Rage Against The Machine - Take The Power Back

[Numonkei]

@HodBenYair Nope. Maybe if we have to fight extra-terrestrials, but until then, nope, you are simply positing something that has been ignored for the entirety of recorded history.

[TheBoyozzy]

WE WILL TAKE IT BACK FROM WALL STREET !!

[uaujuan]

putos genios

[splaterdbyme]

i dont care about the anti goverment shit but their still awsome

[invulnerabledr]

Tim looks like patrick swazye here lol.

[TheHiphopdrunkie]

@invulnerabledr thats LMFAO!!!!! not tom tom is the one in between "swazye" and zach de la rocha

[invulnerabledr]

@TheHiphopdrunkie

Yeah thats what i ment... Tim Commerford. Isnt that him all the way to the left.

[edrtfgghghgh]

by far their most potent and meaningful song rage ever wrote. Just listening to it today gets me fuckin pumped. This was by far the best album om 1992. I was 19 when it hit the streets. I was angry then and 20 years later I'm still angry. Did you know that anger is a gift?

[RokushoMX]

@RokushoMX soy la vara me cae ;)

[DaBigCheeseLuigi]

Hahahahaha, top comment, talking about how Rage Against the Machine are not 'corporate run little bitches...'

They are owned by Simon Cowell's record company!

[thebeingherenow]

TIME



[2WinGs2]

SPAIN!! WE'VE GOT TO TAKE THE POWER BACK!!!

[skillzdatkillz900]

that bassline just made me feel like i should be wearing white leather wedges and a bit flowery tucked in shirt with a collar the size of concorde wings.

AWESOME!

[BlackAssassinBlade]

Dictatorship: You have no vote therefore no power

"Democracy": You have one vote out of millions in an unfair system to decide who get's to spend your tax money giving you basically no power

[DarknessDeWine]

For India against corruption..

[adalcantu]

All The "Dislikes" on Rage Against The Machine's songs are from the Government

[PamesMarsh]

freedom is the most countaegous virus known to man.......and these guys have caught it

[ratm006]

wisconsin citizens are currently protesting our worthless governor right outside my window as he tries to bust all our state unions. this song is saying it all right now

[MrStarWarsNerd1]

for egypt...

[BloodNorseGods]

@MrStarWarsNerd1 deuteronomy 7

[EduardoAntequeraSK8]

5 justin beavers fans XD

[daWKin548]

WHY STAND ON A SILENT PLATFORM? FIGHT THE WAR, FUCK THE NORM,

FUCK YOU I WONT DO WHAT YOU TELL ME

HOW LONG? NOT LONG, COS WHAT YOU REAP, IS WHAT YOU SOW

WHATS IT GONNA TAKE? ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHH

come on, if you can find better quotes from ANY other band then post them, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE ARE GODS, LIKE THIS IF YOU AGREE

[0hoodster0]

For some reason I always thought the guy at the beggining was going to go 'Crank the music up... no that's too much.' Awesome song anyway!

[RDdaNINJA]

Zahc Del La Rocha looks like einstein in that picture.

[BloodNorseGods]

@RDdaNINJA minus the eurocentrism, that's why they thought he was crazy cuz he wants to live in like africa killing villagers or some shit. La maratrucha a bunch of killers

[danman2442]

That's not bass thats the sound of 10,000 orgasms

[ellisandjake]

@griffo1968

we dont talk like that lol XD

[kiltsonfire164]

I remember during this years election in Australia, I was walking near a nightclub and there was two big signs on two windows of the nightclub that Said "F*CK GILLARD" on one Window and "F*CK ABBOT" on the other while This song played inside.

[TheBassManJeff]

I can play this on my bass! I'll be making a video on it eventually.

[Bloodster8]

@TheBassManJeff MAKE THAT VIDEO

[Lukelo92]

Oh god, that bassline. UGHHH!

[hyaark]

Rage agains the machine it's a best group of the 90's

[MEGACAVALIER13]

@hyaark you've forgeten nirvana

[Jordo1900]

Bass Line Of The Universe's Ever Excistence & The Greatest Bass Player Of All Time Is Definatley Tim Commerford! He's #1

[ZeroOrDie991]

This song makes me wanna kick the president in the balls

[eddieward0]

@ZeroOrDie991 why cuz hes black??!?!?! hahaha.

