Tom Morello is an intelligent guy and fantastic guitarist, but I wish he'd shut his mouth and play. I was into RATM when I was 10 and they came out, but even then I thought their pseudo-Marxist, "Arm the Homeless" shtick was a shallow marketing ploy considering how much cash they were raking in.
Rage Against The Machine totally kicked rear. I'll forgive their Marxists rants - the lead singer had one of the best and rawest voices in rock history, IMO.
Good stuff. Such a shame he's a useful idiot.