experiment had been discredited in the past few years. I'm not making this up.

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

I blame the group who cries "anti-semtism!" Fuck them.

[@spacemonkey4811]

& It's results were always too simplistic. The so called results also remove the element of moral accountability. Regardless of how cynical some understandably are, so people do have a moral core.

[@leewalker101172]

It also isn't the whole quotation. The full phrase is 'A few bad apples SPOILS THE BUNCH' which has an entirely different meaning.

[@MercenaryMuse]

While I do agree on the whole - "the trigger pulls the finger" - Stanford was a semi manufactured result as the "guards" were instructed to be ruthless. But the fact that they were able to excuse themselves for their brutality just because someone else gave them permission is poignant.

[@andorastorm1000]

This song back in the 90's was a warning...no one listened....the police are a hell of a lot better then they were in 80's and 90's...this was when people started to speak out and change finally is starting...still a long way to go...and in the live he says that they hold office...and they do... they are still in office from the 80's and 90's, they have got to get out of office!

[@stephaniegonsalves2263]

Sadly, it wasn't a warning back then, it was REALITY. Some people just weren't aware of it.

[@camdenferrara304]

I normally love the pausing and reacting, but MAN the consistent pausing at the end murdered the build up

[@cricket778]

Camden Ferrara yeah, that was such a hard stop, I think I pulled something

[@OffGridMadMan]

Yeah, really pissed me off too, I was shouting at him to stop pausing the fuckin thing for his gimmicky bullshit

[@frantic897]

heard this thousands of times now, I was just shocked someone hadn't heard this yet, so I don't care for the pausing. I'm here for the reaction

[@camdenferrara304]

@@frantic897 I was more so referring to this for his general appreciation of the song

[@mike_majora]

I'm of the opinion that pauses are necessary in reaction videos, but I'm right with you on this one. It's 2:30am where I'm at right now, and I'm pretty sure I just woke my roommate up by yelling "NO!" at my computer screen. Worst possible spot to continuously pause it. EDIT: I just continued with the video after posting this comment. If only he had rewound it ONCE more. It's seriously the most satisfying part to see people react to, but it was totally ruined here. Ugh. Oh well. EDIT 2: HE KEEPS FUCKING PAUSING IT. I'm out of here.

[@griffmtb]

What a privilege to be able to hear RaTM for the first time... wish I could go back and hear it again for the first time! As relevant today as it was nearly 30 years ago.

[@hayleyjohnson9505]

This song was also written around the time of the Rodney King beating and Zach was talking to his producer Garth Richardson he told him it was important to write what he was feeling at that time. This was the end product. Btw this is my fifth time I have watched you and I just subbed!

[@natkatmac]

"Rock is an event. Everyone is a part of it." Dude, you just tapped into one of the biggest draws of the genre. We can't all be the ones on stage but we can all ROCK OUT together. That's why it feels like such a community even when it's all strangers.

[@ChrisLight1]

RIP George Floyd

[@TheSilence1]

Rest in Power

[@snufkinsmith4185]

Testify gor George Floyd. The war is right outside your door.

[@robertdowns9534]

#SayHisName

[@johnstoner2]

That song sounds different after they killed George Floyd, doesn't it? OMG. Rest in Power, indeed.

[@mulesttia]

Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses... Timeless lyrics

[@robertreichle1]

Just watching the news this morning out of Minnesota where a cop kepts his knee on a black man's neck for 7 minutes and the man died. (Oh, but it's just a few bad apples, don't think badly of the police force - again. And again. And again.) At least the four cops that were involved are already fired. It wasn't long ago, the whole dept. would have worked to cover it up as much as possible.

[@eldiego68]

they used to just get transferred to some department in the middle of nowhere and after a couple of years they’d transfer back to another major city

[@markwillis675]

With what's going on today, try SUBLIME: "April 26 1992"

[@poetjoel]

I concur.

