Unfortunately, most self-conscious political art whether music, sculpture, painting, etc. sucks. Some is quite good but the vast majority is garbage. I suspect if one agrees with the ideology or message one is more inclined to see the good qualities in it but the rest of us just don’t see the attraction. I include Mr. Rovics in this assessment. I simply can’t listen to his music. But lefties love him because of his politics.

There are plenty of examples outside of “protest music” as well whether you are talking about punk, hip-hop, or whatever genre. When I throw on some punk and hip-hop stuff that I used to love when I was a teen and in my early 20s it sounds like crap today. Don’t get me wrong, the DKs and BDP still sound great. But Conflict and MC Paris, not so much…

J.Joslin- left in Detroit, I’m surprised you even consider yourself on the left with a rant like that. Don’t get me wrong, I agreed with most of it. But I’m a centrist.

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