re: Artists that go solo or start another band that is better than the original.

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I don't see how anyone could argue that Zach is more political.

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Didn't. Said they were about the same. Maybe I should have clarified and said I believe Zach is the "gold standard" for political singers. Ergo, if I put Morello, his bandmate, in the same category, that probably means I think RATM is the most political band and that de la Rocha and Morello are the most political artists in rock music.

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Dude, he created an alter ego, The Nightwatchman, to express his political views that were stifled in Audioslave. I don't see how anyone could argue that Zach is more political.

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Careful there, Jester - you're starting to make my points for me.

Audioslave was not a "political" band -despite the presence of 3 members of RATM. This "stifling" and The Nightwatchman seem to confirm this.

I think you're trying to pivot from our actual disagreement (i.e. I like Audioslave better than RATM - which I also like, and you like RATM, but not Audioslave) to one which we do not have (at least I'm not hearing you support it), particularly that Audioslave was a relatively apolitical rock act, while RATM is THE definitive political rap/rock outfit of the late 20th century.