Your top 5 political bands

[phoenixashes]

Just thought I'd start a topic about your top 5 political bands. Lets broden our musical horizons and give us more brain fuel.

Mine in no particular order are:

1. NOFX
2. System Of A Down
3. Dead Kennedys
4. Anti-Flag
5. Frenzal Rhomb


Obviously none of them are purely political but they all have their fair share of the political songs.

[Bazza]

1. Redskins
2. Special AKA
3. Blaggers ITA
4. Newtown Neurotics
5. The Housemartins

[Vendetta]

Rage Against The Machine, The Coup, Dead Kennedys, The Clash, and Immortal Technique.

[Y Chwyldro Comiwnyddol Cymraeg]

The Coup
Dead Prez
Bob Marley/The wailers
The Clash
Gill Scott Heron

[Pirate Utopian]

1. The Clash
2. Bob Marley
3. Dead Kennedys
4. The Last Poets
5. Peter Tosh

[There is No God!]

1. RATM
2. Propagandhi
3. Immortal Tech
4. Far Left Limit
5. Dead Prez

[Fedorov]

I kinda found it funny at first that the bands are all the same for everyone but as I started to ponder about bands that are actually political I couldnt reallly think of any. For me its like this.
1) DK (80s Russian punk/zek group, anti soviet in general especially critical of the government and peresktroika)
2) RATM
3) dead kennedys
4) gries ( Swiss rapper, raps about socialist stuff)
5) brigada c ( more 80s Russian punk!)

[Red October]

In no order:
1. Los Fastidios
2. The Oppressed
3. Angelic Upstarts
4. Public Enemy
5. Brigada Flores Magon

There's waaaay more than that though.

[F9]

System Of A Down
Los Fastidios
Bob Marley

i could write some more but you wont know them because they dont sing in english,the above are just those who i know and like.:)

Fuserg9:star:

[infested_sinner]

Aus Rotten
Leftover Crack/Choking Victim
Dead Kennedys
Rage against the machine
Cheap Sex

[Gramsci's Ghost 1970]

Nice to see Bob and Peter Tosh in there!

Mine would be

1. Peter Tosh
2. Bob Marley
3. Burning Spear
4. Culture
5. The Specials

[Fawkes]

I don't know how much I would consider The Specials to be political.

Redskins
The Clash
Angelic Upstarts
Choking Victim

I like all of those bands because of the fact that they're good, the politics have nothing to do with it. I'm not too into overtly political music, especially preachy stuff.

[Bazza]

I don't know how much I would consider The Specials to be political.



The Specials were always left wing as were most of the bands on 2 Tone. Just listen to songs like 'Why?', 'Rat Race' and then the later Special AKA stuff like 'War Crimes' and 'Nelson Mandela'.

[Gramsci's Ghost 1970]

The Specials were always left wing as were most of the bands on 2 Tone. Just listen to songs like 'Why?', 'Rat Race' and then the later Special AKA stuff like 'War Crimes' and 'Nelson Mandela'.


Yeah, The Specials were definitely political. On the Dance Craze album after playing Man at C&A (an anti nuclear war song) Terry Hall said to the crowd 'Yeah another song dedicated to the Tory government and the shit they're leading us into'. In addition, Their final single Ghostown was an indictment of Thatcher's Britain.

[Socialist Dave]

Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life, doesn't need any comment from me
The Clash
Bob Marley
Dan Le Sac v Scroobius Pip - Not all political but 'A Letter From God to Man' defintley has overtones
The Pouges - If I Should Fall From Grace With God is one of my favourite songs

didn't give them numbers because sometimes I like one more than the other, but I'm inclined to change my mind depending on my mood :D

[Rex0230]

Hmm, I thought I already posted here... I'm prolly trippin' :D
Anyway, here's my list:

- Dead Prez (especially their pre RBG joints)

- The Coup (I've only heard their first 2 albums and some songs from their later releases as "Jesus The Pimp" and "Get Up")

- Public Enemy ("Fear Of The Black Planet" and "It Takes A Nation Of Million" are my favourites)

- Paris

- The Goats

BTW, does any1 have songs "These Are The Times", "Root Of All Evil" and "Together" from Dead Prez in decent quality??? I got all of them but they are shitty quality.

[Fawkes]

The Specials were always left wing as were most of the bands on 2 Tone. Just listen to songs like 'Why?', 'Rat Race' and then the later Special AKA stuff like 'War Crimes' and 'Nelson Mandela'.
I know what you mean. I see two different types of political bands, preachy ones whose music is based entirely around politics like Anti-Flag, which really annoys me, and bands that sing about being working-class, and in the case of The Specials and a lot of Oi! bands growing up in Thatcher's England, which I like. I usually don't really think of the latter as being political bands, but you could say they are I guess.

