Reacting to DOWN RODEO by Rage Against The Machine! ABSOLUTE FIRE

[@HollywoodRobTV]

IM RIDING DOWN RODEO WITH A...!!!!!! What reaction do ya'll want next? Also IF you wanna support further, check out Patreon.com/RobTV for early videos, exclusive videos, and even guaranteed reaction requests in HOF tier. LOVE!

[@UsuckMine]

"Vote with a bullet"- C.O.C

[@capeeddy]

Have you ever listened to Body Count? It's a rock band that was led by Ice T. One of their songs was banned in the US. It's called Cop K*ller. I'm not saying Body Count is as good as Rage Against the Machine, but they had some legit lyrics.

[@jbell2288]

Run the Jewels - close your eye's and count to f***

[@LT_Xander]

Wake Up

[@OneArmedRetroGamer]

Sleep Now in the Fire should be your RATM track

[@LKT1215]

Rob: Pauses video to say it’s the best opening line of any song. The rest of us: ….Sir. That’s only half the line so buckle up lol

[@rimreckable]

I was thinking the same thing

[@sgorneau]

🤣 Then the line ... ⏸💥👹

[@RoryStarr]

I was in my kitchen washing dishes and I said out loud, "oh you're not even ready for this!" It might be the hardest line I've ever heard.

[@leglodin222]

😂

[@evolution_of_sean]

Exact same thing I was thinking 😂

[@ShadowTeller]

My Favorite two interactions from Tom Morello is when fans/trolls suddenly said he was political. the two quotes are " What machine did you think we were raging against?" the other was “One does not have to be an honours grad in political science from Harvard University to recognise the unethical and inhumane nature of this administration but well, I happen to be an honours grad in political science from Harvard University, so I can confirm that for you"

[@Belly_Beane]

Also when someone said, “I used to like you before you went political” and Tom said, “tell me what songs aren’t political so we can remove them from our catalogue”

[@ShadowTeller]

@@Belly_Beane OOO I didn't know that one, I like it TY

[@Laros82]

Love that so much haha I hope they see this Video I'm sure they'd love the reaction

[@sid4344]

I think Tom has a masters in political science

[@darthtraya8305]

Hahaha! I have family who say they love RATM, yet they are counter to everything said in the lyrics. Makes me shake my head and laugh at the same time.

[@diveplane05]

Can't sleep on Tim Commerford (Bassist) and Brad Wilk (Drummer) they are holding down the rhythm, beat, groove and melody as Tom goes off.

[@erikwsince1981]

This song is one of Tim Commerford’s best! The bass goes so hard!!

[@diveplane05]

@@erikwsince1981 Tim ALWAYS goes hard! And yes, I agree with you wholeheartedly!

[@lesliebaderAlgonquin]

exactly! those bass grooves...

[@elbruces]

I'm going to say it here, I like the fact that the white boys hold down the rhythm section to let Tom & Zach fly.

[@diveplane05]

@@elbruces 🤟🤙😆

[@ezradanger]

You asked if they are socialists in your last Rage video. "A thousand years they had tha tools We should be takin' 'em Fuck tha G-ride I want the machines that are makin' em" Thats basically a call to "sieze the means of production" 😊

[@Chasmodius]

I agree, it's about the closest they get to outright espousing Marxism.

[@chrisjswanson]

To be fair to rage, I think mutualist is more accurate than socialist. They were very supportive of the zapatistas.

[@Painocus]

@@chrisjswanson The Zapatistas are socialist, tho.

[@ezradanger]

@@chrisjswanson I'm Mexican. I absolutely adore what Rage has done to help aid the EZLN. And yes, if we're getting into specifics, they're closer to mutualist than traditional socialist, but I'd argue that socialist is a pretty broad umbrella that mutualist falls under. They've also expressed support for several MLM movements. One I can think of off hand is The Communist Party of Peru, which they gave explicit support for in the video for Bombtrack. I think they mostly support any people's movement, and don't get too hung up on what their specific ideology is. And to me, that's how you build socialism.

