"Its about to be gay" you are amazing. Happy Birthday.

Song came out in 1991, 30 years later still holds weight against the American system man...true iconic song!

I kinda liked RATM as a kid, it was aggressive and I dug it, but now I'm an old ass adult with very strong opinions on how fucked up things are and this shit hits so much harder for me now.

Zach having the most kissable face is an observation I have heretofore never heard. I get it though. That look in his eyes, that intensity is hard to ignore for sure. Love the "It's about to get gay." warning, that had me laughing. Great reactions!

I was 16 and they hit me like a 50ft wave. More than just a band.

Up Next: Best day ever! Rage is the best thing to happen to music!

THANK GOD!!!!! Finally! A reactor that reacts to the right version!!!!!!!!!!

This reaction killed me, so high I couldn’t stop laughing to your commentary

Morello literally does shit with a guitar that no one else can. I love how some of his solos.....unless you know or have seen him play it live.....you wouldn't even know it was a guitar doing it all

in a 1000 years they will look upon the state of the world and RATM will be a large part of the research. thats the best compliment i can give to a band

This song was written in 1992 as a reaction to the LA riots after the police were acquitted of beating Rodney King. belated Happy Birthday! Their first-ever concert was in 1991 in the daytime on the campus of Cal State Northridge. It was videotaped too. Now you need to go to Testify...

There's something ironic about a military ad being played immediately after a Rage song lol

Pure passion, pure fire, pure RAGE and speaking the TRUTH 🙌

Boss you had me laughing so hard, I bout hurt myself when you got to tiptoeing 😂 Spoil yourself today ❤️🔥

This reaction is hillarious, you are a legend bro 😂😂 rage on ✊🏻

The reaction to the solo was great lol. In regards to what he was doing, he's playing the guitar as per normal, but at his feet, he has what are called guitar pedals, which are stompboxes that you activate/deactivate by stomping on them. There are a number of various effects that exist, and Tom Morello is notorious for his unique ability to use guitar pedals in order to essentially make his guitar sound like anything except a guitar. For the guitar solo in this song, he uses a pedal called the Digitech Whammy. It's a harmonizer pedal that has a foot sweep on it so that you can use your foot to control the pre set harmonies. Here he has the pedal set to an octave above the original guitar signal, meaning that any note he plays will be raised an octave higher when he has the foot sweep pressed all the way down. Using specific timing and rhythm in his playing, as well as timing with his foot of when he uses the effect, produces the high pitched solo that you end up hearing. He does this and many more things in a lot of his work. Another effect you hear on this song is in the opening first few seconds of the song where he's just hitting a open D power chord, but has an effect called a flanger activated, which produces that swooshing sounds you hear on top of his original guitar signal.

I love how you give all the members of the band their proper due. They are all amazing musicians. Happy Belated birthday! This song/performance is a great gift for you.

Tom Morrello practiced every moment he could since 6 years old. He was never without a guitar.

I totally agree with you. Rage is the best thing to happen to music. Happy Birthday Michelle 🎉

rage is one of the best bands ever!

"move like he don't have bones" lmao yeah, that's morello. absolute legend alongside Zach. happy birthday Michelle! may your birthday wish of getting the milkman's number come true

As long as KZfaq AI thinks a rage against the machine video is a good place to run an ad for the army, I'm not worried about AI taking over any time soon.

"Rage against the machine IS the best thing to happen in music"

I find it hilarious that a US military ad came on since the band is about raging against the us military industrial complex

I know this was put up on u tune a while ago, but man this is one of my fav reactions ever!!! I was fu-ing blaring this in 1994. Love it bro!!! Thank

I’m here for any petty and everything Rage ❤️ Happy birthday king 👑🤟😘

I love that you highlight Brad! He’s doing Work!

Bro you'll love the official clip also. See Zac give the security a mouth full for trying to stop moshing ✊🏽✊✊🏻✊🏿

Rage at Pinkpop, Yes!, the best! And yes, Zack has a beautiful face haha.

Happy Birthday ! Greetings from Croatia !

Rage has rescheduled their tour for 2022. There are open tickets!!! I snatched up some floor tickets for Kansas City. Gonna bring my teen boys and show them how concerts are supposed to be.

Happy birthday! Love the Rage reactions.

See that smile get bigger as the music kicks in (priceless)🤪👍

Happy birthday yo Rage against the machine WAKE UP!!

"I wanna give a shout..... to myself" Hahaha love this vid man. You are genuinely hilarious. Keep it up. Btw, instant subscribe from the kissable confession hahahaha

Yoooooo. That visual filter you use is dope AF👍

After watching Killing In The Name a commercial to join the army pops up. The Irony!!! Happy B-late Birthday Bro.🤘

Happy Birthday! You shoukd watch their live Testify performance at Finsbury London

There was NOTHING like coming of age in the era of Rage. Screaming along with Zack was a musical orgasm... the release was overwhelming. I love watching other people discover them now because for a few minutes I'm not a middle aged fat white girl. I'm absolutely addicted to your channel, count me in. 🤟🏻

What an awesome way to spend your day! Hope you had a Happy Birthday!🎉 And Zack is just perfect--cute, intelligent, passionate, talented, genuine, just 😍😍😍 Man, I am so glad you decided to try out Rage!!

Your reactions are so fun. I enjoyed this so much. My husband knew when we were dating in the 90’s Zach and Tom were my celebrity hall passes… and that still hasn’t changed.

RATM Forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have watched this sooooooo many times, and I fuc**ng love it EVERYTIME! HELL YEA BRO!

Happy Birthday bro! You should try Testify - live at Finsbury Park. It's during a newer concert in London and it's incredible.

9:39 Whammy pedal. It's a pitch shifter, basically. And he was doing hammer-ons with his fretting (left) hand for some of it, which is why you see his right hand in the air. This may have been explained already but I'm not searching the comments.

