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   There were a number of so called politik-rock prog bands in the 70s primarily in Germany and Sweden.

Checkpoint Charlie, Floh De Cologne, Ton Steine Scherben, Lokomotive Kreuzbuerg, Ihre Kinder, Schmetterlinge, Oktober, Kernbeisser were some of the most blatant almost punk rock types of dissent although many progs in the Italian scene expressed their political views as well

In Sweden bands like Hoola Bandoola Band, Älgarnas Trädgård, International Harvester and others

Even the mainstream bands did it more subtly with albums like The Wall standing out

For the most part prog was more sublte in its political jabs but some offered a punk brashness before punk existed

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siLLy puPPy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator PSIKE, JRF/Canterbury, P Metal, Eclectic Joined: October 05 2013 Location: SFcaUsA Status: Offline Points: 15347	Post Options Post Reply Quote siLLy puPPy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July 08 2024 at 12:19
	There were a number of so called politik-rock prog bands in the 70s primarily in Germany and Sweden. Checkpoint Charlie, Floh De Cologne, Ton Steine Scherben, Lokomotive Kreuzbuerg, Ihre Kinder, Schmetterlinge, Oktober, Kernbeisser were some of the most blatant almost punk rock types of dissent although many progs in the Italian scene expressed their political views as well In Sweden bands like Hoola Bandoola Band, Älgarnas Trädgård, International Harvester and others Even the mainstream bands did it more subtly with albums like The Wall standing out For the most part prog was more sublte in its political jabs but some offered a punk brashness before punk existed (function(){function c(){var b=a.contentDocument\|\|a.contentWindow.document;if(b){var d=b.createElement('script');d.innerHTML="window.__CF$cv$params={r:'8a01edae8f4e1690',t:'MTcyMDQ2MTE1MC4wMDAwMDA='};var a=document.createElement('script');a.nonce='';a.src='/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(a);";b.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(d)}}if(document.body){var a=document.createElement('iframe');a.height=1;a.width=1;a.style.position='absolute';a.style.top=0;a.style.left=0;a.style.border='none';a.style.visibility='hidden';document.body.appendChild(a);if('loading'!==document.readyState)c();else if(window.addEventListener)document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',c);else{var e=document.onreadystatechange\|\|function(){};document.onreadystatechange=function(b){e(b);'loading'!==document.readyState&&(document.onreadystatechange=e,c())}}}})();< style=": ; top: 0px; left: 0px; border: medium none; visibility: ;" width="1" height="1">
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Grumpyprogfan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 09 2019 Location: Kansas City Status: Offline Points: 12438	Post Options Post Reply Quote Grumpyprogfan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July 08 2024 at 11:37
	Nice thread, David! I'm not sure if this is political, as one can interpret lyrics differently than the author intended. But here is a verse from Bubblemath - The Sensual Con. "Hey there, my confident friend, isn't freedom funny? We can't help but notice you spend all your time and money Passing your panicky laws, pulling people under While happily snapping your jaws, and it makes us wonder Why you intrude on the lives of adults consenting When all your intolerant drives are what need preventing" Edited by Grumpyprogfan - July 08 2024 at 11:37

Logan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 37406	Post Options Post Reply Quote Logan Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: July 08 2024 at 11:12
	There was a recent suspension of political threads from the think tank after many complaints, but as politics can be integral to the art of music, and arts generally, I would be reluctant to close this down. If it gets rude, then it will be closed. I would just ask people if they participate not to make it about their own politics but to be more factually talking about it from the perspective of Prog. Obviously the usual rules of decorum apply, including laying off on personal attacks on fellow members as well as others who might get mentioned such as Roger Waters (whom I met under embarrassing circumstances). This thread will be monitored closely if it keeps going. Please try to stay on topic and try to keep YOUR politics (particularly when disparaging of others) and any possible insults to yourself. Henry Cow (and its members), related News of Babel and Art Bears, Robert Wyatt, and principles of Rock in Opposition are some obvious leftist ones. The first album I would think of is Art Bears, The World as it Is Today. Here is the first track, The Song of Investment Capital Overseas.

Psychedelic Paul Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 43621	Post Options Post Reply Quote Psychedelic Paul Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July 08 2024 at 09:36
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David_D Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 26 2010 Location: Copenhagen Status: Offline Points: 15568	Post Options Post Reply Quote David_D Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July 08 2024 at 08:52
	Prog has definitely had different faces, but not least being visionary/utopian and political (broadly defined), of which the Italian scene I guess has been one of the most prominent: Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - “Canto Nomade per un Prigioniero Politico" (Nomad Song for a Political Prisoner), inspired by the Chilean coup d’état in 1973 and from the album Io Sono Nato Libero (1973) Edit: About definition of political, I can say: To me, a good definition of political (in the broadest meaning) is the one concerning everything about organization and functioning of societies on all levels, the way societies act towards each other, how all human life affects the environments, and of course very much about all the acting of people in regard to all this. Edited by David_D - July 18 2024 at 02:29
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