Post by Steve on Feb 17, 2022 12:34:12 GMT
Zacharias Manuel de la Rocha (12 January 1970)
Associated Acts: Inside Out (1988 - 1991), Rage Against the Machine (1991 - 2000; 2007 - 2011; 2019 - Present), One Day as a Lion (2008 - 2011)
Vocal Range: A2 - G♯5
Significant High Notes:
G♯5 ("In My Eyes")
E5 ("Ashes in the Fall", "Release")
D5 ("Artifact", "Born as Ghosts", "Born of a Broken Man", "Bottom" Live at Lollapalooza 1993, "Calm Like a Bomb", "Down on the Street", "Down Rodeo", "The Ghost of Tom Joad", "Hadda Be Playin' on the Jukebox" Live & Rare, "In My Eyes", "Last Letter", "March of Death", "Maria", "Mic Check", "New Millennium Homes", "No Shelter", "People of the Sun", "Release", "Sacrifice", "Snakecharmer", "Testify", "Tire Me", "Township Rebellion" Demo, "War Within a Breath", "We Want It All", "Wild International", "Without a Face")
C♯5 ("Act III Scene 2 (Shakespeare)", "Calm Like a Bomb", "Guerrilla Radio", "Hadda Be Playin' on the Jukebox" Live & Rare, "Kick Out the Jams", "Know Your Enemy", "March of Death", "Microphone Fiend", "Mindset's a Threat" Demo, "Ocean View", "One Day as a Lion", "Roll Right", "Wild International")
C5 ("Artifact", "Ashes in the Fall", "Bombtrack", "Born as Ghosts", "Born of a Broken Man", "Bulls on Parade", "Centre of the Storm", "Clear the Lane" Demo, "Down on the Street", "Down Rodeo", "Fistful of Steel", "Freedom", "The Ghost of Tom Joad", "Guerrilla Radio", "If You Fear Dying", "I'm Housin'", "In My Eyes", "Killing in the Name", "Last Letter", "Maggie's Farm", "March of Death", "Microphone Fiend", "Mindset's a Threat" Demo, "The Narrows" Demo, "New Millennium Homes", "No Shelter", "Ocean View", "One Day as a Lion", "People of the Sun", "Redemption", "Release", "Renegades of Funk", "Revolver", "Roll Right", "Sleep Now in the Fire", "Snakecharmer", "Street Fighting Man", "Take the Power Back", "Testify", "Tire Me", "Township Rebellion", "Vietnow", "Voice of the Voiceless", "Wake Up", "War Within a Breath", "We Want It All", "Wild International", "Wind Below", "Without a Face", "Year of tha Boomerang", "Zapata's Blood" Live at Aragon Ballroom 1996)
B4 ("Act III Scene 2 (Shakespeare)", "A Fight for Life" Live Benefit 7", "A Report to the Shareholders / Kill Your Masters", "Ashes in the Fall", "Blind Oppressor" Live Benefit 7", "Bottom" Live at Lollapalooza 1993, "Bullet in the Head", "Burning Fight", "Calm Like a Bomb", "Centre of the Storm", "Darkness", "Down on the Street", "Down Rodeo", "Freedom", "Hadda Be Playin' on the Jukebox" Live & Rare, "How I Could Just Kill a Man", "If You Fear Dying", "I'm Housin'", "In My Eyes", "Kick out the Jams", "Know Your Enemy", "Maggie's Farm", "Maria", "Mic Check", "Microphone Fiend", "Mindset's a Threat" Demo, "New Millennium Homes", "No Shelter", "No Spiritual Surrender", "Ocean View", "One Day as a Lion", "Nowhere to Run" Live Benefit 7", "People of the Sun", "Pistol Grip Pump", "Redemption", "Renegades of Funk", "Sacrifice", "Settle for Nothing", "Take the Power Back", "Tire Me", "Township Rebellion", "Undertone", "Vietnow", "Wake Up", "War Within a Breath", "Wind Below", "Without a Face", "Year of tha Boomerang", "Zapata's Blood" Live at Aragon Ballroom 1996)
B♭4 ("Artifact", "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" Live at Pinkpop Festival 1996, "Bombtrack", "Bulls on Parade", "Digging for Windows", "JU$T", "Killing in the Name", "Last Letter", "Nowhere to Run" Live Benefit 7", "Revolution", "Revolver", "Settle for Nothing", "Song with Sterling Wilson on Bass" Live Benefit 7", "Testify", "Township Rebellion", "Unbroken" Live Benefit 7", "Wake Up", "Wind Below")
A4 ("Act III Scene 2 (Shakespeare)", "A Fight for Life" Live Benefit 7", "A Report to the Shareholders / Kill Your Masters", "Autologic" Demo, "Blind Oppressor" Live Benefit 7", "Bombtrack", "Born as Ghosts", "Bottom" Live at Lollapalooza 1993, "Bullet in the Head", "Burned Hollywood Burned", "Burning Fight", "By a Thread", "Centre of the Storm", "C.I.A. (Criminals in Action)", "Clear the Lane" Demo, "Darkness", "Digging for Windows", "Fistful of Steel", "Freedom", "The Ghost of Tom Joad", "Guerrilla Radio", "How I Could Just Kill a Man", "If You Fear Dying", "I'm Housin'", "Kick Out the Jams", "Killing in the Name", "Know Your Enemy", "Maggie's Farm", "Maria", "Melding of the Minds", "Mic Check", "Mumia 911", "The Narrows" Demo, "No Shelter", "No Spiritual Surrender", "Nowhere to Run" Live Benefit 7", "Pistol Grip Pump", "Redemption", "Renegades of Funk", "Roll Right", "Sacrifice", "Sleep Now in the Fire", "Snakecharmer", "Song with Sterling Wilson on Bass" Live Benefit 7", "Street Fighting Man", "Take the Power Back", "Undertone", "Vietnow", "We Want It All", "Year of tha Boomerang", "Zapata's Blood" Live at Aragon Ballroom 1996)
