Clinton Montague

Developer, learner of things, functional programming enthusiast, hacker, and all round inquisitor.

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

December 7, 2009

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.