Hearts, Minds And Songs
In case you miised the Hearts And Minds special on protest music the other night, here it is. A special cheer for Cara Robinson and Anto from the Tin Pot Operation, who made a tidy case for music with a message.
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Comment number 1.
At 18:10 19th Feb 2009, Cadazian wrote:Music without a message is also music with a message, or the gallery wall without paintings, it's a statement.
I had a chart thrash metal album in the states, ( only NI person to do so?) and the message there was 'money'.
When I was in East Berlin, bashing the heck out of oil drums, it was just easier than waiting for a car crash to mike up,
and given the nature of trabi on trabi accidents, a metal sound couldn't be guaranteed.
The idea of not saying anything is political.
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