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Gang of Four needs to be added.

Gang of Four's Entertainment is one of the best rock albums ever.

What about NWA?

Sex Pistols should be added to at least ONE list.

GBH anyone?

Tops? I like all of the lists here, but Public Enemy, DK's and The Clash are on the top of mine.

Peace,
Tex Shelters

[The Ben G]

Dead Kennedys
Crass
Ministry
KMFDM
Public Enemy

[punisa]

1) NOFX
2) JOHN LENNON
3) NEIL YOUNG
4) BOB MARLEY
5) State Symphony Orchestra of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea :thumbup1:

[Stand Your Ground]

KMFDM
Intro5pect
Oi Polloi
Propagandhi
Behind Enemy Lines

[No pasarán]

Hmmm, difficult choice... In no particular order...

RedSkins
The Irish Brigade
The Blaggers ITA
(mostly earlier)Conflict- Not the most reliable band, but fuckin hell few people can sound as Beligerant as Col
Runnin Riot

I'm sure I'll change my mind in 5 minutes

[brigadista]

bob marley
los tigres del norte
burning spear
lkj
gil scot heron

[los.barbaros.ganan]

-The Dubliners
-Rage Against the machine
-Swinging jazzy music from the 30´s and 40´s
-French Zydeco music
-Cuban music

[TheFutureOfThePublic]

The Clash.End of the story right there

[NoOneIsIllegal]

- Phoenix Bodies
- The Dream is Dead
- Moss Icon
- Cease Upon the Capitol
- toss up between a lot of good bands (RATM, Dead Kennedys, To What End, Yaphet Kotto, 1905, and probably a few more...)

[cop an Attitude]

Dead Kennedys
Immortal Technique
KRS-One
Deltron 3030
Reagan Youth

Public Enemy, R.E.M. and Mischief Brew get an honorable mention

[Agnapostate]

I like RATM's message, but not a fan of their music, actually. Eminem's good, if he counts. And System are unchallengeable deities. :D

[mykittyhasaboner]

Choking Victim, Leftover Crack, Star Fucking Hipsters, NOFX, Catch 22.

[Vendetta]

Uh...The Clash, definitely, dead prez, Immortal Technique, and NOFX.

Don't really listen to that much political stuff so much.

[Invincible Summer]

KMFDM
Rage Against the Machine/One Day as a Lion/Streetsweeper Social Club (cheated a bit but they're all so similar)
Propagandhi
The Clash
Ministry

[OCMO]

Dead Kennedys
Ska-P (i'm the first to mention this amazing band:blink:)
RATM
Xutos & Pontapés (the biggest portuguese rock band ever)
Gabriel O Pensador (brazilian musician, brilliant lyrics)

[Chimurenga.]

- Phoenix Bodies
- The Dream is Dead
- Moss Icon
- Cease Upon the Capitol
- toss up between a lot of good bands (RATM, Dead Kennedys, To What End, Yaphet Kotto, 1905, and probably a few more...)

Moss Icon and Yaphet Kotto were so good

[RED DAVE]

Almanac Singers
The Weavers
Peter, Paul and Mary
SNCC Freedom Singers
Any Miles Davis group from the 50s

RED DAVE

[OldMoney]

The Mars Volta
Immortal Technique.
Dead Prez
Bob Marley
Rage Against The Machine

[Tyrlop]

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IFA Wartburg.:thumbup1:

[Pjotr]

The usual I guess:
Manic Streat Preachers
Rage Against The Machine
The Clash
Dead Kennedy's
Public Enemy

Personally, allthough it's not an explicit political band, I do concider Nirvana as one of my favourite ("political") bands. I really like their anti-heteronorm attitude. Cobain was a junkie, but also a leftie if he wasn't as fucked up with heroin.
I really like the gender-bashing attitudes from Nirvana. It was actually the reason why I'm a Nirvana fan. They were probably one of the first alt-bands in the mainstream who dare to talk about controversial, left-wing stuff. Even though they weren't traditional leftists.

[Sarah Palin]

Lady Gaga

[los.barbaros.ganan]

that better be a joke

[Action Johnny]

Desaparecidos
Andrew Jackson Jihad
Bad Religion
At the Drive-In
The Clash

[The Vegan Marxist]

Rage Against the Machine
Dead Prez
Anti-Flag
ANSWER
Street Sweeper Social Club

[Anthraxinsoup]

No order, cause I cant make one, love them all:
-NOFX
-DK
-Aus rotten
-Black flag
-Reagan youth

No offence, but wheres the Reagan youth?

