Political Prog - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Antoni wrote:

"The Knife" by Genesis is a politically charged song that delves into themes of violent revolution and the inevitable rise of dictatorship following such upheavals.

Surely interesting and good timing, as I've been thinking about this song but haven't yet had a new look at it, and anyway I'm very happy about an interpretation of it.

Edited by David_D - July 09 2024 at 06:36

quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond

Antoni wrote:

Utopia's "The Road to Utopia" is a track that addresses political and societal issues, reflecting on the journey towards progress, a better world, a more ideal society, or utopia.

Utopia had a lot of political contents in their lyrics. I've listened to the debut album just yesterday

I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution

1968: The Beatles - The Beatles (The White Album) - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLycVTiaj8OI80AsTGjYJAPi7-i8kTH-Bq

The Beatles - Revolution

Utopia's "The Road to Utopia" is a track that addresses political and societal issues, reflecting on the journey towards progress, a better world, a more ideal society, or utopia.

"Gaza" by Marillion from the album Sounds The Can't Be Made. Does it get more political than that?

This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State.

1992: Roger Waters - Amused to Death - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ka1U3tes8Atdy1A_8oxGbPw7qVyg2qhIQ

A political prog blog wouldn't be complete without at least one Roger Waters song, and so, with that said, here's two songs for the price of one. You know it all makes Perfect Sense, Rodney. Smile

Perfect Sense - Parts 1 & 2 (1st version)

Perfect Sense - Parts 1 & 2 (2nd version)

There's a third version of Perfect Sense too, but I didn't post it here for obvious reasons. Wink

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - July 09 2024 at 06:27

The entire Gentle Giant album The Power and the Glory is sort of a political concept album about the corruption of power.

Sean Trane wrote:

To me a lot of Jethro Tull was rather political in their acerbic comments on society (namely TAAB)

Certainly agree in the case of stuff like "Aqualung" and

Who would be a poor man, a beggar-man, a thief
If he had a rich man in his hand?

from "Cross-eyed Mary", Aqualung (1971).

quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond

I see most of the "communist" musicians are mentioned (Wyatt, & Henry Cow)

Most of the original RIO bands were very much strong left wing, including Art Zoyd and Stormy Six, but Etronfou as well.

siLLy puPPy wrote:

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

Mmmmhhh!!!... Floyd started being political from DSOTM, IMHO... And of course Ol' Rog has been political ever since

To me a lot of Jethro Tull was rather political in their acerbic comments on society (namely TAAB)

As for the Krautrock groups mentioned, I believe (From Asbjornssen's books) their original pigeonhole was actually Polit Rock (no "ik" at the end)

And for the Swedish, it was called Progg Rock (I think it had to to do with Propaganda derivation)

https://www.progg.se/

not sure the site is still active, though.

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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword

David_D wrote:

It would be nice if telling the artist name, song and album titles, and maybe year too.

Marillion, White Russian, Clutching at Straws, 1987 :)

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