October 19, 2000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT GARGANTUAN RECORDS
Jefreys Release Statement on Rage Against the Machine
ST. LOUIS -- The Jefreys were saddened to hear of the demise of their musical brethren, Rage Against the Machine. The Jefreys and RATM shared a special bond that can only be shared between two bands using their music as a platform to present radical political ideas. To that end the Jefreys would like to extend an invitation to Tom Morello, Brad Wilk and Timmy C., remaining members of Rage Against the Machine, to join the Jefreys. Just send us an e-mail, guys, and we'll do this.
Zack de la Rocha cited the band's recent wane in politicism as one of his reasons for leaving the group. The Jefreys have often struggled with this very problem but, thankfully, have been able to cement their political legacy with such weighty offerings as "Trampoline Girl," an allegory for the instability of the capitalist stock market, and "I Don't Remember," which describes a man struggling to remember a purer America before it became dependent on foreign oil. This point is made most clear by the song's last verse, with the entrance of 'a dolled-up Arab sheik.' The dolled-up Arab sheik of course represents the influence of Middle Eastern oil that has disguised itself in the eyes of our society. The laughter we hear after this line is actually a capitulation to the absurd tragedy of the present reality.
