Why I won’t be buying the Rage Against The Machine single before Christmas

There is a big campaign to get Rage Against The Machine to be the top of the charts for Christmas. It’s just not right. I don’t want them to be Christmas number one – and for good reason.

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Christmas number one used to be a special thing. Artists saved up their best and released it at Christmas for the ultimate prize. Songs released at Christmas used to be about Christmas. Rage against the machine just don’t get this. Their heavy music doesn’t encapsulate the spirit of Christmas — and that’s one of the reasons they’re such a great band; they’re in it for the music, not novelty.

Christmas number one is not suited to a rock band like Rage Against The Machine. That is why I’ll be holding out until December 28th to buy my copy.

And buying a copy of the most Christmassy song out next week.

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2 Comments

  1. smallbeds added these wise words on December 8, 2009 | Permalink

    Surely the best reason for resisting the RATM campaign is that they’re signed to Sony, and Simon Cowell works for Sony, making the whole thing is an attempt to generate a false grass-roots campaign to make more money for Cowell inc. regardless of whether you buy the X-Factor or the RATM single.

  2. Clinton Montague added these wise words on December 8, 2009 | Permalink

    @smallbeds – that’s another great reason not to buy either. I didn’t realise that

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