[@chrisjswanson]

@@ezradanger fair enough, and I completely agree. I mentioned it because, as you point out, socialism is quite diverse. Yet often the word has more specific connotations (at least here in America) which aren't so pro-people. You're spot on though 👍

[@dpj64]

No lie, I’ve been waiting for this one ever since you heard your first Rage song. Legit every Rage review needs to be 20 minutes from here on out IDGAF!!

[@FunkyFjord]

Honestly, same.

[@darinz7182]

I looked for this after seeing the Killing In The Name vid

[@jeremybrinlee1965]

I'm a 46 year old white dude who grew up poor from the Baltimore/D.C. area. I had mostly black friends and definitely grew up a hip hop head but started expanding my musical taste when I got to high school. I was exposed to grunge and Pantera. Then Rage dropped their first album my freshman year in 92' and I was hooked. It was like the best of both worlds to me. I would try to expose my friends to Rage but it was a hard sell because of the style of music. Then in 96', my senior year, they dropped Evil Empire. Rocked my world again. I saw them live multiple times. I was all about Rage on the rock side and Wu Tang Clan on the hip hop side so when they toured together in 97' it was like 2 of my worlds colliding. I'll never forget that concert. It was at a pavilion and we bumrushed security to get up close. I ended up standing on top of the first row of seats with a bottle of 151. What a show. What a time to be alive. RIP ODB.

[@nicholaschupka4150]

Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia MD. I was there too. LEGENDARY.

[@JD_Slacker]

50 year old from the Bmore area as well. First Rage show was Rage opening for Cypress Hill at Michaels 8th Avenue in Glen Burnie in 93.

[@mosesonamotorbike]

Rage has been one of my top 3 favorite bands of all time. I am an avid fan of concerts and live music, and sadly Rage was the one band I was destined to never see. I had tickets to the Rage and Beastie Boys tour in 2000. then Mike D hit a pothole on his bike and tore his shoulder up. Tour Canceled. Then I was supposed to see them in 2021 and Covid happened. Finally I had tickets for the 2023 tour and Zack tore his Achilles.

[@magnolia_g]

I was there! 49 over here, road tripped from New Orleans for that show!

[@mwcool87]

@@nicholaschupka4150 I lived 2 miles from Merriweather in 1997 and was a HUGE Rage fan, how in the f did I miss that concert?!? Bet it was amazing!

[@chakabenson1896]

The famous Malcolm X speech "The Ballot or the Bullet"

[@owenminor]

Each one of these lines has a back reference to another speech, movement, or writing. Its to damn deep. 140 IQ minumum.

[@TonerLow]

The four boxes of liberty was a concept thrown around a lot by abolishonists, most popularly Frederick Douglass. "Liberty is defended by four boxes. The soapbox, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. Use them in that order."

[@HunterAtheist]

They also mention MLK and X in "Wake Up."

[@BeeLZeeBub73]

Don't sleep on those bass lines, man is magical at times

[@heisenberg1732]

Zack is in my top ten lyricists all time. I said it! And I'll die on that hill!... Great content. Keep doing you.

[@aldotheapache9951]

Chuck D has a big influence on their first album. He’s thanked directly.

[@heisenberg1732]

@aldotheapache9951 Oh, I'm sure. Chuck D is also in my top 10. Maybe not lyricists, but rappers all time.

[@darthtraya8305]

Evil Empire is AMAZING all of it. “Rolling down Rodeo with a shotgun these People ain’t seen a Brown Skin man since their grandparents bought one.” Hits me right between the eyes every time.

[@kdbadk]

It's not just green over red and blue, it's green over black and white. As Steve Earle said "to the fucking rich man, all poor people look the same".

[@eitanaltman158]

"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." - Lyndon B Johnson

[@Buxt8224]

Preach

[@kikivon3501]

@@eitanaltman158FACTS!!!!! If you’ve ever read “The New Jim Crow” the book outlines how the government way back in the day when the Jim Crow laws were falling, their strategy was to divide the poor population. Poison the poor white people against the poor black population. They knew if those two demographics finally realized how they were getting screwed and got together it would be a voting power that could not be denied. “The New Jim Crow” is a truth bomb of the highest order.

