|
Rage Against the Machine is a Grammy Award-winning rap metal band, formed in 1991 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The band's line-up consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk. Critics have noted Rage Against the Machine for its "fiercely polemical music, which brewed sloganeering leftist rants against corporate America, cultural imperialism, and government oppression into a Molotov cocktail of punk, hip-hop, and thrash." Their lack of want for authority often relates to the anarcho-communism view. Integral to their identity as a band, Rage Against the Machine voice viewpoints highly critical of the domestic and foreign policies of current and previous US governments. Throughout its existence, RATM and its individual members participated in political protests and other activism to advocate these beliefs. The band primarily saw its music as a vehicle for social activism; De la Rocha explained that "I'm interested in spreading those ideas through art, because music has the power to cross borders, to break military sieges and to establish real dialogue."〔Wooldridge, Simon (February 2000), "(Fight the Power )", ''Juice Magazine''. Retrieved October 6, 2007.〕 Morello said of wage slavery in America: Meanwhile, critics pointed out what they regard as the hypocrisy of voicing commitment to leftist causes while being millionaires signed to Epic Records, a subsidiary of media conglomerate Sony Records.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.reason.com/news/show/27818.html )〕 Infectious Grooves released a song called "Do What I Tell Ya!" which mocks lyrics from "Killing in the Name", accusing the band of being hypocrites.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Frontman On Rumored Gang Affiliation, Being Only Original Member )〕 In response to such critiques, Morello offered the rebuttal: == EZLN == The band are vocal supporters of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN), especially De la Rocha, who has taken several trips to the Mexican state of Chiapas to aid their efforts. The flag of the EZLN serves as the primary recurring theme in the band's visual art. Morello described the EZLN as "a guerrilla army who represent the poor indigenous communities in southern Mexico who, for hundreds of years, have been trodden upon and sort of cast aside and which really are the lowest form on the economic-social ladder in Mexico. In 1994, on New Years Day, there was an uprising there and they were led by the very charismatic Subcomandante Marcos and it's a group which is tremendously supportive of the most objectively poor and continues to fight for dignity, for all people in Mexico."〔(Tom Morello interview ) on Triple J, October 31, 1999.〕 An interviewer was once told by De la Rocha, "Our purpose in sympathizing with the Zapatistas is to help spark () dialogue."〔 De la Rocha has been particularly outspoken on the cause of the EZLN. He explained the importance of the cause to him personally. The EZLN and De la Rocha's experiences with them inspired the songs "People Of The Sun", "Wind Below" and "Without a Face" from ''Evil Empire'',〔 and "War Within a Breath" from ''The Battle Of Los Angeles''. The EZLN flag has been used as a stage backdrop at all of the band's shows since their reunion in April, 2007. Zack de la Rocha asked their record label, Epic Records, for $30 000 to donate to the EZLN.〔 It is not known if they complied. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Political views and activism of Rage Against the Machine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|