NSFW language... kinda.

hilarious... weren't they supposed to play right across the way from the RNC?

vegasj: hilarious... weren't they supposed to play right across the way from the RNC?

Nah. They played at the Target Center in Mpls. It's a good 20-25 minutes away from the Excel Center in St Paul.

No permit.

No concert.

Boot to the head.

I'm not a huge fan of Rage Against the Machine, but that was pretty cool.

If I can't start jamming on the street then neither can Rage Against the Machine. I don't care who they think they are.

FreeLoveFreeway

If I can't start jamming on the street then neither can Rage Against the Machine. I don't care who they think they are.

That's exactly what they'd say. They aren't trying to be like "we can do this even though you can't." They're trying to get us to realize that everyone should be able to do it if they want to. No one's getting hurt by music, and as long as no one's getting hurt, there shouldn't be any reason to regulate. I understand it's about permits, but shouldn't 4,000+ people standing in a public area shouting, "let them play" be enough of a permit?

Just my opinion I guess.

That was awesome.

korny5858: FreeLoveFreeway

If I can't start jamming on the street then neither can Rage Against the Machine. I don't care who they think they are.

That's exactly what they'd say. They aren't trying to be like "we can do this even though you can't." They're trying to get us to realize that everyone should be able to do it if they want to. No one's getting hurt by music, and as long as no one's getting hurt, there shouldn't be any reason to regulate. I understand it's about permits, but shouldn't 4,000+ people standing in a public area shouting, "let them play" be enough of a permit?

Just my opinion I guess.

You know who else had 4,000+ people standing and shouting in a public area?

uncle saddam: You know who else had 4,000+ people standing and shouting in a public area?

Jesus?

I would have hated to be the guy that yelled out "Bulls on parade" when he really shouldn't have.

uncle saddam:
You know who else had 4,000+ people standing and shouting in a public area?

McCain at the RNC?

Hahahahaha.

Ah, the irony, RATM video preceeded by a Mcdonalds ad.

To me, that was a real 'rock and roll moment'.

Indis: uncle saddam: You know who else had 4,000+ people standing and shouting in a public area?

Jesus?

They were just there for The Decemberists, not the Sermon on the Mount.

korny5858: FreeLoveFreeway

If I can't start jamming on the street then neither can Rage Against the Machine. I don't care who they think they are.

That's exactly what they'd say. They aren't trying to be like "we can do this even though you can't." They're trying to get us to realize that everyone should be able to do it if they want to. No one's getting hurt by music, and as long as no one's getting hurt, there shouldn't be any reason to regulate. I understand it's about permits, but shouldn't 4,000+ people standing in a public area shouting, "let them play" be enough of a permit?

Just my opinion I guess.

Yep, an excellent protest, good mood, no harm to anyone, people expressing their rights and wishes. The very foundation on which your country is based.

DeathByGeekSquad: Hahahahaha.

Ah, the irony, RATM video preceeded by a Mcdonalds ad.

I noticed that too, very amusing.

I was wondering what the black guy was doing there until I realized - he's the bodyguard. Duh.

/facepalm

That was pretty farking awesome.
Also, some farker commented on starting 3-syllable chants in a thread a few days ago - the spontaneous "Let Them Play!" is pretty damn cool in this situation.

/wandered through the carnage last night
//got trapped @ 7th/St. Peter
///gone before the tear gas
//7:07 am - still police presence meandering @ 11th and Robert
/Sirens too. Slashies -.... Not awake enough.

Off to work!

DeathByGeekSquad: Hahahahaha.

Ah, the irony, RATM video preceeded by a Mcdonalds ad.

I don't know, seems kind of fitting to me. Not any more ironic than them playing at the Target Center, known for its socialistic and communistic leanings.

taylonr: Not any more ironic than them playing at the Target Center, known for its socialistic and communistic leanings.

Yes, this is clearly ironic, as Rage Against The Machine is known for their fascist and capitalistic leanings.

One day the idiots who religiously follow Rage and other such bands like System of a Down will realize they are owned and paid by the very corporations they pretend to despise.

Until that day...

korny5858: FreeLoveFreeway

If I can't start jamming on the street then neither can Rage Against the Machine. I don't care who they think they are.

That's exactly what they'd say. They aren't trying to be like "we can do this even though you can't." They're trying to get us to realize that everyone should be able to do it if they want to. No one's getting hurt by music, and as long as no one's getting hurt, there shouldn't be any reason to regulate. I understand it's about permits, but shouldn't 4,000+ people standing in a public area shouting, "let them play" be enough of a permit?

Just my opinion I guess.

Would you say the same thing if it were the KKK rolling up into some the middle of some ghetto randomly with 4,000+ people screaming "let them stay"?

It is an honest question, I am not trying to be an asshole.

Pocket Ninja: I'm not a huge fan of Rage Against the Machine, but that was pretty cool.

It always amazes me that as diametrically opposed as I am to their politics, I actually kind of like their music. And the cynic in me thinks that they orchestrated the whole thing just to provide the spectacle.

Violent protestors? What was violent about people wanting to watch a band?

Ok, a biatcheesy but still pretty farkin cool.

jackbooty

Would you say the same thing if it were the KKK rolling up into some the middle of some ghetto randomly with 4,000+ people screaming "let them stay"?

