First Time Hearing "BULLS ON PARADE" by Rage Against The Machine 

TOM MORELLO SAW THIS VIDEO AND TWEETED IT OUT! BRO! 🔥🔥🔥 twitter.com/tmorello/status/1622985505942999041?s=20&t=pb5aJyLP2eDrOaU8vMm4iQ

"They don't gotta burn the books, they just remove 'em." is when lyrics go from fiction to current events.

Rage needs people like you. I'm kinda old and it felt like Rage was screaming into the void. People like you give me hope. The message lives! Let's keep it alive! Thanks for the react!

One day my brother, mom and I were talking in the kitchen. My brother, who is a guitarist, brought up Tom Morello. My mom was struck by the name and was like “I knew a Tom Morello back in the day”, my brother pulled up a photo of him and she just went “yup, that looks like him!” She excused herself, went down to the basement and came back with an old photo from the 70s of a tiny Tom Morello, with a big ole name tag that said “TOM” in case there was any doubt. He was middle school or early teens. His mom was a teacher at the high school and taught my mom’s African Studies class! Such a funny small world moment I’ll never forget!

Shout-out to Tim Commerford. 70% of the heaviness of the riff comes from the raw sound and impeccable timing of the bass. Bass players don’t usually get the credit they deserve, but Tim really carries the band. I saw them live and they blew my mind!

"Do you know how good you gotta be to live up to a name like 'Rage Against the Machine'?!" is the best damned quote about this band I've ever heard!!! 💯😎

I did not know that Tom Morellos mom founded the anti-censorship group "Parents for Rock and Rap" in 1987, but that makes sense.

The thing I love about these Rage reactions is “WE ALL FELT THAT WAY” when this was fresh out. Awesome to get to feel that again.

Tom and Zach get most of the credit, but their bassist (Tim Commerford) and drummer (Brad Wilk) are amazing as well. Those bass lines just growl and the drums are always on point.

"Thats Tom Morrello turning a guitar into a magic wand" literally his entire career. Watching you discover RATM, the joy, the energy. Fuck man. Its beautiful.

“ These motherfuckers are a cheat code!” Man, I about fell out of my chair with that one… That’s brilliant!

40 year old Rage fan. Listen and trust. They are a band for the people. Poor isn’t a color.

Legend has it... When they first played Lollapalooza, the other bands assumed they had a DJ until they saw & heard Tom Morello. The other bands were in awe.

They never lose relevance, after 30 feckin years, they're still on point.

It's cool as hell as a middle age white guy to see a young black dude have the same reaction to this song as I had when i first listened to it. Love it.

I remember when this album was new. I was like 12 years old when Rage really took off. All their CDs had the Content Warning stickers on them for the lyrics so my mom of course wouldn't let us get them. So when I finally got my hands on a copy and heard it, it was amplified because it was forbidden. I was like, "what else are these people hiding from me?!?"

"These motherfuckers are a cheat code" is my new favorite phrase.

“That’s Tom Morello turning the guitar into a magic wand” This had me dying. You captured my energy when this first came out. We listened to it over one over and then dissected the lyrics.

Your enthusiasm is so infectious 😂 its great watching people groove out to songs you love

"This music might give you a dose but you'll never come close to the rage built up inside of me" - Zach IS the rage. It's righteous and incandescent and now you've got a little piece of it too.

Rage Against the Machine is the greatest band of all time. Truly the GOATS.

I always liked this quote: "The 90s made the 60s sound like the 50s." Rage was one of the core reasons. Rock on, man!

that moment when you unpack one of the most powerful songs of all time. these lyrics are a work of art.

The size of the smile on my face as you react is enormous!! Like objectively I’m a random middle aged white lady doing Christmas crafts at my table, but I’m also rocking out and singing along. Watching you react is like listening to it myself for the first time again which is amazing!

First drum hit came in and bro already had the stank face lmao Edit: "Bulls on parade" is old school slang for riot police/police officers in the area.

Just subbed because of your reaction at 6:33. “Ahhhhhh, what the fck is that sound!!” That’s exactly how us old heads reacted in the 90s. Digging your charisma. Keep it coming. ✌🏼

This song holds a special spot in my heart for me. I was a 12 year old Brown kid in LA when this album came out. My older sister was always introducing me to rock and metal bands (may she RIP I miss you sis) and she took me to concerts as a kid. So she bought the CASSETTE for, brought it home, and told me I had to listen to it. She left my room and bro…I’m surprised I didn’t fuck that tape up because for the life of me I COULD NOT stop rewinding and listening to this song over and over and over again. It made SUCH a big impact on me. I was TWELVE bro. There never will be another band like RATM.

