Rage Against The Machine for Christmas No1
Posted by: bornwina on 09 December 2009
I heard yesterday the Rage Against The Machine facebook group are planning a big push to get 'Killing in the name of' to Christmas Number 1 in order to give Simon Cowell a good hard kick in the nuts. It received Radio 1 coverage yesterday
A worthy cause I hope you would agree - to support it simply download this track after December 13th.
A worthy cause I hope you would agree - to support it simply download this track after December 13th.
quote:Originally posted by Whizzkid:
700,000 people & rising might disagree Miles and RATM is now 1-3 on at the bookies
Rageagainstthemediocratyinmusic...
Yes, but you failed to mention that this still makes them a long shot vs Simon & Co.
X Factor Winner 2/9 2/9 2/9 1/10 1/4
Rage Against The Machine 10/3 5/2 3 5/2
Couldn't agree more!quote:Originally posted by ROTF:Why didn't they choose a HMHB track, for example.
That link you provided is the best Christmas track i have ever heard. Liked the video too.
quote:Originally posted by BigH47:
Will you PLEASES STOP posting pictures of SC on the forum, not you sc that tosser SC.
If I had hair as bad as that SC, I'd have to kill myself, simple....
quote:Originally posted by SC:quote:Originally posted by BigH47:
Will you PLEASES STOP posting pictures of SC on the forum, not you sc that tosser SC.
If I had hair as bad as that SC, I'd have to kill myself, simple....
You'd get the best treatment that Switzerland could offer.................
A very very clever business man.
My 4yr old twin sons have a serious crush on Cheryl
My 4yr old twin sons have a serious crush on Cheryl
quote:Originally posted by Stephen Tate:
My 4yr old twin sons have a serious crush on Cheryl
I think Danni is looking better tonight
Danni looks plastic IMO
quote:Originally posted by Stephen Tate:
My 4yr old twin sons have a serious crush on Cheryl
Me too, but don't tell my wife.
quote:Originally posted by Whizzkid:
Miles & Naysayers
This is a bit of fun to see if people power can put a bit of life into what has become over recent years a woeful excuse for a chart. Though I know Christmas is usually a daft time for music but what better time to do it and there are many donations going to Shelter so its a win win win as I said earlier.
We are just pulling your chain a little, hey, if it was the Dylan Christmas CD even I would have taken part in it.
Well done Joe
Well each to his own Dean - I just like good song writing rather than noise. I can't help it, I just don't like 80/90s style music like RATM. The few tracks I've heard by them meant no more to me than those created by Simon C. So X-Factor or RATM .... it means nothing to me. Napalm Death seems to have a point and they spawned Cathedral who were rather good, but the others who copied Napalm Death seemed to have missed the point.quote:Originally posted by Whizzkid:quote:Originally posted by ROTF:
Why didn't they choose a HMHB track, for example.
ROTF,
Sorry to break this to you but I'm afraid HMHB are probably the worst trite ever to be put to record.
Dean...
Of course, my taste is governed by listening. I don't like dance or enjoy dancing. So music written for the dance floor is not really music that resonates with me. That it moves others is fine.
You can't really describe a band as good and honest as HMHB as trite. John Peel described HMHB as a national treasure and they were the most request band in the history of his show. They tend to describe life through humorous commentary rather than anger. Perhaps that is the appeal -it's life Dean in the way that I know it; I know more about daytime television and Trumptonshire than I do about ....... well whatever it is RATM are singing about.
So can we agree to differ on this, please .... I've no desire to evangelise the best band I've ever heard.
My main point is that if the desire was to beat Simon C then they needed to choose a better song than the one they did. There are many that fulfil this criterion and not just the entire HMHB catalogue.
40 years ago Two Little Boys by the wonderful Rolf Harris was at the top - now I'd have bought that if I didn't already have it
Perhaps RATM and RATM fans should remember It's clichéd to be cynical at Christmas.
ATB Rotf
quote:Originally posted by ROTF:Well each to his own Dean - I just like good song writing rather than noise. I can't help it, I just don't like 80/90s style music like RATM. The few tracks I've heard by them meant no more to me than those created by Simon C. So X-Factor or RATM .... it means nothing to me. Napalm Death seems to have a point and they spawned Cathedral who were rather good, but the others who copied Napalm Death seemed to have missed the point.quote:Originally posted by Whizzkid:quote:Originally posted by ROTF:
Why didn't they choose a HMHB track, for example.
ROTF,
Sorry to break this to you but I'm afraid HMHB are probably the worst trite ever to be put to record.
Dean...
Of course, my taste is governed by listening. I don't like dance or enjoy dancing. So music written for the dance floor is not really music that resonates with me. That it moves others is fine.
You can't really describe a band as good and honest as HMHB as trite. John Peel described HMHB as a national treasure and they were the most request band in the history of his show. They tend to describe life through humorous commentary rather than anger. Perhaps that is the appeal -it's life Dean in the way that I know it; I know more about daytime television and Trumptonshire than I do about ....... well whatever it is RATM are singing about.
So can we agree to differ on this, please .... I've no desire to evangelise the best band I've ever heard.
My main point is that if the desire was to beat Simon C then they needed to choose a better song than the one they did. There are many that fulfil this criterion and not just the entire HMHB catalogue.
40 years ago Two Little Boys by the wonderful Rolf Harris was at the top - now I'd have bought that if I didn't already have it
Perhaps RATM and RATM fans should remember It's clichéd to be cynical at Christmas.
ATB Rotf
Trite is probably the wrong word I'll think of a better one soon. Though because of your enthusiasm for HMHB I investigated their work and well I have to agree to disagree about the quality of their songwriting but just to say I will not be buying any of their albums.
Now RATM for Christmas #1 was probably picked for impact as much as anything else but the core sentiment I agree with. This modern pop machine which has brought in the sheep mentality when it comes to music needs to be challenged and if this is the only way to wake up England musically then so be it. I'll be spending Christmas with my two nephew's and one is a DJ on a pirate radio station that plays underground dance music and I like to think I have a certain influence on this and I'm so proud and glad he has chosen this as hobby and pertential career and I shall encourage him at every opportunity. We need more diversity not less many of the musical pioneers in the sixties hopefully are happy that this is happening and I thought you of all people ROTF, being steeped in the one genre that is about sticking it to the man, would see this as a good thing.
PEACE, LOVE & PROTEST
Dean...
Why does everyone hate Simon Cowell so much.
He's only doing his job
As for RATM, i think they are jumped up angry young men....
He's only doing his job
As for RATM, i think they are jumped up angry young men....