There are many bands that helped define the ’90s, whether we’re talking about Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day or beyond. However, you can’t talk about the music of that decade without spending some time on Rage Against The Machine.
The California-based band boasts albums such as 1992’s Evil Empire (1996) and The Battle Of Los Angeles (1999), which are seen as some of the greatest records produced by the nu metal music genre. Their biggest song is undoubtedly Killing In The Name, which features prominently and in unexpected capacity in Trainwreck: Woodstock 99.
This three-part documentary series premiered on Netflix on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 and includes behind-the-scenes interviews and audience along with archival footage. The film explores what went wrong at the July 1999 music festival.
Plagued with issues ranging from bad weather to violence, it went down in history as a complete disaster.
However, the lineup includes some of the biggest artists of the time. So, what happened during the set of Rage Against The Machine in Woodstock ’99?
What happened during Rage Against The Machine in Woodstock ’99?
Setting the scene, Trainwreck interviewees suggested that the Limp Bizkit was a pivotal moment, described as akin to a grenade explosion.
Their performance of “Break Stuff” saw the pits dig into a frenzy and festival-goers began destroying property. The band was followed by Rage Against The Machine, which Metallica will follow.
Rage took to stage on July 24 and performed an impressive ensemble that got audiences going just as Limp Bizkit did. However, Far Out magazine reported that Rage wrapped up when the band performed a massive protest song Killing In The Name and proceeded to burn the American flag on stage.
Fast forward to the next night and Trainwreck shows footage of mobs demolishing towers and burning anything they can get their hands on. There were rumors of covert action coming after Red Hot Chili Peppers, the last band on the bill for the weekend, and candles were distributed during the Peppers group to encourage a vigil against gun violence. However, this backfired as it led to many fires being lit.
There is footage of the angry mob rushing through the crowd chanting Killing In The Name: “F**k I won’t do what you tell me.”
Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello spoke about Woodstock ’99 during a 2000 interview with Addicted To Noise, Rolling Stone reported.
“I think the sexual assaults that happened were horrific and inexcusable,” he said. “But in general, I thought the media coverage was grossly unfair and offensive to young people and tried to discredit an entire generation for having two idiots out there.”
On the other hand, Rolling Stone added Morello recently told Louder Than Hell:
“For me, Woodstock 99 was the lowest point in No metal. Hole rape, site destruction. It looked like dripping the worst elements of metal — the misogynistic game of sodomy — and the message wasn’t advertised as ‘This is a horrible thing.’ It was more like This is our new Woodstock generation – a bunch of fools.
These elements are discussed and confronted in the Netflix documentary.
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Fury Against Woodstock ’99 Machine Collection List
You can check out the list of band groups below:
- homeless
- people of the sun
- know your enemy
- Born of a broken man
- fitno
- headshot
- The Ghost of Tom Joad (Bruce Springsteen hardcover)
- Bombtrack
- He woke up
Encore:
- Bulls in parade
- freedom
- Town Rebellion
- kills in the name of
Trainwreck: Woodstock 99 is streaming exclusively on Netflix.
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