Dude, holy shit your energy is fucking perfect with this! The way he makes that guitar sound like a turntable is in-fucking-sane

DOWN RODEO. You GOTTA. Not only is it an amazing song musically, but it's an incredible protest song. It was written after the Rodney King riots in LA, and when I saw people taking to the streets for George Floyd all I could hear was those lyrics. You'll love it!! (And I am LOVING seeing a true fan find this music. It's so exciting 😁)

Fuck man, you just appeared out of nowhere and became my favorite “reaction channel” overnight. It’s awesome seeing you feel the exact same way about these songs I did when I first heard them 20+ years ago.

Bro I'm 40. I've been listening to RATM since my freshman year of high school and I can tell you that no other band has influenced my attitudes and my character and my views and understanding of the Machine in which we all live as much as they have. They were among the first ones to wake up from the Matrix and tried to attract people through incredible music to hear the message and wake up themselves. And I can tell you THAT IS THE RIGHT WAY 2 TO REACT TO RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE SONGS

Not my almost-40-year-old self bouncing around my living room scream-singing along to this at 9pm on a Wednesday. It infuriates me that their message is still so painfully relevant today - classism is as old as civilization - but I love seeing you discover and appreciate them all this time later. Your energy is contagious.

Watching you hear these songs for the first time is pure joy.

Love the way you feeling this shit and the enthusiasm and passion you put into your review. I'm a mid-50s age black man, lifelong hip hop head, who was intro'd to RATM in the early 90s by some white cats I knew back then. I've been preaching about their greatness ever since. MFs was wayyyyy ahead of their time, talking about police violence, white nationalism, homelessness, human trafficking, racial injustice, etc. So happy they finally got inducted into the Rock and Roll HOF.

the 90s CANNOT BE STOPPED

“That’s Tom Morello turning a guitar into a magic wand!” I love that!

I've been a Rage Against the Machine fan for 31 years. Their music and lyrics are timeless. It's just as relevant now as it was 30 years ago.

I’m 27 so I’d imagine we’re about the same age. I remember being at a protest after the killing of Ahmaud Arbery where somebody was playing this off a speaker. Immediately I was like “yoooooo what is this?!” and ever since RATM has been that band for me. They just tap into a certain feeling that’s hard to express especially as a young black dude growing up in this world. They are the truth

Love these RATM reaction vids. You’re right about Zach. Owned the stage and absolutely killed even when he had to sit the whole show because of a fucked up ankle.

I have not gotten this much enjoyment out of watching someone love this shit like I do, you blow the other first time hearing channels completely out of the water!!! I swear this is THE ONLY ONE that I'm watching from now on, you fucking rock dude!!!

Your reactions to these songs is making me so happy! I'm 16 in the pit again...wait, no... my back hurts 😂

Your authenicity is infectious. Makes me feel like I'm listening to these songs for the first time again.

My prayer tonight is that one day I will enjoy something, anything even half as much as you enjoyed this song. One of my favorite bands, I'm glad you enjoy them.

All of us in the 90s in our teenage years feeling the rage. RATM was therapeutic for that teenage angst. Also they obviously had very powerful messages in their lyrics. I bet their concerts were INSANE!

Zack drops real knowledge!RATM just sold out 5 nights at MSG without an album in 30yrs.✊🏼

OMG- you killed me with the line "Morello turning that guitar into a magic wand" So true!!

I got to see them play their last show in Chicago in like 2000. The entire All State arena was jumping up and down for the full 2hr show, it was unreal the energy in the stadium. What was more impressive was Zack's ability to scream the whole time!

Your reactions to their music is why I am here. The power of music truly transcends time. Cheers from Canada.

Zack's voice is barely contained, tightly wound fury. The intensity of his vocals and the delivery is unbelievable and that's before you even get to the still-relevant lyrics he's spitting. Also, the rhythm section of Rage is incredible. Brad Wilk on drums and Tim Commerford on bass absolutely kill it. And Tom is awesome too. I saw them live last summer and they absolutely destroyed. Check out "Down Rodeo" or any of their live performances. They'll blow your mind.

Nobody is better than them. Saw them live in 1991. It was amazing. Glad a new generation is seeing the best of GenX.

Finally. A music review that matches the energy and badassery of some of these great bands. Cheers, bro ❤

I'm so happy to see this, it literally gave me chills to see you hear the first time!! There will never be another band like them, ever!!