[@keithk8275]

Yes

[@trevormcguire6984]

Another great important song that came out of the Rodney King riots

[@oshifish2]

Damn, seeing the date on this posted video and I have chills knowing that history would repeat itself in a few short days! I was a young girl the first time playing this at full blast. Now I am much older with tears screaming hear them this time!!!!! RIP George Floyd! xx

[@robertcraane7910]

Rip George Floyd... still we need to listen to this song after 27 years... what we learn from history is that we never learn from history...

[@conormccreery5702]

Loved the analysis -- that guy who got bullied, and now he's "got the power", that IS a terrifying person to be giving a badge to.

[@davidmonigold890]

the best thing is that the people at these shows are moms and dads now, the ones protesting

[@lisapizza5974]

We're parents and grandparents, and raising ours to rage against that machine ✊

[@lizvlx]

@@lisapizza5974 true that

[@robertdowns9534]

I love your reaction when you get it. It has been said 'a bad apple spoils the bunch' and RATM spoke about this. You should check out all of their albums. They are amazing and still relevant today.

[@plutoschnirring1905]

i love seeing peoples reaction to this song just because its so in your face. RATM is one of my favorite bands and theyre truly timeless it would seem

[@Wishbone1977]

About the stage diving style: I was at a gig with stage diving once. I even had a go myself, it was awesome. However, there was this one guy... He jumped out _feet first_ wearing big military boots. The crowd just instantly parted like the red sea before Moses, and he hit the floor ass first. I don't know if he broke his tail bone or not, but he hobbled out of the venue. That's definitely _not_ the way to do it.

[@els1f]

Damn. Here we are again. I can't wait for RATM to stop being relevant. "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." Mr. Orwell

[@andrearowell9316]

This. I want so badly for RATM to be a band who would need to update their lyrics for the reunion tour if they wanted to be relevant. I have no clue if the musical style would hold any interest for you, but if you like that quote you may want to check out Hozier's song Jackboot Jump.

[@els1f]

@@andrearowell9316 Thanks for the recommendation, I'll definitely give it a shot ✌️

[@DH-rs6cq]

On Tom Morello's solos...NOnody does anything like him. He's so original they had to tell us there were no synthesizers used on the CD

[@wreckingKREW1]

Try to imagine Rage playing on the Mall in DC right now,500,000 people all sing-shouting "Some of those who work forces are the same who burn crosses" at once,over and over. Trump would be hiding UNDER the bunker.

[@AmurTiger]

Make America Rage Again or MARA ;)

[@actech9208]

Bro trump supported the and vice versa lol it’s on KZbin

[@tphen619]

They were going to tour this year. Concert tickets would sale out in 30min. All tickets were general admission at one price and 100% of proceeds went to charity. A Different charity in each city.

[@mbrezovsky89]

This song was done as a sort of tribute and also as a wake up call following the events of Rodney Kings murder and the LA riots that ensued. Funny how it’s relevant still almost 30 years later.

[@___David___Savian]

This song is 28 years old and things still haven't changed. RIP George Floyd.

[@muleb384]

Yuh, I justified my subscribe with this reaction, you instantly understood "some of those who work forces". I'm in.

[@eyeviin]

dude is so true in how he speaks i love it hah

[@Fernifire]

Tom morello is always 10/10 in his solos simple

[@dive3050]

broooo i was so hype, you paused it 2 times right before the ending chorus 😭😭

[@patrickcochrun6828]

The original lyrics were "Some of those that "hold office" are the same that burn crosses. Record company made them change it.

[@MarcusRife]

Saw them in Oakland on November 19, 1999. If you can see them live some day. And that guitar solo is 10/10 man. Its not even a "guitar solo" really the way he makes it sound like a turntable.

[@bud9269]

Guitar solo 10 of 10. Morello is a beast. God mode engaged... #blacklivesmatter

[@TorchMeetsWorld]

This song is making a point, and it aint subtle... He really gets his message across in this song

[@kilgoretrout4350]

Saw them in '96 in Seattle. It was my first real concert. Was hooked immediately

[@jenneper]

Pretty relatable to anything we're facing.. pick a machine. Now you're under control!

