Tom Morello Guitar Lessons 03 Bulls On Parade

Bulls on Parade ('Desfile de toros', en inglés) es un sencillo de la banda estadounidense de rap metal Rage Against The Machine, lanzado en 1996. La canción fue incluida en su segundo álbum, Evil Empire. Es el sexto sencillo de la banda. Alcanzó el número 15 en VH1 y el Top 40 de canciones de metal.Bulls on Parade debutó en Saturday Night Live en abril de 1996. RATM iba a tocar dos canciones en esa presentación, pero como colgaron banderas americanas invertidas en los amplificadores, los obligaron a abandonar el edificio forzosamente. La canción posee uno de los más famosos riffs de guitarra y un inusual solo, haciendo uso del killswitch y frotando su mano a lo largo de las cuerdas de la guitarra. Es generalmente citado como el ejemplo más famoso de Tom Morello "Bulls on Parade" addresses the issue of the American military-industrial complex, a situation in which industry (the arms industry, primarily) urges government to take military action, with the intent of obtaining military contracts, and to thereby increase its revenue. Verses in the song like "Weapons not food, not homes, not shoes, not need, just feed the war cannibal animal", and "They don't gotta burn tha books they just remove 'em" are examples of the several references to the military-industrial complex in the song. With the words "Terror rains drenchin', quenchin' tha thirst of tha power dons", the song suggests that fear of terrorism is used to manipulate the American population to support military action. The phrase "the terror rains" serves a double meaning, suggesting that "the terror" by the government literally reigns. The song is widely known for its popular guitar solo where a vinyl scratch effect used by Tom Morello done by toggling between two pickups - one on and one off - while rubbing his hands on the strings over the pickups and using a wah-pedal to create the effect that someone is scratching a vinyl disc. This song was used in Neversoft's Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. After beating Tom Morello in a guitar battle, this song is unlocked. This song was also released for Rock Band as part of its Metal Track Pack retail disc, and also as a downloadable track.