Honestly, man… your reactions track closely with the reasons for this band’s success. You are genuine, and honest. I imagine it would be hard to fake that. Seeing young dudes react to this music for the first time- the same way we did- is an amazing thing. Keep the fire lit. 👍🏼

Stumbled on this reaction, and your excitement reminds me of my first time hearing them in the early 90’s. Great to see the new generation getting a taste of rock royalty

As a white kid from Idaho, ive heard this song 1000+ times and it STILL gives me goosebumps. That said, your reaction is so genuine and I loved to watch it. Subscribed. Keep it up bro!

I am in my late 40's and still love RATM! So many of my peers now "Tolerate the Machine" and it makes me sad. Seeing a young man discover RATM gives me hope for the futre that the RAGE lives on.

I love the growing love affair you’ve been cultivating with Rage Against the Machine ❤ I’m in my early 40s and this whole-ass channel makes my punk heart sing

Man your energy is so contageous! Absolutely love your reactions!

Man, I just discovered your channel today and I love watching this so much. Your energy is fucking awesome!

All four of these dudes are perfect for RAGE! They live up to the name. Truthfully, i wish they would come back with more rage. We need it in these times.

It's beautiful watching someone discover their new favorite band. Your energy and enthusiasm are so great. You've earned my subscribe.

“These mfs are a cheat code” 😂🤘🏼 Love the energy you bring to the internet, bro, keep it up!

“Rally round tha family with a pocket full of shells” is a brilliant reference to the European settlers who arrived on US soils and quickly realized that the Native people they encountered used wampum as their form of currency. Wampum is necklaces or strands of beads created out of seashells and were highly valued. The settlers took advantage of this fact and Native people by presenting them with countless “shells” to essentially rob them of their goods, natural resources and labor.

RATM is funk, is hip-hop, is hardcore rock. These dudes are unique and forever relevant. Loving the content and the energie you give back in the reactions, keep em' coming!

Rob, you've GOT to do Down Rodeo by Rage. It has the hardest hitting first line I've ever heard in a song. I've heard it since it came out and I'm STILL not ready for it to be the first line.

Great reaction! Took me back to blasting this song in my car's slamming audio system! Love the energy in these RATM songs and they still hold up so many years later. Saw them in concert and seeing Tom play live is just insane.

My man's ya energy got me hooked to yo shit 😂😂😂. Fkn love your reactions my guy, keep that shit comin dude😂😂. 🤘🤘

I didn’t realize I’d been in a low grade funk most of the day until you lifted me out of it about a minute into the video. Lifted me out of it amped! I’m going to bed a lot happier than expected. Thanks man

As others have said, Down Rodeo (row-day-oh) is another banger. Wake Up, Know Your Enemy, pretty much the whole debut album is fire. Zach’s got two or three features with RTJ, too. Good stuff. It’s a different vibe, but looking forward to some Beastie Boys on the channel, too.

I'm really happy to see someone having the same experience I did when I was 7 . Seeing you get fucking pumped made my day.

The BEST REACTION video / series I've watched! I lived this music just out of the Army back in 1991. Awesome!

It’s great to see someone react for himself and not the people watching. No guard, no pretense, no act, just you and the music. Refreshingly Raw and honest, thanks !

It’s fun that RU-vid recommended all your RATM videos in order. From “I don’t know if this’ll be any good” to knowing all the members of the band and digging into the lyrics, this was the best transition to watch.

You are bringing a lot of people joy as they watch you discover amazing music they grew up on

Their message always hits hard and the music just slays. Excellent video as always!👊🏾

Don't sleep on the rhythm section, not just on what they do but what they don't do. Brad and Tim are so tight and in sync, with specific moments of silence brings even more emotion and fire

Your reactions are the most inspiring of any reaction video I've seen on this platform. Your passionate appreciation for the quality of music you're hearing is contagious and helping me to rediscover music from my youth. So thank you.

Your videos make me wanna cry - I’ve never really enjoyed reaction videos but seeing you fall in love with Rage makes me so emotional in the best way. Keep being you, this is magic!

The authentic giddy excitement you show in this video is so lovely to see. A reaction to Settle for Nothing would draw in a ton of attention. It's sort of a deep cut but it is ferocious and shockingly beautiful.

I love seeing people experience these things for the first time. This shit changed my life as a teen and helped me process bullsh*t being perpetrated. It used to be that people, regardless of ethnicity, used music to tell people things were bad.

I saw them live, and I'd never seen a person look like he would explode like a bomb, but Zach seemed like he was doing his best his entire performance to completely explode. Honestly, it was staggering to witness.

