[Powderworks] Seeking Oilish Music With A Conscience
Virgil Thomas Alexander Morant
vmorant@wcoil.com
Sun, 7 Sep 2003 21:45:03 -0400
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Wankers of the world,
On this subject of band recommendations, I was surprised by some =
omissions from everyone's recommendations. Looking here at Bruce's list =
of topics and his question of which bands sing important songs on those =
topics, I have to mention these groups myself, since no one else has.
environmental and eco- intelligence or lack thereof
Limp Bizkit.
industrialization, urbanization
BoyzIIMen. And, of course, Sean Puff Daddy P. Diddy Reefer Madness =
Combs.
economics - capitalism, centrally planned, pros and cons, etc...
Britney. Need I say more?
war and peace
Now, if no one mentions Edwin Starr under the topic of war, then the end =
of the world is indeed nigh. Have ye workers no sense of pop music =
history? Top 40. Huh! Good Gawd, ya'll! What is it good for!
poverty
social justice
technology and change
Justin.
Justin.
Justin and Justin.
Usw . . . usw . . . .
If, by the way, Bruce, you'd care for a serious recommendation, check =
out Billy Bragg's album Back to Basics. The whole record is just Bragg =
and his guitar. That crazy, guitar-strumming socialist sings some tunes =
on a number of the topics you asked about.
For my money, though, the best song on that record is A New England, =
which is just a bittersweet love song with only the slightest intimation =
of politics.
You might also think about some of the more high-falutin' composers for =
your exploration of the link between music and social and political =
issues. There have been some who wrote pieces named for or dedicated to =
particular causes or major modern historical events. They're worth =
listening to, even though many of them have no words. That might open =
up a new window, but I shan't open it here on the list. You can email =
me privately if that catches your interest. I played music for history =
students years ago myself, so I'm down with that--y'know wh'am sayin'!
-Virgil.
Virgil T. Morant
Former Manager of Hall & Oates & Morant, LLC
The Most Soulful Limited Liability Company in History
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Wankers of the world,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">On this subject of band =
recommendations, I was=20
surprised by some omissions from everyone's recommendations. =
Looking here=20
at Bruce's list of topics and his question of which bands sing important =
songs=20
on those topics, I have to mention these groups myself, since no =
one else=20
has.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>environmental and eco- intelligence or lack thereof</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Limp Bizkit.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>industrialization, urbanization</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">BoyzIIMen. And, of course, =
Sean Puff=20
Daddy P. Diddy Reefer Madness Combs.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>economics - capitalism, centrally planned, pros and cons, =
etc...</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Britney. Need I say =
more?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV>war and peace</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Now, if no one mentions Edwin Starr =
under the=20
topic of <EM>war</EM>, then the end of the world is indeed nigh. =
Have ye=20
workers no sense of pop music history? Top 40. Huh! =
Good Gawd,=20
ya'll! What is it good for!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE=20
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<DIV>poverty</DIV>
<DIV>social justice</DIV>
<DIV>technology and change</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Justin.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Justin.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Justin and Justin.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Usw . . . usw . . . .</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">If, by the way, Bruce, you'd care =
for a=20
serious recommendation, check out Billy Bragg's album <EM>Back to=20
Basics</EM>. The whole record is just Bragg and his guitar. =
That=20
crazy, guitar-strumming socialist sings some tunes on a number of the =
topics you=20
asked about.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">For my money, though, the best song =
on that=20
record is <EM>A New England</EM>, which is just a bittersweet love song =
with=20
only the slightest intimation of politics.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">You might also think about some of =
the more=20
high-falutin' composers for your exploration of the link between music =
and=20
social and political issues. There have been some who wrote pieces =
named=20
for or dedicated to particular causes or major modern historical =
events. =20
They're worth listening to, even though many of them have no =
words. That=20
might open up a new window, but I shan't open it here on the list. =
You can=20
email me privately if that catches your interest. I played =
music for=20
history students years ago myself, so I'm down with that--y'know wh'am=20
sayin'!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">-Virgil.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Virgil T. Morant<BR>Former Manager =
of Hall=20
& Oates & Morant, LLC<BR>The Most Soulful Limited Liability =
Company in=20
History</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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