WHAT WENT DOWN
Tom Morello played "Soldier In The Army Of Love" on the September 29 episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", with his teenage son Roman on electric guitar beside him *, †. Roman played behind his head, and the two finished the song with fists raised †.
THE DETAILS
- The performance came during Kimmel's Brooklyn run, taped at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Howard Gilman Opera House *, †.
- Morello wore his usual cap and aviator sunglasses, backed by a full band and backing vocalists *, †.
- The song comes from his debut solo rock album "Everyone Gets Everything They Want", released September 25 through Mom + Pop Music *, †.
- Album guests include Serj Tankian, Kneecap, Beartooth and Roman Morello *, †.
- Bruce Springsteen had been slated to appear with Morello that Brooklyn week but withdrew over a scheduling conflict †.
- Amy Schumer and Howard Stern were guests on the same episode †.
- Next up: Morello's sold-out Power To The People festival, October 3 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, with Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Public Enemy, Joan Baez, Dropkick Murphys, The Linda Lindas and more *, †.
THE TAKE
Morello spent decades as the guitar player in other people's bands, and his first solo rock record put him on late-night TV with his kid trading guitar moves next to him. The festival four days later is already sold out *.
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