Politics and prog
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Topic: Politics and prog
Posted By: Guests
Subject: Politics and prog
Date Posted: September 18 2005 at 17:29
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How are most prog bands politically? are they Right left , anarchist or what? or are does it depend on the band |
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Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: September 18 2005 at 20:01
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It depends on the band entirely, but from what i can see, the majority of bands seem to lean to the left in political terms ------------- 
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Posted By: Philrod
Date Posted: September 18 2005 at 21:06
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are there really bands from the right that actually wrote lyrics about politics? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Philrod/?chartstyle=Geldropdown-small"> 
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Posted By: BitchBrew
Date Posted: September 19 2005 at 17:00
| Do yuo guys know any Anarchic prog-bands out there? Since I'm an anarchist myself it would be intresting to get ahold of some! |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: September 19 2005 at 17:10
Lyrically, none that I know of (though Henry Cow were extreme left so they may well have dabbled) but musically, LOADS! |
BitchBrew wrote:Posted By: Angeldust
Date Posted: September 19 2005 at 18:01
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Politics and prog,what a strange relationship....Actually i don't think that progressive music should define your beliefs especially in politics...
Queensryche have done an amazing concept album(Operation Mindcrime) based on politics ,not clearly but it's surely based on this subject .Their latest album Tribe also criticises Bush's actions... |
Posted By: Wolf Spider
Date Posted: September 20 2005 at 03:56
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After hearing The Great Debate by DT I`d say they are conservative
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Posted By: Citanul
Date Posted: September 20 2005 at 04:29
I'm not so sure about that. My reading of the song is that they present both sides of the argument, and in any case, being opposed to something like stem cell research is not necessarily being conservative. ------------- Be or be not. There is no question. - Yoda, Prince of Denmark |
Posted By: Wolf Spider
Date Posted: September 20 2005 at 04:34
Don`t agree the lyrics are clearly against stem cell research - Turn to the light.... So ok, but they aren`t ultra liberal  ------------- http://www.lastfm.pl/user/tomash33 - Last.fm |
Posted By: Citanul
Date Posted: September 20 2005 at 05:03
Posted By: BitchBrew
Date Posted: September 20 2005 at 11:13
| Isn't "the wall" a quite political album? |
Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: September 20 2005 at 11:33
As far as I can tell, the song presents both sides of the argument without actually stating a preference. all the little sound clips throughout the song are about equally spaced from both sides, and the lyrics are so wishy-washy you'd never be able what side they take. It's like trying to write a political activist song without being remotely active at all. The song is neither conservative nor liberal, just kind of dumb. It shows no actual knowledge of the subject on the part of whichever band member wrote the lyrics, it just repeats what was on CNN everyday around that time. I usually refer to this song as DT's "Ode to Cable News Talking Head Political Pundits" ------------- http://www.myspace.com/altaic" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/altaic ALTAIC "Oceans Down You'll Lie" coming soon |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: September 20 2005 at 12:33
Here and Now are anarchists; their first album (together with Daevid Allen and Gilli Smythe, as Planet Gong) is not called "Live Floating Anarchy" for nothing. they used to give free concerts and let a hat go around in the audience, asking the audience to pay what they liked. and it worked! -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |