Check out Neil Young's new album
Neil Young has recorded an anti-war/Bush album called "Living with War" that he will start streaming on his Web site Friday and be released online May 2. Get more information here.
With song titles like "Let's Impeach the President" and "Shock and Awe," the record probably won't go over big with 50 percent of the country. But how many Republicans dig on "Rockin' in the Free World" anyway? This likely is a preach-to-the-choir situation.
I think it's cool that a rocker is taking a stand during a very tumultuous time. It's just sort of disappointing that a 60something rocker is the one doing it. Where are the peeps ONE-THIRD his age? Shouldn't we be the ones with backbone? I can't help feeling that this underlines, once again, the lameness of my generation. But hey, at least our 60s icons aren't dead yet. Maybe we can learn something before they are.
posted by Steve Hyden @ 11:00 AM
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steve, don't you think it's the general direction of discourse in this country that somewhat prohibits an artist speaking out? i mean, i can cite a handful of songs by indie artists that have direct anti-bush overtones, but in the long run, their voices don't really matter. you just know neil young will be blasted on "hannity and colmes" as being unpatriotic, or whatever garbage they choose to spew on that damn program. plus, all the hollywood activism leaves a bad taste in, i would think, all of our mouths. i'm just saying ... 24-hour news coverage, partisan hacks and the complete lack for rational thought (can ANYONE make a joke anymore without being fired?) means voicing, even well-thought out opposition, is going to bring about a storm of unnecessary rhetoric.
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