[Sarah Palin]

that better be a joke

not a joke. Lady Gaga seems to have a handle on the plight of the working man.

[Cowboy Killer]

MDC (millions of dead cops)
Dead Kennedys
Reagan Youth
Choking Victim
The Specials

[Red]

1) The Clash
2) T.S.O.L.
3) The Briefs
4) Stiff Little Fingers
5) MC5

[x371322]

In no particular order:

Rage Against the Machine
Street Sweeper Social Club
KMFDM
Ministry
A Perfect Circle

[Mendax]

Rage Against The Machine (And The Night Watchman, One Day As a Lion, Street Sweeper Social Club and the odd bits and peices Zach De La Rocha's done)
Anti-Flag
Strike Anywhere
Propagandhi
NOFX
(But why hasn't anyones lists included Green Day?!?!:p)

[ConcernedStudent]

1.RATM
2.Dead Kennedys
3. NOFX
4. Anti-flag
5. Hmm.. can't think of another political band I like.

[Red North]

1. Anti-Flag
2. NOFX
3. Propagandhi
4. Dead Kennedys
5. The Casualties

[A Proletarian Manifesto]

1. Oi Polloi
2. Dead Kenedys
3. The Restarts
4. Anti-Flag
5. Sucide Machines

6. Justin Bieber.

[A Proletarian Manifesto]

Sex Pistols should be added to at least ONE list.



I'm gonna say No. Not even in the slightest. If you ever had the following thought cross your mind you need to re-evaluate yourself if you think your a punk."Sid Vicious was so punxrawkkkkk"

Sex pistols preached shitty politics at best. They were suburban boys trying to act like they were street level. Sid Vicious used to get beat up almost daily, because there's a diffrence between an anarchist and an asshole. I told myself I wasn't going to explain myself so i'll just stop there and leave you with a band that REALLY should have been on someones list. Who can also tell you why The SP's are not to be regarded as revolutionary AT ALL.

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Cause it won't let me post links yet till I get 25 posts.

[Chairman Wow]

I'm gonna say No. Not even in the slightest. If you ever had the following thought cross your mind you need to re-evaluate yourself if you think your a punk."Sid Vicious was so punxrawkkkkk"

Sex pistols preached shitty politics at best. They were suburban boys trying to act like they were street level. Sid Vicious used to get beat up almost daily, because there's a diffrence between an anarchist and an asshole. I told myself I wasn't going to explain myself so i'll just stop there and leave you with a band that REALLY should have been on someones list. Who can also tell you why The SP's are not to be regarded as revolutionary AT ALL.


Better than Rage Against the Machine though.

[CChocobo]

Propagandhi
Fifteen
Oi Polloi
Leftover Crack
MDC

[A Proletarian Manifesto]

When I was typing this I completely forgot about discharge. I don't think anyone else put them up either.

[Rainbow Stalin]

1)The Clash. (Without a doubt my favorite)
2)The Redskins
3)RATM
4)Jarost Marksa
5)Sort Stue
:thumbup1:

[Timelord]

Crass
Oi Polloi
Conflict
Dead Kennedys
Subhumans UK

[Chauncy127]

Rise Against,
Flobots
Bad Religion
Anti-Flag
Immortal Technique

[Buitraker]

The best political band:
STIFF LITTLE FINGERS

[Sam_b]

None at all.

[Tavarisch_Mike]

RATM
Talco
Los Fastidios
David Rovics
Red Army Choir :laugh:

And ofcourse many swedish bands that probably just the other swedes had heard of before on this site :D

[Widerstand]

1. United Nations
2. Touche Amore
3. Refused
4. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
5. The (International) Noise Conspiracy

something along these lines :e

[Ele'ill]

Rage Against The Machine is probably up there on my list.

Their bulls on parade video is still one of my favorites and reminds me of stuff I was involved with around the time it came out.



I don't generally like 'political bands' aside from them. I like bands that will have a song or a line in a song that's extremely political and well put that I really like. Aesop Rock- some of his abstract word smitheries are badass.

[Apoi_Viitor]

grrrr, this is tough.

