Libertarian Bands (And Songs?)

[DeadheadForPaul]

I really wish there was a libertarian version of Rage Against the Machine - nothing fires me up quite like them...it's a shame that they're a bunch of Reds

any libertarian bands out there?

songs?

There's gotta be - lot of people with good music taste in the liberty movement

 

[Elwar]

YouTube - MTV's Aimee Allen, Ron Paul Anthem Music Video MUST SEE!!

 

[Fredom101]

I really wish there was a libertarian version of Rage Against the Machine - nothing fires me up quite like them...it's a shame that they're a bunch of Reds

any libertarian bands out there?

songs?

There's gotta be - lot of people with good music taste in the liberty movement

I've often thought the same thing!
I wish Rage were anarcho-CAPITALISTS instead of anarcho-COMMIES, but I love their energy and anti-government lyrics.

 

[Fredom101]

Rush is one of my favorites, and they have a lot of libertarian-oriented songs and lyrics. Rise Against has great energy too but I'm pretty sure they're socialists. There's an obscure punk band called Against Me that are anarchists...I haven't figured out if they are the principled kind or the nutty commie kind yet though..

 

[haaaylee]

Rush is one of my favorites, and they have a lot of libertarian-oriented songs and lyrics. Rise Against has great energy too but I'm pretty sure they're socialists. There's an obscure punk band called Against Me that are anarchists...I haven't figured out if they are the principled kind or the nutty commie kind yet though..

yes, there are anarchist bands like 'against me' and 'anti-flag'. they are punk rock bands. actually, within punk/hardcore music you'll find a lot of bands with political songs, those just may be the most well known. (and no, i would not say against me are the nuttie commy kind. "white people for peace" is a really good song about war.)


there is also 'state radio' that has some good political tracks.

 

[JeNNiF00F00]

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[teamrican1]

Rush and Blues Traveler are probably the two most famous true libertarian bands, but a lot of great bands, including Black Sabbath, Metallica, and MegaDeath have libertarian or anti-statist songs.

 

[Sentient Void]

KMFDM (techno-industrial - I don't like most of their songs, but a few are good and very political) and Muse (rock - they kick ass)

Muse - Uprising
KMFDM - New American Century
KMFDM - Anarchy (God and the State mix)

Some examples.

 

[Paulitical Correctness]

http://www.myspace.com/conspiratorms

 

[tropicangela]

ETA: Sentient Void beat me to it.

muse?

YouTube - Muse: Matt Bellamy Talking about the Making of "The Resistance"

 

[JCF]

Muse? I've heard something about them, they do seem a little.

Rush? Their drummer is a libertarian who writes some (most?) of their songs.


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That's all I know besides various punk/rap songs that can be libertarian but sung by left wingers...

 

[Stary Hickory]

Metallica

Kill Em All
Ride the Lightening
Master of Puppets (Great one)
Justice For All( really nice one)
Black Album


Metallica has aways been a naturally libertarian type band. I don't think it was intentional but they have some songs that are freaking awesome with a libertarian theme. Some of thei anti war songs are stellar.

 

[JeNNiF00F00]

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[BarryDonegan]

YouTube - LOOK WHAT I DID Music Video for "Serf Song" from ATLAS DRUGGED

LOOK WHAT I DID has songs like:

Jekyll Island Fiat Scratch
My Girlfriend, Leo Strauss
Benevolesaurus Lex

Albums Titled such things as:
Atlas Drugged
Minuteman for the Moment

Atlas Drugged is available through online retailers like smartpunk, amazon.com and via iTunes or physically at most any Hot Topic location
Minuteman for the Moment was released on Koch/Combat in 2005 and is available at most traditional retailers such as Best Buy, iTunes etc.

Brian Virtue produced the bulk of the work, who did the latest Chevelle, Jane's Addiction,and one of the more recent Audioslave albums.



Full Disclosure: I happen to know for a fact that the singer is a very involved activist for Ron Paul and C4L

 

[Stary Hickory]

YouTube - Metallica-And Justice For All

one of my favorites

 

[BarryDonegan]

Look What I Did - Jekyll Island Fiat Scratch Lyrics

Trillion Million Monies
Zillion Billion Gillion
it must be right?

and I'd do it again
if that's what it takes for this to sink
in
if that's what it takes
i'd do it again
if that's what it takes
burn them!
your little fiat monies
burn them...up in flames!

sell it
line up
run on your bank
one buck
buy out
legal?
it can't be right!

and I'd do it again
if that's what it takes for this to sink
in
if that's what it takes!
burn them!
your little paper fiat monies!
burn them...up in flames!

if you had your way
soon comes the day
we'll line up and beg from you
and I'll do it again
if that's what it takes for this to sink
in
and you'll have your day
to answer your sins
and that's what it takes before I can give in
and I'll burn your bank
and I'll burn your bank to the ground...
BURN!

Trillion Million Monies
Zillion Billion Gillion
it must be right?

 

[haaaylee]

YouTube - Propagandhi - with friends like these...

"with friends like these who the fuck needs cointel pro?"

YouTube - Propagandhi - Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes

"today's empire, tomorrow's ashes."


YouTube - Anti-Flag "Die For The Government"

"die for your government."


YouTube - ANTI-FLAG - "WELCOME TO 1984"

"welcome to 1984."




as far as 'against me' goes, i think they've changed a bit of the years. the went from "baby, i'm an anarchist!" to "i was a teenage anarchist." so who knows. i doubt they are commies, at the very least they just turned into democrats. . .

 

[BarryDonegan]

Propaghandi are anarcho-syndicalists, so they are socialists. Same with Strike Anywhere, Rage Against the Machine, Muse, and all the other half-awake political bands. Dead Kennedys are also among that crowd, but DK has the most Libertarian-friendly results probably of any activist band, with Jello Biafra's defense of the first amendment against Tipper Gore in the '80s.

Very few musicians are true libertarians, most punk anti-government sentiment comes in the form of anarcho-syndicalism or a quick drift into the Democratic Party when it's time to actually vote.

 

[jdmyprez_deo_vindice]

Poker Face is an awesome band.

 

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