[@chikirin3d373]

I love your Jet Li comments!! 😆 Keep rocking!!

[@TheEarlThePearl1]

The best part of rage against the machine is that it’s always relevant. The worst part of rage against the machine is that it’s always relevant

[@may51973]

An alternative verse they sing live is "some of those that hold office are the same than burn crosses"

[@knittingnickel]

First video I've seen of yours - subscribed! You had me at "I've learned not to interrupt guitar solos". God bless you, sir! You'd LOVE a rock concert, from back in the day especially! I'm a grunge-girl, now also hiphop-head in training!

[@AmperSammy]

Tom Morello is a Hip Hop fan so his solo/guitar playing often emulates scratch solos! This song is for George Floyd RIP 🖤

[@nunchucksupland]

You nailed all the subtext with your synopsis. I live how he repeats lines to make them sink in.

[@chaddavidroberts]

Simply put: Y'all HAVE TO listen to the LYRICS! "Wearing the badge, they're youre chosen white."

[@ToddDurango-lw3rq]

“Fuck you I won’t do what you tell me” one of the most monumental breakdowns in the history of music, and my guy paused it 11 fucking times

[@bigmike4436]

A Rage concert today is like a riot in a box.

[@Amanda-mb5sp]

Today is a good day for this song.

[@jenniferbland7756]

Saw Rage in 98 on the Battle of Los Angeles tour in Nashville Tn. The cops were 3 cars deep around the whole place. It was insane! It was also hands down the best, most influential show of my life. Tom Morello can really make that guitar do what you hear it do. He is a wizard!!!!!! MAKE AMERICA RAGE AGAIN!

[@NexusPhotografi]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🙌💜 Tom Morello is my favorite guitarist he gets a 10 from me

[@ThePezter]

Man, your expression as you hear the lyrics. Spot on, my brother

[@kristengoddard8600]

That solo was fire. It was dirty af and hands down 10/10

[@VeryCherryCherry]

I love people's faces when also discover that stanky funk Rage lays down in their music. It's great.

[@aquariaaustin2077]

I give the long-haired dive guy a fricking 11 out of 10 for that dive. He just launched and got awesome lift on it, that beautiful hair flying behind him. Take it from a white girl who's been in a bunch of mosh pits--it takes a LOT more trust to go that high up and somehow believe that people will catch you when you land than it does to fly straight out. You fly straight out, it's easy to catch you. When you get a bunch of lift like that, it takes a bit for the crowd to figure out where he's going to land and then to keep the descent from sending them down to the ground with him. That dive is glorious--a thing of beauty.

[@erikmast6524]

All Tom Morello guitar solos are 12/10.

[@bricktop2603]

Check Testify from them.Live at finsbury park london 2010.That concert was 🔥

[@darryldelgado]

Minute 2:05 and on.. blam! You got it exactly. It’s amazing that this came out in ‘92 and only now 28 years later is this reality really resonating with the current atmosphere. Zach, Tom and the crew, way prescient on all this.

[@Mickelina81]

I saw them live back in 2000 and it was the best concert I've ever been to. You will NOT be disappointed!

[@katierose7090]

One of my favorite guitar solos! 10/10, the song already has you hyped then Tom rolls in like check this out!

[@leewalker101172]

RATM was doing lyrics about racist cops in the early nineties. The greatest thing about RATM is that their lyrics are always relevant. The saddest thing about RATM is that THEIR LYRICS ARE ALWAYS RELEVANT.

[@CitizenClark]

@3:55 "obviously he is not talking about everybody" Yes he is, and he is right.

[@TheHalofivebroken]

You are 100% correct this song was in response to the attack on Rodney King and the following civil unrest.

