Political punk...

Rage against the machine?

Yeah, Rage is political, but I'm not sure their punk. Who cares...Rage is awesome. It's a shame that Audioslave can't be that great. Damn Zack having to go and make crappy industrial music.

hello?

so apparantly no one on this thread has heard of the Dead Kennedys, the crucif&ks, Jodie Foster's Army, or Millions of Dead Cops? the feederz? the no wto combo?

oh, and since punk is confined to no one genre, rage is a punk band

punk is punk. Rage is nu-metal. I hate to use that term, cause Nu-metal blows...but that's technically what they are.

where did everybody go?

im stil here ... and i like Anti-Flag .. 😄

Yeah, they're very good. And Tom Morello(from RATM and Audioslave) produced their newest album.

Originally posted by SAtown_punk
They are not saying they hate America! They are saying they hate the way the country is being run! Bush is a liar! There is no denying this! And for centuies, people have written about travesties that their countries have been part of. Nobody wants to leave America because it is the greatest country on this planet. So much freedom. And it's that freedom that gives us political "punks" the right to express our opinions. we don't have to leave the country because we refuse to conform and be treated like dogs. F*CK THAT! I have my own lyrics about how this country is being run and how we are being treated and lied to. Why is it that only a select few can see this? What is so hard to see? My God! THE BANDS AND ARTISTS THAT TAKE A STAND AGAINST THE INJUSTICES THAT ARE BEING FORCED UPON US ARE THE ONES WHO TRULY LOVE THIS COUNTRY!

This is a very good point, and one that I feel strongly about as well.

Okay, I admit I only read the first and last page on this thread. Did anyone mention Jello Biafra? lol, I don't know if it's possible to talk about political punk without mentioning him. Some hate him some love him. I am always intrigued by what he has to say and his experiences that he so wonderfully likes to share.

And I feel the only reason why political music is coming back and being revived is because of the state of the world right now. And it's not only limited to punk there are so many political rappers out there.

No matter what genre of music you prefer, the message is the same. Somethings got to change and I thank all of the musicians who take it seriously.......

I really like Dead Kennedys.

Originally posted by mah
So, does anyone here listen to some real traditional anti-establishment punk bands? I'm talking Anti-Flag, Propagandhi, Operation Ivy..etc.etc.

I love it 😮‍💨

Anti-Flag, NoFX, Jello Biafra, Bad Religion, as well as non-punk political bands like SOAD and RATM... Love the lyrics and the music. Course it probably helps that many people would consider me a relatively extreme liberal... I don't consider myself to be "extreme", because I know people that are much more liberal... But I'm told that a lot.