What is your favorite Leftist rock group?

[FarLeftRage]

Which of these groups do you listen to just for the "message"?

If other, please post.

[DBoon]

1. Other - The Minutemen

and you forgot Gang of Four as well!

[Wickerman]

39. gotta agree with you again D Boon! eom

[mdmc]

61. other - DEAD KENNEDYS

:dem:

[FlashHarry]

2. Ever heard of The Manic Street Preachers?

First 'western' group to play Cuba.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

52. Of course. Kicking up shit since 1989!

[Coventina]

3. I voted for U2 but

I don't listen to them only for the message.

Most of my favorite bands are leftist. I don't know if that is a subconscious choice or if leftists are just better!

Probably the latter!

[Norbert]

4. Other - Red Rockers

China, China

[dolo amber]

5. You should probably

add Rage Against the Machine to your list. Unless they're so far left as to be off the radar. ;)

[dawgman]

7. MY vote was other for RAGE

The. Best. Message. Band. Ever.

[luckyluke]

54. RATM: Music good, message bad

I like their music, but I detest their message. Violence is not the way to go.

-ll

[youngred]

57. They don't call for violence

they may believe in it but how can you disagree with the issues brought up in most/all their songs?

[FarLeftRage]

8. Are they further Left than Anti-flag?

I'm not a RAM fan, that is way I did not include them... :)

[LastKnight]

32. really? your name is 'FarLeftRage' for cripes sake lol NT

[DS1]

14. another vote for Rage

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[leftist_rebel1569]

33. Very much agreed to

:)

[bywho4who]

34. Yes RATM by all means

But only if you want to hear the truth.


Warning the suffer'ers make me speak my words. - calm like a bomb


:smoke: :hippie: :hi:

[libertad]

55. I vote for Rage Against the Machine, also

nt

[quispquake]

6. The Dead Kennedys!!!

At least the Jello Biafra version!!! I do listen to them for the music as well as the 'message' tho...(saw them back in early '81..."This one's for you, Alexander Haig" Jello said as they launched into "Kill the Poor"...)

Great memories!!!
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EDITED TO FIX PUNCTUATION

[GreenArrow]

11. Second that

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[LuCifer]

25. I'll 3rd that

California Uber Alles INDEED!

You mean to tell me they continued WITHOUT Jello? Bet that lasted about as long as Jane's Addiction would without Perry Farrell!!!

Lu Cifer

[BigMcLargehuge]

42. fourthed

bedtime for democracy is a masterpiece

[ajacobson]

9. Clash but...

Bad Religion is awesome too.

[Nailzberg]

10. Pearl Jam

I wasn't gonna forgive the Nader support in 2000, but with a new album and a tour, how can I stay away?

And at least they want to get people interested in voting.

[Red_Storm]

12. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE

[Cat Atomic]

13. Leo Trotsky and the Rotting Czars

No, actually I just made that band up. But it'd be a pretty cool name.

[youngred]

15. Gotta be Rage Against the Machine

but the others are all fantastic too

What about Pennywise, Bob Marley and NOFX?

[whirlygigspin]

17. Consolidated

or Rage Against the Machine, I can't beleive your missed that.

[AntiCoup2K4]

18. So I'm NOT insane? Consolidated really did exist!

For a while there, I thought I was the only one who had heard of them.

They were great during Poppy's administration. Sure could use them right about now :evilgrin:

[whirlygigspin]

20. your wish...

http://www.consolidatedmusic.org/tfm2.htm

you can download a whole cd here

voila!

[Jack The Tab]

38. Funny how a lot of that one album is REALLY applicable now...

the album....um..Friendly Fascism..I listened to it a couple of months ago and was really amazed at how much of it is really relevant now.

[Lefty48197]

16. The Motor City 5

better known as the MC5. They were kind of a vehicle for John Sinclair's White Panther Party to bring their message to the youth of America. The liner notes that John wrote for that album of theirs were inspiring!

[nickgutierrez]

19. System of a Down

... or Rage Against the Machine, or Radiohead, depending on how you qualify "rock" as a genre.

[youngred]

58. Jeez, how did I forget, SOAD is fantastic!

[Digger]

21. I know, I know...

...yeah, I'm old, but...uh...Devo.

[Zomby Woof]

22. RATM

Anti-Flag? *snicker* Tinseltown rebellion, from the suburbs! Gimme Propagandhi instead. :-)

[Dirk39]

23. Gang of Four....

Hello from Germany!

'cause real leftists know that the form is the message, the form is political, much more than the content.Although the content can be left, too. I hate mainstream rock with "left" lyrics. If I'm hardcore, I listen to the Pop Group.
Don't beat me, but I think most U.S. people have problems, understating bands like the Gang of Four:-)


When I was in my mother’s womb
Social structure seemed a simple thing
After birth I cursed my luck
Then went down to breakfast

What I know fills me up
It is an everlasting cup
What I believe will never change
My consolation for the night

Mother had for me an egg
I understood the relations of production
She always provided for me
That’s where I lost my naivety
Stability is in my mind
I associate with my kind
Charity, it fills my heart
To help the poor in africa

Good, yes, you’ve done well
Here is a small prize
The history of the world
Good, yes, you’ve done well
Here is a small prize
The history of the world

[emulatorloo]

30. This US Person says Gang of Four rocks hard n/t

[Dirk39]

37. Sorry comrade, sorry!

I will be a good boy (But as they dance the dollar is falling)
Dirk

[Zero Gravitas]

43. Gang of Four rule!

Dig at the root of the problem (Fly the flag on foreign soil)
It breaks your new dreams daily (H-block Long Kesh)
Fathers contradictions (Censor six counties news)
And breaks your new dreams daily (each day more deaths)

[CanuckAmok]

46. To hell with poverty...we'll get drunk on cheap wine!

The first of my old LPs I burned to my hard-drive were Entertainment and Solid Gold.

