From the beginning of the first song, "Cochise" we recognize Tom Morello's guitar, now gone from "Rage against the Machine." However, as Tom Morello has admitted, this music is not as political as his old music: "I think that Chris writes in a kind of haunting existential poetry that is complimented very well by the kind of music we write."
In a couple years, the grunge psychology is going to tire itself out. These lyrics about the down side of life will run out of steam, but the things that "Rage Against the Machine" sing about are fresh for their time. Almost any grunge or heavy metal band can sing psychological lyrics on the "dark side" of life, so we at MIM do not understand why it is necessary for Tom Morello to hook up with Chris Cornell. We have a hard time believing there is a shortage of political poets and singers; although we have to admit that Tom Morello's past record merits some trust in his judgement.
Now Morello is more active with his website, www.axisofjustice.org. Again, we do not understand it.
Musically, Audioslave is true to the character of Chris Cornell and Tom Morello. We have no complaints on that end. However, if the people have traded "Rage against the Machine" for "Audioslave," the people may have some reason to feel they got the short end of the stick.
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