For clarity yes he actually is making that sound with his guitar, his name is Tom Morello and he's known for his very unique style where he's basically scratching his guitar strings for his solos

these first time reactions of Rage just never gets old. i'm glad that you are discovered them. they were way ahead of their time.....still relevant today.

Rage Against the Machine came on the scene in Los Angeles in the wake of the Rodney King beatings, the subsequent acquittal, and the riots that resulted in the out-pouring of anger at the injustice. I was an 18 year old kid in Los Angeles when "Killing in the Name Of" and shortly thereafter "Know Your Enemy" were getting airplay. Keep in mind - this is all pre-internet so good ol' radio still ruled the airwaves (no pun intended). Killing in the Name Of was a direct reaction to the beatings. Their music was a perfect blend of the harder style of everything in LA - both metal and a rap scene deeply influenced by NWA and other related artists. (Most folks know how popular rap was in LA, but folks not from there might not know was also had a 24-hour a day metal station in LA back in those days called KCNA) . Rage Against the Machine is very much the voice of the Barrio and Hood in Los Angeles and reflects the anger at exploitation or the poor and the lies and the divisive racism that was prevalent then and still with us today. Their music is as relevant in addressing those failures in delivery of the "American Dream" now as is it was in 1992. PS: Its noteworthy that Tom Morello the guitarist also was an honors student in political science at Harvard, and while it might not be obvious, he is a light skinned Black man who grew up in a White neighborhood as the only Black family on the block. This is how you get mix of music you typically associate with White folks mixed with the music you probably typically associate with Black folks - coming out of one band. Zach De La Rocha is actually Hispanic by the way - granted a very Americanized Chicano version of his cultural heritage typical of the 3rd or 4th generation in Los Angeles. I bring these up because these mixed ethnicities and mixed cultures and blending of different ideas together because this is fundamental to understanding what Los Angeles and much of California is about now. Indeed, it is what most of the country is changing to become and the strife we all feel playing out now played out in California in generations past. The rest of the country is just not as far along at learning to celebrate diversity, take the best parts of their different cultural heritages, put them in a blender , and make something even better than what there was before when the cultures were segregated. In some cases this is best reflected in the mixed children that will continue top happen everywhere because, let's face it, people are gonna fuck, and racism won't stop that one bit because fine is fine. LA is making a new culture born from the original separate cultures one friendship, partnership, and hook up at a time. Now, to relate this back to the band as I promised and why you can't separate them from their origins in Los Angeles. That cultural melting pot and blending of cultures is what Los Angeles is about. It is what makes it special. Rage of the Machine is a perfect example of what comes out of that blending of cultures and, if you are from LA, it represents the suffering together in unity of the poor and exploited under the yoke of elites and systems, that will use you regardless if you are White, Brown, Black, Red, or purple. (PS: If you saw me you would say "sup White boy" in LA, but I am a mixed White and Puertorriquena mom, and White dad, but I grew up in the Mexican hood hanging out with mostly Chicanos).

He's not scratching. That's Tom Morello. He's a guitar hero of epic proportions.

"they don't gotta burn the books they just remove 'em" RATM lyrics remain, sadly, so relevant

No matter how fucked up my day is, I love first time reactions to Rage - it can tell a lot about a man. Love it.

Tom Morello (the guitarist) has a degree from Harvard in political science. He’s a great guitarist, brilliant mind, and a vocal activist. Love that dude.

Most Rage songs condemn oppression and injustice. You should watch Rage's live 1993 performance of "Killing in the Name". That song condemns white supremacy and police brutality. Rage absolutely KILLS it in their live 1993 performance of that song. Other Rage songs that have a good message: - "Know Your Enemy" WITH lyrics (need the lyrics for that one) - "The Ghost of Tom Joad" WITH lyrics (need the lyrics for that one) - "Renegades of Funk"

"They don't gotta burn the books, they just remove them..." Song released in 1996. More relevant today than ever.

"They don't have to burn the books, just remove them" So true today!

