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I was pleasantly surprised to discover that a blog unfamiliar to me had linked to ACT. When I checked it out I was impressed with what I found: a loving and devoted site dedicated to Neil Young and everything that that entails. It's refreshing to find a blog that is about something and Thrasher's contribution to the blogosphere is worth a visit by anyone and everyone, regardless of their music likes or dislikes. Neil Young's sphere of musician influence--those who influenced him as well as those he influenced, to say nothing of the places, events and non-musicians of influence throughout his life all have a place in this brilliant history of all of us. It should come as no surprise that the following is the post I selected to sample here, but don't stop. Continue on and enjoy. I'm sure you will! -v
Stolen from Thrasher's Blog:
Politics & Music
With all the controversary over the Dixie Chicks' comments and the happenings on the CIA outing, here's a timely article excerpt from PopMatters | Columns | Shadi Hamid | Gimme Some Truth | Politics & Music:
"Too many pundits, in these troubled times, assert that music and politics don't mix. They say music cannot be a source for change. Indeed, it is hard to measure just how much of a tangible effect music has on anything. But, have they forgotten about the 60s ? That turbulent decade showed us the potential power of music as a source of mobilization. It was songs like Dylan's 'The Times They are a-Changing' and the Rolling Stones' 'Street Fighting Man' that provided the soundtrack to the great movements of the '60s. Music was a driving force, a catalyst, a mode of angered expression. It was through music that a whole generation expressed its hopes, dreams, and aspirations. When the Beatles sang 'All You Need Is Love' in 1967, they were speaking for millions of people who wanted to believe in something greater than themselves. "
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A BLOG OF GREAT RELEVANCE
I was pleasantly surprised to discover that a blog unfamiliar to me had linked to ACT. When I checked it out I was impressed with what I found: a loving and devoted site dedicated to Neil Young and everything that that entails. It's refreshing to find a blog that is about something and Thrasher's contribution to the blogosphere is worth a visit by anyone and everyone, regardless of their music likes or dislikes. Neil Young's sphere of musician influence--those who influenced him as well as those he influenced, to say nothing of the places, events and non-musicians of influence throughout his life all have a place in this brilliant history of all of us. It should come as no surprise that the following is the post I selected to sample here, but don't stop. Continue on and enjoy. I'm sure you will! -v
Stolen from Thrasher's Blog:
Politics & Music
With all the controversary over the Dixie Chicks' comments and the happenings on the CIA outing, here's a timely article excerpt from PopMatters | Columns | Shadi Hamid | Gimme Some Truth | Politics & Music:
"Too many pundits, in these troubled times, assert that music and politics don't mix. They say music cannot be a source for change. Indeed, it is hard to measure just how much of a tangible effect music has on anything. But, have they forgotten about the 60s ? That turbulent decade showed us the potential power of music as a source of mobilization. It was songs like Dylan's 'The Times They are a-Changing' and the Rolling Stones' 'Street Fighting Man' that provided the soundtrack to the great movements of the '60s. Music was a driving force, a catalyst, a mode of angered expression. It was through music that a whole generation expressed its hopes, dreams, and aspirations. When the Beatles sang 'All You Need Is Love' in 1967, they were speaking for millions of people who wanted to believe in something greater than themselves. "
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