[@JimmyNuisance]

@@eitanaltman158 One of history's truest statements. Been true forever, will remain true forever because it's rooted in human nature and our biology. Google "Conservatism Amygdala" to learn about the mechanism that makes conservative people extremely prone to falling for xenophobia-based manipulation. Once you understand their brain, the reasons for everything they do and believe becomes immediately obvious. It's fear. And fear can be manipulated like no other emotion. There's a reason Fox News does nothing but scare the bejesus out of people.. There's a reason the advertisers on Fox News peddle stuff that makes conservatives feel safe.. Bunker gear, gun stuff, alarm systems, doomsday food buckets.. Advertisers KNOW where the scared people exist, and that's the only places they advertise. Just like how Joe Rogan and other manosphere people peddle gender affirming care products(supplements) targeting very weak looking men.

[@Beluga_Too]

@@eitanaltman158 isn't it fucking insane that LBJ might be the closest president this country ever had to someone who GAVE A SHIT?! That's wild to me.

[@tstauft]

It’s important to remember that the Radical in Radical Leftists means RATM want and believe in Revolution. Don’t vote, sure but get involved, improve the lives of others through radical action, though solidarity and community action. Unionize, collectivize, spread the message.

[@katyas-mom]

👆🏾✊🏾

[@jacofried]

exactly!

[@teestoful]

majority of people reacting to this song always miss that line about fred hampton. glad to see it wasn't lost on you. hellz ya, u a real one for that.

[@DiabIe37]

HELL YES! Been Waiting for this one, Rob. "Make a move and plead the fifth 'cause ya can't plead the first" is one of my favorite RATM lyrics

[@Ironraven001]

Eventually, we gotta plead the second.

[@JJ-to6qu]

Loved the line about “fuck the G Wagon, I want the machines that’re making them…”

[@wouldiwasshookspeared4087]

Seriously the hardest bar ever.

[@charlie172011]

@@JJ-to6qu ​ A thousand years the had the tools, WE SHOULD BE TAKING THEM

[@maluatuavene9921]

You can't say it without the first line. You lose the urgency. "Can't waste the day when the night brings a hearse".

[@cloverraven]

When you pause a rage against the machine song, to roar into the heavens like a T. rex, dont ever apologize.

[@yolobuttrill]

🤣

[@Ehh.....]

Im binging through kdot reactions all damn day and i see this video. RATM is a band I grew up with but i was like a kid and never like deep dived the lyrics back then they way i do now. 3 minutes into this video and i realized for nearly 20 years ive been mishearing one of the opening lines. I wanna thank you for sending me down this rabbithole for like the next month or two.

[@HollywoodRobTV]

This is one of the best comments I've gotten on KZbin for many reasons. It's dope to see someone find me thru the rap vids and also enjoy these ones (and vise versa). Love, bro!

[@anthonyjs8048]

Yea haha I always thought he was screaming, "Shut the quiet people down!" at the end, and i bought that album when it was released!

[@benpalmeriv6574]

It’s happening.

[@rikk319]

It's been happening for a long, long time. Every generation, shit every individual, has to wake up and realize it. Some never do.

[@tox1cAv3ng3r]

Hopefully everyone watching and commenting has woken the fuck up and that's why we're here. Just a quiet peaceful dance.

[@cornucopia79]

I was saying those same two words in 95.

[@RhLa-iy6hi]

Well said. He gets it….. even Billy Idol gets it.

[@nicciswainhi]

​@rikk319 they keep us busy. Too busy to fight the fight. Too broke, to unhealthy, to stressed to take our power back. We are intellectually lazy and tired.

[@TyTy22_]

EVERYONE GET IN HERE ITS HAPPENING

[@HollywoodRobTV]

LFG!!!!!!!

