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Rage Against the Machine's first public performance (10/23/91 @ Cal State North Ridge)

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  1. phoenixrises
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    I saw them at MSG a year and a half ago and it's kinda funny to me that they perform almost exactly the same. Tom Morello is a legend that does wonders with a guitar but also his stage presence is...

    I saw them at MSG a year and a half ago and it's kinda funny to me that they perform almost exactly the same. Tom Morello is a legend that does wonders with a guitar but also his stage presence is so hilariously boring.

    7 votes
  2. 0x29A
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    All of the messages they convey are still just as relevant as always. I know people have qualms with them, especially late in their career (ticket prices and whatnot), but the revolutionary music...

    All of the messages they convey are still just as relevant as always. I know people have qualms with them, especially late in their career (ticket prices and whatnot), but the revolutionary music itself transcends any of that.

    6 votes
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    roo1ster
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    I went to a House of Pain concert at a tiny venue (The Backroom, Austin, TX - it was really just a bar) circa 1992 and RAtM opened for them. No one in my group had ever heard of them before. They...

    I went to a House of Pain concert at a tiny venue (The Backroom, Austin, TX - it was really just a bar) circa 1992 and RAtM opened for them. No one in my group had ever heard of them before. They were passing out demo tapes for free and absolutely stole the show. Good times.

    6 votes
    1. updawg
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      Not surprised. They had several iconic songs complete before their first gig. Of course they stole the show.

      Not surprised. They had several iconic songs complete before their first gig. Of course they stole the show.

      4 votes
    2. [4]
      tomf
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      this demo tape?
      4 votes
      1. [3]
        roo1ster
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        entirely possible, it definitely had bullet in the head on it... it became a bit of a catch phrase in my peer group after we got those tapes.

        entirely possible, it definitely had bullet in the head on it... it became a bit of a catch phrase in my peer group after we got those tapes.

        2 votes
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          tomf
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          they definitely made the right choices when they did the proper album, which is perfect. Pretty awesome to get a tape like that. I've been given a lot of tapes and CDs over the years, but few I'd...

          they definitely made the right choices when they did the proper album, which is perfect.

          Pretty awesome to get a tape like that. I've been given a lot of tapes and CDs over the years, but few I'd ever listen to a second time.

          2 votes
          1. roo1ster
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            I wore that tape out... =D

            I wore that tape out... =D

            1 vote