Do you buy shit music based solely on political ideology?

[Beware the Beast Man]

Is there an artist you didn't give two titties and a donut about until you found out they were liberal?

I felt that way about John Denver. He fuckin' rules, man.

[ghostsofgiants]

1. I'd probaly disregard bands because they're conservatives...

But I wouldn't buy shitty music just because a band is liberal. Good Charlotte, for example, are liberals, but they remain one of my most despised bands of all time.

[Beware the Beast Man]

2. Yeah. Them and Green Day.

[Zuni]

10. Green day fucking blow

sorry. pop punk is a lame ass musical genre

[ghostsofgiants]

13. I don't hate Green Day, but they're definitely ridiculously overrated

[henslee]

52. I like them. I like that they stick together. That they don't deviate

from what they essentially are -- a garage punk rock band. They have grown on me. I like that they don't fuck with the formula. If I had to have a band become big, I am glad it is them.

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

59. ...

:cry:

You'd hate my band.

[defiant1]

3. Here, here....

There are plenty of bands whose views I respect but whose music is awful.

[Kellanved]

4. actually yes

Ok, shit music might be saying too much. But yeah, by merely musical criteria neither of those would have ended up on my CD shelf.






:P

[tigereye]

25. what?

Bach, probably the greatest classical composer ever, wouldn't have ended up on your shelf without some ideological component? Oh, KV.

[Kellanved]

47. look closer

;-)

The third musician from the left.

[tigereye]

57. Yeltsin?

my eyes ain't as good as they used to be. Enlighten me, please. :)

[Kellanved]

60. Helmut Schmidt

:D

[I Have A Dream]

5. I bought the Dixie Chicks' CD.

Their music is probably really good to someone who likes that kind of music, but I don't like it. However, I figured that they were probably losing a lot of sales because they had the courage to speak up about B*, so I wanted to support them. I'm glad that I did!

[TrogL]

65. So did I, and I hate country music

[DS1]

6. Oh fucking hell no

and, conversely, I don't avoid music or movies with known and DU scorned right-wingers just because they are right-wing

[Rabrrrrrr]

9. What?! You mean, you go to Bruce Willis movies?!?!!?!

But he's the enemy!!!!!!!!!! Waaaaah waaaaaah :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: Wahhhhhhhh!!! You've invaded my comfort zone, waaaaaaahhh!! Liberals don't support rightwing artists, waaaaaaah. You're not a REAL liberal because you disagree with me!!!! WAAAAAAH!!!







And for one last good effect,






WAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!

[DS1]

11. You think I'm going to deprive myself of Monica Bellucci running

around all hot and sweaty in Africa with her shirt half open just because Bruce Willis is in it?

I THINK NOT Good sir, I think NOT

[Rabrrrrrr]

14. Freeper!

I wouldn't pass that up, either, quite honestly. :-)

I wish they'd put me in charge of hollywood - the whole movie would be her running. Fuck "plot" and "story" - let's see her running! Same with Natalie Portman.

Let's have movies that are just the hot babes bathing, showering, running, covering themselves with whipped cream and chocolate, that sort of stuff.

[DS1]

15. running and moaning and playing in sprinklers

[Rabrrrrrr]

17. Nakedly tossing muffins to each other in a field of heather

[DS1]

glistening with water droplets

and tugging aside their panties

[Rabrrrrrr]

23. Accidentally spilling barrels of baby oil, forcing them to roll around

for a couple hours in the spill

[DS1]

29. then standing over a subway ventilation grate

and doing their best Marilyn Monroe impersonations

[DS1]

32. o fuck it

[Hugin]

33. Oh, my!

8)

[Rabrrrrrr]

34. Is that progmom?

[DS1]

36. yeah, progmom's got a fine rack alright

you should see the _other_ pictures :wow:







:hide:

[Rabrrrrrr]

39. .

:wow: :wow: :wow:

[mitchum]

55. Your instructions in the subject line are absolutely unnecessary

I already knew what to do! :)


Oh,,,and thanks for the photo

[Rabrrrrrr]

35. Playing naked volleyball on the beach

[DS1]

38. then frolicing in the surf

and asking for lotion application

[Rabrrrrrr]

41. And accidentally applying it in the wrong spots

with lots of giggling and bouncing and request to throw the ball back and forth again but their hands are too slippery to hold it so they keep dropping...

[DS1]

42. and falling out of their way too small tops

while dreamily sucking on lolipops

[Rabrrrrrr]

45. And loofah-ing each other to sudsy perfection in the shower

[DS1]

46. then climbing aboard the sybian for a volumous climactic ending

:D

[Rabrrrrrr]

48. I gotta go take a shower...

[DS1]

49. *brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr*

:hide:

[Rabrrrrrr]

50. Wow, these posts are still here!

Man, that was a cold shower.

But essential.

[DS1]

53. yes?

Have you seen my windows wallpaper?



mmmm Monica

still, my desktop at home is better :evilgrin:

[Rabrrrrrr]

54. Nice!

:woohoo:

:pant:

[LynneSin]

21. So you went to see "The Passion of the Christ"

seriously - admit it!!

