Comments on: RNC08: Rage Against The Machine Goes A Capella At Rally

By: adriana01

adriana01 — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:39:56 +0000

Gotta love Zach de la Rocha! He went to my HS but graduated about 5-6 years ahead of me, so I never met him.

We have a similar outlook in terms of being Latino, growing up in a very sterile white environment.

He's great! I heard him outside of the DNC in 2000, until the cops broke it up.

Que viva de la Rocha! He certainly gave his fans and followers something special a capella. And I really think that he internalizes and lives what he preaches. He has put himself in harms way for his art.

I'm so going to blog this on my own site... Thanks baratunde for posting this here. I probably would have never seen it otherwise.

By: adriana

adriana — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:39:56 +0000

By: Free

Free — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:01:02 +0000

Without even knowing, I guessed they were going to use “Bulls on Parade.” And Zack de la Rocha letting loose with “they rally round the family/with a pocket full of shells” hits at the heart. Excellent post!

By: heartsandflowers

heartsandflowers — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:58:49 +0000

You can also get updates on the police abuse from Cold Snap Legal via Twitter.

By: kristasphere

kristasphere — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:52:39 +0000

Exactly. I found it moving and inspiring. Living example of speaking truth to power. Even how he addressed the crowd in the beginning as “my brothers and sisters”. Zach brought to mind Bob Marley, Assatta Shakur, and Angela Davis in his conviction.

By: time

time — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:59:52 +0000

THIS is community organizing. We CANNOT let the Republicans define the narrative.

By: baratunde aka jack turner

baratunde aka jack turner — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:24:37 +0000

i agree. i expected it to be corny as hell, but knowing that they are surrounded by armed storm troopers and denied their instruments, it's amazing to see them and the crowd rise to the occasion.

By: Timmy Mac

Timmy Mac — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:17:53 +0000

I saw this earlier. It is incredibly moving somehow, and I can't quite put my finger on it. I mean, Thom Morello yelling “wow wow chikka wow wow” through a bullhorn should be ridiculous, and yet it's not.