What is Rage Against the Machine?
Rage Against the Machine is a band who formed in 1991 in Los Angeles. Their first private performance was at a friend of Tim’s living room party, and they decided they had something. They took their name from the title of Zack’s previous band’s unreleased second album. They played a few shows, and were almost immediately contacted by several labels. However, they all seemed to think the politics were a gimmick, and Rage didn’t bother with them. Their earliest demos were recorded “before ever playing live” and were for sale at their shows, and they made and sold about 5000 copies. They signed with Epic after a short time, and their self-titled debut album on Epic (a division of Sony) was released in November, 1992 (see C-2). They toured in support of various bands and gained more and more recognition; their debut album went platinum; the rest is history. However, it goes far deeper than just the title of a band, in the minds of many fans. Here is, in fact, a fan to explain: Lee Smith :
