Rage Against the Machine for Christmas No. 1!

Piss Me Off · 12-20-2009, 06:06 PM

I would care a lot more if all those people had been supporting an independent artist who wouldn't have had a shot otherwise, or at the very least an established artist who doesn't get as much credit as they truly deserve in the mainstream. At the end of the day though this is a song that gets played at every indie night going and is on a mainstream label so i don't think this is making that much of a point, other than showing a large amount of people making a noise is going to get heard. Better than the X factor sure, but i can't say i'm excited about it.

jackhammer · 12-20-2009, 06:33 PM

The thing is that PMO is correct in that choosing something completely off mainstream would have been ideal but then I'm damn sure many would not have downloaded it due to not knowing the band which confirms the view I had at the RATM release which is that despite all the bleating and elitism in proclaiming that you have different tastes, you are no better than those you are trying to usurp and your musical views are just as narrow minded as the rest.

A distorted guitar and a swear word doesn't automatically make you open minded and yes Sony are laughing their ass off as they own both artists one way or another.

I do admire the fact that people power is still strong and that people are out there willing to stand up and go against the mainstream but if ever there was an explanation for the word oxymoron then this is it.

storymilo · 12-20-2009, 10:06 PM

Yeah... I think the main reason people chose this song is because it seems kind of like the quintessential protest song (Fuck you I won't do what you tell me.) So I think it's more about the lyrics and meaning of the song then trying to usurp an X-Factor winner with some unknown indie act.

12-20-2009, 06:06 PM	#51 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	I would care a lot more if all those people had been supporting an independent artist who wouldn't have had a shot otherwise, or at the very least an established artist who doesn't get as much credit as they truly deserve in the mainstream. At the end of the day though this is a song that gets played at every indie night going and is on a mainstream label so i don't think this is making that much of a point, other than showing a large amount of people making a noise is going to get heard. Better than the X factor sure, but i can't say i'm excited about it. __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

12-20-2009, 06:33 PM	#52 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	The thing is that PMO is correct in that choosing something completely off mainstream would have been ideal but then I'm damn sure many would not have downloaded it due to not knowing the band which confirms the view I had at the RATM release which is that despite all the bleating and elitism in proclaiming that you have different tastes, you are no better than those you are trying to usurp and your musical views are just as narrow minded as the rest. A distorted guitar and a swear word doesn't automatically make you open minded and yes Sony are laughing their ass off as they own both artists one way or another. I do admire the fact that people power is still strong and that people are out there willing to stand up and go against the mainstream but if ever there was an explanation for the word oxymoron then this is it. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

12-20-2009, 10:06 PM	#53 (permalink)
storymilo Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,845	Yeah... I think the main reason people chose this song is because it seems kind of like the quintessential protest song (Fuck you I won't do what you tell me.) So I think it's more about the lyrics and meaning of the song then trying to usurp an X-Factor winner with some unknown indie act.