Fuuuuuuckkkk I miss SOAD, I miss those bands that really had a message back then, the songs that would rile you up, make you think, make you realize… RATM!
I get that. It’s not on the same level as RATM, the lyrics hit, but it’s more of just talking shit than a full message. RATM brought you into a world. RTJ just kinda takes pot shots. It simply doesn’t have quite the impact.
FOR YOU AND ME TO LIVE IN!
Fuuuuuuckkkk I miss SOAD, I miss those bands that really had a message back then, the songs that would rile you up, make you think, make you realize… RATM!
What would be a modern version of this?
Run the jewels.
Man, if only the music itself could appeal to me. Their lyrics are ok.
I get that. It’s not on the same level as RATM, the lyrics hit, but it’s more of just talking shit than a full message. RATM brought you into a world. RTJ just kinda takes pot shots. It simply doesn’t have quite the impact.
Bob Vylan
Protest music is still ongoing, if not stronger than ever. Hell, even Morello is politically active, look at his merch line
Grandson - Brainrot
Grandson - Self Immolation (honestly this whole album is bomb)
Green Day - F Off (2025)
Pussy Riot - Putin’s Ashes (2023)
Garbage - No Horses (2017)
DJ Shadow + RTJ - Nobody Speak (2016) (bit older but just as relevant)
Pussy Riot - Make America Great Again (2016)
Art is and will forever be a form of protest