philipchevron wrote:In the process, I heard the Rage track for only the first time, knowingly at least, and was delighted to find I really liked it. Objectively, the X Factor single is just sludge.
Living in the US and being a fan of "alternative" radio, I can't imagine hearing that song for the first time (again). It is pretty good. Great swagger.
Brief excerpt from Zach's (de la Rocha - Rage's singer) Wikipedia enrty:
De la Rocha's father, Roberto "Beto" de la Rocha, played an integral part in his son's cultural upbringing. Beto was a muralist and member of Los Four — the first Chicano art collective to be exhibited at a museum (LACMA, 1973). De la Rocha's grandfather was a Sinaloan revolutionary who fought in the Mexican Revolution and an agricultural laborer in the US. Later, de la Rocha would see the hardships his grandfather endured reflected in the struggles of the Zapatistas (also known as EZLN).
When de la Rocha was a year old, his parents separated. He and his German-Irish mother, Olivia de la Rocha, moved from East Los Angeles to Irvine, California, where she attended the University of California at Irvine and earned a Ph.D. in Anthropology. Zack described Irvine as "one of the most racist cities imaginable. If you were a Mexican in Irvine, you were there because you had a broom or a hammer in your hand." It was also at an Irvine grade school, where young Zack met his friend and future bandmate, Tim Commerford.
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:00 pm