[LOLIG99]

@griffo1968 lol 31 thumbs up say you said it right :P

[gayfakeand1]

To all those sayin Tom Morello can't shred, you can suck it!!!

[StandardManCovers]

That solo is legit. One of my favorites from Tom.

[malmoran91]

IGNORANCE IS TAKING OVER. so very true. Rage needs a new album.

[DELTAfox468]

I'm starting to realize now that even though Rage was kinda nutty with some of the stuff they believed, their supposedly "left-wing extremist" songs hold a lot of value for libertarians. Our country is slowly having its rights stripped away from us, and we really do have to take the power back. Kids are indoctrinated in school, it's not really the land of the free anymore, and the media picks and chooses what truth is real truth. Unbelievable... Rage is still awesome.

[etqwhidden2]

@DELTAfox468 I have been listening to rage for years and your the first person besides myself who has thought that same thing.

[DELTAfox468]

Hell yeah! Me and my buddies at school all kind of agree on it. (We talk about this kind of stuff all the time. Y'know, music and politics.) Half the time I think if people like Tom Morello or Zach de la Rocha ever actually talked with others they disagree with, they'd find they might have more in common with the "evil" right-wingers than they think. But don't get me wrong; spouting off your beliefs with a sick bassline and some orgasmic guitar riffs is more fun. :D

[angusrocks231]

that bass is lethal up there with higher ground bass for me - seen chilis need to see RATM -

[MysticMoonGoddess67]

Thank you Tana for buying me this cd that Valentine's day way back when. Back when the Wherehouse still existed.

[macymayo]

we got to Take The Power Back

[mattpwnedyou]

what i dont get is if we are a democratic country and about 1 in 2 people smoke weed and most other people dont care if its legalized why isnt it legalized since the government is supposed to work for us

[TheGuitarGuy69]

my english teach made the class listen to this song to go with the subject we were learning about and when it came to the part about the the teacher infront of the class my entire class rapped along with it lol

[Kylev2]

Funky...

[MrIncision]

awsome

:)

[OmarM945]

awesome bass intro

[803honda]

MOTHERF*** UNCLE SAM!!!

[lilrizzy94]

how do u confuse this to the dx theme song?

[Fr33domPhyt3r]

the time has come to take the power back, stop the main line.

[Dougie208]

This is fookin brilliant!! Check out that base line & the lyrics!

[thewhochilipeppersU2]

canged my opinion in alot of things this band did. there first album w/ songs like take the power back, know your enemy, and bombtrack really made me not afraid to speak my mind out anymore and to make change for beeter before the situation only turns worse.one of best band ive heard.

[Javicak]

BRING THAT SHIT IN !!!!

sooo good

RATM!!

[o1OpTiMuS1o]

its a good fucking time for a new record by them bout now!!!!

[digoe04]

The bravest and best band on the planet. They are one of the few who stand up to the government proving they are not corporate run little bitches. This world is completely fucked and its never going to get better until the people stands up and fucking fights the corrupt government bastards and get out equal freedom. If we lived in a democracy the poor people would have more power than the rich because there is more of them.That in its self tells how blindly manipulated we are. Refuse and resist

[howyoudoin1234567]

Agreed 110 fucking percent

[YourHomieHenry]

Strongly agree. FIGHT THE WAR! FUCK THE NORM!

[hiperateo]

fucking agreed

[Fichengafter]

@digoe04 remember, these corrupt government assholes give you the health care that you use, provide the super markets you buy your food from and the electric company alllowing you to use the computer.

[gurupanzy]

@Fichengafter The people provide this. Who knows more about business? gov't officials or business owners? hmmmm.... Thats why our founding fathers believed in Laissez Faire economics my friend. Even better, the government is Making people who work hard pay for people who DONT work to have healthcare!!!! study up

[upr0x420]

Actually I'm pretty sure that is all privately owned businesses that give us these commodities.

[masyncole]

that is so mother fucking true this goverment has got people brain washed and our ignoriant asses dont even know it!!!

[masyncole]

@digoe04 yep this soiciety today is dumasses we dont even know this goverment is controling us cause some of us with weak brains have been brain washed

[skinnjeaux]

@digoe04

LOL... last time I checked, the poor have just as much access to the ballot box than the rich. Did you drop out before Civics/Free Enterprise?