One of the best bands of my lifetime

Fun story told by Tom Morello - When he was still in school, he had already picked up the guitar and was up to experimenting with the different sounds he could pull out of it. His neighbors called the police and complained that he was "playing his keyboard too loudly". The responding officers were in complete disbelief that he was doing all of it with nothing more than a guitar, an effects pedal, and his own creativity.

You should check out Wake Up, Know Your Enemy, Down Rodeo, Take the Power Back, Sleep Now in the Fire or really anything. Like others have said that's Tom Morello making those sounds with his guitar. Zach De la Rocha is the one spitting, Tim Commerford on bass and Brad Wilk on drums.

Rage has 2 of my favorite lines in music "can't waste the day when the night brings the Hearst " and "Fuck the G ride , I want the machines that are makin em!" The meaning behind them is powerful to say the least.

If you like protest music, this is a band for you. .. the artists come in many forms.. they inspired me at 13 to be proactive about standing with the oppressed, and I became an active protestor and life long ally and sister ✌️ If you know who Bob Dylan is, he was also a protest writer and artist... Pretty iconic dude

I knew you would love it. Wish I could hear rage for the first time again. Too many more to pick from, but Bomb Track, Testify, Maria, Down Rodeo, Killing in the Name should keep you busy.

Tom Morello is the guitarist for RATM (and, yes, he is scratching on the guitar). He has a degree from Harvard in Political Science. A badass on both fronts.

Definitely the sound of my youth. Wen I walked down the street listening to them thru my walk man I felt empowered.

Tom Morello activist and amazing guitar player. Also Played with Audioslave with Chris Cornell.

"They don't have to burn the books they just remove 'em" is one of my favorite lyrics of all time. 🔥🔥

Rage man. Every. Single. Song is a banger. They are the rare band where the lyrics are actually important and combined with an addictive sound built to get you hyped. Please react to more!

Most underrated band of all time. You can't even comprehend the depth of their lyrics until you get older and experience the corruption first hand. You gotta break off from the mainstream media to really see what these guys were singing about

Tom Morello is on the Guitar, and yes he’s making those scratch noises using the feedback from the amplifier, when you point an electric guitar at the amp it’s plugged into you get a high pitched feedback frequency that can be manipulated and distorted by moving the guitar closer or further back. Fun Fact: Tom Morello has a cameo in the first IronMan, he’s a member of the 10Rings and the first person to ever see Tony Stark in his first IronMan suit.

Yes, sir. Tom Morello is lead guitar and known for having a knack for making his guitar sound like a scratching record. Zach de la Rocha is the lead singer and sounds pissed all the time. Hence the name Rage. F'n love these guys. Do more Rage reactions!

Tom Morello is "scratching" on guitar. Guitar strings are wound, so you can get a scratching sound by (usually) scraping a guitar pick or (in this case) rubbing your fingers down their length. Morello was always found creative and innovative ways to get new sounds out of a guitar. And, yes, he and the singer are both big proponents of rights and fairness for the little guys. Morello has a political science degree from Harvard, and engages in a lot of political activism.

Definitely recommend having the lyrics up when listening to Rage. Not only do they rock hard, but each song is like a US history lesson.

All the sounds are made with voices, guitars/basses, and drums. Tom Morello has an army of effects pedals on stage with him that he runs his guitar through. He also doesn't use a loop at all. Even live they play every note.

I recommend doing the lyric version of videos for Rage so you can really catch the bars. Any song you choose by them will be amazing. I recommend "know your Enemy" "wake up" and "Down Rodeo"

LOL Yeah it's the guitar ;) he's rubbing his hand on the strings :)

Zack de la Rocha lead vocals. Tim Commerford bass. Brad Wilk drums. Tom Morello guitar. Just a heads up Zac took a hiatus from the band. The remaining members of Rage brought in Chris Cornell (RIP) from Soundgarden to form ADIOSLAVE (badass rock n Roll name). Chris took a hiatus from the band. The remaining members of Rage brought in CHUCK D and DJ LORD from PUBLIC ENEMY and B-REAL from CYPRESS HILL to form PROPHETS OF RAGE! 🤯

The greatest band of my lifetime!!! 💯

RATM has all fire tracks. Pull up lyrics and listen. It's timeless. I was grounded for 3 months being home late from a RATM concert in 98 and I will do it all over again. Just like Tool, they are still jamming to this present day. Timeless and genius!

