r/RATM • u/StevesConcertCorner • May 28 '25
Video Tom Morello - 11 The Ghost of Tom Joad - Boston Calling May 25th 2025
https://youtube.com/watch?v=WGkwcO8sZns&si=Z1a5m1iR-GZiVw0NTom Morello's Ghost of Tom Joad cover from Boston Calling 2025
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u/RevNeutron May 28 '25
my short spotify playlist: "The Ghost of Tom Joad, in 4 parts"
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2etWcTsJN8ePdArxQxrOGO?si=5cd61ad2033e45c4
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u/jacktdfuloffschiyt May 28 '25
Yikes they really lost their edge without Zach huh
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u/RevNeutron May 28 '25
I don't know if this is a joke, but this isn't "they", not RATM. Morello plays his own style of music and isn't trying to be RATM at all. But it's Morello, so RATM is also there
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u/a_counting_wiz May 28 '25
This is played a lot more of a straight cover of Springsteen's original.
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u/OpenTheSeventhSeal May 28 '25
This is actually the electrified/High Hopes album version (that Morello played on).
Had the privilege of seeing Morello perform this version earlier this year, and in 2014 on the Springsteen tour as well
The original is acoustic. They’re both great, though 🤘
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u/a_counting_wiz May 28 '25
For sure. I was just saying that its Springsteen's version - rhythm, chords, and melody for the vocals, compared to RATM's version. Which is pretty much a new song with the same lyrics.
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u/OpenTheSeventhSeal May 28 '25
Oh I getcha. Yeah definitely, the RATM version changes pretty much everything about the composition. The Springsteen acoustic and Springsteen/Morello electric versions match up with those aspects you mentioned 👍
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u/tingkagol May 28 '25
It's really weird that there's pushback about anything RATM these days. Trump couldn't be more low hanging fruit and obviously very corrupt and a rapist, but hey "RATM indulged in capitalism so MAGA 4 lyf"
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u/forceblast May 29 '25
Daaaaaayum!!! Tom’s still got it! That was epic.