[digoe04]

@skinnjeaux So your telling me the poor and the rich are equal. Man is it any wonder the world is the way it is if a ballet box equality is a fair world (like they are not cheated anyway) . The 5 richest family in the world have more money combined that the entire world combined while people starve and you want to talk to me about equality.Turn off your TV you brainwashed fool and open your eyes. If the poor had a say and people give a fuck about them, world would not be the way it is genius



[skinnjeaux]

@digoe04

Well, no, I wasn't really talking about equality at the ballet box. I really couldn't care less about the ballet box, lol. Now, the ballot box is where changes are made. Have you even registered to vote, you tool??

[schoolglue1234]

@skinnjeaux i find it very funny how you actually think that since we have a vote, that we have power. LOL thats pretty funny. Let me explain something to you: There is only one form of power in this world and that is MONEY. The more you have, the more power you have. Its as simple as that. end of story

[BloodNorseGods]

@digoe04 they were

[oetpay]

@digoe04 that's a stupid assertion. we do live in a democracy, it's just that democracy by first past the post is not a great system for choosing representative leaders, let alone for ensuring that those who can afford to lobby are not more powerful than those who can't.

[digoe04]

@oetpay .We live in a democracy hahahaha , ah man open eyes dude . Turn off your tv and see for yourself whats really going on. The worlds going down the drain , the poor and average is being raped and subjected to constant slavery while the rich man gets everything and does nothing and you can sit there honestly and tell me we got a say compared to these rich Pricks. '' None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free'' .

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

[oetpay]

@digoe04 i love how people like you always start an argument by assuming that nobody other than you has ever been informed. I don't even HAVE a tv, you self-righteous prick. if you believe so badly that that's the case, get the hell off the internet and start revolting, you lazy shit.

the poor today are richer than at any point in history. i should know, i'm fucking one of them. what i said wasn't even what you appear to have inferred - the problem is access to lobbying, not number of votes.

[oetpay]

@digoe04 also, look up democracy. first past the post with two-party system is a democracy. i never said ANYTHING about "having a say" - you don't GET a say in a democracy unless your view is the majority one.

i'm an intellectual anarchist, in the libertarian/minarchist sense. first past the post democracy is ALWAYS terrible for AT LEAST 49% of the population, regardless of "having a say".

oh, and i am free. pay almost no tax (despite the socialist ethics of that), don't obey laws.

[oetpay]

@digoe04 also, you're aware that using Goethe as a logic-terminating cliché causes his shade to rise from the grave and wreak bitter philosophical vengeance on you?

[freebeerforthumbsup]

@digoe04 so u suggest we turn communist? take a trip to north korea man

[OmnipotentGodOfAll]

what the FUCK.

[OmnipotentGodOfAll]

hahahahahahaha.

[crumblethesystem]

best band ever

[oceanwaves83]

LOL you right so it doesn't matter. Bassline is pure funky psychadelic perfection.

[mendezmtt]

We need a band of revolutionary crusaders. like the che ... the big H noam chomsky micheal moore and the rage ... all united with the anarchy brothers of this nation 2 rise up and TAKE THE POWER BACK instead of being in the hands of corrupt coprs .....

i wish for that day... no more lies

[OxnardGamer]

haha yes, you know the communists will always put honest first and foremost

[iwuvramen95]

really micheal moore

[oetpay]

@mendezmtt Che the mass-murderer? Micheal Moore the conspiracy theorist with his inaccurate documentaries? Noam Chomsky with his "DO WHAT I TELL YOU BECAUSE OTHERWISE YOU ARE BAD COMMUNISTS" approach to sociology? seriously, you "revolutionaries" have fucked-up idols. and you follow them terribly; i don't believe Che (that's a nickname he hated, by the way) whined about things on the internet, i think he got on his fucking bike and revolted.

[lifehole1]

........ Fail.

[StonesandWords]

word dat im on da fo shizzle on all popular trends

fuck these weird slangs :)

[kyo221]

Bring that shit in!

[BPimpin510]

Fu*ken slappin' that bass!

[PrODuCTioN9793]

im a drummer and just this song inspires me to pick up a bass!

[annilator666]

the bass kicks ass in the beginning

[TiedInChains]

I kinda ear some influences of Black Sabbath hehe awesome

[TiedInChains]

Everything here's awesome, SWEEEEEEEEEEEET bass!

[wookieejake]

WHat?

