American politics and musicians

[tragabigzanda]

[liebzz]

Billy Strings as a conservative would surprise me. Granted it has nothing to do with anything except he’s running around jam band circles and covering liberal artists, but that math at least adds up in my head.

[liebzz]

No one has mentioned Eric Clapton or Joseph Arthur yet. I am not sure if they are conservative, or really just batshit crazy.

[bodysnatcher]

I find it off-putting when a musician publicly aligns with a specific party or candidate, whether that’s the person or party I’m voting for or not.

[Jorge]

Why

[bodysnatcher]

It just comes across as pandering, grasping for relevance for musicians, or desperate outreach to voters for candidates

[bodysnatcher]

I’d rather rage against the machine than rage within the machine, ya know what I mean man

[Jorge]

You're not against political content in the music but you don't like when they publicly endorse a specific party, is that it?

[bodysnatcher]

You're not against political content in the music but you don't like when they publicly endorse a specific party, is that it?

Right

[Jorge]

I understand

[VinylGuy]

oh the guy from Staind!

[zeb]

oh the guy from Staind!

So do you like him or do you admire him, VG?

[BurtReynolds]

Is any musician under the age of 40 political these days? or is it just 80 year old rock stars?

[BurtReynolds]

and Eminem.

[zeb]

Run The Jewels
Death Grips
Pussy Riot
IDLES
Viagra Boys

Most newer bands seem to be writing about more existential issues (climate, gender, the future) than leaning on the sort of specific attacks you'd expect from historical titans like The Clash or Dead Kennedys.

[zeb]

[rick malone]

Pete Townshend said in 2012 he was a bit of a neocon.

Townshend explained that he likes “the idea of America as the world’s police force.”

[BurtReynolds]

Not sure how it works in the UK. Morrissey seems to be on the outs with the left crowd. Johnny Rotten, too.

[wease]

No one has mentioned Eric Clapton or Joseph Arthur yet. I am not sure if they are conservative, or really just batshit crazy.

I think Clapton has pretty much gone down the MAGA path. Not necessarily for Trump, but certainly holds to a lot of the same beliefs.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Lil Nas X