The MC is featured on each Run the Jewels album, so you can find some more content there, if you enjoy his delivery. He also had a side project called "One Day as a Lion" that has similar styling.

Almost everything RATM has done is amazing. I recommend their entire Battle of Los Angeles album, also some of their early stuff like Clear the Lane and AutoLogic. Some songs to check out. Killing in the Name Of, Ashes in the Fall, Calm Like a Bomb, Testify, their cover of Fuck the Police and Pistol Grip Pump among many more.

Love this! But for future RATM reactions, please do lyric videos. Half of their whole vibe is their lyrics....still just as relevant today.

Yes he’s doing all of that with his guitar.

I subscribed to watch your Rage journey. ✌️

♥ this song!

That is not a record scratch. He's doing that on the guitar :)

Know Your Enemy is still my all time favorite from any music group. They spoke about thing's we had no idea about where I lived. Unfortunately, not much has changed in the 30 years since.

Zack de la Rocha: lyrics and vocals Tom Morello: guitar Tim Commerford: bass Brad Wilk: drums

One of the most important verses in music history: Weapons not food, not homes, not shoes Not need, just feed the war cannibal animal I walk the corner to the rubble that used to be a library Line up to the mind cemetery now What we don't know keeps the contracts alive and movin' They don't gotta burn the books they just remove 'em While arms warehouses fill as quick as the cells Rally 'round the family, pockets full of shells

My favorite genre of KZfaq video is… this. People discovering/reacting to music I LOVE and getting it. It’s like discovering it all over again.

Shit had me motivated since the 90's. Funny thing is, even though they were a huge band, and people jammed them all the time; hardly anyone paid attention to the lyrics. That is what grabbed me more than the music.

@5:50 scratching his pick on the stings while using a whammy pedal. Thats Tom Morello

Killing in the name of it the best rage against the machine song

i love that 30 years later Rage is being rediscovered this is so awesome. I keep seeing it, the message has never been more relivant

Zach de la Rocha does a lot of Collab with run the jewels also. Tom Morello once described his style on writing as daisy chaining effects pedals min maxing the knobs and figuring out how to use the crazy sounds he gets.

Singer: Zack de la Rocha Guitarist: Tom Morello Tim Commeford: bass Brad Wilk: Drums

Just start with their self titled first album from 1992! Just listen closely and their music will explain itself. Found these guys back in 1994 when I was 14 and my friggin mind was blown.

Watching young POC discover Rage has become of my favorite things on this Earth. You should do Down Rodeo next. Imma hit that notification bell & be watching for that!!

Yeah, woke up on the north side of the dirt. It's a lovely day

1st album I bought and didn’t have to skip any songs

Watching someone see Tom for the first time is one of my favorite things lol

Seeing someone hear Rage for the first time brings me back to when I found them. I was maybe 10 years old, and a summer camp counselor played it for my group. That was in 1996, and I've been obsessed ever since. I'm lucky enough to have seen them live 3 times now, including their first show back this summer. Unfortunately, they're as relevant now as ever. There has been next to no progress in their 30 years of existence.

You'll want to have the lyrics up when you do Rage because they can be hard to understand but they always have something to say! I suggest 'Killing in the Name' next. 😻

Great rabbit hole to go down with Rage. Zachs lyrics mean as much today as they did in 93 post LA riots. More things change, more it all stays the same. Also check his more recent music with 'one day as a lion'

"Renegades of funk" is a must.

" uh...i might've uh.. found myself something ...uh,. new to listen to here..." said every single kid in the90s that heard this the first time lol! glad you found them, they will rock and roll your mind in more ways than one.

Their words ring more truth than ever before. Love RATM

Know Your Enemy. Best song ever.

Tom Morello has a Harvard Phd in Guitarical science.

