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John Mc
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 Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 10:12 Post subject: A little bit of politics |
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There's a war going on in Iraq, peoples civil liberties are being cut back as part of the "war against terror" and there's a right wing President in the White House - why have there been no albums about what's going on? Is it because bands aren't interested in/don't understand the current situation, because The Kids don't like political records or because record companies wouldn't release them? I suppose its hard to sum up the complexities and difficulties of the issues in a 3 verse song without sounding simplistic or resorting to cliched slogans
And have their ever been any genuinely popular political albums? I can think of "What's Going On?" and "There's A Riot Going On" plus the early Public Enemy albums. Even hip hop seems to have become a bit inward looking these days. |
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ciaranm
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| Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 13:02 Post subject: |
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| apparently the beastie boys are having a go, as does the captain, and radiohead. But it is true that most popular music lacks the spirit of rebellion that it once did, unless you consider Chris Martin scribblin' some shit on his hand as a protest |
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Monkey Boy
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| Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 14:07 Post subject: |
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| Isn't SFA's Phantom Power loosely about this knid of thing? |
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Hew
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| Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 16:44 Post subject: |
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Phantom Power is definatlely a war protest album. BUt thats the only one i can think of that has come out in recent times.
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plop
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| Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 19:05 Post subject: |
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| what makes it so, besides maybe 'out of control'? |
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Hew
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| Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 22:42 Post subject: |
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nearly every song has some kind of reference to war or foreign policies. Bleed forever i thought was the most obvious of this
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Setareh Juventina
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Apparently Madonna's new tour is political...but for her it's about shocking the hell out of people, in any way she can, right now it happens to be through politics.
When it was 'dangerous' to oppose the war she didn't release her controversial video, now that tons of celebrities have spoken against the war she does it too...
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Monkey Boy
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| Setareh Juventina wrote: |
Apparently Madonna's new tour is political...but for her it's about shocking the hell out of people, in any way she can, right now it happens to be through politics.
When it was 'dangerous' to oppose the war she didn't release her controversial video, now that tons of celebrities have spoken against the war she does it too...
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She's a corporate shill and a publicity whore. No talent either. Fuck me I can sing better than her and I'm bloody awful. |
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