You fail to see the difference. If it were the KKK rolling up into a ghetto and proclaiming white power and hate speech directed at the inhabitants of said ghetto, then that would be seen as threatening violence and therefore potentially harmful. This is a group of people who are sick of watching the system be mismanaged and misguided who realize that RATM may not have the answer that's necessary to turn it all around, but at least they're a media figure that is sick of the same stuff. They aren't preaching hate toward any group of people, they're aiming their anger at coming together and trying to show that we deserve to keep the freedoms that were laid out for us at the start of this country. If the guys who started this country were KKK members and our country was based around literal hatred against people of another color or ancestry and they built the country on that hatred, I still wouldn't agree to 4000+ people chanting for a lynching, but I wouldn't be able to justify my position through anything other than reason.

jackbooty: Would you say the same thing if it were the KKK rolling up into some the middle of some ghetto randomly with 4,000+ people screaming "let them stay"?

It is an honest question, I am not trying to be an asshole.

Yes. Hey look, it even happened in St. Paul!

Wow. The sheep taking a political cue from rich musicians. Since Tom is in Guitar Hero, he must be right. Right?

Rage Petulant Tantrum Against The Machine

Fixed that

I laughed when they started going "wow wow chicka chicka wow wow". That was great. I never realized how much that song sounds like porno.

I laughed when some hipster doofas in the crowd started chanting "FREEDOM!"

That was amazing.

taylonr: DeathByGeekSquad: Hahahahaha.

Ah, the irony, RATM video preceeded by a Mcdonalds ad.

I don't know, seems kind of fitting to me. Not any more ironic than them playing at the Target Center, known for its socialistic and communistic leanings.

jackbooty: One day the idiots who religiously follow Rage and other such bands like System of a Down will realize they are owned and paid by the very corporations they pretend to despise.

Until that day...

Jags. Know someone's views before you rip on them. What the hell do you people do to try and spread positive messages to the masses? and with what mediums do you get them across to said masses? Just curious. I'm waiting...

Dissociater: I laughed when some hipster doofas in the crowd started chanting "FREEDOM!"

That was amazing.

That's also the name of the song they wanted them to play.

emptykay
What the hell do you people do to try and spread positive messages to the masses? and with what mediums do you get them across to said masses? Just curious. I'm waiting...

I don't think you realize that they're not raggin on Rage in they're quotes. Just the "fans" that seem to only get their political insight from entertainers. Everyonyone's allowed to have and share their political views, but just because you have the ability to express it to the masses doesn't make them more right than others.

emptykay: taylonr: DeathByGeekSquad: Hahahahaha.

Ah, the irony, RATM video preceeded by a Mcdonalds ad.

I don't know, seems kind of fitting to me. Not any more ironic than them playing at the Target Center, known for its socialistic and communistic leanings.

jackbooty: One day the idiots who religiously follow Rage and other such bands like System of a Down will realize they are owned and paid by the very corporations they pretend to despise.

Until that day...

Jags. Know someone's views before you rip on them. What the hell do you people do to try and spread positive messages to the masses? and with what mediums do you get them across to said masses? Just curious. I'm waiting...

I actually do know RATMs views. Used to be a big fan, read Chomsky and Stalin and Lenin (not to put Chomsky on the level of those 2, just first 3 that came to my mind) and others that they "recommended".

Bought first few CDs. Went to a concert.

Still like their music, but not their politics.

As far as reaching the masses. I honestly think that reaching individuals is more important and productive. Especially if those individuals then in turn reach other individuals. In that respect, I've done volunteer work at an inner city after school programs I've done volunteer counseling (obviously not like a psychologist) and other similar activities.

I'm just not a big "Ends justifies the means" kind of guy. Obviously they are.

jackbooty: One day the idiots who religiously follow Rage and other such bands like System of a Down will realize they are owned and paid by the very corporations they pretend to despise.

Until that day...

I agree with you, but at the same time give them a lot of credit for planting the seeds of political activism and awareness in young people who may not have otherwise had it. In this case, I think the message is more important than the messenger.

Um, where are these violent protesters?

Seemed pretty peaceful to me.

TheCharmerUnderMe: No permit.

No concert.

^^^^

No brain.

Rock and Roll Stops the Traffic?

berklee

I agree with you, but at the same time give them a lot of credit for planting the seeds of political activism and awareness in young people who may not have otherwise had it.

So basically, they are the socialist, musical version, of the Hitler youth.


/sorry, i couldn't resist.

bg10117: berklee

I agree with you, but at the same time give them a lot of credit for planting the seeds of political activism and awareness in young people who may not have otherwise had it.

So basically, they are the socialist, musical version, of the Hitler youth.


/sorry, i couldn't resist.

Sounds like a Monty Python skit...a new musical opens...it's "Hitler and the Youth"

I actually thought it was kind of lame...

/runs for cover

Hey, at least there's one band out there making a statement, however cheesy it may seem. There are a lot of very pissed off people out there that need a voice and Toby Keith ain't it.

I love Rage, there live shows have a biblical ass ton of energy, even if you don't buy into the message you should check one out.

Stalinists chanting "freedom," it's calm like an irony bomb.

Never in my life have I wished for riots to break out, but in the case of those RNC scumbags, I hope it gets ug-ly.

Which band is that? All I saw was a orchestrated photo op. Give their publicist a raise

whconner4: Hey, at least there's one band out there making a statement, however cheesy it may seem. There are a lot of very pissed off people out there that need a voice and Toby Keith ain't it.

I_Approve_Of_This_Message: Never in my life have I wished for riots to break out, but in the case of those RNC scumbags, I hope it gets ug-ly.

Right, you hate the right to peaceable assembly. You want others' rights to be violated.

Bulls On Parade (new window) (NSFW lyrics)

^because nobody else posted the link to the music video.

\m/ \m/

Apoe: I love Rage, there their live shows have a biblical ass ton of energy, even if you don't buy into the message you should check one out.

FTFY