Your the only reactor that somehow understands how to break things down and actually "get" what ppl are saying rather than just listening to the music! thank you!

His lyricism is genius! Thanks for all the Rage reactions. ✊️

RATM is the specific content I want to see. Need that deep history with my breakdown

Yes, he's using the mic-as-weapon metaphor here again; he likes to use that one or the voice-as-weapon one as well, like on Ju$t. Another great thoughtful reaction.

You should definitely react to “Bullet in the Head” and of course “Freedom” in the same concert (Pinkpop 1993), this is where Zack loses his shit on both performances with his venomously aggressive stage presence.

Definitely gotta do "Killing In The Name Of" - my favorite song to put on the TouchTunes at the bar across from the police station 😌

I was listeng to this when I was 18 years old. With no real good view on history and politics. I was just a very vonerable German guy loving PE and Ice T. The line "Fist full of seel" fealt to me get the gun, and at the same time, have a pumped fist made of steel, to counter whats bad in your world. Make it a better place. Love you re reactions Sir. Much love from Germany.

Zack was just a kid when he wrote the songs on the first album. he was 20-21-22 years old

Banger. I'd be fascinated to see what you think of their cover of Springsteen's "The Ghost of Tom Joad." Hope you like Steinbeck 🔥

"if you're bowing down, than let me do the cutting" I believe that's an old reference to cutting a vinyl track. Such as, if you choose to remain silent, hand me the mic. That and the Japanese ritualism, if someone couldn't do the ritual someone was behind them to cut the head.

Mr Boyd, you need to check out their cover of The Ghost of Tom Joad. This one would be right up your alley.

I think he means that his weapon or his fist, is his microphone , and his message. A message reaches way more people than giving one person a beat down.

Arm the homeless - Tom Morello has a political science degree from Harvard and is vocal and active with his political/social views. He also form Axis of Justice to help fight for social justice. He's a best on and off the stage.

Fistful of steel. Killer man. Killer ❤ and the “Fistful of steel” IS the microphone 🎤

bros phone was going crazy... Also love RTAM.

“ In the end it is not the words of our enemies that we will remember, but the silence of our friends” MLK

Zack's energy is a whole nother level, RATM was supposed to come to my city this year but Zack blew his Achilles from all the jumping he does on stage, so their 2023 tour dates had to be cancelled

It's referring to the black panther fist

30 years ago things were just as fucked as they are now but a lot less people talked about it, Rage were one of the first bands to really stick it in the faces of the young in a way that appealed... Btw, try to find Tool's performance from this same gig, it's awesome...

Well it’s poetry in a modern world so you have to listen and hear the words and understand them

As an 90`s rage fan ill just admit it, yes I do in fact run the Machin today. We did not chance much.

Gonna rub this little dude at fistpoint 😂 Love you always good react..

Tom Morello is the most innovative guitarist in rock.

There has not been any artist or band in any genre of any music that's had anything of importance to say about anything in the world since Rage. Name one in the last 20 years. Before the 90's......there were plenty of pioneers who had an influence on the world through their music like Sam Cooke, Bob Dylan, Stones, Beatles, and many who spoke out on social issues. Todays artists are fucking weak.

"Rage against the machine 2000 Democratic Convention" PLEASE REACT!!! No one has yet!

I have been watching your reaction videos for a while. I really enjoy your knowledgeable analysis of music lyrics as they are very insightful. Keep it up! If you could, please react to Too Young to Die by Jamiroquai or their other song, Emergency on Planet Earth.

fistfull of steel is his microphone

I miss Zack being an active musician.

The video for Sleep Now In The Fire is legendary and low key predicts Trump becoming president.

"Mad boy grips the microphone, with a fistull of steel"... is it the fist of the left hand the one he is rising while saying that? super extreme left hand... left fist... a very strong "fist", as in Friedrich Engels and Karl Max type of left?

I always assumed the “fistful of steel” was a metaphor for determination/conviction. 🤔

I checked my phone 3 times thinking I was getting text

i think that like the microphone is his weapon, and fistful of steel is his political anger and both combined equals himself maybe? idk...

"Arm the homeless" Go far enough left, and you get your guns back.

Some people in your comment are telling you that your comments are distracting. But that's why I personally come here, so don't stop. If they want to just watch the original video, they can just do that.

I thought it was about violence against women

His specific kind of revolution is 300 years deep. Read Marx

Eat the rich. Arm the homeless.

Stop watching live videos. Watch the music vids if any with lyrics.

Love your videos. However, on this one, your continuous comments distracted from the entire experience.

Stop saying "right?" every five seconds.