In the wake of the September 11 attacks , the controversial 2001 Clear Channel memorandum contained a long list of what the memo termed “lyrically questionable” songs for the radio, uniquely listing all of Rage Against the Machine’s songs.
“I got a phone call from a promoter who asked me if I would be interested in re-forming the band for the Coachella festival in LA,” said Farrell in 2001, “and taking the band on tour after that… This comes at a time when this record Song Yet to Be…
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Suicidal Tendencies featured a new song on the Friends & Family, Vol. 2 compilation in 2001; after then, the band fell silent again.
The consequent 2001 Jubilee Tour featured largely the classics, alongside “Hungry” from Navarro’s Trust No One and “Happy Birthday Jubilee” from Song Yet to Be Sung . Fans were told to expect a “Sexual Psycho Circus… half-naked, penny rafters, guitar solos, and tribal drums…” Indeed, during ‘ Classic Girl ‘,…
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The band took a break during the first part of 2001 before heading to a beachside mansion in Malibu, California , to record their follow-up album, which would later become known as Morning View .
Wackerman (who had just joined Bad Religion ) had left Suicidal Tendencies by 2001 while the band was on tour. Greg Saenz joined the band before Ron Bruner took over drum duties, and Josh Paul also left the following year but was replaced by Ron Bruner’s brother Steve . The…
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Following the success of this tour, the band decided to record a follow-up album to Ritual de lo Habitual and tapped Chris Chaney to replace LeNoble on bass. They entered the studio with producer Bob Ezrin in 2001, recording as a band for the first time in over 10 years.…
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On November 14, 2000, the band released “Drive”, the third single from Make Yourself . It moved quickly up to the top of the Alternative Charts, eventually hitting the No. 1 spot. The single was a success and helped the band break into the mainstream. The single eventually reached the…
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Sony re-released their independent debut album Fungus Amongus on November 7, 2000.
On October 18, 2000, De la Rocha announced that he had left the band. He said, “I feel that it is now necessary to leave Rage because our decision-making process has completely failed. It is no longer meeting the aspirations of all four of us collectively as a band, and…
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