Favorite political album?
 

So what is your favorite album that contains some political lyrics and/or theme?
I like this one:

Enter Shikari - Common Dreads
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It has some pretty great socio-political lyrics in it.

The Shape Of Punk To Come, Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables, Give 'Em Enough Rope, and American Idiot are the first that come to mind.

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ayyyy

American Idiot

/joke

Well I wasn't.

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Gang Of Four-Entertainment
Maoist punk-funk critiquing how sex,the media and selective views of history are means of social control by the powers that be. As good as that sounds.
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back-Public Enemy
A perfect fusion of sonic and political chaos, and startingly well-informed about the issues at hand.

****, I forgot Entertainment!

None. I listen to music to forget about politics. Socio-political lyrics are fine and are relate able to me but politics within music is something I don't care to enjoy.

Oh, I didn't see it in your list.

I actually don't mind American Idiot. I really like Jesus of Suburbia. I just knew I'd get a lot of **** for mentioning it here

I like it a lot too. I think it's political rants are kind of weak but I don't listen to it for awesome thought-provoking arguments.

Truth be told this could be filled with post-punk music, such as the following
This Heat-Deceit
The Clash-First 5 albums
Minutemen-Double Nickels On The Dime
The Specials-S/T, More Specials, Ghost Town EP
The Jam-All Mod Cons, Sound Affects
U2-War,The Joshua Tree

And how could I forget these beauties?
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Toxicity-System Of A Down
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Bruce Springsteen-Nebraska

Think how many of those albums are anti-Reagan or Thatcher in some way. Is it a failing of our era that music wasn't sufficently used to criticise the status quo?

The best political albums are the ones I don't notice as being overtly political.

If I do notice it (e.g. Penis Envy or Entertainment) It just feels preachy & irritates the crap out of me.

I think The Specials 2 albums are a perfect example of how you can be political without it being a distraction from the music.

Anti-Flag - All of the albums
Bad Religion - Same

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One of my favourite hip hop albums period. It does have a heavy political focus, and might sound preachy if I wasn't so onside with their message. One of my favourite punchlines of all time is still, "Crook, you got your arse played in mandarin.", and that isn't because it's particularly witty - but I just ****ing hated John Howard.

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I always like to describe these guys as a jazzy version of Rage Against the Machine. I'm not quite as radical as these guys, but the music is great no matter what. And unlike others I don't really find political slants to annoy me.

Nebraska is a damn good choice.