Politically Incorrect
May 18, 2008 by Nick
“I am never listening to John Mellencamp again, he is against the war and President Bush”. If I had a nickel for everytime I heard some dumbass say that to me I would have a lot of nickels in my pocket. I cannot understand where this sentiment is coming from. First of all if you base your musical choices off a musicians political or personal beliefs you are a dumbass. I am pretty sure 99% of the music anyone I listen to is performed by people that engage or believe in things I do not agree with, and I am ok with that. I listen to their music because it moves me in one way or another and even if they write about a subject I do not agree with is there anything wrong with a song that makes you think? I personally do not take heroin but I like to listen to Nirvana, Alice In Chains, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Guns N’ Roses, Gram Parsons, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers to name a few. All of the bands have documented cases of heroin abuse.
Musicians have been singing against war for decades. Try listening to “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival, “For What It’s Worth” by Buffalo Springfield, or “Masters of War” by Bob Dylan. Musicians have been raging against the machine since the beginning of time. That is what they do. I do not think any rock musician was attending Young Republican meetings in between guitar lessons when they were younger. If you are going to base your music selections based on your personal or political beliefs then you are going to have a very limited amount of music to choose from. The good news is I have a suggestion for you. Enjoy the video below.
Later,Nick
“Obama ‘08″
Posted in Nick's Rants
It comes from the sentiment that people want to be entertained by musicians without having to sift through a bunch of political rhetoric. I am actually growing sick of big headed musicians (not including Todd) and hollywood pompous asses pushing their political views on me. This may be out of place, but while we’re on the topic of Johnny Cougar, I was also hoping for at least one Mellencampesque rock anthem type track on his latest release. Instead, all I got was reminder after reminder about how f’ing old he’s getting. I can’t wait to raise my warm $8 budweiser to the great Mellen-choly as he rocks “Don’t need this Body” onstage at Memorial Hall. It sounds to me like he is already dead…RIP John J Mellencamp, RIP