Album Rating: 5.0

he communicated it perfect jimi hendrix didn't have that great of a voice but since he wasn't trying to make a difference everyone loved him morello kicks ass on guitar in the same way hendrix did and they are both mono tone singing the only difference is hendrix sang about foxy ladies and purple haze morello sings about justice and difference what do you really have a problem with the singing or the message itself a point is a point no matter how it is said or sung as long as there is someone willing to hear it out and gain insight from it. too many of you people are too wrapped up in this worldly reality to give a shit, some of us do and to us this album this message this form of protest is amazing and strong inside of us. Open your eyes behold the world it is out there can you handle it.

Talk about your run-on sentences.

[quote=colleen19]what do you really have a problem with the singing or the message itself a point is a point no matter how it is said or sung as long as there is someone willing to hear it out and gain insight from it.[/quote]
I don't listen to albums for messages. I listen to them for music. I'm pretty sure most albums on this site are rated by how good the music is, not how revolutionary the message could be. Just chill.

Album Rating: 5.0

who cares about run on sentences and if the message in music is so unimportant why are there lyrics so people can relate to the pain of growing up or the hard ways your parents treat you or someone bulling you on the playground and stealing your lunch money. bet none of you listen to mozart or beethoven and that is rocking music and no lyrics or messages. how do you rate that? old and out dated i bet.

Seriously, colleen, give it a rest. You have no idea what you're talking about and you're just making a fool out of yourself. These people aren't saying that "the message in music is so unimportant", they're just aware of the fact that there is more than one aspect to music than a "message", unlike you.

old, yes, out-dated, far from it. Fur Elise is awesome, its fun to try to play too.

edit/ and what planewreq said.This Message Edited On 05.09.07

Album Rating: 2.0

Colleen, I have a responsibility at this website to "bitch" about an album or praise it as I see fit. Believe me, I don't think we should sit idly on issues going on right now in the world, but I also don't think Morello does a good job of conveying any sort of message that hasn't been said before- in music, in writing, in speaking, in anything. Furthermore, as a music critic, I am to examine the qualities of the music regardless of my opinions on his views and messages. Musically, this album is really boring and Morello is a pretty bad singer. He's not a mastermind lyrically either, and as I said, his lyrics aren't anything original.

[quote=colleen]who cares about run on sentences[/quote]
Uses proper sentences will allow you to get your message across better.This Message Edited On 05.09.07

Album Rating: 5.0

I know there is more to music and i love the music on this cd as well as the lyrics that are behind it. Everything has been said before, Morello is just trying to reach a new generation of thought process. You have to feel inside of you the evil in the world and you have to want to change it. By the way as a music critic myself I think that Morello does an outstanding job on the acoustic guitar, better than i have ever heard an acoustic be played, so musically this cd is amazing as well. Everyone writes about stuff that has already been said in music, writing, and speaking. I know what i am talking about it is just none of you get it, that is way none of you get this album. Morello did not make this album for the music behind it he wrote this album cause he had a strong enough conviction in what he believes. He made it so people would listen to his message and ideas. You guys don't care about what the songs say but i bet you like Rage against the machine and they were just as politically outspoken. I feel Morello did well conveying his message even if you guys on this site don't care about it, there are people out here that do, we live in sad times and things are not getting better we need inspiration, we people to speak out no matter how many times the same things have to be said eventually someone will hear it and someone will learn and acknowledge the truth behind it. I see that you guys aren't going to change your minds and neither will I. When protesting in the streets i will be singing these songs just like when the thousands of vietiam protester sang "Give peace a chance," by: John Lennon in front of the White House in 1969. Nixon looked out his window and seen the masses and knew it was something moving, inspiring, and monumental. He knew he could not win against the majority of the public, the public is the voice of the country not the politicians not the money making corporate leaders, it's the unnamed and outnumbered that will make a difference, Morello is just trying to give us a push in the right direction, give us extra encouragement and strength to stand up and know we are not alone.

colleen19, I haven't heard this album and I probably never will. That is because I think it will be bad. That in turn is because I've read comments on this review from respectable people that are just showing their point of view and not flaming anyone for having a different opinion. You've given me no reason at all to respect you in any way. You pretty much sealed your fate with your first sentence.

