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stonebeard 
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Posted: August 01 2006 at 18:31 |
(^ Note the poignant emoticon...would've worked better with this one though --->  )
Anyway, I can't recall many. I'm sure there are a whole bunch from the 60s, but I'm not much into that era except for a few scattered Crosby, Stlls, and Nash (and Young) casettes I found in my car which I can't name, plus Neil Young, Zeppelin, etc.
Rather, I prefer the almost brand-spankin' new Living with War brought to you by Mr. Young.
And you?
(Also, is Hawks and Doves a protest album? The title seems to suggest such.)
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Posted: August 02 2006 at 05:34 |
This one. I think its prog too.
The Dears - Protest EP (29:21 min.)
"Recorded in the relative warmth of the "pre-homeland security" summer
of 2001, the Dears' ominous three-song operetta couldn't have been
re-released at a more deserving time. Despite their "Great White North"
citizenship, Murray Lightburn and his coconspirators have managed to
unintentionally capture much of the divisiveness of a second-term Bush
administration United States. "Heaven, Have Mercy on Us," with its
military snare, snappy flutes, and jarring wall of guitar textures,
begins the piece in an appropriately somber/revolutionary manner that
echoes pre-FloodlandSisters of Mercy, giving way to the electrifying
"Summer of Protest," a track that manages to meld the bassline from
Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer" with the orchestral sweep of Radiohead's
"How to Disappear Completely" and still sound distinctly Dears. The
specter of Kid A looms
large over the dramatic finale (actually, everything on Protest is
dramatic), "No Hope Before Destruction," a piano-led ballad that
finds Lightburn singing "No right/No help/No truth/No worth/No light/No
end/No hope" through a distortion/compression box that intermittently
cuts out -- think "Everything in Its Right Place." The track leaves the
listener both devastated and amped-up with no clear opponent in sight."
~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide
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Over land and under ashes
In the sunlight, see - it flashes
Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
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Posted: August 02 2006 at 06:11 |
This one is not to bad. Maynard's (Tool) side project A Perfect Circle: Emotive.
From their homepage.
"With “eMOTIVe,” A Perfect Circle restore rock
‘n’ roll to its revolutionary roots by throwing
a 12-megaton musical bomb in the face of the ruling class.
Described by APC’s Maynard James Keenan as “a
collection of songs about war, peace, love and greed,”
the astonishing set blends all-new original material with
a provocative selection of cover versions. The tracks chosen
bridge three decades of protest songs, spanning an array of
genres – hardcore punk and heavy metal, new wave and
Delta blues, folk rock and rhythm & blues. Among the insurgent
classics reinterpreted on “eMOTIVe” are John Lennon’s
“Imagine,” Marvin Gaye’s “What’s
Going On,” Memphis Minnie’s blues stomper, “When
The Levee Breaks” (made famous by Led Zeppelin), Depeche
Mode’s “People Are People,” Devo’s
“Freedom Of Choice,” Black Flag’s “Gimmie
Gimmie Gimmie,” Fear’s “Let’s Have
A War,” Joni Mitchell’s “Fiddle And The
Drum,” and the Nick Lowe (by way of Elvis Costello)
anti-anthem, “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace,
Love And Understanding.” The album kicks off with an
explosive take on “Annihilation,” originally recorded
by Berkeley aggro-punk legends, Crucifix. The eMOTIVe release
is a limited edition special package that includes a lenticular
cover."
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Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
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Posted: August 02 2006 at 07:26 |
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Neil Young for me, too - for my money, "Arc Weld" from his 1991 tour is the angriest album I've ever heard; if you can get hold of it, I'd recommend the film of the tour, too - problem is, I've never seen it available on DVD (I have the VHS version); his solo version of Dylan's 'Blowin' in the wind' is powerful in the extreme.