[@backstabbath2690]

@@HollywoodRobTVhit us with a RATM- Bomb track reaction

[@maxs2982]

This song in particular has a lot of socialist messaging including the Fred Hampton shoutout. He is not saying "voting doesn't change anything and we have to accept that", he is saying if you want things to change you can't rely on voting, you have to organize, protest and put actual pressure on the rich and powerful. Also the line "Fuck tha G-ride I want the machines that are makin' em" is a pretty straightforward way to say "seize the means of production". Great music combined with powerful lyrics. Workers of the world unite ✊🏻

[@GeologicalNerd]

Yesss! That's right

[@DenverTI]

Their message was beyond socialism and beyond organizing protests. It was straight up communism and advocating a violent overthrow. I definitely don't believe in socialism or communism nor advocate violence but I do love Zack's zeal against the establishment as he saw it in his day. His day was primarily during the Bush administration - 9/11 and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The truth is the establishment which used the Right during his day flipped and now are primarily operating through the Left. Our real enemy now is a global technocracy which plays and instigates both sides but most people are either too brainwashed or too influenced by emotions to see this.

[@rockstrongo21]

It's about time bro!! Gotta follow up with "wake up"!! Great reaction as always!

[@erikwsince1981]

100!!! Wake Up next!!

[@MarlenaWieseman]

Wake up & Know your enemy. 💯💯💯💯💪💪💪💪

[@melaniemejia7400]

Just a cool fact, "momma's torn hands/covers her sunken face/we hungry, but them belly full" pays homage to Bob Marley track "Them belly full (but we hungry). Hyped this generation keeping RATM music and message going. 🤘🏽😤

[@Zephyrbal]

You gotta listen to No Shelter. Their contract required them to do an original song for a movie soundtrack, and it's a masterpiece of malicious compliance

[@wouldiwasshookspeared4087]

Seriously, he even talks about Godzilla movies

[@rbdrown27]

Yes this has to be the next one

[@JasonLevine1178]

Seriously. How did the soundtrack people allow that song on the album / in the movie?

[@jimwilson6449]

Godzilla?

[@wouldiwasshookspeared4087]

@@jimwilson6449 Pure motherfuckin filler, keep your eyes off the real killer.

[@ampere11]

A ballot's dead so a bullet's what I get, is a reference to Malcom X's speech "the ballot or the bullet."

[@pointlessmanatee]

as a white guy I want to thank RATM for being so inclusive on their album cover. Feels good being the face of the evil empire.

[@paulmazerolle1735]

Awww muffin!!😂

[@ninja_tony]

My man, it’s been a long journey but we finally made it! 😂

[@TrojanRabbit521]

I don’t understand Americans fascination with villains. Japans 1st 3D billboard is cats ours is Darth Vader 🤷‍♂️

[@jonpopelka]

Everyone focuses on that one line, but the hardest bar is "Fkkk the G-ride, I want the machines that are makin em"

[@AskTheBeard]

My personal favourite. Emphasizes the difference between the manufacturers and the consumers, we don't even live in the same world.

[@erikwsince1981]

Banger line after line in this one. You’re right, there’s no wasted bars. Another banger line is “F the G-Ride, I want the machines that are making them!” Speaking to the fact that we need to seize the means of production.

[@gabrieltrujillo6133]

Man, give Tim C some love with that bass line.

[@christopherclements4707]

As a bassist, we never get any love, it's fine, we're used to it 😂

[@gabrieltrujillo6133]

@@christopherclements4707 Dude loves a groove he can bounce to but doesn’t appreciate the instruments responsible! 😂

[@TerrapinTerror195]

@@gabrieltrujillo6133 Tim made this song. That bass go hard AF.

[@kikivon3501]

“The structure is set, you’ll never change it with a ballot pull” The system isn’t broke, it was built that way on purpose. You’ve got a point, the corporations and lobbyists run our government.