[@seangalbraith6837]

Stage diving was absolutely a big thing in the 90s

[@keithgriffin1938]

And metal and rock that jump in the crowd like that called crowd surfing

[@robgriff3544]

Big chewy riffs and ugly truths. Delivered with conviction. Zack and Tom are educated and motivated musicians expressing themselves in best possible way. Absolute fire 🔥

[@jenwendy7]

Dude kkk were asked to join the police force in major cities like LA. PBS did a whole documentary on this. They were invited in from other states. Awesome reaction btw 😍

[@kidswillbeskeletonsgrimm2702]

Every rage song is still relevant to this day. I got itlnto these guys in 5th grade and didn't understand but as I got older it all started to make since and bc of that I continues to be a fan.

[@tinastaples1084]

Now is the time for Rage against the machine to come back full force

[@Theremedialgash]

Speaking as someone who has dived and caught - if people 'bomb' it is like the parting of the red sea. You are meant to put yourself at the mercy of the crowd either flat dive forward or flip and dive on your back. We will catch you, but no knees, elbows or shit. Great reaction. Peace. x

[@cubieblu]

Love the uniqueness of the solo...sounds like he's cutting up a record. I'd give it a 10 out of 10.

[@monicagoodell7459]

Classic and belongs on everyone’s playlist. It even used to get played a lot when I went clubbing in Southern California. The entire club screaming “fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me!” was amazing.

[@gauthiernvl6111]

Hello from France. I know it is kinda late to react to your reaction video. But I have to thank you, with SOAD and RATM, all those video you react to, are bands I was listening 10 to 15 years ago if not more. Your appreciation of it enlight my days, so thank you mate.

[@user-mo7ck7nc8z]

Good that you get the message, many don't. Props.

[@frankieshankly5368]

If I got pressed to give this reaction a grade, a 10 out of 10 surely :)

[@erikwright9146]

This is the first video of yours I’ve watched. Immediately liked and subscribed.

[@temptjoe]

I love the crowd dive ratings!!!! lol

[@wee6801]

subscribing to your channel because of your RATM reviews brother! loving the content!

[@karisalonen12]

Still excellent song, still powerful lyrics. I'm blessed that I heard this when this first came out in early 1990s. Great message over all.

[@angeld6994]

Stage diving is a must at a show back in the day.

[@dkmcbigsley]

Tom Morello has such a unique sound. I think he and The Edge (U2) have the most unique sounds in the last few years...

[@KMoney1219]

That solo is a solid, solid 8. It's nit terribly complicated, but the his use of the whammy makes it awesome. Tom's a very unique player. He can make his guitars make sounds a guitar is NOT supposed to make.

[@fleshen]

Bro I'm Welsh/Chinese living in the UK this song sums it up!! It's not all about being a certain ethnic minority! My sisters are looked at like yeah they are ok!

[@luckywright7285]

As a guitarist, Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine is one of the greatest guitarists to ever play. If you check into HOW he does the things he does, you will realize he's a ten feet above the rest. so glad to see these videos.

[@schmindy7791]

Swonton Bomb! Awesome sauce :) On a more serious note, this song is more relevant today than it ever was. #RIPGeorgeFloyd #BLM

[@Mike_Oxlong35]

Dive was aight. The idea is to spread your body out across as many people as possible cause it usually takes a second for people to catch you and adjust their balance to your weight. People get dropped on their head cause they land on 1 or 2 people that are smaller than them and they can't brace themselves quick enough. Same goes for crowd surfing out of the pit toward the stage. (The fastest and most fun way to get out of the pits).

[@alonsovasquez7231]

Look of wtf did he just say?!😳 : PRICELESS every time, to the ones who hear the lyric!

[@davidmonigold890]

We used to throw up the middle finger during these shows lol

[@Grazza1129]

Fuck that used to crap they’re back we still will 💯❤️

[@spacemonkey4811]

You rate guitar solo,before it is finished?

[@uluruh1527]

I appreciate the stage diving ratings!!