[APIC4PINY4L3G]

no i meant they got back together

[RedJacobin]

mmmmm sexy bass

[caroleyla]

i know,right?

Lovingggg the bass line

[PrivateMaster]

Nobody shall be without power.

[vivalatom69]

dude i love rage so much i got to see them at reading last year woop woop

[rainbowblackout]

Playing this today in protest at the fascist that was elected in my city last night. BNP leader Nick Griffin, elected to the European Parliament. A sad day for Manchester.

[evolve991]

we should've done more than just mosh to this...we shoulda LISTENED!

[VladoMCB]

where can i download the song for free its great.

pls tell me blestemp...

tnx

:)

[wowbeezdotcom]

rage on.

[LukaTaylorWatNow]

3:16 to 3:50 is that a nike swoosh on tims left arm sleeve

[qdogattack7100]

I love this bass line!

RATM FTW!

[CatapillerMonster]

Me toooo! Very inspirational! :D

[sphjrocks]

how old is RATM?

[gigglegigggle]

They were active from 1990-2000. Their self-titled debut album was released in 1992. =)

[WormHole12345678]

And 2008 - ? :>

Played at rar in germany last year. They were great :>

[gigglegigggle]

Oh shiz man that's awesome. I'd love it if they'd get back together and release more stuff. Also it wasn't 1990, it was 1991, typo, my bad =P. I'm glad Audioslave broke up

[leanboe]

fuck*r! yea, RATM is awesome, but theres no need to celebrate the disbandment of audioslave!!

[TheLyricBox]

why audioslave kinda sucked...

[IamRealMusic]

This is the Shit !!!!

[DharoksPimp]

damn you timmy c...ruined another pair of pants cuz of teh cum stains rofl

[Shaglaki]

ftw

[beabeap123]

this is on the Natural Born Killers soundtrack

[houseofratm]

Is that a movie?

If so, is it any good?

[LearnMoney]

dude are you kidding? How old are you to not know Natural Born Killers!? Not tryin to disrespect, just wonderin

[houseofratm]

I'm 13.....

[vairocana23]

This track is raw, visceral, and conscious.

[WolfpackUnleashed]

best fucking song ever, Rage kicks ass

אם לא תשלח את ההודעה הזאת לפחות ל-25 אנשים אז בקרוב יקרה אירוע רע שישנה את חייך לנצח. במידה ותשלח האירוע ישנה את חייך לטובה. היה אדם מלוס אנג'לס, גיטריסט, שהתעלם מההודעה ולאחר שבוע נכרתה לו יד בתאונת דרכים קטלנית כך שלא יכל יותר לנגוע בגיטרה שלו.

[rencrow]

7 years later and this song still has the edge.

[houseofratm]

this was released in 92....

[LearnMoney]

this songs alot older than 7 years lol

its still classic though

[sexylatinox]

i agree, but...it's been 17 years bro....

[Whatwon1]

Were TAKIN IT BACK SOON!!!

[vairocana23]

Rage always bring the truth!

[fckwiththestars]

"the present curriculum, i put my fist in 'em"

my favorite line.

[adamantman42]

Most underrated RATM song.

-Is this off thier first album?

[acac3991]

yer its off their first album.

i luv it too

[ShotzRox]

i love this song when i first heard it it cummed in my ear pusssies and i was like damn that just happened

[DanzeRPauL]

lol thats from tenacious d

"to cum again into your ear pussies"

but great song

[wyldeXrage]

agreed.

best ratm song ever.

and one of the best songs ever.

[DaveTheFuckingBrave]

best ratm song

period

[randomProgrammer]

all of the pieces working together in perfect harmony, cant believe this isn't more popular

[suckitandsee33]

Awesome.

[JustAnotherAssassin]

i think i just had a funkgasm

[houseofratm]

feels good I know....

[fendereh10]

The teacher stands in front of the class

But the lesson plan he can't recall

The student's eyes don't perceive the lies

Bouncing off every fucking wall

His composure is well kept

I guess he fears playing the fool

The complacent students sit and listen to some of that

Bullshit that he learned in school

thats my fav part

[fallingwaterbead]

those are some POWER \full lyrics matey!

proved to be more than a bit more complicated than poetic matriculated content can articulate , unfortunately. I do suppose all true things come eventually to the forefront of our collective mind.

[ThetaJC]

Brilliant!