In an age where our world's political climate is sweltering and virtually every move our leaders make becomes satirical fodder, shouldn't we at least have some good music? Isn't it warranted?
Is there any inspiration I can glean from a song titled, "Freek-A-Leek" or lyrics like,
"To the window, to dat wall/ To the sweat drips down my balls/ To all you bitches crawl".
It's puzzling really. I mean, sure, give me a good hook and a loud bass line and I'll shake my ass with the best of them. But this is an opportunity for the creative people of the world to actually SAY SOMETHING.
What happened to bands like Neil Young, the MC5, The Yardbirds, Bob Dylan and The Who? And then those that followed, Bad Religion, Public Enemy, Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine, Ani DiFranco? Even the Sex Pistols. Damn, and the Clash. The Clash did it right. And they did it in the time of hair bands and fake metal followers.
"Kick over the wall/Cause governments to fall/How can you refuse it?/Let fury have the hour/Anger can be power/Didja know that you can use it?"
I'm sick to death of turning on the radio and hearing the same insouciant, alternative crap and phony, made-up gangster lingo.
Where are the Clashes and the Rages? Are there none left? Where is the dissent? The rebel yell?
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
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