This is why music lives forever. People will always hear it for the first time and enjoy it like I did in the 90s. Refreshing

Dude, Rage Against The Machine was the first band that introduced me to the power of music. It turned into an obsession and as an adolescent white kid from suburbia it woke me up to issues I didn't have perspective on in the world. As a teenager, they were my first live concert and hearing the very first song made tears fall from my eyes. Watching you experience them for the first time awakens old feelings of the first time I not only heard their music, but the first time I really listened to every word they said. Keep content coming with them PLEASE! I'm loving hearing you explain feelings I experienced so long ago I was in danger of losing them. This content and your commentary is 🔥🔥🔥

Seen them in concert a few months ago, energy was off the fucking charts! Rage and Run the Jewels.

One of my favorite things on RU-vid is watching people discover Rage for the first time! Your reactions and energy are so close to what I experienced back in the day. I was too young for their first couple albums, but when I was introduced to them, my world changed. It’d be a long video, but it’d be awesome to see you react to a full album with lyrics. I’m sure you’d have good commentary even on the songs you’ve already reacted to. Please rage hard enough the camera unfocuses when you’re feeling it, that was awesome and very fitting 😂

i'm 47, first heard RATM since grade 10. your enthusiasm is infectious, love it! you clearly get it! keep on getting it!!!

Bruh. 😂 seriously I never had someone make me laugh out loud so much during a review. Your reaction when morello went crazy on the guitar I’m in tears! You are def my new fav

Pretty much every song on their 3 main albums hits this damn hard. They all are bangers, and they all have something to say. Zach is always spitting fire, and the band is always beating down the walls. Brad Wilks is on drums and is always silly solid in everything he does. Tim Commerford is there every step of the way slaying on bass, too! All four of them made a cultural phenomenon that unfortunately had their message lost in how great they rocked.

This song still to this day goes harder than probably anything else I've ever heard. I was in middle school when I first discovered rage and the fire has never died

This is the 4th video i have watched in a row of your reactions. The smile i have that will be on me for a while, is a proud one. Seeing you feel what i still feel for this music is a proud moment for me. It is bringing back the gasoline on the flame that will never go out. Love it!

Loving this series man, so cool to see you experiencing all this music I love. You gotta pay attention to my boy Tim C's bass though in the Rage songs, that dude cooks. The bass in Bombtrack is FIREE

Rage don't play around. Another gem is Down Rodeo, but really, any song from them is fire

Mega-subbed!!! The concept of Bulls on Parade I always felt had a double meaning. The bulls of wall street, a “bill” market, the elite showing off their power. Or the bulls stampeding and trampling everyone under them. “They rally around the family, with a pocket full of shells (spent bullets). “ How certain political groups will claim that they are protecting the sanctity of family while their real purpose is the promotion of weapons and death (but “those who died are justified” right?) It’s all about the oppressed and marginalized, how power and money is corrupting. While most black folks don’t listen to this music yet, it was written about Black Americans, to a white audience but I think the hope was always that black youth would hear it and get justifiably angry at the realities they face by simply existing. It’s about the poor white, the Latinos, the black and brown people in this country. Politics will seek to divide you and tell you that a white rich person is just like a poor white person and that the division is race not wealth, but the reality is that “poor” and “rich” are the biggest defining factor in how your government treats you and what opportunities you have at your disposal. The color of your skin or your heritage may increase the likelihood of you being in that situation by various means, but once you’re there that puts you way behind the rest of the starting line.

what i appreciate is that you pause and take the time to talk to us about your thoughts and breakdown the word for those who most likely listen to the instruments, instead of the words that brings information that most people gloss over and miss a strong and true message that people are struggling now and then in the same exact way; the ouroboros effect.

I really enjoy your reactions. It's great to see anyone today, with the kind of passion you have.

They have classic after classic. It's so cool seeing more people discover them. The groove they have is so deep. Tom has such simple but catchy riffs. It really makes you want to ride around just causing mayhem.

I used to rage with them in my youth, but who would have known that these many years later... I would feel the rage more than ever🤯😠😡🤬 More relevant today than ever!! Thanks for the honest reaction!!!!!

Your joy in listening to this song is really coming thru! You're very charismatic! 😊

I fucking love this man, I grew up in the 90's with RATM and Korn etc and to see this guy just fucking grooving and getting into it with such obvious joy, man, sitting here with a big smile on my face. Keep up the good job brother

I'm 50 and just became a huge fan of your reactions to bands from my 20's. I wish my daughter could hear music the way you do!!! Keep bringing it! Maybe dive a little deeper into the styles pouring out of the radio in the late 80's through the 90's. Your straight shooter approach...on point!