[@shadai7398]

You can tell true Rage fans when you ask what their favorite songs are and this one is in their Top 5. A song that never hit radio waves for reasons, this banger is more or less unknown by the general public and lives on in the hearts and minds of the people who really get into this music. Fun aside, I believe the "Just a quiet, peaceful dance" is a nod to John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath. The gist is about a migrant camp that the higher ups want shut down, so they hire some people to start a riot. The leaders of the camp watch out for troublemakers and when they find them they quietly escort them out. When the authorities arrive expecting trouble, they find nothing of the sort and are told it's just a quiet, peaceful dance. Been years since I read it so hope I'm not too far off. Grapes of Wrath essentially tells the tale of the struggle of the common folk, in this case migrant workers, against their for-profit driven masters who don't care about them, only what they do for them. Second fun fact, Tom Joad is in Grapes, and RATM does a remake of a Bruce Springsteen song "The Ghost of Tom Joad".

[@heartlesskitten88]

Such a good cover

[@lessonincuriosity7484]

So I’m 44 from Australia and this band changed my perspective on life 30 years ago when they dropped their first single. Seeing them live when I was 17 was to this day one of the best moments of my life. Now go deeper and listen to Snakecharmer or Township Rebellion. Your videos are awesome and people watch because seeing someone experience RATM for the first time is just fucking great. Nothing hits like Rage hits!

[@stephenandrew6087]

I keep thinking I can't like any reactions more than your previous ones and you keep upping that ante. Love it bro.

[@Element8909]

Im a white guy in his 30's from South Africa, been rocking to Rage since i was probably 12 years old. The first time I heard them was in the first Matrix movie (Their song "Wake Up"). I was blown away. The music, the vibe, the message, everything. Just melted my barely teenage brain. So cool to see someone jamming so hard to them 30 years later man. Music is proof we can come from vastly different worlds and get the same message and feeling from art like this. Rock on Rob💯

[@pious.techpriest]

"Get the fuck up Samurai. We got a city to burn." -Johnny Silverhand

[@AskTheBeard]

I like the quote from the original creator of Cyberpunk, it was a pen and paper game before they turned it into a video game. He said "Cyberpunk was supposed to be a warning, not an aspiration"

[@bryanmack5410]

Actually, "They hungry but they belly full" is my hero lyric here. Captures the state of our species perfectly.

[@10Shun]

You're def in my top 3 best reactor in all genres.. keep it up bruh, you deserve millions of subscribers

[@BobFrichtel]

I'm impressed you sat back down for this. 😂 Fuck the g-ride, I want the machines that are making them.

[@SuzakuX]

If anyone ever wondered about RATM's politics, this call to seize the means of production is about as clear as it gets.

[@Dissolve03]

I just watched all your rage reacts videos. Your reacts are fucking incredibly entertaining to watch. You're a legend bruv!

[@ezradanger]

"make a move and plead the fifth cause you cant plead the first" is a call to action. Its saying, 'we're not free. you can't just sit back and plead the 1st and expect that the machine will actually let you say what you want to say. Instead you have to make a move, do what you gotta do, and then that might require you to plead the 5th.'

[@Belly_Beane]

We’re seeing this in real time this week on campuses. Kids are getting assaulted and arrested, despite remaining peaceful in their protest.

[@CitizenPlane]

@@Belly_Beane Exactly. They may technically have the right to criticize our government, but they're catching charges for trying to use that right.

[@SuzakuX]

​@@Belly_Beane100%, when merely exercising your free speech and voting fails to affect change you have to engage in disruptive protest, otherwise the powers that be will keep walking all over you. It's an unfortunate song and dance we're still forced to do.

[@tarzn_worx]

I love Rage.....but just think beyond your nose.....What is RATM's net worth?? Zach is worth $25mil. They are rich. You think they didn't get to say what they want? They were expressing their 1st A Right and they got rich from it. And I'm happy for them.

[@ezradanger]

@@tarzn_worx The irony of you telling me to look past my nose, while critiquing a socialist for being wealthy is palpable. It just goes to show that you don't actually understand their message.