1. Daitro
2. Dystopia
3. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
4. Atari Teenage Riot
5. Aus Rotten

[Weezer]

In no order:

Red Army Choir
Catch 22
Angelic Upstarts
Dead Kennedys
Redskins

[Revolution starts with U]

Rage
Beatles
Marley
KMK/Corporate Avenger (subnoize records)
Mos Def

theres more, thats just the first 5 I could think of

[Tor_Hershman]

Well, I dig The Dead Kennedys. There "Methodist Coloring Book" REALLY happened to moi. It was a water color on plastic of Hay Zeus but same thing, 100% as the song.

Also Neil Innes' (Bonzo Dog) "No Matter Who You Vote For" is a polysci song moi digs muchly.

Big tip 'O' the shroud to Johnny Lennon.
Say, did I see a, not too old, photo of Mrs. Lennon where she's wearin' a Christian cross?

I recently heard Tom Lehrer's "Warner Von Braum." His song parallels moi's wee Von Braum bit
[Let's name someone who suffered no CULTure Shock during the 1940s]
to a great degree. Also just listened to his "My Hometown," just too cool. Oh, these are at YouTube.

I like some of Country Joe's stuff.

[Tor_Hershman]

In no order:
Red Army Choir

the first time I heard those dudes moi said, "The Berlin Wall of Sound." :D

[sidewriting]

The Clash - Especially enjoy the "Sandinista!" stuff.

I find it hard picking a top five though, there are so many good leftist bands out there!

[graymouser]

The Clash
Black 47 (some of their stuff is not political but my god James Connolly not to mention Iraq)
U. Utah Phillips (not a band, and he was an anarchist and all but damn, esp. when he was doing the old Wobbly songs)
Ska-P

... I guess I don't listen to much political music. I'd probably pick Pete Seeger as the last of them.

[WeAreReborn]

Aus Rotten
Leftover Crack/Choking Victim
Dead Kennedys
Rage against the machine
Cheap Sex
Fellow leftover crack fan.. bad ass

Mine is
Leftover Crack
Nausea
Disrupt
Immortal Technique
Star Fucking Hipsters (Not that anyone cares but I'm seeing them live Sunday which I think is pretty badass.)

[Cencus]

1. Crass
2. Culture Shock
3. Conflict
4. Dead Kennedys
5. Chumbwumba

[BuddhaInBabylon]

thievery corporation
krs one
talib kweli
napalm death
immortal technique

[human strike]

Egotronic
Gogol Bordello
Kultur Shock
Manic Street Preachers
Modena City Ramblers
RATM
SOAD
(International) Noise Conspiracy
Street Sweepers Social Club

That's about 5, yeah?

[Widerstand]

Egotronic

oh derp.:thumbup1:

[A Proletarian Manifesto]

Gonna update my list, here we go.

1. Oi Polloi
2. Suicide Machines
3. The Restarts
4. Terror
5. The Business

Idc if the last 2 aren't really political.

[EvilRedGuy]

1: KMFDM
2: Ministry
3:Front Line Assembly
4: The Exploited
5: Skinny Puppy. Maybe.

[#FF0000]

(International) Noise Conspiracy
The Clash
The Coup
Refused
Uhhhhhh Nation of Ulysses or the Make-Up? Do they count? Maybe Leftover Crack.

[Widerstand]

Uhhhhhh Nation of Ulysses or the Make-Up?.

instant love.

actually for all these bands.

[Partizani]

In no particular order
Catch 22/Streetlight Manifesto (even though they are trots)
Die Toten Hosen
Ska-P
King Prawn
Capdown (some of there stuff sounds politicalish, but i think they're just a kickass band regardless)

[Broletariat]

Crass
Born Against
Choking Victim
A\\\Political
Cro-mags

[Zippocket]

1. Reverend and the makers
2. Super Furry Animals
3. The Specials
4. Scritti Politti :tt2:
5. Simple Minds

[Chris]

In no particular order.

Gatas Parlament (Parliament of the Street)
Lowkey
Metallarbeiter
Red Army Choir
SOAD

[People's War]

SOAD, Dead Kennedys, Minor Threat etc.

[GiantBear91]

1. Crass
2. Conflict
3. Dead Kennedys
4. RATM
5. Torch Runner

[Property Is Robbery]

Nausea (animal rights, anti-capitalist,antifa etc.)
Immortal Technique (democratic socialist)
Wingnut Dishwashers Union (some kind of left Anarchism)
RATM
Reagan Youth



I always thought NOFX were liberals.. a lot of people seem to like them on here

[human strike]

Gonna update my list, here we go.

4. Terror
5. The Business

Idc if the last 2 aren't really political.

I'd say The Business are pretty political at times.

[human strike]

You know I didn't include them before but New Model Army are a brilliant band with strong leftist themes.