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:	post by the_taste_of_cigarettes at 2004-08-23 19:01:40

Dissector said:

how many songs can you really listen to that's all about drinking someone's blood?

Countless amounts of songs. Yeah they do have a right to express their opinions through music, and all the power to them. It just doesn't tickle my fancy though. I listen to metal for entertainment and fun, not to get a lecture. If I wanted to know whats going on with the politricks of society I'd read the newspaper.

I agree that politics in music can not only be quickly outdated, but often come across as preachy and defy the mood I'm in.

however, I think what you said actually proves WHY there IS politics in music. These people think what they are writing about is so important that it can't wait till you read the paper. They want you thinking about it and acting now, because it's something that might have an immediacy to it.

Granted, not every song about every political topic is really that urgent, but that's the mentality behind it -- hear a good song, and learn something while you're at it. This is why The Smiths released "Meat Is Murder".

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