I was just sitting here listening to some SOAD, and started to wonder who everyone else thought some of the better "politically" driven songwriters of the last few years were?..
IMO, it has been System of a Down and Rage Against the Machine hands down, i dont think anyone can hold a candle to them..
anyone else have any input?
"i asked a toothless man, who all these people were and, he said the soapmakers...and we are workin workin"
Very good choices my good friend. Both bands rock and kick a$$.
indeed..
great thing is tho, some bands may write a song or two being "politically" driven, but with System, every song they write you can convey a meaning from it...
"i asked a toothless man, who all these people were and, he said the soapmakers...and we are workin workin"
System is playing up in Hampton in August. I'm going to try and go...I would love to see them live.
noone will write more politically driven songs any better than rapper immortal technique, his brilliance is unparallel to any that I have ever heard in that department.
Lamb of God is another good one
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Zack De La Rocha compares to none. Every RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE SONG is a story of life and how most never see and wanna see it nor care to see it. People of the Sun, Freedom, etc etc. SOAD is a good band but their songs arent "political" as many thinks. Serj and Darron write more about what pisses them off politically than actual historical lessons, different views and what can be done to change them. RATM provides web links in the booklets to go and research for yourself the subject matter of their songs. This is a good topic, Dropkick Murphys also put a good flavor on the political/history scene with their songs. But like I said before RATM harkens back to the 60's with its content driven songs. If they get air play fine, if they dont thats fine too, someone is gonna get the message.
Yeah, we better turn tha bass up on this one
Check it, since 1516 minds attacked and overseen
Now crawl amidst the ruins of this empty dream
Wit their borders and boots on top of us
Pullin' knobs on the floor of their toxic metropolis
But how you gonna get what you need ta get?
Tha gut eaters, blood drenched get offensive like Tet
Tha fifth sun sets get back reclaim
Tha spirit of Cuahtemoc alive an untamed
Now face tha funk now blastin' out ya speaker, on tha one Maya, Mexica
That vulture came ta try and steal ya name
But now you got a gun, yeah this is for the people of the sun
Corrosion of Conformity is another good one. Songs like Vote With A Bullet and Long Whip/Big America come to mind immediately.
"There he goes, one of Gods own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die"
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