Advocating a point: We are not Rage Against the Machine
Street Sweeper Social Club is Tom Morello, left, and Boots Riley.
If Tom Morello ventures into a new project, it will be compared to Rage Against the Machine.
Audioslave was anticipated to be a hybrid of Soundgarden and RATM, but few songs ever achieved the energy of a RATM ballad, or the political meaning. But lead singer Chris Cornell never wanted it to be political, and after his most recent album, one doesn’t have to wonder why Audioslave had a soft, pop side, as seen in tracks such as “Be yourself,” “Doesn’t remind me,” and “I am the highway.”
Nix the Cornell and add a Raymond “Boots” Riley, however, you get Street Sweeper Social Club, and there is zero chance of a mysterious and existential pop song, and twice the opportunity for advocacy and activism.
Political lyrics. Heavy and choppy slams of distorted guitar. Music that makes you want to just punch a yuppie in the face and set his BMW on fire.
Wait, is Street Sweeper Social Club the new Rage Against the machine?
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