[@xdelbarrio]

Im a RATM lover I have no idea how people ever thought RATM was not a radical socialist band man, bro this song couldnt be more communist if it tried to, its great

[@DrStuff142]

people here really just have no clue what communism is. You can say the realest shit, and everyone will agree with you on it, but as soon as you drop the spooky scary C word everyone's freaking out. I think rage knew that. also theres the obvious bit about dipshits that dont actually listen to the lyrics. That's at least like, 50-60% of it too.

[@pwx9000]

Well their songs weren't really in any movies I can think of, maybe we can put it in some games,...✨🤔

[@Longplay_Games]

@@pwx9000 The Matrix has Rage in the soundtrack.

[@killionaire704]

they were for free speech wym dawg lmao they hardly democrat well not now they sold out and went woke

[@sickindahead9226]

I recommended this one in the comments to your first RATM video, glad to see the masses pushed it thru. It's my favorite song of theirs, so much so that I'm learning the bassline to it.

[@eliottsamson4816]

Glad you finally did it!!! Would also recommend taking a look at Take the power back! A masterpiece!!

[@evantarracciano4211]

OH CRAP HE DID IT!!! Keep the great content up, brother. Love it. I LOVE watching you turn into a metalhead. Now Rob. I'm going to beg and plead for this one, and maybe, perhaps you'll see the comment (especially if folks upvote it). I'm willing to wager everything - my house, my firstborn and every penny in my bank account. Listen to "Nobody" by a band called "Skindred". Its Jamaican metal. Yep, you read that right. And it is fan-freaking-tastic. You'll LOVE IT.

[@Laros82]

Oh yea Skindred is sick!

[@annesegg7740]

!!!!!

[@ticonderogamedium]

Yo! You capture that same feeling I felt when hearing this on the radio in my 20s. RAGM still so relevant. Bless.

[@batsackleman8169]

I knew @RobTV was gonna rage on this one!!! Awesome

[@PK14701]

Love your reactions Rob!! Always thoughtful, always genuine!! Thank you!

[@ChilisInTheBowl]

Take the power back has to be next. One of my favorites!

[@jayjaybee]

Another great reaction. Zack truly is an underrated lyricist--he's so brilliant.❤️

[@knowyourenemy.]

Down Rodeo is THAT song! It has all the bars and word play. It did everything right. It's ironic too because it got absolutely no radio play and is still one of the fanbase's favorites. Side note: Rage won their fist Grammy for Tire Me which is also on Evil Empire. That was always weird to me because there were so many other songs more worthy.

[@ObscuraDeCapra]

No radio play? Shit, this song was several times a day on the rock stations in DFW. Did others get more play? Yeah, of course, but this one was definitely in heavy rotation around here.

[@Ryszze]

Paying attention. Catching all the subtleties and messages. This made my day.

[@doesntLookDruish]

I couldn’t tap play fast enough! I saw this vid and was like, “Yes, finally!” Best reactions on the web.

[@PitTark]

RATM are beyond legendary. Down Rodeo hits so hard. Rob is you are after your next fix give WAKE UP a listen :D Love you dude!

[@danieltamayor]

I love you man. You're too f**ING good at these reactions. You really care what he has to say and we can tell you really like and enjoy RATM. Glad I found your channel brother. Peace from Colombia 👍

[@kevinVersus]

Stoked on this reaction, We gotta do ‘Wake Up’ next

[@stephanegirouard4579]

I don't know if I've seen reactions that are more entertaining than yours. Your Testify reaction brought me here and both are amazing. I think this is the start of a deep dive into your vids. Keep it up, seriously love your energy.

[@nicoleburke8965]

Been waiting for this one!!! ❤❤❤

[@adamroberts5055]

I’ve always liked Rage but recently I’ve been getting into them on another level. Thanks for leading this rage journey Rob.

[@michaelmcgee8189]

2:55 "this video might be twenty minutes" yup

Man, without a doubt the best Rage Against the Machine reaction video! I was about 20 years old when I heard this and today, at 53, I still want to hear this sound at full blast!