[whirlygigspin]

45. Meat Beat Manifesto

I should add, and Paris for at least one song or two.

[g_philli]

24. Beastie Boys

RATM, Pearl Jam, and Radiohead are all good choices too.

[mitchum]

26. MC5, Gang of Four, and The Pop Group

[Dirk39]

68. Pop Group: These are song-titles....

We are all prostitutes
Everyone has their price
And you too will learn to live the lie
Aggression
Competition
Ambition
Consumer Fascism
Capitalism is the most barbaric of all religions
How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?
Forces of Oppression
Feed the Hungry
One Out of Many (Last Poets arr.)
Blind Faith
How Much Longer Do we Tolerate Mass Murder?
Justice
There Are No Spectators
Communicate
Rob a Bank
We Are All Prostitutes
Blind Faith
Amnesty Report
Feed the Hungry
Where There's a Will
Forces of Oppression
Spanish Inquistion
No Spectators

you get the idea. Subtle it isn't, but then again it never fails to get me fisting the air like a fool come play time, so the job is done

Dirk

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

27. u2 but..

the goo goo dolls rock my socks

check out the song flat top

[JanMichael]

28. How the F*CK did you forget RATM?????

BTW they're my fav:-)

[psychopomp]

29. Again for the record

BAD BRAINS!! If ya don't know, now ya know!

[LastKnight]

31. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE

HOW can their be a more politically loaded band than RAGE?

look up thier lyrics for any of the following songs and you will see how freakin far to the left they are...

Testify
Freedom
Vietnow
Mic Check
Bullet in the Head
Township Rebellion
Killing in the name of...
Wake up
Know your enemy

or any of thier original songs, and quite a bit of thier covers too.

that and Tom Morello is possibly the most innovative guitarist in today's music the whole turntable-ish sound he pulls outta his ibenez and teles... one of the reasons i own a guitar.

Tim Commerford is probably the best living bassist for rock...

Brad wilk with the driving drums...

and Zach De La Rocha is just sheer energy and, for lack of a better word... rage.

peace

-LK

[HuckleB]

35. Spaccanapoli

They may be Italian, but they're the real deal in every way.

[piece sine]

36. Rage Aginst the Machine comes to mind

I'm iffy on the rest in comparison.

[Abaques]

40. boysetsfire

Seriously, if you haven't heard them, and you probably haven't, check them out. Meaningful and intelligent music and lyrics played and sung with a passion. Kind of melodic hardcore style of music.


www.boysetsfire.com






PS - So why aren't Rage Against the Machine or Bad Religion options? Both are leftist and both are very good.

Of the options I'll take Anti-Flag.

[U2Fanatic]

41. U2 is my favorite band!

but that's probably pretty obvious. Another favorite leftist band of mine is The Police.

[Room101]

44. RATM RATM RATM

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - no contest even though they brok up.

[FDRrocks]

47. Propagandhi

did them, send me a PM with your thoughts, Purina Hall of Fame is my fav song.

[Lindsey]

48. Coldplay looks to be a new and upcoming

socially conscious group of guys. That song "A Rush of Blood to the Head" is awesome (the eitire CD is awesome)!

[Brewman_Jax]

49. Chumbawumba

Adding to the list.

[trigz]

50. The Pogues! n/t

[supernova]

51. If I Should Fall From Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story

If you like the Pogues, you might be interested in this documentary about Shane.




http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00008R9LB/qid=1068214739/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/103-7531984-4970217?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846

[LWolf]

53. Hugh Blumenfeld

http://home.earthlink.net/~h2jukebox/mjdh.html

[Terran]

56. Midnight Oil

You youngins may not remember them, from the early 1990's. "Beds Are Burning" is one of the best political rock songs ever done. I still get goosebumps.

[supernova]

60. Adore Midnight Oil

They are amazing...

[kwolf68]

65. Hey now

Don't forget "Blue Sky Mine"...Midnight Oil really cut thru to me while I was bashing away at metal...Glad to discover bands like Midnight Oil, REM and U2.

My vote for best leftist group however has to be given to the Holy Grail of brilliance:

BAD RELIGION....

[meegbear]

59. Roger Waters

Great anti-war stuff.

[Digger]

70. Yes

Waters is one of my all time favorites as a lyricist and a performer.

"The Wall" is a masterpiece, but "Amused To Death" is as good as anti-war music can get. IMO of course.

[T_i_B]

62. Asian Dub Foundation

Very political, very left wing and I can also assure you that they really rock live. It's a shame that more people have not heasrd of them.

[FarLeftRage]

63. Well now...

This is what I get for posting a "quick poll"...

I left out some very important groups, of which I will not forget.

BTW, I like RATM's political message, I'm just not a fan.

My name "FarLeftRage" comes from what I would go into back in the days when I had no computer and was stuck watching the mofo corpoRATe newscasts...

[durutti]

64. I Know Anti-Flag and The Code (Personally)

Neither of them have any idea what they're talking about.

[jonnyblitz]

66. LOL

that is funny! :)

[Zomby Woof]

71. I knew it

See my above post on my take on Anti Flag.

[Jonte_1979]

67. Radiohead (nt.)

[aquaman]

69. Fugazi

....

[sasquatch]

72. Motorhead

Good Album:thumbsup: