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I don't agree with his politics, but damn, I love some of his songs. "Tom Ames' Prayer" is a dang ole classic. Check out his album with the Del McCoury Band, too. It's a modern bluegrass-lite masterpiece. He started out and still has tendencies toward framing songs around the working class, which is more than I can say for most successful musicians. Addressing blue-collar everyday matters is the most important way to begin meaningful social change. We need our culture back, we need dissenting opinion, and we need music grounded in tradition!
I don't agree with his politics, but damn, I love *some* of his songs. "Tom Ames' Prayer" is a dang ole classic. Check out his album with the Del McCoury Band, too. It's a modern bluegrass-lite masterpiece. He started out and still has tendencies toward framing songs around the working class, which is more than I can say for most successful musicians. Addressing blue-collar everyday matters is the most important way to begin meaningful social change. We need our culture back, we need dissenting opinion, and we need music grounded in tradition!
Was just gonna say this. Same with that faggot Conor oberst
Was just gonna say this. Same with that faggot Conor oberst
Absolutely. You'd think being me-too-ed and accused of raping some lady falsely would've brought him to his senses. But, damn, does he have some smart turns-of-phrase. His lyrics are well crafted, and his various musical iterations have very moving moments.
Absolutely. You'd think being me-too-ed and accused of raping some lady falsely would've brought him to his senses. But, damn, does he have some smart turns-of-phrase. His lyrics are well crafted, and his various musical iterations have very moving moments.
He is my guilty pleasure. Absolutely hated him in the early 2000s, but he grew on me, even if I still hate his views
He is my guilty pleasure. Absolutely hated him in the early 2000s, but he grew on me, even if I still hate his views
Steve Earle is socialist. Quote from Wikipedia ( yeah I know, but part of this is a direct quote:
Earle is outspoken with his political views, and often addresses them in his lyrics and in interviews. Politically he identifies as a socialist and tends to vote for Democratic candidates, despite not agreeing entirely with their politics.[49][50] During the 2016 election he expressed support for Senator Bernie Sanders, who he considered to have pushed Hillary Clinton to the left on important issues.[51] In a 2017 interview Earle said about President Donald Trump: "We’ve never had an orangutan in the White House before. There's a lot of "What does this button do?" going on. It's scary. He really is a fascist. Whether he intended to be or not, he's a real live fascist."[52] However, Earle has called for the American left to engage with the concerns of working class Trump voters, saying in 2017: "…maybe that's one of the things we need to examine from my side because we’re responsible. The left has lost touch with American people, and it's time to discuss that".[53] In 2020, he stated: "I thought that, given the way things are now, it was maybe my responsibility to make a record that spoke to and for people who didn’t vote the way that I did. One of the dangers that we’re in is if people like me keep thinking that everyone who voted for Trump is a racist or an asshole, then we’re fucked, because it’s simply not true."[53]
Steve Earle is socialist.
Quote from Wikipedia ( yeah I know, but part of this is a direct quote:
Earle is outspoken with his political views, and often addresses them in his lyrics and in interviews. Politically he identifies as a socialist and tends to vote for Democratic candidates, despite not agreeing entirely with their politics.[49][50] During the 2016 election he expressed support for Senator Bernie Sanders, who he considered to have pushed Hillary Clinton to the left on important issues.[51] In a 2017 interview Earle said about President Donald Trump: "We’ve never had an orangutan in the White House before. There's a lot of "What does this button do?" going on. It's scary. He really is a fascist. Whether he intended to be or not, he's a real live fascist."[52] However, Earle has called for the American left to engage with the concerns of working class Trump voters, saying in 2017: "…maybe that's one of the things we need to examine from my side because we’re responsible. The left has lost touch with American people, and it's time to discuss that".[53] In 2020, he stated: "I thought that, given the way things are now, it was maybe my responsibility to make a record that spoke to and for people who didn’t vote the way that I did. One of the dangers that we’re in is if people like me keep thinking that everyone who voted for Trump is a racist or an asshole, then we’re fucked, because it’s simply not true."[53]
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