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Posted: August 02 2006 at 07:46 |
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Blog this:
http://artrock2006.blogspot.com
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Posted: August 02 2006 at 08:03 |
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Thank Christ For The Bomb: Groundhogs!!
Ginger Baker Trio: South Timor (odd add on to a fairly straight jazz album by Cream's Ginger Baker - sung ala Pressed rat & Warthog but dealing very serious matters.
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Posted: August 02 2006 at 08:12 |
Bob Dylan : 'The Times ...'
Bob Dylan : 'Hurricane'(song)
Jefferson Airplane : 'Volunteers'
Boris Vian : 'Le Deserteur' ( song)
Hannes Wadder : 'Spiel Nicht Mit Den Schmuddelkindern' (song)
Clash : London Calling
Mikis Theodorakis
Edited by Alucard - August 02 2006 at 08:17
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Tadpoles keep screaming in my ear
"Hey there! Rotter's Club!
Explain the meaning of this song and share it"
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Posted: August 02 2006 at 12:35 |
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There are quite a few 'protest' albums in Italian Seventies prog, notably in the output of Area and Stormy Six (who were among the founders of RIO). However, I personally quite like Pearl Jam's "Riot Act".
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Posted: August 02 2006 at 18:26 |
This is not about best or favorite. Just some albums I know of.
I'm not sure if this can be considered a
a real Protest album or if its just political (left
wing) songs.
This is also a collection of Protest songs. By political songwriter Billy Bragg.
Maybe this one from '74. Its basically angry political poems with rythms and groove.
Slam poet and rapper Saul Williams, Sage Francis and maybe Dead Prez can be considered protest 'singers' from the hip-hop scene.
Edited by Rocktopus - August 02 2006 at 18:47
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In the sunlight, see - it flashes
Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
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Posted: August 02 2006 at 18:29 |
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Posted: August 03 2006 at 07:16 |
 Alucard wrote:
Bob Dylan : 'Hurricane'(song) |
Good call! The Hurricane is one of Dylan's finest protest songs (and that's saying a lot, when you're talkin' Dylan)
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M. B. Zapelini
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Posted: August 03 2006 at 07:30 |
Dick Heath wrote:
Thank Christ For The Bomb: Groundhogs!!
Ginger Baker Trio: South Timor (odd add on to a fairly straight jazz album by Cream's Ginger Baker - sung ala Pressed rat & Warthog but dealing very serious matters.
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The best protest record, IMHO, is "Ohio" - the single by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. "Living with War" is a great choice for a later day protest album, BTW.
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M. B. Zapelini
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Posted: August 03 2006 at 07:32 |
stonebeard wrote:
(^ Note the poignant emoticon...would've worked better with this one though ---> )
Anyway, I can't recall many. I'm sure there are a whole bunch from the 60s, but I'm not much into that era except for a few scattered Crosby, Stlls, and Nash (and Young) casettes I found in my car which I can't name, plus Neil Young, Zeppelin, etc.
Rather, I prefer the almost brand-spankin' new Living with War brought to you by Mr. Young.
And you?
(Also, is Hawks and Doves a protest album? The title seems to suggest such.) |
No, it's not... There's nothing like a lyric thread unifying "Hawks and Doves"' songs.
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"He's a man of the past and one of the present"
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Posted: August 03 2006 at 07:40 |
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For a song, i'd say Masters of War by Dylan.
I'm also listening a lot to ratm atm (hehe...nice), so perhaps i'd give that my vote, but i have heard relatively few "protest" albums. Not even "never mind the bollocks", as a matter of fact.
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Posted: August 03 2006 at 09:28 |
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 , or any RATM album for that matter. "Sleep Now in the Fire" has the best music video ever. the band rolls up and starts playing in front of the NYSE on wall street, riot ensues, band keeps playing even as they're being arrested. awesome. "That band, the machine rages on, or rage against the machine... is anti-family and pro-terrorist!" 
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Posted: August 04 2006 at 14:19 |
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RATM first two albums !
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