Neil Young Sings "Impeach the President"
Neil Young is releasing a secretly-recorded album entirely against Bush! I can't wait.
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And all shall be well and / All manner of thing shall be well / When the tongues of flame are in-folded / Into the crowned knot of fire / And the fire and the rose are one. — T.S. Eliot
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I am feeling all tingly now.
I don't think the music industry lacks the *ability* at all. There is all sorts of talent out there. What is lacking is something different.
There is a place for protest music, but is should be more than character assasination and glorified hate speech. Perhaps Neil Young's music will live up to that. I think I'll let others pass along the good pieces. I'm skeptical to the point of disinterest.
Doug
2) It's hard to imagine an entire album on the subject if it's nothing but 'hate speech.' Who would listen to sixty minutes of 'Bush sucks'?
People who watch Michael Moore films,perhaps? That guy can't keep his facts straight to save his life. On a non-Bush related issue, he actually said that the folks at Lockheed Martin near Columbine, CO are involved in nuclear weapons production. They do design and manufacture space launch vehicles, but that's a far cry from a missile. Even if it were true, which it wasn't, it would have been quite a stretch to connect it with Columbine. That's just one example of fact twisting that Michael Moore is famous for. He regularly twists things to make his point, glossing over or ignoring the truth on a regular basis. As successful as his anti-Bush film was, it wouldn't be a bit surprising to me if a music artist came up with 60 minutes of "Bush sucks" which sold quite well in certain political circles.
Certain groups actually like to hear that kind of talk, if for no other reason than that it reinforces their preconceived ideas and helps them justify their own hatred. My aunt is a perfect example of an intelligent, yet blind Bush hater.
Doug
More to the point, Neil Young is not Michael Moore. He's a talented musician and storyteller, and his album has about as much chance at becoming hate speech as the most recent Sufjan Stevens album had at becoming propaganda for the Illinois Bureau of Tourism.
I will have to defer to you regarding Neil Young, since I am not terribly familiar with him. I formed my initial impressions based on the phrase "secretly-recorded album entirely against Bush!" That strikes me as very Michael Mooreish, but it entirely possible (even likely) that I am wrong.
Post sometime on how it turns out, please. If it is intelligent and decently done (not merely character assasination), it would probably be worth listening to.
Doug