The latest tune by the prolific socially conscious singer-songwriter is a scathing indictment of the U.S.’s healthcare system, written in the wake of the shooting death of the UnitedHealthcare CEO. He also borrows from another brilliant satirist. pulling the melody from John Prine’s “Fish and Whistle”. Welles released two albums in 2024, including one of the best protest albums of […]
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Music reflects society and is often influenced by the political climate. This sampling of socially conscious albums features a diversity of artists, genres, and political issues. The albums are presented in alphabetical order. Many of the writeups were reused from what I previously wrote. ANNIVERSARY by Adeem the Artist Anniversary – Adeem The Artist The latest album by the country […]
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I recently listened to 186 albums from 1974. I posted a video of my top 25 albums, along with publishing my list of 74 albums. With Rolling Stone now publishing their list (after mine!), I thought it would be fun to compare lists. Also check out the following 74 Songs Of 74 playlist.
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Here is a sampling of some of the socially conscious music released in October. Songs/Videos: Let’s Get FREER – Silent Jungle After being in prison for 22 years, “Let’s Get FREER” is Silent Jungle’s first recording since his release. “This is the first thing anyone’s gonna hear from me as a FREE man. So this is just me walking back […]
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I recently changed the name of my YouTube channel from Ongoing History of Protest Music to My Epic Soundtrack to A Mundane Existence. Although it will still periodically focus on socially conscious music, the YouTube channel will be broader in scope and focus on music I connect to personally. The website will still mostly focus on protest music but occasionally […]
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Meryl Streek, from artist’s Bandcamp Here is a sampling of some of the political albums released in October. NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD – Godspeed You! Black Emperor The title of the 8th studio album by the Canadian post-rock band is a reference of those who died during the Gaza genocide between October 7, 2023-February 13, 2024. […]
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As previously mentioned, I recently did a 1974 deep dive, I listened to 186 albums and a whole lot of songs. These are my 25 favorites tunes. I previously posted a top 25 album video. I’m also planning on recording two videos devoted to the 10 best protest songs and albums. Also check out the following 74 Songs Of 74 playlist, […]
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Starting recording in the late 50s long-time singer-songwriter and activist Barbara Dane died on October 20, 2024, at 97. She had earned praise from Louis Armstong who described her as “a gasser!” and Bob Dylan who wrote an open letter to Broadside magazine in 1964 saying of Dane “we need more kind a people like that people that can’t go against […]
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As part of a recent 1974 deep dive, I listened to 185 albums (gone up since I posted the video). The video features my 25 favorites. I’m also posting my list of my 74 favorite albums of the year. The first 25 will include the notes I used as the basis of the video. Even though I’m doing the music […]
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From the artist’s Bandcamp “There’s no better songwriter alive than Kris Kristofferson,” Willie Nelson stated at a 2009 BMI award ceremony for Kristofferson. “Everything he writes is a standard, and we’re all just going to have to live with that.” Sadly, singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson died on September 28, 2024, at the age of 88. Although he achieved success as a […]
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