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Originally Posted by Engine
I think their first album is pretty special. I need to dig it out - haven't listened in years. I think the political messages work as well or better in this format than some of MacKaye's previous bands. Here's a great one.
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I've never cared for all that political mumbo jumbo from ian mckaye (i know that doesn't make a whole lot of of sense)
It was always the introspection. The general frustration he had with common life, it was that kind-off punk etho's i could always get down with.
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they just look at my mouth
and look at my mouth and say
hey man, i know where you're coming from (yeah.. bull****!)
furniture has no say in life
it was made to be used by people
how many times have you felt like a bookcase
sitting in a living room gathering dust
full of thoughts already written? (how 'bout now?)
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and songs like
waiting room.
I know he's trying to awaken me with the political lyricsm, and make me conscious and inspire critical thoughts of administration, but my mental response is always "eh whatever"