[@kj_vintage]

Based on how big of a Rage fan you have become, I want to see you react to the music video for Sleep Now in the Fire so bad! lol

[@tethler]

Love your reactions man. Great video

[@stikxx_gaming]

Been waiting for this!!!!!

[@matt.w9220]

Saw an almost 20 minute video & was like "oh yeah, he LOVED it"

[@fefloria]

I like how you used expeditiously haha, you are the man dude

[@jessecail8182]

BANGER! Been waiting for this one!

[@jennifermarie3158]

You should vote. Don't vote for one of the main parties if you don't want to. Vote third party if you want, or heck, write in a name. But if you don't vote, that just let's politicians know you're too apathetic to do anything. Using your ballot to express your disapproval/dissent is better, and it makes it less possible for the mainstream politicians to just discard Black citizens, youth, poor citizens, etc as too apathetic to matter. As women and POC, our historical kin gave up everything for us to have the right to vote. If it didn't matter at all, they wouldn't work so hard to keep the vote from us.

[@raymeeluna]

Finally! That was good. Ty m You gotta do a review for No Shelter. A definite must

[@TrevorHarden]

Couldn’t agree more. Keep hitting songs from the first album especially!

[@paulalloyd8860]

The end line is from the book grapes of wrath. A book about big Corp working people to death and other deeper messages

[@jasonpashley7822]

Rob ,, best opening line of a song ever Jase ,, fuck rob wait till you hear next line you going to lose your shit 😂 Rob ,,, proceeds to lose his shit BEST REACTION TO MY FAV SONG EVER

[@shawnlewis2519]

I'm constantly checking to see if you've done another RATM song. Your reaction to these are the best. I've been waiting for this song specifically and wasn't disappointed. And as much as I want to see you do Rage songs. I'm dying to see you do Weird Al's "White and Nerdy."

[@TyTy22_]

Alright, I’m coming back to comment again after watching the video This is peak Rage imo. Plenty of their songs have deep, powerful lyrics on par with Down Rodeo, but its delivery and instrumentals are perfection. I’m so glad that you got around to listening to it, place it in your top two and could appreciate the lyrics for how phenomenal they are. You mentioned in Calm Like a Bomb that you wanted to know what his political views are, and one line in this song summarizes that up well to me “A thousand years they have the tools, we should be taking them Fuck the G-Ride, I want the machines that are makin em” Zack doesn’t want the products that are sold to the consumer; he wants the means to production, the redistribution of wealth. Fun fact, Tom Morello actually majored in political science. There is an interview you can find on KZbin with Zack where you can really get an understanding of where he stands within the first few minutes.

[@SuperQueenmommy]

I've been a rager since 92.. Zack spits straight fire and truth ... Part of his weapon is his color in this society, this one's about the inequality and differences between the two classes, the elite and Blue collar

[@ezekiel2131]

one of the hardest hitting songs in their catalog. it's right up there with Voice of the Voiceless. I've seen them 6 times, going back to the tour with Wu Tang and they've only gotten better with age.

[@robertflores8234]

This is a great reaction vid. Not only are RATM rabbit holes interesting, but they break through into different tunnels.

[@themichael4079]

I would suggest the band CLUTCH as a great jam band. they are one of the funkest bands and they keep rock alive.

[@josephcallahan1664]

It's my favorite of many great Rage songs with the best lyrics of theirs and some of the best lyrics ever. Thanks for the video, your enthusiasm is catchy!

[@rbdrown27]

I'm only 3 minutes in but this might be the best reaction video of all times.

[@erinhafer228]

You taught me something I thought I knew this song front to back, I really enjoyed your commentary on this! This album is flawless!