Significant Low Notes:
F♯3 ("Beautiful World", "Fistful of Steel", "Maria", "Revolution", "Township Rebellion", "Vietnow")
F3 ("Down Rodeo", "Freedom", "People of the Sun", "Snakecharmer", "Take the Power Back", "Wake Up", "Year of tha Boomerang")
E3 ("Act III Scene 2 (Shakespeare)", "Born as Ghosts", "Bullet in the Head", "Calm Like a Bomb", "C.I.A. (Criminals in Action)", "Darkness", "Down on the Street", "Hadda Be Playin' on the Jukebox" Live & Rare, "Killing in the Name", "March of Death", "Mindset's a Threat" Demo, "Revolver", "Settle for Nothing", "Voice of the Voiceless", "War Within a Breath")
E♭3 ("Last Letter", "Revolution")
D3 ("Artifact", "Ashes in the Fall", "Beautiful World", "Bullet in the Head", "Darkness", "Fistful of Steel", "Freedom" Demo, "Guerrilla Radio", "How I Could Just Kill a Man", "Killing in the Name", "Know Your Enemy" Demo, "Maggie's Farm", "Mic Check", "No Shelter", "Renegades of Funk", "Revolver", "Settle for Nothing", "Street Fighting Man", "Take the Power Back", "Township Rebellion", "Voice of the Voiceless", "Wake Up", "Wild International", "Wind Below")
C♯3 ("Act III Scene 2 (Shakespeare)", "C.I.A. (Criminals in Action)", "Microphone Fiend")
C3 ("Ashes in the Fall", "Freedom", "I'm Housin'", "Settle for Nothing", "Wake Up")
B2 ("Born of a Broken Man", "Darkness of Greed" Demo, "Know Your Enemy" Demo, "I'm Housin'", "Maggie's Farm", "Microphone Fiend", "Wind Below")
A2 ("Born of a Broken Man", "Killing in the Name" Demo, "Take the Power Back" Demo)
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Blue marks falsetto notes.
Underlines mark notes obscured in the mix.
Italics mark non-melodic/non-rapped notes.
Bold marks particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
Summary:
While his career has not been the most extensive, with appearances becoming more and more rare since the initial breakup of Rage Against the Machine in 2000, Zack de la Rocha has still made his voice heard by many. Before RATM, De la Rocha played in a couple of bands, such as Juvenile Expression and Hard Stance (the latter of which later evolved into the band Inside Out). Shortly after the dissolution of the aforementioned band, Rage Against the Machine was formed. A staple of 90s rock, RATM had a short run of nine years before breaking up, during which they became well known for their strong political views and activism. Post-breakup, De la Rocha did guest appearances and little else until 2007, when he joined his former RATM bandmates to reunite briefly until 2011, as well as forming the short lived duo One Day as a Lion in 2008. Since 2011, De la Rocha's musical work has gone back to being occasional guest appearances.
While it is somewhat difficult to get a very accurate idea of how his voice has aged given the fairly sparse vocal material at various points in his career, it seems to have aged well, with his vocals sounding pretty much the same on his recent appearances as it did in the 90s with RATM. Chest voice is De la Rocha's vocal register of choice, with almost no examples of anything else other than a few falsetto woos in a few songs. He appears to be very comfortable throughout the fourth octave, which is where most of his vocals reside. His lower register is much rarer, most often used for dynamic effect in quieter parts of songs. De la Rocha's music (and the messages the former give a voice to) have shown their longevity already, given how popular Rage Against the Machine still is today despite not having been active since 2011. His strong opinions and activism work made him a figurehead of political music in the 90s, and his influence will be felt for as long as politics and music coincide.
{Discography}Rage Against The Machine:
Rage Against the Machine (1992): C3 - C♯5
Evil Empire (1996): B2 - D5
The Battle of Los Angeles (1999): A2 - C3 - E5
Renegades (2000): B2 - G♯5
Rage Against the Machine (1992): C3 - C♯5
Evil Empire (1996): B2 - D5
The Battle of Los Angeles (1999): A2 - C3 - E5
Renegades (2000): B2 - G♯5
{Questionable Notes}B5 ("Freedom" [5])
A5 ("Mindset's a Threat" Demo [5])
G5 ("Microphone Fiend" [5], "Revolver" [5])
A2 ("Guerrilla Radio" [5])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to the singer in question.
[3] marks notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
A5 ("Mindset's a Threat" Demo [5])
G5 ("Microphone Fiend" [5], "Revolver" [5])
A2 ("Guerrilla Radio" [5])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to the singer in question.
[3] marks notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
{Credits}Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images
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