She was Mary Magdeline

[Rabrrrrrr]

26. And she was hot!

[progmom]

7. It's the same problem I have with people who buy crappy Christian Music.

My brother used to be heavily involved in Christian Youth groups and listened primarily to "Christian Music" - you know....really bad pop/rap/metal that only sells because it mentions God. I mean - that shit was atrocious, but he ate it up.

So yeah - I have to appreciate the music on an aesthetic level first.

[tjwmason]

27. Agreed

Christian rock is wetter than a dish-cloth still floating in the sink - I can't see why anybody buys it. :crazy:

[Rabrrrrrr]

8. Politics are irrelevant. The art stands on its own, or fails on its own.

Though I make one exception for hate music and white supremacy music and black supremacy and (insert race, demographic, culture, whatever) supremacy music.

If I don't like a person's music, I sure as hell ain't gonna start liking it just because I find out their a flaming liberal. Nor will I hate a music because I find out it's a flaming freeper.

Judging the merit of art on the politics of the artist is assinine.

[last_texas_dem]

12. Hmmm

Well I did look into Steve Earle after I heard the controversy surrounding the politics in his songs with Jerusalem, but it turned out to be a pretty good album.

Otherwise, an artist being liberal may make me get into their music more than I already did (I like pretty much everything), but is not the sole basis for me liking their music. And there are a handful of artist that even knowing their liberal doesn't make me like their music any more.

[tigereye]

28. but Steve Earle is good and political

not good because he's political.

[last_texas_dem]

51. Yeah I agree

He's just an example of an artist I initially looked into solely based upon his politics, 'cause I usually don't do that.

[tigereye]

56. I do sometimes, but usually I like them and their music

Steve Earle is amazing. Would love to see one of his shows sometime.

[tjwmason]

16. No - I don't let ideology affect me.

The world of classical music is far less politicised (thankfully), and quite frankly I've got no idea what (if any) political ideas various choirs, orchestras, soloists &c. have expressed.

I would note, finally, that recently Wagner was performed in Israel for the first time - that is a major step forward to my mind.

[Midlodemocrat]

18. Well, yes and no.

I did buy Green Day's album because of the ideology, but I probably won't listen to it too much.

Same for the new Rolling Stones CD.

I did it more for support than anything else.

[tigereye]

31. actually the new Rolling Stones album

is supposed to be quite good, more like their old-style stuff.

[LynneSin]

19. I tried listening to that new Stone's "Sweet Neo-Con"

I'd rather have root canal without novocaine.

And I adore Green Day!!! Just because they happen to put out an album that actualy appealed to more than 3 people in this world doesn't make their music crap!

[Midlodemocrat]

24. I liked that song.

I haven't listened to the rest of the CD, though.

[underpants]

20. Yes-I buy every new Ted Nugent album

His later work is deeply introspective and astute in today's paradigm

[Initech]

22. I usually dont let political idealogy affect what music I listen to...

Doesnt matter if the band is liberal or conservative, if the music sucks, it sucks!

[johnnie]

30. I buy music I like

If the music is good, it's good (to me).

[ronnykmarshall]

37. Hell no.

I love Loretta Lynn and don't care that she's a republican.

and on the flip side I once was told that I should "support queer music" ..... this was from an ex of mine that was very politcal. Well, some of this "music" was crap.

[motely36]

40. I bought all of the Dixie Chicks CDs

after they dissed Bush in London

[Deep13]

43. Part of my ideology is not to buy crap.

Mega ditto on Denver, though.

Springsteen is very talented, but I still don't like him. Just not my kind of sound.

Most of those gingoist so-called country singers are not something I would listen to anyway.

[mvd]

44. I love most "liberal music"

Like Green Day, Dixie Chicks, Bruce Springsteen, Indigo Girls, etc.

Not crazy about Bright Eyes or Ani DiFranco, but they have both made good liberal songs - so I don't rule any liberal artist out.

[meganmonkey]

58. I got into Steve Earle that way -

his John Walker's Blues...heard a bit about it on NPR or something and bought that album. Now I am a big fan.

[Gregorian]

63. I loved Steve Earle the moment he covered Breed.

That blew me off my feet. I had seen him playing with bluegrass musicians. Then suddenly WHAM! That was so cool.

[jpgray]

61. Hell, I buy shit music just to listen to the shittiness

It's why I'm a proud Soft Machine fan. :patriot:

Would I buy shit music I wasn't interested in hearing? No.

[Gregorian]

62. Bruce Springstein

When I saw him on stage with Kerry, he got a free pass from me. Never liked him before that, because I thought he was a repub.

And just the opposite. Billion Dollar Babies can rot in hell. Damnit! I liked Alice Cooper, too.

And then there's Wesley Willis. Gotta love him.

[MrSlayer]

64. No, good music is good music and shit is shit.

I don't really care what politics artists follow. Liberal or not John Denver sucked.