Thursday, August 26, 2004
School's out forever, Alice...
Alice Cooper was in the Washington Post yesterday, talking about the musicians that have united against Bush:
He's right. Rock should really be about starring in commercials for Staples and shilling for golf clubs. It should be about maintaining your 4 handicap or making sure there are enough ingredients for "The Big Unit" sandwich at Alice Cooper'stown. Cause that's the dangerous rock lifestyle we expect. Not this politics crap. We should all listen to what Alice has to say about music, as opposed to some fly-by-night, gimmick "artist" like Springsteen. Anyway, before telling the assembled reporters, hanging on ever word, to "watch this drive," he went on to say:
Good a reason as any, I guess. Better than any I've heard. But what about the people rockin' out for Bush? Brooks and Dunn. Lee Ann Womack. Christian rock band Third Day. A better lineup you couldn't find at any state fair, I do declare.
Snore. See what the Philly Inquirer has to say about the mix of politics and music.
Anyway, I guess Alice will ignore Bob Dylan's whole catalog, or Creedence Clearwater Revival's goddamn fantastic "Fortunate Son" or any number of songs that deal with politics either on a literal or metaphorical level. I guess you don't worry about that stuff when you're too busy trying to hit your cue to pick up the albino snake from the roadie and show it to the audience.
In spite of my fear of suffering the wrath of Alice for dangerously trying to intermingle politics and music like it was golf and aging shock-rock icons, Concerts for Change (this is their third name, since beginning as Concerts for Kerry is finally coming to D.C. One show (alright, more of a happy hour) is on August 29, the other is September 2.
"To me, that's treason. I call it treason against rock-and-roll, because rock is the antithesis of politics. Rock should never be in bed with politics."
He's right. Rock should really be about starring in commercials for Staples and shilling for golf clubs. It should be about maintaining your 4 handicap or making sure there are enough ingredients for "The Big Unit" sandwich at Alice Cooper'stown. Cause that's the dangerous rock lifestyle we expect. Not this politics crap. We should all listen to what Alice has to say about music, as opposed to some fly-by-night, gimmick "artist" like Springsteen. Anyway, before telling the assembled reporters, hanging on ever word, to "watch this drive," he went on to say:
"When I read the list of people who are supporting Kerry, if I wasn't already a Bush supporter, I would have immediately switched. Linda Ronstadt? Don Henley? Geez, that's a good reason right there to vote for Bush."
Good a reason as any, I guess. Better than any I've heard. But what about the people rockin' out for Bush? Brooks and Dunn. Lee Ann Womack. Christian rock band Third Day. A better lineup you couldn't find at any state fair, I do declare.
Snore. See what the Philly Inquirer has to say about the mix of politics and music.
Anyway, I guess Alice will ignore Bob Dylan's whole catalog, or Creedence Clearwater Revival's goddamn fantastic "Fortunate Son" or any number of songs that deal with politics either on a literal or metaphorical level. I guess you don't worry about that stuff when you're too busy trying to hit your cue to pick up the albino snake from the roadie and show it to the audience.
In spite of my fear of suffering the wrath of Alice for dangerously trying to intermingle politics and music like it was golf and aging shock-rock icons, Concerts for Change (this is their third name, since beginning as Concerts for Kerry is finally coming to D.C. One show (alright, more of a happy hour) is on August 29, the other is September 2.