HAHAH This reaction is hilarious. I wanna see a Rage live vlog after this pandemic

Really enjoyed !!!! 🤜🏼🤛🏼

This is the best MUSIC reaction I have ever seen regardless of music genre. Absolutely subbed, so honest and hilarious at the same time. You do you Michelle!

You are correct sir! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! As always, great reaction. Hope you treat yourself today. And tomorrow too 😆🙌🥃

your rage reactions are awesome. i saw rage three times in the 90's, first show i saw was in chicago, 5,000 people, Aragon ballroom. they are going on tour in 2022 - you HAVE to see them. best show to EVER see. Ever.

Happy Birthday Michelle, i appreciate your reactions bro. It makes my day when I see you’ve uploaded a new video. Bless you, all the way from Australia ❤️🔥💪🏾

He was using a wah pedal with his guitar. That's how most guitar players get those wahwahs lol

Hahahaha you killed me with "this is about to be gay" hahahaha

Happy birthday Michelle! Yes that is one kissable face!

I love and love the fact that you appreciate every one in the rage

I agree 100% Happy birthday. Take the day off tomorrow😉 missed the rage!

Happy Birthday Bro!

Boy I burst out laughing when you said kissable face lmfao happy birthday!

happy birthday my man !!!

Lots of good arguments who is the best lead guitarist since Hendrix. I think for creativity it's Tom Morello, with Eddie Van Halen a fairly close second. Every wall in downtown Minneapolis should get tagged with Zach's lyrics: "I think I heard a shot." As for "best thing ever to happen to music," there's a pretty good argument that Rage is the most socially relevant band ever, as well as musically every song was historically great in every musical aspect. Put a different way, every reviewer of Rage wishes they had gone to that concert with a sea of people leaping and screaming along with Zach de la Rocha. Talk about great concerts.

Happy Birthday Michelle! 🎈🥳🎂 RATM forever! And if you wanna see crowd moving, check out Rage at Finsbury Park London from 2010, “Testify” would be a good start. X

The definition of a happy guy is you lol So fun to watch someone loving Rage as much as we did in the day.

Have been raging against the machine since ‘93... welcome to the club

Happy birthday. I'm so glad you found RATM. Pure raw rage and talent. You could do a whole PhD. desertion on RATM lyrics.

I love this reaction soooo much! I've watched it several times.

Was here broke my arm and 3 toes over there but still the best concert I've been too.

Happy birthday!!! I love Rage man keep them coming!

Happy Birthday, old man

See this is why I subbed to this channel. 😁 More Rage! ✊

Happy bday 🐐 One of the realest on yt🔥🎂

“I wanna give a shout out to myself”!!🤣😂🤣 love it

Happy B-Day!!! 💝 Best self present Is Rage! 🙌 Cheers

"A lot of gay things being said in this reaction"... Hilarious

I gotta a man crush on u cuz u gotta 4 way man crush simultaneously on the greatest thing to ever happen to music. Hearing and watching ur giddiness and love for rage come out in ur giggles and smiles is dope AF. U about the realest.

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I love this reaction!!!! This song SLAP!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another badass live clip you should react to is RATM's live version of "Testify" in 2010 London. Another HUGE crowd for the audience,

Happy bday big dog! Thanks for dropping content even on your bday! Dropping a like before I even finish the video lol 🙌🏽

will always be my no1 band! i saw them live when i was 15. battle of LA tour just before they split. magical band.

Happy birthday, my dude. Up next from Rage I’d recommend either Township Rebellion or No Shelter.

Happy Birthday! 🥳🎂🍻🎈🎉 You fuckin rock my friend! 💥💯🖤🎶🤘

Dude you gotta react to something off their "Renegades" record, which was when they said "fuck it, let's pay homage" and covered all their idols, from Eric B+Rakim, Cypress Hill and Bambaataa, to Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan. My personal recommendation is "Pistol Grip Pump", whole band killed it hard.

Happy birthday man!! Lol @ the intro

…”when you’re wearing the badge you’re the chosen White…” great lyric

Hell yeah! Rage in the house!!!!!

happy birthday...enjoy your smushing party

Great reaction! Happy belated and I can’t wait to hear how your night went with the full figured ladies.

It was nice to go back and witness the moment that Michelle discovered guitar pedals.

Happy Birthday from NC!!

I'm sure someone has said before. But the feet thing are called "Effects pedals" they basically control distortion and other effects that are not normally available by hand.

Not gay comments just confident male comments

I’m sorry to tell you this but pretty much all guitarist have foot petals. But Tom Morello is definitely one of the most unique guitarist out there he can make some of the craziest sounds.

Happy born day. You killing it out here. 🤙🏼

5:37 "That Nigga'..that is the singer = "Zacharias Manuel de la Rocha was born in Long Beach, California, on January 12, 1970, to Robert "Beto" de la Rocha, and Olivia Lorryne Carter.[4] His father is a Mexican-American,[5] with some African and Sephardi Jewish heritage,[6][7] while his mother was born to Manuel García Urias, a Mexican-American, and Olive Pearl Fleming, who was of German and Irish heritage." Wiki

happy Bday from Toronto!! keep up the great content

Happy birthday my dude got a new subscriber from Malaysia 🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾.

I was in high school when this song dropped. Seen a shit ton of reactions to this song but gotta say this was the best!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🙌🏼 Happy Birthday. Enjoy!! Love watching you. 🎂🎂

😂😂😂😂 bro you had me rollin. Love the reaction to this greatness my brotha. Keep it up!!

Have a great day. Thanks for a phenomenal track to review! Stay awesome.

Glad I ran across this, I haven't laughed so much. Thank you 😊

HBD! Enjoy your day!