Pretty much everything Rage has put out is 🔥. Their Renegades album is all cover songs. Glad you didn't go with "Killing in the Name" first; it's great, but it's mostly just a protest song that doesn't fully showcase the band. "Wake Up" , "Down Rodeo"(as in Rodeo Drive), "Know Your Enemy", "Sleep Now in the Fire", "No Shelter", "Testify" live at Finsbury, "Guerilla Radio", "Vietnow", any of those would be great to get to next. And definitely have lyrics up!

Here because the Rage is relentless.

Yeah, Tom Morello scratches on guitar. He's a noise ninja like that!

Born in Harlem, New York and raised in Libertyville, Illinois, Morello became interested in music and politics while in high school. He attended Harvard University and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Committee on Degrees in Social Studies

1996 what a year for music, the whole Evil Empire album is GOAT'd. Do some "Roll Right" or "Year of the Boomerang" not many on those yet.

The front man, Zach, also has One Day as a Lion with a killer drummer, Jon Theodore. Still with the awesome flow. It was after he left RATM. The rest of the guys hooked up with Chris Cornell to form Audioslave. Another great catalog of songs to check out.

Welcome to the RATM family ✊ I recomend Down Rodeo song IM NO SHEEP

Thank you x You're great. I appreciate you so much. My best wishes to you. xo

This song is more relevant now then when it 1st came out. Rage was ahead of it's time.

He aint scratchng that's the Tom Morello on the guitar .... one of the greats

I grew up on this in the 90’s

love some rage -- The lead singer (Zach) has also done some songs with Run the Jewels that are bangers also -- Ju$t and Close your eyes and count to fu*k are their names I believe. Thanks for the react!

“Wake up” Must listen👊🏻

Got this album when it first came out, and I had been playing bass about a year. Changed my entire life, man. Still playing Tim Commerford's basslines to work out.

Killing in the Name!

RATM, The Clash, and Public Enemy are three amazing political bands! Btw, all sounds are from guitar, bass, and drums.

One of the most underrated lyricists about 🔥

I LOVE watching Zack rock tf out. When he starts head banging, I get so damn LIT!! This song is basically about government waging wars while claiming to be about “family values”. The second verse lays it out beautifully.

I had a "KZfaq blocked Me" banner over this one. 😥 Watch "Killing in the Name of" live! Amazing!! Very political, anti establishment, for the people kind of band Love them.... love the energy!!

Zack dropped a song with KRS-One back in the day and features on Run the Jewels songs occasionally.

yes, guitar.

Dude. It’s awesome you just got into ratm. They’re great

Naw sir he is totally doing that with that with the guitar he is awesome!

That is Morello scratching on his guitar. Do reactions to Killing in the Name, Bombtrack, Wake Up, and Rolling Down Rodeo next, por favor

Another Great band from Sweden ''Amaranthe'' DREAM is a good place to start, cuz u WILL fall in love with them too ;) have a great weekend bro :)

Rally round the family. With a pocket full of shells.!

Maynard is on one of their songs called Know Your Enemy. ✊🏾

Yeah Tom can play the guitar like a DJ with a turntable

That's Tom Merello and yes he is producing that sound from his guitar.

Calm. Like. A. BOMB.

Tom Morello, has a degree in Political Science and also a degree in Guitar Badassery. He decided to invent some interesting ways to make the guitar sound like not a guitar. You should look up his response to people on twitter when they get pissed off about Rage's political activism.

These videos never fail to bring a smile to my face. Step one: "Ah shit, these guys are hard as fuck." Step two: "Wait, what are they saying? Are they calling out cops and white supremacy?" Step three: "What the hell is that sound? Is that GUITAR?!" Step 4: "Well, RATM is my new favorite band."

''The Ghost of Tom Joad'' is good :) SO Many Great Tunes from these guys \m/ Middle Finger UP Baby !!!!!

Cause it's funk flavored rock

RATMA is here because u reacted❤

New sub, Sorry to say this def isnt the song to relax to at lunch but will get u going for the rest of the day, lol. High energy and powerful. They make u want to hit those streets and fight the powers that be, for justice and true freedom. It is the guitar. Def gotta love it. Thanx so much, Be well, Peace

Enjoy the deep dive into RATM. Lyrics are a must.

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