Comments on: Austin Cunningham Gets Political

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:14:50 +0000

you’re my type of conservative Marty:-). I have always felt like there are great ideals to take away and use in life from both sides of the fence.

Thanks again for reading, and feel free to drop a comment anytime!

By: Marty

Marty — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:47:46 +0000

Thanks. I am on the right. But not the typical right you may see on Fox. Very conservative but was against the Iraq War and very much a conservationist and localist. Yet, a member of the NRA.

Thanks for you work I am really enjoying your posts.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:39:52 +0000

Thanks Marty for your thoughtful commENT. As for my seeing the conservative belief as “political”, its not so much that the songs really stand out to me personally as political as much as the artist himslef detailed each song as a direct response to what either a politician said or what politicians are doing. That said, I’m not sure why my viewing a song that is purposely steered towards a politically conservative angle as “political” is too terribly interesting…

As I said in the post. I have various beliefs that veer to both the left and the right politically. I see songs such as “Cheney’s Toy” by James McMurtry or “American Blood” by Reckless Kelly as very liberally-leaning and very politically charged. When i refer to a song or certain lyrics as “political”, thats not a knock on the liberal or concervative train of thought, just a simple label for songs that are expressing ideals that are commonly aligned with political discussons, regardless of which side of the aisle they fall on.

By: Marty

Marty — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:11:53 +0000

I am new to roots, folk and alt country music. No expert. But, I have noticed that many in Folk and Americana can be political and to the Left.
Standing up for gun rights tends to be more of a right wing stance as is the fight against large corporations, contrary to popular belief that conservatives love big business.

I am happy that he made the stance just as I don’t mind the political nature of many other songs I have heard.

I do think it interesting, that the conservative stance stands out to you as political though.

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