The Nightwatchman
| The Nightwatchman | |
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 The Nightwatchman at Pinkpop 2007 |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Folk rock , folk |
| founding | 2003 |
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| Tom Morello | |
The Nightwatchman (also Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman ) is the solo project of Tom Morello , the co-founder of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave .
history
In 2003 Morello got the idea to sing songs about poor countries or political injustices. He described the "Nightwatchman" as "the black Robin Hood of the 21st century".
His career began in restaurants where he performed in front of small groups of spectators. He later went on tour with Billy Bragg and became a celebrity especially in Latin America.
On May 7th, 2007 his first album One Man Revolution was released from which the first single "The Road I Must Travel" was derived. According to Epic Records , approximately 25,000 albums have been sold. On September 26, 2008, the second album The Fabled City was released . In contrast to the first album, there are now guest singers on it, Shooter Jennings (lyrics from the song: "The Iron Wheel") and Serj Tankian (lyrics from the song: "Lazarus on Down").
In July 2011 the new EP Union Town was released as an import .
In September 2011 a new album was released entitled World Wide Rebel Songs . In the song "Save the Hammer for the Man" Ben Harper appears as a guest singer. In 2012 the World Wide Rebel Tour website went online with an approximately 30-minute documentary film.
In 2015 he announced in an interview that he was working on a new The Nightwatchman album.
Tom is a member of the Industrial Workers of the World , whose logo he wears on solo appearances.
Discography
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Albums
- 2007: One Man Revolution
- 2008: The Fabled City
- 2011: World Wide Rebel Songs
EPs
- 2011: Union Town
Singles
- 2007: The Road I Must Travel
- 2008: Whatever It Takes
swell
- ↑ MTV.com: Nightwatchman, Rage Reunion Have Morello Fired Up For Political Fights
- ↑ MTV.com: Tom Morello Rages Against A New Machine On Solo Acoustic Tour
- ^ Website of the World Wide Rebel Tour
- ↑ Radio.com : Tom Morello and His New Label Are 'Making Music with a Purpose' ( Memento of the original from July 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ US chart history
Web links
- Official website of The Nightwatchman (Memento of September 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | The Nightwatchman |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morello, Tom |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |