The video begins with the sound of a typewriter as the words on the screen bring up a familiar idea: "Wall Street announces record profits, record layoffs." The perennial criticism of capitalism is that it's a system that enriches the few at the expense of the many (with the counterargument that rising waters lift all ships, and though some become ultra-rich, a vast majority are bettered because of the system understood but not agreed to).
Once you're up to speed, we'll move along. If you aren't down with heavy critiques on capitalism and its inherent injustices and abuses, then you may want to step away today.Īs before, I have the music video below, as well as the lyrics. Not like "Hillary's on the left!" kind of "left" (which she isn't, but whatever), but I mean- seriously far left. Oh, and in case you were unaware of Rage Against the Machine's politics, it's far, far left. That there is an additional story behind the making of the music video, as well as the video's connection to the band ultimately breaking up after the music video lost to one of Limp Bizkit's back in 2000 drops more potential interpretations into a way to read this piece. In the case of Rage Against the Machine, there's always a lot to unpack lyrically, and the choices they made for this music video add complicated layers. As always, I'm looking to the video to help provide a different reading of the text of the song. is the fifth of my music video analyses. lCggCUzfY5Īfter finishing the show, Zack de la Rocha was embraced by each member of Rage, and then carried off the stage by members of the band’s crew. Zack de la Rocha attempted to stand up at various points, but was unable to put any weight on the leg. Following a brief break, the concert resumed with de la Rocha performing while seated on a monitor. Watch fan-shot videos of the band’s show on Monday including clips of Zack de la Rocha’s injury and subsequent seated performance below.Īfter sustaining the injury, Zack de la Rocha was helped off stage by the band’s crew members. Rage Against The Machine will perform at Chicago’s United Center again tonight, Tuesday, July 12th.
The singer performed the rest of the show sitting atop a monitor, attempting to stand several times but apparently unable to put weight on his injured leg.Īfter closing the show with “Killing In The Name,” guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford, and drummer Brad Wilk gathered around de la Rocha, commending his effort and helping the singer off the stage. Straight up, but you know what? We’re gonna keep this fucking shit going. Just four songs into the set, after performing “Bullet in the Head”, Zack de la Rocha exited the stage, per Consequence, and when he returned, he announced that he had injured his leg, but that it would not stop the performance: “I don’t know what happened to my leg right now. The performance was the second show of RATM’s Public Service Announcement Tour, which kicked off on Saturday at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, WI with the band’s first concert in 11 years.
Rage Against The Machine singer Zack de la Rocha showed remarkable resilience on Monday, finishing the band’s concert at Chicago’s United Center after suffering an onstage leg injury that prevented him from standing for most of the show.
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