You all suck and have no idea what you are talking about.

Album Rating: 5.0

haha I am not the one needing to grow up. I may have sealed my fate to you, but you all have sealed your fate by being ignorate to that which surrounds you. I do not need the respect from any of you i was not looking for respect, hell you can't show Morello a little respect why the hell would i think you would respect me. But that is the times we are living in and the grade of people just continues to lower and you all have just given me more reason to make more of a stand and speak with a louder voice, you are the example of the people that bring the world down, by not caring and thinking everything will last forever, no worries, just listen to music go watch a movie grab some McDonalds. Do you ever look beyond that? Do you ever question the authority? Or do you just sit around daydreaming about how great your lives are and how amazing it is to live in the country of the free? To me that is all bullshit.

I don't need some idiot with an acoustic guitar to get me to question things, if you do, that's rather sad. Part of living in a free country involves respecting other people's opinions, retarded as they may be. It would be wonderful if you could at least pretend to be respectful, rather than starting a war with people because they don't like this album. Also, stop generalizing. You know nothing about the opinions, beliefs, or levels of activism of anyone here and seem to believe that not liking this album is the same thing as being ignorant, jaded, and materialistic.

By the way, is this album free? Because I would think distributing the album free, on the internet would be the best way to get the supposed "message out," assuming of course, that the "message" is important at all

Album Rating: 3.0

I really don't know if Chan is being sarcastic.....

Album Rating: 5.0

Nice to see that even though thinking this cd sucks you have something intellegent to say. You accatually make a good point. I was already asking questions, always have. And just how free is this great country that we live in? I feel much to resricted to be living in a free country. I don't want to start a war with anyone here. I don't know nothing about the beliefs, or levels of activism of anyone i am not claiming too so far no one here has giving me the slightest reason to believe that they care about anything other than music. I feel that being an activist means hearing out what other activist have to say and not discrediting them for their views. I am not meaning to generalize people that don't like the cd as being ignorant, jaded, or materialistic in anyway i think that by not giving Morello a fair view of what he is trying to do is ignorant, i feel that by not accepting that there is more to life than music is materialistic and there is more to music than the guitar is jaded. And no the album is not free, and yes that would be a good way to get the message out. Thank you though for being the first one to come here and having a better response.

Album Rating: 2.0

I did give him a fair view and I didn't like it.

I am not meaning to generalize people that don't like the cd as being ignorant, jaded, or materialistic in anyway

i think that by not giving Morello a fair view of what he is trying to do is ignorant

I don't know nothing about the beliefs

Album Rating: 5.0

I don't want a free country, freedom does not work, democracy doesn't work. i want a fair country. I am tired of people saying america is the only free country, there is no free country. If america was free then the ten commandments would not have been banned from public places. I would be able to be tought religion is school. People would be able to go to a protest and let their voices be heard without being arrested or beaten. What about the tomato pickers in florida getting paid .50 cents an hour just so you can have tomatoes at McDonalds or toca bell or burger king? How is that freedom when you can make $8.50 an hour to be someone's secretary and do nothing all day but sit around and answer a phone. Who is really deserving that pay, the tomato pickers or the secretary? Many of the songs on this album are about things i have come to my own conclusions about, it was inspiring to know that someone like Tom Morello thought the same and that he was on my side, the people's side.



"You can organize and educte, but music can inspire like nothing else. I'm a guitar player, and for my whole adult life i've encouraged people to find their voice and make their voice heard; and finally i had the courage to step up and let my voice be heard." -Tom Morello on the Nightwatchman, (Spin magazine, May 2007).



I just trying to let my voice be heard to all of you. So maybe just maybe you can understand why this cd is important to people why this movement is so important to people, even if it is unimportant to you or some of you.

Album Rating: 2.0

But that's just the problem. I'm not saying the message isn't important. I'm saying that Morello is just restating old arguments in really bad prose, and I expected a little more out of a man with an honors political science degree from Harvard.

colleen19 more like communist19, oh my.