Music with or without politics?

[muy_thaiguy]

Which do you prefer and why?

Me, I prefer it without politics, simply because I don't want to hear politics while trying to listen to music.

National anthem (and related songs) being the exception. Mainly because I'm a sucker for big choruses.

[Neoteny]

Depends on my mood.

[muy_thaiguy]

Depends on my mood.

Bad!


You should have voted for cheezbrgr.

[Neoteny]

Depends on my mood.

Bad!


You should have voted for cheezbrgr.

Bah, I never cast a throwaway vote, kittens and hecter be damned. If a poll does not have an option I can justify agreeing with, I just don't vote.

[thegreekdog]

I'm indifferent. I listen to political music or musicians (e.g. Pearl Jam and Rage Against the Machine) and don't really care about the hypocritical messages.

[aage]

The political Occupy-stuff in 2nd Law album (I listen to Muse sometimes) both entertains and annoys me, idunno. I usually listen to things that are about people, not about laws and countries.

[Symmetry]

Bob Dylan

[kentington]

Green Day bugs the crap out of me.

[Symmetry]

Green Day bugs the crap out of me.

For the politics? Or in general?

[kentington]

For the politics mostly. I could tolerate them if it wasn't for the politics. Mostly because their politics were very hypocritical.

[Symmetry]

For the politics mostly. I could tolerate them if it wasn't for the politics. Mostly because their politics were very hypocritical.

My brother in law (American) won't listen to them after the American Idiot album, for much the same reason. I don't really sympathise with the reason, but I can certainly understand not wanting to listen to them pontificate.

[kentington]

Ah, that Album was just icing on the cake.
I had heard the lead singer speaking in an interview on a talk show or something awhile back. He was saying how much he hated capitalism and how rich people are the bad guys yadda yadda.
But he is a product of capitalism and he is a rich guy trying to look like a regular person. I am annoyed with him as people were with Romney. I would prefer silence.

[Symmetry]

Ah, that Album was just icing on the cake.
I had heard the lead singer speaking in an interview on a talk show or something awhile back. He was saying how much he hated capitalism and how rich people are the bad guys yadda yadda.
But he is a product of capitalism and he is a rich guy trying to look like a regular person. I am annoyed with him as people were with Romney. I would prefer silence.

I'd like it if it was a smarter critique, or maybe some more specific cause. I've got no problem with someone bucking the system that produced them, as long as it's done with a bit more merit, smarts, and musical cleverness.

Greenday, not so much.

[kentington]

Ah, that Album was just icing on the cake.
I had heard the lead singer speaking in an interview on a talk show or something awhile back. He was saying how much he hated capitalism and how rich people are the bad guys yadda yadda.
But he is a product of capitalism and he is a rich guy trying to look like a regular person. I am annoyed with him as people were with Romney. I would prefer silence.

I'd like it if it was a smarter critique, or maybe some more specific cause. I've got no problem with someone bucking the system that produced them, as long as it's done with a bit more merit, smarts, and musical cleverness.

Greenday, not so much.

Yes I agree. Cleverness is always appreciated. But blasting American Idiot. I can't believe American's are willing to buy it. He is laughing all the way to the bank. Also, if he was trying to do something to try to change the system that would be different, but he seems to just complain.

[Symmetry]

Ah, that Album was just icing on the cake.
I had heard the lead singer speaking in an interview on a talk show or something awhile back. He was saying how much he hated capitalism and how rich people are the bad guys yadda yadda.
But he is a product of capitalism and he is a rich guy trying to look like a regular person. I am annoyed with him as people were with Romney. I would prefer silence.

I'd like it if it was a smarter critique, or maybe some more specific cause. I've got no problem with someone bucking the system that produced them, as long as it's done with a bit more merit, smarts, and musical cleverness.

Greenday, not so much.

Yes I agree. Cleverness is always appreciated. But blasting American Idiot. I can't believe American's are willing to buy it. He is laughing all the way to the bank. Also, if he was trying to do something to try to change the system that would be different, but he seems to just complain.

I took it as more an attack on the Bush era, but yeah- it wasn't a smart attack. When September Ends being the smartest song. If everything coming before isn't smart, and everything that follows isn't smart, a catchy tune with a bit of smarts ain't gonna cut the mustard.

A decent single does not an album make.

And urgh- the song they did with U2...