[@shifteleven]

We get a 6:16 and Down Rodeo reactions today. This song is so hype. Just thinking about "The structure is set ya neva change it with a ballot pull" - the kids protesting out there heard that and are actin. I'm sure others have shouted it out - but Zack has done some features for Run the Jewels too if you're interested. JU$T is pretty good

[@gavincassidy1377]

The timestamp was my reaction to the uploads

[@andisizzle]

I saw this video on my home page and just nodded sagely, knowing I was going to click right on it. Loved this video. Love watching younger people discover this band. Boring story time: TL;DR RATM has taught me a lot of shit I didn't know before. I am a Whitey McWhiterson woman that's old enough to have been a young teenager when their first album was released. All of my friends and I listened to RATM, and we saw them play at a small arena here and that was the most intense show I have ever seen since. When we left the building we were all steaming because it was cold out and we were sweaty af. It was nuts. The next day, I ran into Zack and the drummer (Brad Wilk) and reacted like any young teenage girl would react: OMG I SAW YOUR SHOW IT WAS SO COOL OMG. They stared at me for a moment and Zack just kinda murmured a thank you, not rudely but just seemed kind of mystified. Fast forward and I really started to listen to their songs and I learned a lot of what they were letting us know about. While I'm still a Whitey McWhiterson woman, I always try to just learn when performers like this have lyrics written for that reason and this band has taught me the most. Thanks for these reactions.

[@Agent_Raiken]

I cant calculate the damage 9 year old me was responsible for thanks to "Make a move and plead the 5th cuz you cant plead the 1st". One time, someone had broken a window at the neighborhood gas station and they tried to blame it on me because white kids are rare in that part of fayetteville. (I knew who did it and they weren't even white) The gas station owner and the cops pissed me off so much, and my oldest sister's Ratm CD turned me into a little demon. I stole SO MANY bags of doritos, cartons of jungle juice, and bottles of Dr Pepper out of pure spite. The 90's was a wild time lmao Idk how I never got caught.

[@descantinginsalubrious]

I know you mean Fayetteville, NC....

[@rage0in0the0cage]

It's so awesome seeing you vibing with this track, I was 21 when this album came out, it still hits so hard.

[@819phoenix]

That bass line is grooving

[@pcow5908]

I’ve been looking forward to this reaction!! I honestly don’t watch reaction videos but you’ve been making my life with the RATM reactions! Wake Up next please!

[@amaristauaalo7575]

"F#$% da G ride, I want the machines that are makin them" My favorite RATM song of all time

[@BrandonSchuldtDropclutch]

12:26 He came up with like 3 lines in this song that are so profound they were like let's just repeat them and let them sink in.

[@hurricanexanax]

You've done two of my top 3 rage tracks now. Hope you get to Ashes in the Fall

[@kevinshepardson6587]

Really good insight on this song. I have heard this song a million times, and this is the first time I have heard the lyrics broke down like this. Thank you. Starting to really like the show.

[@gabrieltrujillo6133]

Finally!!! And… you’ve only still scratched the surface.

[@masterofnonetech]

I love this series, Rob. Thank you bringing more context to the music I already love.

[@metalgamerjonny6410]

rob, its okay that you pause this much. this is not just music, this is a whole message, and you understand pretty much everything.

[@scottballinger40]

Well Done brother! You had me in stitches a few times. Keep on doing it right.

[@CitizenScorn]

Yes, i remember buying this cd in the store 😅

[@ryanfox3337]

Me and the crew driving around getting into trouble 97-2000 in high school this was the soundtrack. And as a lifelong bass player, Tim Commerford's bass lines were among the first we had to learn in the 90s. Real Ass shit they were the best band of the times

[@gwenierobinson]

WAKE UP should be next!!!! Have the lyrics pulled up because he covers A LOT! J. Edgar Hoover, COINTEL, MLK, Malcolm X. It’s my favorite song by them because of all the meaning and history packed in!!! 🤘🏼🔥🙌🏼

[@malgreenley-lakedistrictvi5230]

At last! Been waiting for this since Killing In The Name. Brilliant reaction.

[@gavincassidy1377]

You have to listen to “Freedom” ROB! That is the one, I promise you brotha!

[@zegim]

Yessss! The time has come, knew you'll pop off at least one with this banger!

[@volatilemolotov2298]

Yes! Let's keep it going! Wake up.....Wake up...Waaaaakee Upppp.