there were lyrics this whole time?!
there were lyrics this whole time?!
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I mean, it's possible to like bands but not buy into their ideologies. I love Propagandhi but don't agree with all of their positions. Pretending that they don't have those positions so you never have to interrogate your own positions is the essence of being a poser though.
True, but if politics are deeply baked into a genre it is part of the genre. Post 9/11 country is pretty right wing, I accept that, if I’m listening to it I accept I’ll get right wing content unless I seek out left wing country. Similarly if I’m listening to Appalachian folk music of the early-mid 20th Century It’s gonna be communist as all hell. It was a genre defined in part by its association with a location and time and the politics within it, namely being extremely pro unionization.
Punk is similar but it broke containment. Punk is deeply tied to anarchism and antifascism. There are punk musicians, including famous and foundational ones who aren’t, like the Sex Pistols, but the by the time the genre had solidified anarchism ran in its veins. If I go to a random punk show I expect far left, anti bigotry, anti authoritarian themes in the same way I expect themes of romance and desire at a pop show. It isn’t necessary to keep and it certainly doesn’t need to be in every song, but it’s expected and it’s inversion will be something notable.
any mid century appelachian folk recs? im staunchly pro union, sounds like my jam
Pete Seeger is the iconic one for good reason
Not Appalachian, but Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly are both excellent. Smithsonian Folkways has collected hours and hours of their recordings.
And look up the Bristol Sessions.
I mean, it's possible to like bands but not buy into their ideologies.
I would think that's pretty rare, except from people who absolutely do not pay attention to the lyrics or do not know how to interpret their meaning.
Propagandhi is actually a good example of a band that has some stances that you may not adhere to, but still find enjoyment in the spirit of the lyrics.
I can wave the black and red flag with them, while still eating meat and not liking hockey.
I never really considered veganism a political view... But I do like Morrissey, even though I also like meat. However, I'm not really into Meat is Murder specifically. I don't agree with the lyrics and it's not that great musically either 🤷🏻♂️
However, veganism isn't really a harmful ideology, either. I can disagree with them and still respect them. It's much harder (for me, impossible) to respect a white supremacist or other harmful/hateful groups. I have heard plenty of country songs that definitely have that kind of views embedded in it. Fuck those bands.
I should maybe clarify - I don't find their veganism to be problematic. I just mean that I can sing along to songs like 'meat is still murder' without agreeing with that specific bit. But then the song 'nation states' comes on and I'm back to walking hand in hand with them waving an anarchy flag.
[Edit to add:
I never really considered veganism a political view…
I don't necessarily consider it a political view. But it is a moral view, and the places where morals bump up against each other is the political part. To me.]
I hope not. I really enjoy immersing myself in political spheres I don't necessarily agree with just to see what makes them tick, it's really interesting to me and humanizes people I might otherwise hate as a matter of principle. Music turns out to be a really easy way to do this.
I can't imagine I'm the only one, though it's definitely not something I often see online.
I love classical music, but am not very religious. I'm guessing this situation, at least, is somewhat common.
Yeah and gospel music is a more extreme version of that. The religious elements can make me uncomfortable at times, but fuck if it isn’t good music.
I love the flute solos by Adolf H. Classic. Never looked into the guy.
It's called cognitive dissonance, when a person holds two conflicting ideas or beliefs. It's stressful to acknowledge the conflict and change beliefs and behaviours, so people instead do mental gymnastics to justify holding both.
Mental gymnastics = very painful for anyone but participating in the sport